Technology and fashion are becoming closer by the day, and the results are set to flourish in the workplace. Preparation will determine the success of your own adoption. The consumerisation of IT has been rampant in recent years. We’re seeing a new wave of apps, cloud services and devices infiltrate the workplace, after they all…
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We’re somewhat used to hearing about security bugs these days, but recent examples have really given businesses reason to worry. There has hardly been time for the headlines about “Shellshock” to die down before the latest threat called “Poodle” was uncovered by researchers. The Poodle bug resides in an older encryption standard known as SSL…
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Your IT systems are critical to the operation of your business and it’s therefore equally important that you budget to properly maintain and improve these systems. Following is a summary of what should be considered essential expenditure for your IT as part of your annual budget: IT SUPPORT: Your IT department, or otherwise your IT…
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Archiving is a term that most business owners will have heard, but so many still aren’t giving it the necessary attention. Here’s why you should invest… While technologies like fax and even SMS are falling into obscurity as new alternatives become available, email has stood the test of time. The fact that it’s one of…
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VoIP can be an incredibly valuable tool for your business, but only if you approach it in the right way VoIP – or Voice over Internet Protocol – technology has existed for some time, but with the cloud and unified communications (UC) now more prominent than ever, it’s becoming cheaper, more accessible and even more…
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The purpose of an Internet and E-mail Policy is to ensure there is consistency in the application of the internet and e-mail within an organisation. These systems have been long established as crucial communications facilities, providing the ability to contact professional and academic sources worldwide. Therefore, a policy is required that provides for the optimum…
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