SaaS Still Scary?
I hear from some vendors that their small business customers claim to still be scared of “The Cloud” or SaaS (Software as a Service) products. Of course, those vendors tend to sell onsite storage and server tools, competing with SaaS and The Cloud. But I don't believe those statements about small business owners running in fear from The Cloud like it was a Stephen King novel. You know, an update to The Mist.
Plugging iPhones into small businesses
Apple's iPhone drew criticism when first released because of tepid enterprise business support. Small businesses felt the pain of iPhone envy more sharply than their enterprise counterparts because of the high up front cost of the first iPhone and the back-end support requirements for high-end e-mail and communication servers. But the second generation of iPhones, the new 3G version, answers almost all these issues.
McAfee: SMBs underestimate cybercrime risks
The latest survey from security vendor McAfee has found that small to medium-size businesses in North America and Europe wrongly conclude their revenue is too low to draw the attention of cybercriminals.
Microsoft Small Business Server 2008 Beta Review
The best selling small business server from Microsoft gets a refresh soon, and I had the chance to play with the beta software and write about it in Network World. The review is entitled “SBS
2008: Same old bundle with new Vista wrapper.”
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