Following along from our last Episode-Technology Alignment and Planning The 2 Big Telecom Guys, Jeff Brodie and Rob Metras discuss how to budget Information technology expenses in this episode .

Learn how you can integrate your business processes, hardware, software, networks, and communications technology and review the way you budget for your expenditures.

Virtual CIO Role in Budgeting IT

Integration, and budgeting can be helped out by having an independent technical overview in the form of a Virtual CIO . A key player in the budgeting process who can advise the most cost effective ways in the alignment of the technology is added through the use of a Virtual CIO service that matches the right tech at the right place at the right cost with top management support and leadership.

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Episode23-Budgeting IT

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Align Your Technology with Your Strategy

Technology Alignment and Planning are discussed by the 2 BigTelecomGuys, Jeff Brodie and Rob Metras in this episode .

They discuss how you can integrate your computer networks, and communications technology and review the way you plan for your expenditures and business processes.

Employee productivity is discussed in regards to network security, with firewalls and wasted time on the web unrelated to the business costing time and bandwidth. Key to the alignment of the technology is a planning process that matches the right tech at the right place at the right cost with top management support and leadership.

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Episode22-Technology Planning

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In this Episode Jeff Brodie and Rob Metras go over what software planning and licensing is ,why is it in place and the perils of Software Piracy both legal and operationally. They outline what the concept of software assurance means and how it can protect you from change and talk about the possibility of bulk licensing from such well-known and universally used software such as Microsoft.

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Episode 21-Are You A Pirate ?

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A technology plan makes sure the whole organization has covered their network security, privacy obligations, as well as their Business continuity. Backups done on a regular basis, with appropriate security measures in place alleviate the problems of disk failure, or loss of key documents and files due to corruption or viruses.

Charities in Canada and the US have reporting obligations on their financial status to their donors and regulators just as much as business has an obligation to shareholders, securities regulators and stock exchanges. Listen as Jeff gives ideas to protect and prevent through the use of good technology planning.

Episode 19- Technology Planning for Charities and Non-Profits

Episode 19- Technology Planning for Charities and Non-Profits

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We discuss the gifts of old equipment and the need for a plan as a way of maximizing their resources and the need to know how to be able to participate in vendor programs that will gift new software and hardware to charities.

Episode 18- Charities and Non-Profits Can Maximize Technology

Charities and Non-Profits Can Maximize Technology

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In Episode 16 Rob and Jeff discuss bandwidth and what it means for you. Various definitions are supplied and then we have a discussion about the various ways you can connect to the Web. Jeff describes the evolution from dialup at 300baud to ISDN ,to ADSL, up to cable and wireless internet and T1 services. While the description of carriers is concentrated on the Greater Toronto area you should find the technical explanations applicable across the globe.

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We talk about IP-PBX systems, Androids,Iphones,Ipads,Blackberry's and other smartphones. We learn the functionality of a virtual system such as AltiGen's Max Mobile Server CS. We will discus the applicability of Wi-FI and WAP in the mix and discuss Wi-LAN.

Given the decreasing costs of smartphones the handset price gives great value in that it can be a two way device eliminating the need for desktop handsets. Most of the smartphones allow you to use Line of Business Apps on them and with location tools built in can map routes, monitor deliveries,highlight traffic problems to enable your business to avoid wasted time and deliver higher levels of service.

The AltiGen max-Mobile App is available for the Android,Iphone and Blackberry smartphones now and c improves productivity through mobility. Listen in while Rob and Jeff talk aout the use and integration tools that allows a small business such as a real estate broker or small call center have the same functionality as a Fortune 500 company.

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Virtualization can make your business have similar tools,capacity and scalability that a Fortune 500 company has without the ongoing expense of direct labour. See how you can make hardware do more with less and gain all the improvements of new software with Software as a Service.

Jeff's firm Codefusion Communications Inc. is a Toronto based Microsoft Gold Certified Partner as well as a Microsoft Small Business Specialist. Codefusion is also an AltiGen Platinum Technology Partner with AltiGen, the leader in IP-based telephony. Listen in as they discuss this new computing idea to do more with less. Jeff also blogs about technology on the Codefusion website.

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Episode 13 covers the relatively new area ,to small and medium size businesses, of Cloud Computing. We provide some definitions,uses for it and considerations for implementation. SaaS (Software as a Service is one of the uses for the Cloud as well as for scalable storage. This podcast itself is stored in the Cloud on Amazon's S3 Servers to enhance availabilty ,scalability and take the load off our regular server.

Jeff's firm Codefusion Communication Inc. is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner as well as a Microsoft Small Business Specialist and Rob is a long time Windows user who also has a Mac. Listen in as they discuss this new storage and remote computing method.

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In Episode 11 we discuss the importance of having good backup and security systems. We discover what is available now in backups besides the old tape backup systems. Jeff explains virtualization, real-time backup, and secure offsite backup and we discuss the ways you can implement this technology today before the inevitable crash and burn happens. Learn how computer and network support prevent and protect you from peering eyes,spoof attacks,and viruses.

Having good security of your network involves a number of items. Perimeter security,physical security,virus protection,intruder protection are a few of the topics Rob and Jeff discuss as well as the concept of network auditing and insurance.

Episode 11- Backups and Security

If you want to discover if your operation is protected Codefusion Communications would be glad to offer you a Free 27-Point Network Audit. Call us at 1-877-335-9390 to schedule.

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