Information Technology Articles and Resources for Small Business
IT companies are admittedly not among the greenest of business environments. And while they’re certainly not the worst industry when it comes to carbon footprint and energy consumption, SMBs acquiring new technologies or upgrading their IT systems can get help for adopting eco-friendly practices. Greening the IT workplace has become the norm across many fields. [...]
We’ve all heard this before: Computers, office equipment, and appliances are driving increased demand for more energy consumption both at home and at work. In a workplace dominated by Internet and information technology, taking steps to become greener is more crucial today than ever. With commercial energy use increasing every year, there are several simple [...]
Arguably one of the most overlooked aspects of any office’s operations is just how much of an impact day-to-day work makes on the global environment. It is difficult to quantify, as every office is different, and have different people with different ways of doing things. Suffice to day, some things are a given: Offices use [...]
Software as a service (SaaS) is an on-demand solution that provides businesses an affordable way to use a software application without having to purchase it. This is done by leasing the program from a provider and either accessing it through the internet or accessing it after you’ve installed it locally. As an IT business solution, [...]
Ecologists and conservationists have been telling people since the 1970s that the rise in computer use will usher in a ‘paperless’ age. This was aptly described in the June 30, 1975 edition of BusinessWeek, in a piece called “The Office of the Future.” In it, the author describes how all the vital information kept in [...]
The recession is driving many businesses to look for a new big thing to make them more competitive, and many are choosing to become GREEN. Some of us choose to be GREEN because it’s in our heart and soul to do so. The problem with GREEN is that there is no single definition or certification [...]
Just about everyone is seeing the costs of doing business go up due to fuel and energy prices, higher taxes and other outlays. With soaring expenses, small and mid-sized companies are being forced to tighten their budgets. As a small business owner, there are areas where you may be paying more than you have to. [...]
It doesn’t matter what you read today: You’ll find multiple ads for “eWaste Recycling” events, offering you a chance to clean out your office, garage, house and car. eWaste is the catch-all term for “electronic waste” which covers televisions, cell phones, microwaves, VCRs/DVD players, computer parts and monitors, printers, cables, batteries, CDs/DVDs, and much more. [...]
We spend a lot of our time talking about waste – how to reduce, reuse and recycle it, and how to dispose of the left over bits. This is not a discussion you can simply label green or sustainable – it is a discussion about the survival of things we hold dear: planet, people, and [...]
Server virtualization is a technology that has been rapidly adopted by big and small businesses alike over the past few years. It allows companies to run several systems and applications, be it Windows, Mac or open-source programs like Linux on a single piece of physical hardware called virtual machine. It reduces IT costs, since these [...]
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