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Lifting the cloud on shadow IT
The cloud is streamlining operations for businesses of all sizes. It offers on-demand, distributed access to the information and services that businesses rely on, fuelling new business models, increas...
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October Top 50 #CloudInfluence Individuals
It has been a busy month. As we covered in our recent blog (HP Quits Public Cloud; Dell buys EMC; What’s happening?) we had the $67 billion Dell EMC deal, followed by Symantec spinning out Veritas, We...
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Why do you need to be digital ready?
Small businesses are crucial to the global economy, however, it can be difficult to grow and succeed in today’s competitive markets. In fact, a study conducted last year found that over half of small...
October Global #CloudInfluence Organisations
Retaining top slot in the global #CloudInfluence rankings was Microsoft. The company has been shifting its focus to software and cloud services as demand for the Windows operating system slows in a we...
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5 Top tips for providing effective IT support
5 Top tips for providing effective IT support 1. Evaluate how you currently work Ask yourselves “is this the best we can do?” Are you still working with outdated or legacy processes? Have you been...
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The password is passé
The password is dead. It’s time to admit it. After all, 75% of security breaches have been down to weak passwords and security experts have started to accept that even strong passwords aren’t good eno...
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Why More Businesses Are Moving to Hosted VoIP Solutions
Cloud based VoIP solutions are increasingly being used by businesses of all sizes for their flexibility and pricing. Choosing a hosted VoIP solution makes sense in many ways over traditional landlines...
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Cloud Cover: It Takes Two to Tango
Why IT departments must get in step with cyber-insurance providers The recent TalkTalk hack is a CEO’s nightmare come true, involving everything from calls for the CEO to resign to massive drops in th...
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A Cloud journey to take you sky-high
3Reaching the end-point of a Cloud journey may seem like a distant prospect for many. Indeed, Redcentric’s ‘Journey to the Cloud’ research found that 41% of organisations have just begun the process o...
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Can ERP in the Cloud help CIOs meet their business objectives?
On-premise Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software has earned itself a reputation for being expensive, time consuming and inflexible. Until recently however, many CIOs would have felt that moving...
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The Power of Cloud: Helping SMEs Focus on the Bottom Line
With money, livelihood and reputation on the line, running a small business can be tough. Every day is a careful balancing act of sales, solvency and customer satisfaction, all in an often unpredictab...
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Building strong links in the retail security chain
Most people are aware that credit card fraud is a real concern, but how many know just how extensive a problem it is? Do they know, for example, that more than half of the largest security incidents e...