Logistics is About Service

Lean production techniques, just-in-time delivery and reengineered corporations have forever changed the rules of logistics management. Having what’s needed, when needed, and in the appropriate quantities has become more difficult and complex. And for those companies providing logistics services, the competition to attract and keep customers has done everything but ...

How Secure Are You Really?

Let’s face it…everyone these days has a website.  It is estimated that over 75% of the worlds small to medium sized businesses currently have an active website.  These websites contain vital data to run the business, account numbers, client contact information, financial data, and an extensive amount of data that ...

Build or Buy Software?

All businesses use a core set of technologies to support their business operations.  Larger businesses generally support several functional areas ranging from operational functions to accounting. Businesses rely on these technologies to increase their efficiency and improve their ability to scale and grow the business.  Many smaller and mid-size businesses ...

Virtualization for the SMB, part 2

My previous post reviewed the basics of virtualization and a brief history lesson.  I also included the basics of the cost benefits of incorporating a virtual environment at your business. To briefly recap, make sure you look through your expenses to see if it’s the right fit, before taking on any ...

Virtualization for the SMB, part 1

One of the most exciting developments in recent years is the concept of virtualization.  Once thought of as a tool for the large enterprise, recent developments have made the possibility of running multiple computers on one physical host affordable and attractive to the SMB market. First, a history lesson….. The concept of ...

Technology at Your Fingertips (Audio)

Episode #20 - Jason Kuhn, CIO of 3coast, discusses how a business can improve their processes using the technology they already own right there at their fingertips. [ca_audio url_mp3="//www.3coast.com/audio/Tech_at_fingertips.mp3" url_ogg="//www.3coast.com/audio/Tech_at_fingertips.mp3" css_class="codeart-google-mp3-player" autoplay="false" download="false" html5="false"]