Do you need to make a difference this week? This month? Take a look at these tactics and tools to build your guerilla plan.

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Microsoft licensing is a significant cost driver for most IT organizations. Finally, there's a rational approach that can be used to determine whether the organization is overspending in this area. This podcast will provide guidance for...

The help desk software landscape continues to evolve. A large group of inexpensive solutions are challenging commercial package functionality and support. Enterprises should consider these alternate license-style applications to save money...

Password synchronization is a cost effective way to reduce the amount of passwords users must remember, decreasing help desk costs and increasing security. While single sign-on decreases the amount of time spent keying in passwords, the...

Establishing an effective manager-to-employee ratio depends on a variety of skill, process, and organizational factors. While trimming the number of managers required can create significant cost reductions, beware of cutting too deeply.

File sharing can be done in a variety of ways. However, obstacles such as file size, bandwidth, storage, security, and accessibility often get in the way of what should be a simple process. Use dedicated solutions for document collaboration to...

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The "ROI Guide for Document Management" measures the quantitative benefits of switching from paper to digital information, including storage costs, employee time-savings, and more. The process of measuring ROI highlights areas where managers can...

Version 6.0 of the free encryption tool TrueCrypt introduces functionality that, if used properly, all but guarantees data protection. The complexity of the tool places a heavy burden on users so it should be deployed only to those needing the...

Market interest in SharePoint is higher than ever, but some enterprise decision makers do not fully understand the various versions and functions of SharePoint. Refer to this primer to avoid buying more than the enterprise requires.

Small enterprises that cannot justify investment in high-end electronic forms automation systems often believe their only alternative is to employ word processing or spreadsheet forms. However, many affordable electronic forms solutions are...

The ability to search for unstructured information among documents in LAN folders and intranets has become a critical business function in companies of all sizes. Small enterprises should focus on vendors that deliver basic search functionality...

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SA was an easy sell for Microsoft in 2006 because enterprises that signed up were guaranteed new versions of the Windows desktop OS, Windows server, Microsoft Office, and Exchange. Use this tool to determine if SA still makes sense for the...

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The Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) delivery model can bring a lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) than its on-premises equivalent. Use this calculator to find out if the enterprise can reap TCO benefits from the on-demand SaaS model.

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The Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) delivery model provides a faster, less risky, and generally more cost-effective alternative for enterprises to achieve their business objectives. However, this model is not the best alternative in every...

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Enterprises looking for a viable alternative to MS Office should seriously consider OpenOffice 2.0 for at least a portion of their users. This cost comparison tool helps IT decision makers perform a head-to-head cost comparison of MS Office 2003...