A worrying report from polling company Ipsos MORI suggests that 91% of US office workers store documents on personal devices – and 38% of those questioned use consumer Cloud services to store and transfer company data. This open approach to … Continued
Some businesses may have resisted the move to VoIP telephony, but as the technology has matured the arguments against the technology are rapidly disappearing. Here are two great reasons your business should reconsider using a hosted VoIP solution. 1. Cheaper … Continued
If your business is too small to warrant a full-time member of staff, or even an IT support contract, you need to carefully consider how to balance the need to use technology with potential for problems. Here are two Cloud-based … Continued
For years, free consumer service Skype was regarded as “wiretap-proof”, meaning that calls were very unlikely to be intercepted or interfered with. For many small businesses, this allowed them a degree of security knowing that confidential calls could not be … Continued
A new report from the Institute of Engineering and Technology has revealed that just 14% of SMEs regard cyber security as a priority and have the required skills in house to deal with threats. However, just because almost everyone else … Continued
After surveying 6000 companies interested in moving aspects of their IT infrastructure to Cloud-based equivalents, Microsoft has announced that most SMEs have markedly “immature” set ups. In the survey, technologies and policies surrounding security architecture, resiliency, operations management, and risk … Continued
Do you have remote workers? Are you worried about the security of data they are accessing from their company network or home computer? If so, you’ll be pleased to hear that a hosted desktop solution could help increase data security … Continued
The British government appears to have caught up with the private sector – at least in terms of Cloud computing policy! Their new “Cloud First” policy insists that central government departments prioritise Cloud services when making IT purchases. Although departments … Continued
With a beautiful long weekend behind us, it is easy to look forward to a fantastic summer. Lots of sunshine, warm temperatures, cold beer, barbecues and ice cream – bliss! However, as attractive as the summer may be, small businesses … Continued
Employing temporary staff is a great way to keep employment costs low, allowing you to take people on to meet short-lived bursts in demand. Unfortunately, providing the infrastructure required to help temporary staff be productive from day one is more … Continued
