All-in-One Guides:Small and Midsized Business Technology Project Guide
Small and Midsized Business Technology Project Guide
Technology projects can be overwhelming for small and midsized businesses (SMBs) that lack IT resources and expertise. Value added-resellers (VARs) and systems integrators can serve as a trusted adviser to their SMB customers when assisting them with storage, systems, network and information security projects -- all necessary components of running a modern business. This Project Guide will arm you with selling points and implementation strategies unique to servicing the small and midsized business.
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Computer Information Systems
Planning, installing and managing computer information systems is an enormous undertaking for a small or midsized business (SMB). From Windows vs. Linux to server management and virtualization, this chapter will help you tackle your clients computer systems needs.
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Data Storage
As data storage becomes easier to acquire, install and manage, so too can your small and midsized business (SMB) customers benefit. These companies typically rely on much fewer servers than large enterprises, and any sort of data loss could devastate the entire company. This chapter will help you network, manage, secure, backup and archive your clients' data storage.
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Information Security
Small and midsized businesses require the same security measures the big guys do -- but on a smaller scale. The resources here will help value-added resellers (VARs) and managed security service providers (MSSPs) tailor their security products and services specifically for the SMB customer.
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Networking
While virtual private networking, voice over IP and wireless LANs have their business benefits for SMBs, these technology projects can easily be out of reach due to their potential complexity. Learn how to sell these projects and implement them in small and midsized businesses with the resources we've collected here.