Staying safe in cyberspace extends beyond your own four walls – the defences of your partners and suppliers must also be strong As uncomfortable as it tends to make most IT-minded people feel, security has been the tech world’s hottest topic for some time now. Whether it’s bring your own device (BYOD), the cloud or…
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No Clear Direction All planning and execution will be severely hindered, unless everyone understands the rationale, requirements, objectives and limitations of a move. There are big decisions to be made right at the start, on which will the detailed planning process will be based, including; What: bigger, smaller, cheaper? Where: do we want to move…
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Survey reveals that decision makers are concerned about unauthorised cloud storage solutions While the cloud’s praises continue to be sung from every enterprise rooftop, a new report has highlighted that IT decision makers remain very wary of free file storage solutions. The likes of Dropbox have become hugely pervasive at the consumer end of the…
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The reports of the conventional workplace’s death have been greatly exaggerated – but there’s still work to do While it’s not always talked about by employees themselves, there are few trends that have had a bigger impact on the modern workplace than bring your own device (BYOD). While most company bosses see this mobile revolution…
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Has Microsoft removed choice for SMEs? Just what is a small business to do for an email solution now that support for the product that bore its name has been put out to pasture? In retiring Small Business Server 2011, Microsoft has been accused by some of eliminating choice and dictating its vision for cloud-based…
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Mixing private and public cloud infrastructure could be the best way to solve your hosting headache By now, most business owners will realise that they can benefit from cloud computing in one way or another. Making sense of exactly how, is the next logical step, and it’s not always easy. The difficulty could be down…
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