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Up Close: Enabling Innovation

Wed, 3 Sep 2008 10:30:07 -0700

While the economic slowdown is a struggle for many businesses, it's a strong platform for companies that empower IT organizations to innovate. One area that's ripe for real change is storage. New possibilities emerge when enterprises re-examine how they tier their storage and how they could improve storage performance.

Groupware Executive Roundtable: IT and The Recession

Wed, 3 Sep 2008 10:30:07 -0700

In a freewheeling discussion, Groupware's senior executives provide their perspective on how the current economic situation will impact technology spending in the coming year.

The Recession and IT Spending: O'Reilly Media

Wed, 3 Sep 2008 10:30:07 -0700

The deterioration of the economy has executives around the world reaching for a playbook. When uncertainty prevails, it helps to look to history for guidance.

VoIP Mobility: Cedric's Corner

Wed, 3 Sep 2008 10:30:07 -0700

Groupware's Professional Services Manager looks at the most compelling aspect of a technology that's making a real difference in more corporate IT strategies.

UpClose: Unified Communications

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:13:35 -0800

Cisco's Andrew Border discusses how organizations of all sizes are realizing the impact carrying voice, data, video, and mobile communications across a converged IP network can have and how implementations of Unified Communications is the synthesis of technology and business used to break down barriers.

The Importance of VoIP: Cedric's Corner

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:14:34 -0800

As information technology integrates further into our lives and companies continue to expand their global presence, the importance of VoIP will dramatically increase.

White Box versus Big Vendor: O'Reilly Media

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:15:14 -0800

As the IT provider market gets increasingly competitive, the advantages of white box vendors will erode and eventually disappear through commoditization.

IT in 2008: Executive Insight

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:15:42 -0800

In an economy showing signs of fragility, integrating and maintaining the right - and the right amount of - information technology will require more planning and focus.

Up Close: Why We Can't Go Back

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:49:18 -0800

Eric Wolford , SVP Marketing and Business Development, Riverbed Technology discusses the pressure and promise of IT and meeting capacity and distribution expectations of a generation raised on high access digital environments.

Why PCI Compliance Matters: O'Reilly Media

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:49:21 -0800

Discover why PCI Compliance is becoming increasingly critical in security issues and accessing and protecting valuable data and information.

The Benefits of Storage Virtualization: Cedric's Corner

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:49:24 -0800

Cedric Higgins Learn about the three different types of storage virtualization and which one might be the best for your company.

A Message from the President - Mike Thompson

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:49:47 -0800

Last quarter, we launched Groupware CommunITy on an unsuspecting public. With the goal of broadening the discussion of technology and our global culture, we wanted...

Inc. Magazine Ranks Groupware as America's No. 1 Fastest Growing IT Services Company

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 14:46:32 -0700

Groupware Ranks No. 7 Overall on the 2007 Inc. 500 List with Three-Year Sales Growth of 7579%

Inc. magazine today ranked Groupware Technology as the fastest growing IT services company in the United States and placed it 7th overall on its 26th annual Inc. 500 list of the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. Fueling economic growth, the 500 companies on this year's list have created more than 64,064 jobs since they were founded.

Industry Insights

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 14:46:57 -0700

Anthony Miley, Groupware Vice-President of Strategic Operations
We sometimes come across prospective customers who say they'd rather deal directly with a manufacturer than with a reseller/integrator. Sometimes, we're inaccurately labeled mere "middlemen" who do little more than add to the price of a product.

I thought of these not so complementary assessments as I read an essay by former Reagan Administration national intelligence official, Herbert Meyer.

The "Growing" Benefits of Virtualization: Cedric's Corner

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 14:46:57 -0700

As Professional Services Manager for a provider of leading IT solutions, I'm able to see firsthand the challenges that companies are facing in the race to both understand and use technology to be competitive. In Groupware's new quarterly newsletter, this column is a rare opportunity to share my thoughts, and, hopefully, insight on the latest issues and trends affecting our business. I appreciate this opportunity and welcome your comments and feedback.

Improving Data Center Efficiency by Thinking Green: O'Reilly Media

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 14:46:32 -0700

Although an increasing proportion of today's information is virtual, the cost of collecting, storing, processing, and reporting that information is very real. Building a data center and supplying it with hardware, software, and a support staff is certainly expensive. But the electricity and cooling required for these computers may well dwarf other expenses.

This situation will only get worse with time. As the desire for information increases, so does the need for computing power. That means more hardware to house, power, and cool.

Up Close: A Letter from the President

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 14:46:32 -0700

Mike Thompson - President & CEO
Welcome to the Groupware CommunITy. With this online publication, we're committed to delivering unique insights into the trends, issues, and solutions that are critical to IT success. You'll find a wide variety of topics and opinions that can or which can be extremely valuable in helping you optimize your opportunities in a constantly or a constant evolving market.