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Bad times force IT to deal with orphaned hardware, software

Pat Beemer, the IT director at Seattle Lighting Fixture Co., has a lot of orphaned computer hardware and unused software licenses on his hands -- the result of what he called "serious" layoffs at the company in recent months.

7 ways to cut your software costs during the economic downturn

It's official: IT budgets, once so resilient in the face of three years of worsening economic news, aren't immune to the downturn after all.

By Eric Lai | 03 December, 2008 08:55

Tags: IT spending

Seven Lessons That SMBs Can Learn from Big IT

Just because you don't have a large enterprise doesn't mean you can't run your IT operation like the big guys. Here are seven ways to help your SMB--a small or medium-size business--implement some of the lessons big IT operations have learned over the years. Using these tips, you should be able to improve productivity, cut costs, and keep your business running smoothly.

By David Strom | 14 November, 2008 10:26

Tags: corporate issues, desktop pcs, firewalls, internet, mobile phones, networking, smartphones, storage, VoIP

Review: Maxtor's Central Axis -- a networked terabyte for any novice

Maxtor's Central Axis (US$319.99) offers a new way to add a centralized, always-available terabyte of storage to your local network, whether you install it at home to share media files or set it up at work to share proposals among your colleagues. You can even stream your media to UPnP AV-compatible (Universal Plug and Play Audio/Visual) networked entertainment systems without using a computer. Best of all, by setting up an account with Seagate Global Access, you can store and retrieve files from the Central Axis device over the Internet.

By Rich Ericson | 04 November, 2008 08:15

Tags: storage backup

Wall Street meltdown may drive risk-management investments

The ongoing chaos on Wall Street could hold an upside for vendors of risk-management technologies and practices, as well as sellers of compliance management products.

By Jaikumar Vijayan | 02 October, 2008 08:24

Tags: wall street

Diving deep into Amazon Web Services

Amazon's Web Services (AWS) are based on a simple concept: Amazon has built a globe-spanning hardware and software infrastructure that supports the company's Internet business, so why not modularize components of that infrastructure and rent them? It is akin to a large construction company in the business of building interstate highways hiring out its equipment and expertise for jobs such as putting in a side road, paving a supermarket parking lot, repairing a culvert, or just digging a backyard swimming pool.

Is Google your next data center?

Jonathan Snyder's five-person team at Dreambuilder Investments isn't your typical IT organization. Or is it?

Review: HP MediaSmart Server

The scoop: HP MediaSmart Server, by HP, starts at US$600 (AU$687) (costs vary depending on storage capacity chosen).