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Defending the network demands constant vigilance. This issue of BizTech offers pointers to help you keep your IT assets safe — from dealing with spam to securing USB drive use. You will also learn about the metrics to monitor to make sure your Web site performs at peak and how to improve document management. Plus, check out ways to trick out your desktop PCs.

Whether everyone is blogging or it only seems that way, businesses need to set policies for company blogs and personal blogs written by employees. This issue offers guidelines on setting policies that can prevent employees from crossing the line and going from healthy self-expression to disclosing information that may pose a legal risk to their company. The issue also examines hybrid hard drives that use solid state drive technology based on Flash, and takes a look at hard drive encryption and helpful utilities for the help desk.

Figuring out what to buy begins with setting a smart evaluation process, and this issue of BizTech offers pointers on how to make sure you buy the technology that's right for your growing business. The issue also includes an introduction to Microsoft Windows Vista, advice on resetting the default settings of new network devices and tips on building an effective budget process. Find out how IT helped an ex-con turn his life around and get an update on businesses in the Gulf region a year after Katrina, too.

Protecting data — the heart of your business — requires constant vigilance. In the September issue, BizTech offers tips on how to safeguard your digital assets. On the data front, there’s also a report on why disk-to-disk-to-tape backups might make sense for your company and another on why tape backups remain popular. Also, be sure to take a peak at what’s on the horizon with the next-generation Internet Protocol, IPv6, and the latest online security vulnerabilities.

Do you need more time to get your job done. Learn how to find some spare time by getting desktop users to handle 10 repairs themselves. The June BizTech also has another 10 list: the 10 questions that small businesses need to ask IT job candidates. You can also learn pointers on setting service-level agreements and best practices for using Windows SharePoint Services to build Web sites.

To ensure your company's technology and business strategies align, try these proven techniques to shore up IT’s role in business planning. You'll also read in the March 2006 issue of BizTech how small businesses are bucking the nationwide trend toward IT staff turnover. Plus get tips on building rapport with difficult end users and changing your technology department's image from that of a cost center to a strategic business partner.

Finding IT employees who combine technical skills with business acumen is the focus of the Hiring Trends Report in the November 2005 issue of BizTech. Preparing for natural disasters and compliance burdens imposed by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act are among the other features. You'll also read tips on securing e-mail and file transfers, implementing real-time storage, outsourcing Web sites and other managed IT services and guarding against identity theft. Plus, you'll learn about 10 high-end technologies small business can afford.

Read how LinkedIn.com puts the power of technology behind managing your network of business contacts in the August 2005 issue of BizTech. You'll also learn how other growing companies are grappling with the choice between grooming in-house talent and hiring heavy hitters from outside in their attempt to take IT to the next level. Other tips include best practices for data backup, negotiating better IT contracts, warding off spyware and managing cash flows.

Is your company outgrowing its IT capabilities? The June 2005 issue of BizTech explains how to pick the right third-party IT support for your company. You can also read how some small companies use telecommuting to save money, improve productivity and boost employee morale. The issue also has tips for supporting remote users, securing wireless networks and choosing the best storage technologies.

BizTech, CDW's new quarterly, focuses on what you need to know to level the playing field with technology. Our premiere issue features the first part of our interview with CDW founder Michael Krasny.