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    Review: PowerUSB energy-saving power strips

    PowerUSB's power strips are designed to help users better control the energy consumption of their PCs and peripherals. Find out if Donovan Colbert thinks these products are good options for SMBs.

    Posted by Donovan Colbert | January 3, 2013, 9:47 AM PST | Latest comment by dcolbert@...

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    Installing vSphere on Cisco UCS C-Series servers

    Follow along as Lauren Malhoit writes about the Cisco UCS C-Series rackmount servers, which offer many of the same advantages as blade servers but at a more SMB-friendly price.

    Posted by Lauren Malhoit | December 28, 2012, 3:49 PM PST

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    Top 10 SMB Technologist posts of 2012

    Here are the 10 most-read posts for TechRepublic's SMB Technologist blog in 2012.

    Posted by Mary Weilage | December 18, 2012, 4:47 PM PST

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    Implement VMware's View Storage Accelerator feature

    The View Storage Accelerator is a feature of vSphere 5.0's Content-Based Read Cache design. Learn about some of View Storage Accelerator's advantages and limitations, as well as how to implement it.

    Posted by Lauren Malhoit | December 14, 2012, 6:13 PM PST

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    Set up NFS VMware datastores on EMC VNXe

    Lauren Malhoit walks through the process of setting up NFS datastores using the EMC VNXe and then connecting them to a vSphere host.

    Posted by Lauren Malhoit | December 7, 2012, 11:28 AM PST

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    Three SMB tech trends to watch in 2013

    Read about several of the small business trends that contributor David Gitonga predicts will dominate in 2013.

    Posted by David Gitonga | November 30, 2012, 11:59 PM PST | Latest comment by gechurch

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    VMware vSphere 5.1 web client's handy new features

    Work In Progress, Single Sign On, and Inventory Tagging are three of the new features that come with the vSphere 5.1 web client. Start familiarizing yourself with the web client now.

    Posted by Lauren Malhoit | November 28, 2012, 11:08 AM PST

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    Tips on mining Big Data in a small business environment

    Here are factors and tools to consider when mining Big Data for small business intelligence. AWS, SumAll, and Google Cloud Storage might help you get a good ROI.

    Posted by David Gitonga | November 23, 2012, 11:58 PM PST

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    Use Big Data to gain insight about small business customers

    Business Intelligence generated from Big Data is no longer just a concern for large enterprises. Small businesses need to understand and manipulate Big Data to succeed.

    Posted by David Gitonga | November 20, 2012, 11:15 AM PST | Latest comment by A-mantra

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    Tweaks that will improve your small business blog

    David Gitonga suggests ways to build a better blog for your small business. He focuses on two elements: the design and the commenting system.

    Posted by David Gitonga | November 10, 2012, 12:33 PM PST

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    Questions to answer before a VMware upgrade

    The next time you are tasked with performing a VMware upgrade be sure to consider these questions about compatibility, credentials, and more.

    Posted by Lauren Malhoit | November 6, 2012, 9:31 AM PST

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    Create infographics that demand attention using these online tools

    Want to create an attractive infographic but don't have the budget to hire a professional designer? Then your SMB should try using an infographic-creation tool.

    Posted by David Gitonga | November 2, 2012, 10:56 AM PDT | Latest comment by SyedFeroz

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    Buying and using a wildcard SSL certificate

    How do you request a wildcard certificate? And once you've got it, how do you install it on multiple servers? Mark Pimperton describes what he learned while going through this process.

    Posted by Mark Pimperton | October 29, 2012, 10:34 AM PDT | Latest comment by Alice Freriksen

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    Windows Server 2012 Essentials offers SMBs cloud support

    SMBs that want to expand and grow their business capabilities through the cloud should check out Windows Server 2012 Essentials. Get details about this flexible and easy to deploy server solution.

    Posted by David Gitonga | October 25, 2012, 3:31 PM PDT | Latest comment by DavGit

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    Greatest IT challenge for SMBs: keeping up with current tech

    A recent survey from SWC Technology Partners focused on Windows 8, mobile apps, cloud computing, and other tech topics. Here are some of the survey's results.

    Posted by Mary Weilage | October 23, 2012, 1:57 PM PDT | Latest comment by Fairbs

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    Setting up a Cisco ASA 5505 firewall with a wireless router

    This walk-through on setting up a Cisco ASA 5505 firewall with a wireless router focuses on things you might encounter when doing the setup at home.

    Posted by Lauren Malhoit | October 18, 2012, 10:03 AM PDT | Latest comment by mastermold305

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    Features of VMware's Virtual Distributed Switch 5.1

    Lauren Malhoit talks about the new features of the Virtual Distributed Switch that comes with vSphere 5.1.

    Posted by Lauren Malhoit | October 15, 2012, 8:02 AM PDT

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    Poll: Have you ever seriously considered launching a tech startup?

    Take this quick poll from Justin James to let us know whether you have launched or have even considered launching a tech startup.

    Posted by Justin James | October 10, 2012, 7:44 PM PDT | Latest comment by rvbinder

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    Optimizing native apps for mobile

    In a survey that included 500 businesses that have less than 100 employees, 84% of them saw an increase in new business activity as a result of increased mobile marketing efforts. Here's how to...

    Posted by David Gitonga | October 9, 2012, 5:52 AM PDT

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    Configuring a replacement SonicWALL router

    After being sent a replacement unit following a hardware failure, you may have to do a little more than reloading your settings.

    Posted by Mark Pimperton | October 8, 2012, 6:06 AM PDT | Latest comment by Dell SonicWALL

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