What would happen if all your computers failed, were stolen, or were destroyed in a disaster? These days, computers play a crucial part in all businesses, yet many don’t have any plans for what they would do if their IT system was wiped out in a disaster. Disasters are far from uncommon: a crucial computer…
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How can company bosses be expected to make big decisions about the parts of their business that they just don’t understand? The regularity with which large-scale data breaches seem to appear in the media headlines is near impossible to ignore. The fear of falling victim to such an attack is an everyday reality for most…
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Taking the right level of care and avoiding BYOD’s biggest pitfalls should be a breeze. Most IT bosses will have spent time trying to convince their company’s big decision makers that IT investment is the way forward, but it’s not always a one-way thing. The chance to boost productivity and improve output can sometimes get…
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Last week, the World Bank warned of the potential for a new financial crisis – one worse than the GFC. Of course, it may not happen (and I’m sure we’re all hoping it won’t). But if we do begin to see a downturn in economic demand, businesses will once again be looking for internal measures…
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Security will always be on the minds of consumers but businesses must do what they can to minimise the fears Data is everywhere in the modern business landscape – companies of all sizes are using it to drive both minor and major decisions. Advocates of this ‘big data’ shift say that sizeable and complex caches…
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Standardisation can be a minefield for the cloud industry, but platforms such as Docker could provide a suitable solution There are around 50 officially recognised standards within the cloud industry, but it’s often difficult for CIOs to decide which to adopt. Sometimes it may seem easier for CIOs to ignore these concerns, then just go…
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