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25% of Small Businesses Have Virtualized Servers

A new report finds that a quarter of small businesses have virtualized their servers, and that most have already realized significant savings as a result.  "It’s no surprise then that three quarters of small businesses not currently using virtualization are investigating it or planning to virtualize," a spokesperson for CDW tells SmallBusinessNewz. 

IT Firm Says U.S. Small Businesses Prefer Buying IT Products Online

AMI says small businesses in the US are increasingly relying on online channels to purchase computing hardware and packaged software solutions.

Prioritizing IT Can Lead to Increased Revenue

Microsoft has released some research that suggests a direct correlation between IT usage and business growth for small and midsize businesses. According to the company's findings, businesses using hosted services have better financial performance.

Watch Out for Resentful Former Employees

Ernst & Young released the results from its 12th annual Global Information Security Survey, finding that reprisals from recently departed employees and a lack of adequate security budgets are becoming the sources for major concern among IT professionals. The survey was conducted among nearly 2,000 senior executives in over 60 countries. It found that:

Security a Factor in Workplace Social Media

We've discussed repeatedly many benefits for businesses to use social media. We've also discussed in the past that some companies remain skeptical of the advantages. System administrators in particular have expressed concern about social media in the workplace.

Survey Looks at IT Importance and Small Businesses

Microsoft released some interesting findings today regarding small businesses and information technology. Many of these businesses seem to be envious of larger corporations when it comes to IT resources.

Where Does Security Fall Into Your Budget?

As I talked about last week, security is one very important factor in gaining customer trust, particularly online. So where does that fall in your budget?

Do You Have an IT Staff?

Tech company CDW recently conducted a survey regarding business growth and the role that information technology (IT) plays in small businesses.The survey, which resulted in CDW's "Small Business Driver's Seat Report", identified growth and technology issues that small business owners consider among the most important. A Lack of IT Staff

Survey: Money Being Wasted on Spyware

The Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) has shared the results of a couple of recent surveys outlining the damage spyware is having on productivity in small businesses. Both surveys were conducted late last year, with one targeting workers in non-IT roles and one aimed at IT professionals, all in small and midsized businesses.

Windows Small Business Server 2008 Introduced

Yesterday, Microsoft introduced its two new server solutions: Windows Small Business Server 2008, which is obviously aimed at small businesses and Windows Essential Business Server, which is aimed at midsize ones.