Disruptive Technology by Chris Geiser – cgeiser@pcstechnology.com Can you make it to the end of this article without getting distracted? I admit, in writing an article advocating less technology, I feel as sheepish as Anheuser-Busch must feel in posting the “Enjoy Responsibly” tag at the end of one of their million dollar Super Bowl commercials. [...]

From the Cloud: How to Get Started With Telepresence used with permission from the Cisco Small Business Resource Center Are you ready for the new face-to-face experience? Businesses everywhere are signing on with telepresence. And it’s easy to see why. A Different Kind of Videoconferencing One differentiator of telepresence is technical: full-motion frame rates (30 [...]

reprinted with permission from HP If there’s one constant in business, it’s change. Knowing what your business will look like in five or ten years is important, but your long-term goals should never detract from your short-term objectives. If you don’t have specific, measurable, action-oriented and—most importantly—realistic short-term objectives in place, your business may not [...]

used with permission from Microsoft at Work Whenever you download a file—whether you open a spreadsheet attached to an email message, grab a cool little screensaver or mouse cursor from the web, or download music or video files from someone else’s computer—you could be putting your computer at risk. You can take some basic steps [...]

Disasters happen. Is your business ready? Preparing for an emergency is a key factor to business continuity after a disaster. Wherever the threat comes from – whether it’s physical, virtual, network failure or cybercrime-related – it’s important your business is equipped to deal with the problem. In fact, the U.S. Department of Labor estimates over [...]

Software as a Service (SaaS) is a software delivery method that provides access to software and its functions remotely as a Web-based service. SaaS allows you to access business functionality for less than paying for licensed applications. Benefits Save Money Since SaaS pricing is based on a monthly fee, it becomes just another operational expense [...]

Are You Prepared for the Exploding ‘Digital Universe’? used with the permission from Symantec “A perpetual tsunami.” That’s how IDC describes the current growth of digital information throughout the world.¹ It may be an understatement. IDC estimates that last year, despite the global recession, the so-called “Digital Universe” grew by 62% to nearly 800,000 petabytes. [...]

Better Budgets for 2012: Four Ways to Save on Security Essentials used with permission from the Cisco Small Business Resource Center Information security risks are up, but IT budgets at many businesses are down. What can you realistically do this year to better protect your company? Now Is The Time Making IT security a business [...]

Catastrophe Averted: Things Found During Network Assessments by Chris Geiser – cgeiser@pcstechnology.com In my time at PCS and with the help of our illustrious systems engineers, I’ve participated in hundreds of network health assessments. Today, I’ll take a look back and share some of the common and some of the bizarre findings these assessments have [...]

Microsoft Office 365: Move your business to the cloud Your life, in balance, from virtually anywhere. Microsoft® Office 365 is cloud productivity designed for you. Keep your life in balance from virtually anywhere, whether you’re one professional or a small business.* Microsoft Office 365 is a set of web-enabled tools that combine Microsoft Office productivity [...]