Another Smartphone operating system was announced in October. Windows Phone 7 has been added to the universe of Smartphones where the planets Android, Blackberry, and iPhone (or iOS) already circle. Let's look at the various Smartphone options and discuss the pros and cons of each and the benefits to the enterprise.

Time and money are linked in many ways and in many famous quotes. But let's talk about time and money from an IT perspective. Let's consider loss of access: The simple day-to-day loss of access to what an employee needs to do their job.

Imagine you arrive to work tomorrow and all of your computers are gone. All the hardware and all the backups. OK, maybe that’s not too likely, after all you do have security and alarms at your facility, but what if you arrive at work and there’s been an accident ─ a truck carrying hazardous materials has spilled its contents on your street and you can’t get into your building. Or what if you find you'll be without power for days, or, in the case of other disasters, for weeks. Can your business survive without its computers and its data for this length of time?