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Chris Deel

Partner, Boxwood Capital Partners

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Technology and Operations leader with more than 15 years in various fields, including ecommerce, webcasting, and finacial services.

WEB: eBeverage Wholesale

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June 27, 2010

Focus Research Insight: Why On-Premise buyers emphasize Vendor Background more than Hosted Buyers?

To me Bil hits on one of the key diligence issues with hosted - where are they getting funding and are they going to be around. Even though hosted solutions can be switched easily, the risk is that they can simply "go away" if the ... more

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Phone Systems

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June 24, 2010

Google vs. Microsoft: whose cloud(s) do you like best and why?

It is a tough call, but I am certainly moving more toward the Google camp recently, even though I am a long time Microsoft user, and continue to be. So far the MS cloud offerings have been a bit cumbersome to deal with, and often ... more

Information Technology

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Jan. 29, 2010

Focus Research Insight: What determines when to upgrade your IT infrastructure?

An overly simlistic answer is does the current system keep me from getting business done effectively. Often times, new features and benefits get cited as key drivers, delivering great ROI, but in the end the new system gets used just like the old one, erasing ... more

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Oct. 20, 2009

Can a small business implement a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure economically?

Information Technology

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Sept. 4, 2009

Where do I find the true value of my domain names?

1) No suprise, domain names are only as valuable as they are relevent. If the name is not identifying a product or service a business is marketing, they are of little value. In additon, social networking is beggining to make domain names less relevent, as ... more

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Hosting and Bandwidth

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Sept. 2, 2009

How to Pick the Right Web Conferencing Software

If your needs are strictly internal collaboration, there are several free alternatives out there providing various capabilities (I use Google and YuuGuu personally).
If you are thinking about webinars, be sure you understand the risks and planning needed to do a live versus an on ... more

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