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LinkedIn – Where did it come from?

May 31st, 2009 AlanBuckwalter No comments

LinkedIn has helped define social networking for the business community. With more than 40 million subscribers they help people find, connect with and leverage business contacts, past, present and future, help people leverage these relationships to research and offer useful information to others and grow their business. People are only now beginning to scratch the surface and understand the true potential of this powerful tool that is taking the Internet world of business by storm.

Did you ever wonder who started linked in? what they were thinking? what they had in mind?
Then this video interview is for you.

Have a look at this interview with LinkedIn’s co-founder Reid Hoffman to learn more and hear his thoughts on how you can use this tool for your benefit. Click here.

Language Translation meets Gmail

May 28th, 2009 AlanBuckwalter No comments

What would you say if you could compose an email in one language and have it automatically translated into one of 40 others for you automatically? Our friends at Google Labs are working on just that very idea.

As the business world becomes more and more global, this piece of technology can only help.
Read more here.

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Cloud Security: Danger (and Opportunity) Ahead

May 26th, 2009 AlanBuckwalter No comments

Computer Security is essential for all computer users. It is more than just viruses and malware, but includes data security and preventing information theft. Cloud computing is no exception, where security should be considered early on in the adoption. Read more here.

Pricing the cloud an ongoing challenge

May 26th, 2009 AlanBuckwalter No comments

Comparative shopping is smart business, and easier to do when you are comparing like/commoditized products. Unfortunately technology doesn’t always make it easy, especially those that are relatively new. It is important to understand what you are getting, what you are NOT getting, and all of the differences, no matter how subtle, you might come across. To learn how this related to cloud computing, click here.

How to Buy Cloud Computing Services

May 26th, 2009 AlanBuckwalter No comments

When it comes to buying cloud computing services, paying for them is often the easy part. Learn more about the many other details you should consider here.

FAQ: Cloud computing, demystified

May 26th, 2009 AlanBuckwalter No comments

What is cloud computing, and can it be trusted? Key questions answered
Read more here.

10 cloud computing companies to watch

May 26th, 2009 AlanBuckwalter No comments

Knowing who the players are in this space is just as important as understanding what it means. Here is a list of cloud computing service providers along with a brief summary of their offering. Read more here.

Twitter Tips: How to Catch Up After a Few Days Away

May 22nd, 2009 AlanBuckwalter No comments

Have you ever been away from the office, out of communication for a while and you come back to a full mailbox, voicemail box, email box, etc.? With the increase of other communication channels, this is only becoming harder and harder, and creating more work for you when you return. Here are some tips on how to catch up with all of those Tweets that came in while you ere away. Read more here.

About Jefric Consulting, LLC

May 21st, 2009 AlanBuckwalter No comments

Jefric Consulting, LLC

Jefric Consulting, LLC

Jefric Consulting, LLC provides IT consulting and custom technology solutions for Small Businesses.

We work with you, understand your business, outline your technology needs and goals, and map out a plan to achieve these goals, execute in a cost efficient manner and support you going forward. Technology that is designed and deployed effectively can help you grow your business, improve efficiency and help give you a competitive edge. A successful business and technology partnership is essential and can help you accomplish things that you may not have thought possible.

Jefric Consulting, LLC is a technology consulting services firm with over 25 years of experience working with personal, mid-size and mainframe computers as well as Windows and Unix (and Linux) client/server and peer to peer configurations. Our founder, Alan M Buckwalter has experience as a Member of Technical Staff at ATT Bell Labs, a world class research and technology company; a Quantitative / Financial Strategist at Goldman Sachs, a leading financial services firm; and as a Managing Director of Global Equity Derivatives Technology and Equities Risk Technology at Bank of America, a world class financial institution. This makes us uniquely experienced and knowledgeable in cutting edge technologies, and how to best apply them to your business environment.

Read more here.

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Are you thinking about a Server for your Small Business?

May 21st, 2009 AlanBuckwalter No comments

If you are like many small businesses with 5-25 employees and/or more than 3 computers, you quickly realize that it is essential to have a server to host and manage many of the critical business functions that you depend on daily. This vital piece of office technology is responsible for a wealth of important computing tasks.

Read more here or contact Jefric Consulting to learn more ways to help your business with technology.