July 2009

July 2009

Big IT ideas befit the tech team that outfitted the Dallas Cowboys’ new stadium — you can read about them in the July issue of BizTech. The issue also includes articles on ensuring business continuity, taking advantage of available stimulus dollars and one company’s on-the-fly expansion of its IT infrastructure. There are reviews of the HP DX9000 TouchSmart PC, Netgear WNR2000 wireless router, Toshiba Tecra M10 notebook and Wyse V10L thin client. And you can read about trends in IT automation software, asset tagging, deduplication tools and endpoint suites.

Features

The Art of Information Technology ROI
These five technologies can help companies make the most of their IT budgets.
A Remedy for Cash-Flow Constraints
IT equipment leasing helps businesses break up payments and improve expense planning while simplifying system refresh cycles and equipment disposal.
Masters of Disaster
Business continuity means fortifying your IT infrastructure to withstand whatever the day may bring: power outages, natural disasters, system crashes.
Home Sweet Dome
The Dallas Cowboys' gleaming new stadium is a technology paradise.
Stimulus Gives Businesses a Boost
Here's how companies can take advantage of the 2009 stimulus package.
Fore!
World Golf Tour puts online gamers on the course.
Open Communications
A telecommunications services company for the deaf perfects on-the-fly expansion of its IT infrastructure.

Departments

Best Practices: Best Practices for Disk-to-Disk-to-Tape Backup
For businesses moving to disk-to-disk storage, it makes sense to take advantage of existing tape stores.
Best Practices: Bandwidth Boosters
Make sure your business stays online and on task by following these tips.
Best Practices: Data Center Overhaul
Use these tips the next time you plan a refresh.
Tech Trends: Redo the Data Vault
Deduplication technology lightens the data burden.
Tech Trends: Dollars and Sense Security
Endpoint suites help SMBs save money and improve network management.
Tech Trends: Tag: You're It!
Take advantage of asset tagging to keep track of equipment.
Tech Trends: Taskmaster Tools
IT automation software frees businesses from repetitive toil, saving time and money.
Touch 'Em All
The new HP DX9000 TouchSmart PC provides an interactive experience for its users.
Small but Strong
Wyse Technology's V10L thin client packs power in a small footprint.
Tech Watch: Flexible Views
HP's new flexible electronic display offers opportunities for e-books, e-readers and signage.
Review: Toshiba's Tecra M10 Notebook
Toshiba's Tecra M10 notebook is light, yet solid, and packed with mobile management features.
Dashboard: Dashboard: June 2009
Tech Tips: 6 Ways to Get the Most Out of Your Wireless Router
Wireless routers offer freedom and convenience that were once unheard of. Here's how to capitalize on this technology.

Opinions

Speaking from Experience: The Business of Changing Business
Innovation is a mind-set — break through the cloud of fear and risk.
Inside I.T.: 4 Essentials of Disaster Recovery
Test, test and test some more to avert disaster.
The Lowdown: Financial Vertigo and IT
Use these tough times to build a path to success.
Letter From the Editor: Look Before You Leap
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