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How many terabytes will $100 buy?


June 14, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Budgets and spending, Data centers, Green technology, Hardware, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views

A year ago, I bought a 1TB drive for my desktop that I paid an amazing $100 for and figured I wouldn’t need more space for years to come. Today, I’m pondering a 2TB drive for the same price.

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Figuring out how much cyber theft costs


April 7, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Budgets and spending, Communication, Compliance, Databases, In this week's e-newsletter, Information security, Latest News & Views, cybercrime

The government’s attempting to drive home a new and important message to American companies: Cybercrime’s a big business expense and IT needs both organizational and resource support to fight it.

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Small biz ignores big IT savings


September 11, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Budgets and spending, Data centers, Green technology, Hardware, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views

Small business bean counters may talk a good game about belt tightening, but they seem to be ignoring one simple way to cut their energy bill: desktop power management.

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Meauring ROI: Telecommuting calculator


April 29, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Budgets and spending, Communication, Green technology, Hardware, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, mobile technology, telecommuting

The flu pandemic threat is making telecommuting a hot topic yet again. The organizations that are ahead of the curve in creating these programs have a leg up already, say telework experts.

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The high cost of using old laptops


April 29, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Budgets and spending, Gadgets, Green technology, Hardware, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, mobile technology, telecommuting

Think your organization’s benefiting by making users limp along with their old laptops a bit longer? Well, you’re probably wrong, says a new study.

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Are netbooks a low-cost solution?


January 7, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Budgets and spending, Communication, Gadgets, Hardware, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views

IT spends a lot of its time trying to balance costs and the needs of end users. If you’ve got folks who spend a lot of time at conferences and events, you might be considering featherweight, low-cost netbooks for them to use.

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The key to making telecommuting work


September 15, 2008 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Budgets and spending, Communication, IT employment, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Software

Soaring gas prices and the effects of a worldwide credit crisis have hit employees hard. The upshot: Telework’s now recognized as a significant cost-saving employee benefit.

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Case study: Linux migration savings


June 19, 2008 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Budgets and spending, Gadgets, Latest News & Views, Software, operating systems

We were spending too much time and money maintaining our Windows environment.

In the end, we decided to make a big move and migrate

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GPS: You don’t need to spend a fortune on it


June 3, 2008 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Budgets and spending, Communication, Gadgets, Green technology, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Travel and entertainment

GPS systems are the hot new toy for tech fans and folks who actually have to know where they’re going and how to get there. But how much do you need to spend to get one that’s decent?

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