Category Archives: SMB

The Cost of Free

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Let’s face it, times are hard. Depending on where you are geographically, times are really hard to depressing. We’re doing incredibly well (September on course to be the biggest month on record ever) but we saw this thing coming and … Continue reading

The real reason SBS consultants don’t use _______.

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I have not exactly been celebrated for holding a very low opinion of most “We install manage and support SBS networks” shops, especially in the one man shop category. But it seems that my reigns as the SBS Public Enemy … Continue reading

Group Notes for July

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Last night was our monthly meeting for Orlando ITPRO and it was the first one in quite some time. We had a few hours of just plain conversations about a local data center that recently had a network down status … Continue reading

WPC Resources

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If you are in the IT space, you need to be watching this. Even if you don’t work with or against Microsoft, Microsoft is a major force in this business and you need to know what they are up to. … Continue reading

Password is password

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Damn CPA’s getting pwn3d all over the place. For the billionth time, when working with someone in the Accounting industry remind them: “password” is not a good password. It doesn’t matter that you have an antivirus installed. Now back to … Continue reading

The Fear of Honesty

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Every now and then I get that tap on the shoulder, someone wants to chat with me in a dark corner and ask if I am about to offend people with what I say, think, believe and do. You see, … Continue reading

Why change? Dell is Direct.

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I’m going to try something new. I am going to write an eloquent post, in much the same way that I run my business and project my values through it. There is a lot of discussion again about Dell being … Continue reading

Things that piss Vlad off

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Monday, time for the weekly pep talk. There are really only two things that piss me off about this blog and I’m pretty sure that you won’t be able to guess them. If you scroll through the comments you’ll find … Continue reading

How do you work this thing?

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Yesterday’s article is really bringing a lot of attention, glad you liked it. To be honest, I am still very involved in the technical side of Own Web Now, especially the new generation of products, but I have stopped blogging … Continue reading

Brain Drain & Technology Business

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Serial entrepreneurs fail when it comes to making money with a technology business. This is one often overlooked or hidden fact among your garden variety of business topics covered at technology conferences, particularly in SMB where most people are being … Continue reading