Technology Planning

• Let’s Get Visible: Supply Chain Technology

  A variety of technologies -- from software programs to hardware such as RFID -- now lets businesses see into their supply chain to ensure that the right resources and the right materials move to the right place at the right time.
  Michelle V. Rafter

• Green Computing Choices

  Small business has no exemption when it comes to helping preserve the environment. Here's why you should make eco-friendly computing choices for your business and steps you can take.
  Andrea Peiro

• Taking Accountability: Selecting the Right Finance Software

  As small and mid-sized businesses need more sophisticated technologies, it is important to avoid choosing the wrong solutions -- especially when it comes to how your money is accounted for and distributed.
  Lisa Metcalfe

• 10 Money-Saving Technologies

  In a recession, sometimes spending a bit on technology can actually end up saving your business money over the long term. Investments in virtualization, thin clients, Web conferencing, and other technologies can pay off.
  Renee Oricchio

• How Does Technology Fit into Your Strategy?

  When making strategic plans, you ignore technology at your peril. But focusing too tightly on tech can skew your plans too. Here’s how to strike the right balance.
  Minda Zetlin

• Technologies to Eliminate Office Paper

  As businesses look for ways to go green, one of the simplest is reducing the amount of office paper they use. But cutting out paper goes beyond merely printing on both sides of a page.
  Michelle V. Rafter

• IT Security: How Much $$ Should You Spend?

  Small and mid-sized businesses keep spending more on IT security solutions, in response to the growing variety of threats. Here’s how to figure out mow much you should be spending.
  Minda Zetlin

• Lean and Mean IT Budgeting for the Shaky Economy

  The economic times are uncertain these days -- what with the mortgage crisis and the big swings in the stock market. CIOs or IT managers can do their part to scale down IT costs in these tough times.
  Renee Oricchio

• Small Business IT Budget Forecast for 2008

  Will the economy impact technology spending for small and mid-sized businesses? Should you put off the purchase of new PCs for a year and consider outsourcing software? Here is what the experts advise.
  Renee Oricchio

• Hot Technologies to Watch in 2008

  The year 2007 may be remembered for Web 2.0, the rise of social networks, and YouTube. But what new technologies will impact business in 2008? We spoke with top technology forecasters about what is on the horizon.
  Minda Zetlin

• Managing IT through a Business Relocation

  Small and mid-size businesses relocate to new office space every few years or so, experts say. How does this impact IT? Here are tips on how to relocate IT so that the business can be up and running ASAP.
  Mary O. Foley

• Getting a Startup Started: Implementing the Technology Vision

  Behind every successful small or mid-sized business is a well thought out set of technology goals, an IT architectures and a plan for implementation.
  Murray Berkowitz