Category Archives: IT Business

The Big Account

Posted: 11:47 pm
October 25, 2010
IT Business
4 Comments

This is the third in the series of dumb things I see small businesses say or do. First one was about being proud of ignoring business opportunities: We don’t do that.. Or do we? Then I talked about the poor … Continue reading →

Internal Beatdowns–Who takes the fall?

Posted: 2:19 pm
October 23, 2010
IT Business
2 Comments

This is the second of three in the series of dumb things I see small businesses say or do. Take a look at We don’t do that.. Or do we? for an overview of easy opportunities small businesses squander through … Continue reading →

We don’t do that… or do we?

Posted: 8:33 am
October 21, 2010
IT Business
on We don’t do that… or do we?

This is the first of three stupid small business decisions I have made or seen others make. Hope you enjoy them. Limitations. We’ve all got them. Unfortunately, some of us rely on those limitations for making excuses about why we … Continue reading →

Competing on Price

Posted: 11:57 am
October 8, 2010
Exchange, IT Business, Microsoft
on Competing on Price

In the recent months I have been talking to several of our close partners about the competition, specifically with regard to Microsoft’s BPOS product. Currently, Microsoft has the single biggest advantage in the marketplace for Hosted Exchange and that advantage … Continue reading →

If you could have a do-over..

Posted: 10:11 pm
October 5, 2010
IT Business
on If you could have a do-over..

How much do you think it would cost to build an exact replica of your business? Put it on the paper. Start with the simple stuff like incorporation, legal fees, accounting fees, software and hardware leases (let’s assume that the … Continue reading →

Where has all the content gone and how to fix it

Posted: 2:59 pm
October 1, 2010
IT Business
2 Comments

Long time friend, SBS Show guest and a fellow Floridian Sarah Perez recently wrote a very interesting article titled “Social Networking Users are Creating Less Content”; Lot’s of partners that I talk to have also noticed this trend along with … Continue reading →

More workplace optimization – No bacn diet

Posted: 9:30 pm
September 27, 2010
IT Business
2 Comments

Everyone is familiar with SPAM. Sadly, it’s still growing exponentially and bigger problem than ever. Thanks to services like ExchangeDefender (sorry kids, ABP) I never get any of it. I average about one per week and I’m by far the … Continue reading →

Road Trips

Posted: 12:57 pm
September 20, 2010
Friends, IT Business, IT Culture
on Road Trips

This has been an interesting year, road-wise. I entered the year with one company and all of my hobbies cleared. Now I have 4 companies and another professional hobby (book) and after a ton of traveling this year I have … Continue reading →

Optimizing Schedules & Downsizing

Posted: 2:23 pm
September 15, 2010
IT Business
on Optimizing Schedules & Downsizing

Let’s not beat around the bush, there is only one way to be more productive: do less. How we go about doing less is endless and it’s a continuously evolving process: The challenge of having less meetings leaves worse communication … Continue reading →

Sorry about the Show

Posted: 11:01 am
September 3, 2010
IT Business
3 Comments

I wanted to take a moment to apologize to the many of you that were a part of my vocal carnage yesterday at MSPU in Washington DC and live online. My voice simply, and completely, gave out – several times, … Continue reading →