Small businesses often outsource IT services as they cannot afford the cost of hiring IT professionals for their small to medium scaled IT needs. However, IT remains a vital factor for running and developing a business. Choosing the right IT support provider does not prerequisites advanced technical knowledge. This graphic lists 20 questions to help business owners screen the most competent IT support company.

Together with the big data boom comes the case of data archiving. Dolphin, as a SAP specialist, presents the big picture of data management in ERP systems as a prerequisite for high performing corporate operations.

As even more enterprises are moving to the cloud and realizing the opportunities and benefits involved, recruitment of skilled people is becoming major concern for CIOs. See the projections for the growth of cloud technology as part of the shift happening in enterprise IT strategy.

Power outages, weather inclemancy, hardware failure, fraud, theft or even terrorism are some of the threats lurking out there with the potential to weigh down a business. InTechnology plc made this 4 step introductory guide on how business owners can build a plan to protect their property and have the cogs keep moving with the least possible loss.

Software as a Service abridged to SaaS is the revolutionary approach in making business operations easy and considerably cost effective while maintaing scalability. The SaaS industry is on a good path showing justifiable signals of growth till 2015 and there after. This report summarizes the current state of the industry.

This report examines the various ways that big data and the advancenmentsof technology can help in setting a more scientific and secure ground for diagnostics and decision-making in personalized treatments.

For what reasons do things usually go wrong in a Data Center and how do the consequences to business operations stack up? Unified management with DCIM is cited as the most ideal solution by managers for improving datacenter efficiency.

200 senior IT professionals were surveyed about the major reasons for software project failure in a bid to see how the industry could be improved.
After research indicated project failure is on the up. MSM produced the following fool proof report to software success.

In IT industry system administrators are pivotal team players for data recovery and business continuity when disaster strikes. System administrator are the IT professionals who get your systems running and keep them healthy and secure.

Mobile consumer devices make it easier for employees to choose when and where to get their work done — and those conveniences can lead to higher productivity.Employees want to use their personal mobile devices in the workplace. The companies that adapt quickly to IT consumerization will likely be better positioned to attract the best talent, execute business objectives faster and stay in touch with their customers’ wants and needs.

The concept of cloud computing is used from early 1960’s. Utility computing, the ASP model, autonomic computing are one of the precursors of cloud computing. Cloud services can be effectively implemented in indutries for revenue generation and business growth.

Veracode presents a nice vintage style study about the current state of cloud apps adoption as well as the critical points an IT manager should consider during the decision process of a buy.