SMB Tech Roll-up: Google On Caffeine High, Cisco Offers Cheaper Storage

More new releases this week that will help SMBs do business and cut costs, not least of which is the launch of Google Caffeine that will see SMB websites updated quicker. A new release from Cisco offers affordable storage solutions with integrated business applications.

Google Gets Caffeine Rush

Here’s something that should give SMBs better value for the web dollars. Google has upgraded its web indexing system called Caffeine, which the company says is not only much faster than previous technologies but also provides 50% fresher results from web searches.

The new search indexing technology called Caffeine enables Google to update its web index faster and in smaller chunks than it does at the moment with the result that pages can be updated and made available to searchers quicker than they have been in the past.

Every second, Caffeine processes hundreds of thousands of pages in parallel, takes up nearly 100 million gigabytes of storage in one database and adds new information at a rate of hundreds of thousands of gigabytes per day.

The result is that information - be it a news story, a blog or a forum post - can be found much sooner after it is published than was possible ever before.

So why did they do it? According to Google, content on the web is growing not just in size and numbers but with the advent of video, images, news and real-time updates, the average webpage is richer and more complex. And users are looking to find the most relevant, newest and best content when they go looking.

Cisco Unveils Data Storage For SMBs

To help small businesses respond to the growth of electronic information and corresponding storage requirements, Cisco has just launched of Cisco Smart Storage, a family of affordable desktop network storage solutions with integrated business applications.

Cisco Small Business NSS 300 Series Smart Storage gives users an integrated, highly secure method to store and share critical business data. While there are many new features here, Cisco (news, site)  says the principal advantage is that it will enable SMBs centralize, protect and share information.

However, this more than just a storage solution. It comes with built-in applications as well as the possibility of adding new applications in the future.

Amongst the built-in applications is a user-configurable Web server with an integrated WordPress publishing platform while enhanced security offers secure remote and Web access while helping preventing unauthorized users accessing content.

Cisco Small Business NSS 300 Series Smart Storage list prices range from US$ 913 to US $5,625, depending on the model.

Sage Adds Cloud Payments Solution

While getting payment from customers is always as problem, it’s even worse when customers offer payment but a company doesn’t have the means to process it electronically. Promising to SMBs accept all forms of payments, Sage (news, site)  is introducing the first phase of its cloud-based Sage Exchange this month.

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More new releases this week that will help SMBs do business and cut costs, not least of which is the launch of Google Caffeine that will see SMB websites updated quicker. A new release from Cisco offers affordable storage solutions with integrated business applications.