Who are the stars, the influential business people, in your community? How many of them do you have a relationship with?Why should you want to expand that number?

The influential business men and women in your area have a lot of contacts and a lot of experience. They have the ability to make many connections and access to tools and knowledge. They are the kind of take-action, forward-focused people you want to be around. Hanging out with them can expand your professional and personal life faster than anything else you can imagine.

Whether it's moving into that first dedicated server or changing dedicated server providers, it's a prospect that can give nightmare to even a seasoned IT professional. Extensive information gathering and, in the case of live sites, lots of moving pieces make setting up a new dedicated server a complex project. Those headaches can be avoided however, by paying careful attention to a few key details.

Measure twice, cut once

Times change. “Green is the new black.” Who could have imagined that two clashing forces - the Fashion Media and Birkenstockers - would stand united by this simple phrase? Surpassing its creators' wildest dreams, “green is the new black,” has brought these disparate groups together. No doubt about it, the environment is on everyone's lips and minds.

But in the corporate world, there is another trend ready to make the jump from fringe to mainstream. We're not talking about a life-changing phenomenon. Not another Kyoto Accord, but a milestone, nonetheless. “Coffee is the new lunch.”
There, you have it. A simple concept, but one charged with implications.