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Take advantage of all the great benefits of IT Simple IT solutions to take your small business to the next level You don't need a secret handshake or a PhD in computer science to understand IT and make it work for your small business. This friendly guide will help you to realize all the great benefits of IT, from helping you to improve your company's Web site to creating a more efficient wireless network in your office. And if you do need help, no problem: This book tells you how to find the experts and speak their language, so you get the right solutions for your business. Discover how to: Find a trusted IT advisor Buy a PC that meets your needs Keep your business's network secure Build a wireless network Save on phone bills with VoIP Build a great Web site

See how going green can help keep your business in the black Green technology is not only good for the environment; it's also good for your bottom line. As energy costs soar, limiting energy consumption is both smart and responsible. This special excerpt from Green IT For Dummies is packed with cost-saving ways to make your company a leader in green technology, and includes case studies from organizations that have gone green and show you how to do it. Get to know the basics - understand why IT needs to go green, and what makes green IT environmentally friendly Get a baseline - do an energy audit to determine your present consumption and identify where to start greening Build an efficient data center - discover how to choose the best location, design an infrastructure that will last, and measure and maintain your data center's efficiency Select the best servers - investigate which form factor best meets your needs, and find out how to manage servers for maximum energy efficiency Consolidate and go green - learn how virtualization can reduce data center consumption and floor space Open the book and find: How to make a business case for going green Green IT success stories How virtualization can help you get started Small changes that offer big results Tips for a greener IT infrastructure A glossary of terms relating to green IT Learn to: Do an energy audit Develop and roll out a green technology project Design and build an efficient data center Reduce your organization's energy consumption

The benchmark text for the syllabus organised by technology (a week on databases, a week on networks, a week on systems development, etc.) taught from a managerial perspective. O’Brien's Management Information Systems defines technology and then explains how companies use the technology to improve performance. Real world cases finalise the explanation

Microsoft Press features the only comprehensive, solutions-based resource for both small business network service providers and their customers, with information on installing and administering BackOffice 4.5. CD offers templates for project-management and proposal-building tasks, HTML code and scripts, Microsoft Exchange Server, and Microsoft Small Business Server console.