Very interesting information from Nick Carr: Pacific Gas & Electric Company last month began paying corporate customers to reduce the number of servers they run. The giant California utility, reports Larry Dignan, is giving companies cash rebates for using virtualization software to consolidate their applications onto fewer servers. The rebates typically amount to between $150 [...]
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How do you capture and make available all of the knowledge in an employee’s e-mail? What if that employee leaves? Who has access to the data? Mauro Cardarelli points out an article in CIO Insight about Robert Scoble‘s views on corporate blogging. Scoble happens to be a former Microsoft employee and one of the most [...]
Updated your computer and e-mail policies lately? These policies are designed for all staff to review and agree to prior to using any of the information technology (IT) resources of the firm. Most of the time, these policies come down to: We, the company, own the resources. We’re giving you the right to use them [...]
It’s probably a good idea for those of you who are out there in the sales world to start thinking about holiday presents for your clients. It’s never too early. Some of you may never have sent anything, and some of you may send great gifts. I would encourage you to send something other than [...]