[Updated 2022] Imagine working with a blindfold on your eyes. You’ll constantly be thinking about your next step. 你不仅要寻找下一步应该采取的方向，而且在这样做的时候你会浪费很多时间. 这是描述在没有标准化和文档的情况下工作的完美类比. Put simply, 标准准则是确定特定行业的具体规则和自愿特征的具体基准. From providing reliable information to structured methods, 标准化和文档是组织开发不可或缺的工具. […]
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Do you need it and, if so, what kind? I am not a cyber insurance expert, nor am I qualified to give legal advice, but as someone who thinks a lot about IT vulnerabilities and threats, 我认为，每个企业都应该评估网络保险的成本效益，以帮助防范网络风险. 这样的评估首先要仔细考虑企业对网络事件负面影响的真实暴露程度. 下一步是审查你目前的保险政策，了解保险范围的不足之处. If unacceptable gaps become apparent, you can likely find a […]
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让IT与您的业务保持一致的关键是考虑到小型企业在IT中可用的方法和选择的多样性, 一定数量的战略规划可确保您的业务应用技术，以及它应该. To be reasonably effective and applicable, strategic planning needs context, 这意味着在开始考虑IT应该如何适应之前，您应该对您的总体优先级有一个非常好的认识. 我们已经定义了九个与it相关的优先级，以帮助理解我们的客户如何处理技术. We ask our clients to force rank the […]
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They’re more useful than you may realize. 通过Webex和GoToMeeting等解决方案进行在线会议已经有近20年的历史了, and not a whole lot has changed over that time. Today, as before, 它们允许人们通过音频或视频会议以及屏幕或文档共享在互联网上实时协作. But despite their relative longevity, stability and usefulness, I find that online meetings are still extremely underutilized. Not that I don’t understand the importance of in person meetings — interpersonal relationships are surely the key to many business deals; rather I have come to […]
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数据分析不仅变得越来越普遍，而且对商业也越来越有用. As someone with a mathematical, financial and technological background, 我强烈支持通过分析和使用数据来做出更好决策的好处. Not surprisingly, then, 我很高兴看到一些趋势和新兴技术有望帮助实现这一目标. 首先，数据源变得更加开放，更容易连接. This trend exists in virtually all modern applications. One example of interest to those of us who live or work in New Orleans is […]
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Demands have changed in this cloud-based world. 随着云和其他发展不断改变小企业部署和使用技术的方式, IT departments must adapt. 大多数IT环境看起来都是一样的——壁橱里有几台Windows服务器，每张桌子上都有一台Windows PC——所有IT部门都必须担心管理核心网络的日子已经一去不复返了. 现在我们看到了各种不同的方法和大量可用的应用程序. 作为一个坚定的信念，技术有能力在一个典型的小企业中产生有意义的变化[…]
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Now’s the time to review your DR plan. 自从我们从卡特里娜飓风中得到第一手教训以来，灾后恢复工作已经发生了很大的变化. 服务器虚拟化现在使许多系统的恢复比以前更容易、更快, 云计算的兴起为我们提供了比我们以前想象的更多的选择. Hurricane season is officially here, 现在是回顾灾难恢复解决方案当前状态的好时机. What is Disaster Recovery? First, a bit of terminology; This article is about disaster recovery, which for our purposes deals with […]
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What’s your business’ policy for dealing with mobile device security? The immense popularity of mobile devices is inescapable, 然而，大多数小企业几乎没有真正考虑过如何最好地管理它们. 直到最近，我还认为通常没什么好担心的. 移动设备上的企业数据量是有限的(大部分是电子邮件)，我们通常可以远程删除丢失的设备, thereby dealing with the most obvious threat. But as the usage of mobile devices has grown, so have the amount and types of sensitive information that they contain. Cloud-file […]
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Cybersecurity awareness is key for business. From a cybersecurity standpoint, 对于中小型企业来说，最让人头疼的行为就是点击(或其他行为)邮件中不该点击的内容. IT团队可以提供帮助:当然，扫描电子邮件以查找恶意软件或网络钓鱼的迹象是必须的. 其他检测计算机或网络上存在恶意软件并采取行动的技术也被证明是有效的, 但是，从技术上讲，任何人都只能做这么多事情来减轻电子邮件攻击的潜在影响. Cybersecurity Threats are more […]
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