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I understand that they reduce physical space and energy, but why else would one choose to purchase blade servers versus traditional rack servers? How do they compare in cost and maintenance? Are blade servers
the best option for a small company moving forward?

We might be upgrading in our small company and I'm trying to get some feedback and research before approaching my team. Any thoughts on the subject would be greatly appreciated.

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My company is on the smaller side (40-50 employees with 2 locations),
and we’re finding that we need more IT support. In terms of initial
cost & overall ROI, is it better to build an IT group from within,
or outsource IT services to a reputable vendor?

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I ask because I do. I use a free antivirus product and because of my past employment with Webroot Software I use their SypSweeper product. That plus the automatic blocking of malicious sites by Firefox seems to do the trick.

Do you get by with a single product? Norton? McAfee? AVG? Which one? Or do you feel you need belt and suspenders?

Please don't tell me you use nothing!!!!

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Editors at Focus recently published "Open Source, Open World," a time line of open source developments in multiple fields across the globe (at http://www.focus.com/fyi/information-technology/open-source-open-world/). But where business technology is concerned, where do open source solutions make the most business sense -- in the infrastructure, on users' systems, on servers, elsewhere or not at all? And what sp… Continue

IT investments can affect stakeholders across an organization, from
field forces to senior executives. That means there can be skeptics and
doubters of the effectiveness of those investments lurking almost
anywhere in that organization. How best to anticipate and respond to
expressions of "FUD" ("fear, uncertainty and doubt") where IT
investments are concerned, whatever their source?



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