Safe House
A good data backup system can preserve not just your company but your sanity. Read more
Computer Security
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War Stories
Reviews of three new business books -- one on why starting a company is like waging war, one about a high-profile venture capital firm, and one on why you sh... Read more
Better than Invisible Ink?
E-mail may seem to resemble shifting sand, but when it comes to staying power, those bits streaming through the ether might as well be carved in stone. Lo... Read more
How can I generate income from my Web site?
Internet in Business mentor Bradley Feld responds to the following question from an inc.com visitor: I'm a small-business person... Read more
Safe House
A good data backup system can preserve not just your company but your sanity. Read more
The View from Brooklyn
Change creates opportunity, and the Internet is producing both. But that doesn't mean the only opportunities are in the world of dot-coms. Read more
This Year's Hacker Attacks
The online assaults began Monday, Feb. 8, 2000, blasting Yahoo! with more packet traffic (service requests) than most Web sites receive in a year. The sit... Read more
Be Careful What You Wish For
Silicon Valley companies thought an act of Congress would solve their problems with Bill Lerach and his shareholder lawsuits. But the reforms may end up back... Read more
Protect Your Domain Name from Cybertheft
You've finally registered that domain name for your business. Now nobody can take it away, right? Wrong. A wave of domain name hijacking is sweeping the W... Read more
This Year's Hacker Attacks
The online assaults began Monday, Feb. 8, 2000, blasting Yahoo! with more packet traffic (service requests) than most Web sites receive in a year. The sit... Read more
I Crave Control
In late January, Norwegian police raided the home of a 16-year-old student who rattled the U.S. movie industry with a software program he coauthored that ... Read more
The View from Brooklyn
Change creates opportunity, and the Internet is producing both. But that doesn't mean the only opportunities are in the world of dot-coms. Read more
FTC Jumps the Gun with Privacy Proposal
The findings of a recent Internet privacy study conducted by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have prompted the agency to propose that Congress give it ... Read more
Five Key Ways to Improve Your Customers' Experience
Have you ever been to a Web site and had an all-around excellent experience? The site was easy to use, the checkout was flawless, and when you had to call... Read more
Back Up Data
Before you choose a backup solution, you need to examine your needs. First, you'll need to determine how much data you have to back up and how frequently ... Read more
Checklist: Research Your Backup Solution Options
Once you've determined your needs, you'll need to investigate the options you think best fit those needs. This section includes an overview of how to eval... Read more
Research Data Backup Turnkey Solutions
There are a number of different features you may want to consider, such as data security, storage space, and user interface. Itemize your needs in an orga... Read more
Prepare for Effective Data Backup and Recovery
To make sure you have an effective data backup and recovery system, you'll need to plan in detail for disaster recovery, make sure that all your employees... Read more
Monitor Your Web Site's Download Time
The term "download time" is usually misapplied to the entire lapse between the time that you request a Web page and the time that you are... Read more
Troubleshoot Downtime Issues
Whether you detect downtime on your own or are alerted to it with the help of a monitoring service, you must take immediate action to correct the problem.... Read more
Understand How Downtime Is Measured
Measuring whether your site is "up" or "down" seems like it would be pretty easy: Either it's available or it's not. However, effective monitoring for dow... Read more
Monitor Your Web Site's Download Time
The term "download time" is usually misapplied to the entire lapse between the time that you request a Web page and the time that you are... Read more
Monitor Your Web Site's Downtime
Accessibility is the most critical measure of your Web site's performance. If customers can't access your site, they can't shop; and if they can't shop, t... Read more
Prescription for Encryption
In 1999, Barry and Madge Rosenberg, owners of the Manhattan bakery Soutine, watched with glee as their gingerbread sales more than doubled. The reason: th... Read more
Prepare for Effective Data Backup and Recovery
To make sure you have an effective data backup and recovery system, you'll need to plan in detail for disaster recovery, make sure that all your employees... Read more
Denial-of-Service
The onslaught that brought down large sites such as Yahoo!, eBay, CNN.com, and buy.com was caused by a denial-of-service (DoS) attack. It is one of the ea... Read more
Prevent Malicious Attacks on Your Business Data
Viruses are pieces of foreign code (programs) introduced into your system to perform unauthorized acts against your internal network. Some of the viruses ... Read more
Troubleshoot Downtime Issues
Whether you detect downtime on your own or are alerted to it with the help of a monitoring service, you must take immediate action to correct the problem.... Read more
Understand How Downtime Is Measured
Measuring whether your site is "up" or "down" seems like it would be pretty easy: Either it's available or it's not. However, effective monitoring for dow... Read more
Implement a Strict Quality Control System
Unlike face-to-face shopping, where customers can touch and inspect goods before making a purchase, online customers must rely completely on your ability ... Read more
Back Up Data
Before you choose a backup solution, you need to examine your needs. First, you'll need to determine how much data you have to back up and how frequently ... Read more
Checklist: Research Your Backup Solution Options
Once you've determined your needs, you'll need to investigate the options you think best fit those needs. This section includes an overview of how to eval... Read more
Research Data Backup Turnkey Solutions
There are a number of different features you may want to consider, such as data security, storage space, and user interface. Itemize your needs in an orga... Read more
Research Off-the-Shelf Data Backup Solutions
You can purchase backup software, hardware, and media from online resellers, such as NECX Global Electronics E... Read more
Build Your Own Data Backup Solution
If you have your Web site or a network server in-house, or you can't afford a moment of downtime due to hardware failure, you may need to build a custom s... Read more
