This week's IT buzzwords focus on efficiency. As a small business owner it is important to be able to identify practices and systems that can help your IT partners deliver better quality service. Here are 5 IT efficiency buzzwords, and their significance to you as a small business owner.

This week's buzzwords focus on every day information technology terms that may go overlooked or missunderstood when you, the small business owner, have that weekly chat with your IT guy. For small businesses with limited IT resources, these terms most likely form the backbone for your company's productivity and business continuity.

This week's IT buzzwords are all about virtual security and business continuity. As a small business owner, when you have a conversation with your IT department or an outsourced IT provider, security is one area that you need to understand and pay attention to. You need to walk away from these conversations understanding what security software you have in place, how it gets updated, who is responsible and what happens when the system gets compromised. 

Last week I started translating IT buzzwords like public cloud, hybrid cloud and NAS so that these terms would actually mean something to a typical small business owner. I have seen the glazed over look of frustration when you talk with your IT guy or an outsourced IT consulting firm. For most small business owners, IT is a completely foreign language. But the next time you start to get lost in the conversation with your tech guy, remember that the buzzwords, solutions and trends he is talking about hold the keys to business continuity and your success as a leader. Subscribe to the blog here to get weekly buzzwords delivered to your inbox.

As a small business owner, talking with your IT guy or an outsourced IT solution provider can be frustrating. For most of us, IT is a completely foreign language. However, the buzzwords, solutions and trends your IT guys are talking about hold the keys to business continuity and your success as a leader. So, over the next couple weeks I will try and translate some of today's key IT buzzwords into meanings that are significant to your decision making process. If that sounds helpful, subscribe to the blog here.