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What are the biggest missed opportunities for SMBs?

Michael Tidmarsh — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 14:16:35 +0000

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Outsourcing a managed secure VPN service

NewnanIT — Tue, 03 May 2011 14:21:30 +0000

We want to launch an affordable managed secure VPN service for connecting our offices. We are SMB using broadband. We’re looking for a monitored and managed service rather than a DIY approach.

What are the most suitable CRM solutions for small business?

Outrider — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 06:16:49 +0000

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What’s the best way to create online network documentation forms that can be filled out while on site with small or medium business?

MelissaKayS — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 04:40:17 +0000

HI, I have never posted on here before. Please let me know if I have left out info. that helps to answer my question.

I am a photographer (trying to be side jobsfoguy that owns an IT companyHe has asked me to create online forms that he can get to and fill out online and then print off. The forms are to be put in to a binder for each client and kept with their server. Some of the forms he wants created are, server software, ip address allocation, router config., firewall config., and other forms for info on the clients network.

He gave me a book called, “The Network Documentation Workbook” by Karl W. Palachuk. In the book are blank copies of all the forms he is needing. The problem is he doesnt like how they look so plain and boxy. He wants color, ronded edges, and to be able to access these blank fill in online forms from where ever. He wants to be able to fill them out, print them off, and save them to be edited and updated.

There are so many online form sites i have looked at but i was just hoping to find one specifically for network documentation. I also think i am going to need the site that has the online form designer to host the forms because he wants to be able to access these forms online.

If anyone has any advice on a good way to accomplish this task he has handed me PLEASE let me know! Like I said he always gives me strange things to get done for him and usually if i don’t have much knowledge on the job i can google it and figure it out on my own. He is paying me well and just starting out with my photography business I need all the help i can get.

Thank you for reading my question let me know if u need anymore info from me. I look forward to reading all the different solutions!

Melissa

Suggestions for cloud governance tools for an SMB’s hybrid cloud?

TeachMeIT — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 15:57:19 +0000

Looking for suggestions for a hybrid cloud governance, including performance metrics and ballpark cost.

Transitioning to IPv6 with few resources

SearchEnterpriseWAN — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 18:56:54 +0000

How can a small to medium-sized organization (SMB) with limited resources prepare for the transition to IPv6? What’s our best bet to transition to IPv6 cheaply?

Tracking which user deleted files after the fact

TeachMeIT — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:39:16 +0000

Can I tell what user deleted a group of files or folders via SMB? The users are on a mix of windows and apple machines but I can not determine who deleted the files. Is there any way to tell who did it after the fact?

What is a SMB protocol?

Yasir Irfan — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:29:59 +0000

New Answer by Michael Tidmarsh

Where do ICT professionals search and/or share online?

Eddacker — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 05:41:16 +0000

Question Edited by Michael Tidmarsh

Transition From Workgroup to Domain During Building Transition

SBIT — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:57:27 +0000

My company presently occupies 2 buildings in the same city with a third smaller building on the same lot as the main office. The main office houses 51 XP workstations networked through Cisco switches on static IP addresses. We have 2 databases that interlink for maintaining customer data and records. The smaller building is fed through coax from the main building to provide network access for 5 additional XP workstations. The second location is several blocks away and communicates with the database via a VPN with an additional 4 XP workstations.

In the near future a small number of the employees from the main building will be moving to a 3rd building that is under construction. At that time the database servers will also be moved to the new building and the present main building will become a remote site connected via VPN similar to the 2nd site. It is presently unknown how many workstations will be needed at the new building however it is estimated at about 30-35. At this time all workstations are on a workgroup setup by a previous IT team, I am interested in changing the network to a domain environment with a File Server and Active Directory to simplify the desktop administration and user adiministration side of things. As you can imagine installing one application 95 times one at a time does not interest me, so having the ability to push out installation packages would be a dream.

As it stands no employee accesses the network from outside the workplace, however I do believe the CEo’s may become interested in this ability in the near future as well. Email is contracted out along with web hosting.

I have looked into Windows Server 2008 and VMWare for implementing the network upgrades but since I am not up to date on my network courses, (last course was 2001 – Novell) I am open to suggestions and any information that can be provided by those that may see this situation more often then I do.

Thank you in advance.