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Archive: 08-2012

How to protect your small business’ intellectual property

It may not seem important when your company is young and small, but taking precautions concerning your intellectual property now will pay off in the long run.

Posted by David Gitonga | August 27, 2012, 5:08 AM PDT
BYOD and its impact on the small business

According to Gartner, BYOD is one of these phenomena that will change IT in the coming next ten years. Is your business embracing it?

Posted by David Gitonga | August 21, 2012, 6:06 AM PDT
SMB IT risk management in action

Having established a framework for assessing IT risks, Mark Pimperton describes some of the changes his company made to protect systems and data.

Posted by Mark Pimperton | August 20, 2012, 5:25 AM PDT
How to create an FTP server on an Ubuntu 12.04 virtual machine

Lauren Malhoit walks you through the steps for setting up a Linux Ubuntu 12.04 server with a second hard drive as a VMware virtual machine.

Posted by Lauren Malhoit | August 15, 2012, 6:37 AM PDT
Use Wordpress as the platform for your website

As a small business, you can easily manage and run your website by leveraging the capabilities of the WordPress platform. Here’s how to do it.

Posted by David Gitonga | August 14, 2012, 7:02 AM PDT
Downloading and installing the VMware vCenter Appliance 5.0 update 1A

The VMware vCenter Appliance 5.0 is a pretty good option for smaller shops. Here’s how to install it.

Posted by Lauren Malhoit | August 13, 2012, 7:38 AM PDT
The pains and pitfalls of renewing SSL certificates–part 2

Older hardware may not support the changing requirements of the Web security industry. Mark Pimperton describes his renewal of the SSL certificate for a VPN appliance.

Posted by Mark Pimperton | August 7, 2012, 6:56 AM PDT
Transwiz makes replacing computers much easier

Transwiz can save SMB techs a lot of time and money by making a common process much easier.

Posted by Michael Lubinski | August 6, 2012, 6:46 AM PDT