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Continuing concerns about US Internet surveillance regimes is said to be damaging the Cloud computing sector as businesses eschew US-owned providers. Under the terms of the Patriot Act, designed to improve American national security, the US government can demand access … Continued
Speaking ahead of the G8 summit in Northern Ireland earlier this week, British Prime Minister David Cameron launched his new ‘Information Economy Strategy’. This new strategy focuses on the “growth opportunities of Cloud computing”, with a specific emphasis on small … Continued
Email can be a fantastic tool for quick communication, but it’s not without its problems. The fire-and-forget nature of the medium means that many people are happy to send messages without fully considering the implications for the recipient. Everyone hates … Continued
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
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
Historically there have been two certainties in life: death and taxes. However, these two factors appear to have been joined by a third: ever-increasing electricity bills. With Government warnings that costs are set to increase significantly in the foreseeable future, … Continued
Your business is no doubt acquiring data at a phenomenal rate, and now needs a way to store, share and process it. Traditionally a growing business would install a server in a corner of the office to provide a centralised … Continued
Note taking app provider Evernote has recently emailed its entire user base to advise them of a successful hacking attempt. Because the criminals managed to gain access to user login details (and much more), Evernote has reset the password of … Continued
Launched last month, Mega has attracted over 3 million users to its new free Cloud-based file hosting service. For many small businesses, the offer of 50GB of free online file storage will be attractive, as will the relatively cheap paid-for … Continued
