Windows® Small Business Server 2011

When local area networks (LANs) first appeared in the business world, their primary functions were to share files and printers. These are still critical ap- plications for most business networks, but networks are able to provide many other functions as well. Virtually all business owners want to provide their users with access to the Internet and email, but they must be able to do so securely. …

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WINDOWS SERVER 2008 R2 REMOTE DESKTOP SERVICES

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Business.com Guide to Fleet Telematics Systems

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SWITCHING FROM MICROSOFT DYNAMICS GP TO THE CLOUD

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Streamlining Global Operations

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APP DEVELOPMENT Salary & Skills Report

With our Skill Up survey we wanted to look at the tech community as a whole to identify upcoming trends over the next few years and share what you can do to ensure you get the most out of your career and skills. We divided our survey into 4 segments, Web Development & Design, Application Development, Security & System Administration, and Data Science & Business Intelligence, making this one of …

The Retrospective Handbook

Over fifteen years ago, Norm Kerth (author of Project Retrospectives: A Handbook for Team Reviews) asked me to lead are trospective for a team. He was acting as interim manager for the project which made him ineligible for the role of neutral facilitator - he knew he had opinions about the project and wanted to contribute them. We’d met through a mutual friend,and he had learned that I had ex…

6 STEPS TO AN EFFECTIVE PERFORMANCE MONITORING STRATEGY

Whether you’re looking to improve your application and service delivery, consolidate existing performance monitoring tools and responsibilities or justify the impact of a new technology deployment, the following six steps can help you create the fundamental building blocks of an effective performance monitoring strategy: Breaking down your strategy into these components will make it easier t…

Outsourcing Web Projects 6 Steps to a Smarter Business

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Smart Selling Tools for Inside Sales 2010

Once upon a time, an inside salesperson was hired because they had a nice phone voice. The key to their success was how well they met their outbound dialing metrics and how well they were liked by their field partners. They had the easy part of the job— making new introductions, setting appointments, and supporting the field—and expectations were low: they only had to know a few products an…

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Simplify SSL Certificate Management Across the Enterprise

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An Introduction to Network Programming with Java

It is now 7 years since I wrote the second edition of An Introduction to Network Programming with Java and so, when approached to produce a third edition, I felt that it was an appropriate time to agree to do so (possibly rather later than it should have been). One of the very first things that I did after being approached was examined the literature to find out what texts had been produced in…

Windows 2000 Commands Pocket Reference

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An Introduction to Statistics using Microsoft Excel

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Windows® Communication Foundation 4 Step by Step

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