A local Windows server will still offer some benefits to organisations that move totally to the cloud – it does depend whether you plan to keep your current PCs or replace with dumb terminals or thin clients. Benefits of having a local server to compliment hosted solutions: Store and share legacy documents and databases[…]
Just like the pundits predicted, cloud computing is the Next Big Thing in IT. Google’s new Chromebook 11, Dropbox, Adobe’s Creative Cloud – cloud computing is going mainstream. Theoretically, you could run an entire business in the cloud alone, making huge savings on computing costs and promoting mobility. But can it really done?[…]
Following on from our beginner’s guide to virtualisation, we thought it would be a good idea to explore a bit further exactly how implementing virtualisation can save your business money. The extra initial up-front capital investment in software has traditionally made virtualisation the preserve of bigger business, but the falling costs of hardware[…]
As our businesses become more data driven, and our assets information based, cyber security becomes more important by the day. Investing in robust security solutions is important, but that’s not the end of the story. Comprehensive protection comes from taking an active role in your company’s security. The size of the problem In a recent[…]
Microsoft Sharepoint is about more than documents and annual leave requests. It can function as a highly effective internal communication tool that encourages collaboration and relationships within and between departments, closes the gap between management and workers and provides a centralised, lasting knowledge base. Let’s take a look at a few of the[…]
In the age of cloud computing, outsourcing IT is becoming more commonplace as it becomes unnecessary to be on-site in order to provide many IT services. Very often, businesses will outsource separate needs to separate companies, working on a ‘best of breed’ basis. However, there are real advantages to restricting outsourcing to one IT[…]
The only way to effectively recover from an IT disaster is to have a detailed plan in place. Firstly because disaster recovery requires preparative procedures carried out on a regular basis, and secondly because the last thing you need in a disaster is to come up with solutions on the fly. But where[…]
Did you know that if you connect an unprotected PC to the internet it will most likely be affected with malicious software such as viruses, worms, Trojan horses and spyware within only 60 minutes? Because of the interconnected nature of the web it is impossible to go online without being exposed to some kind[…]
You might’ve heard people talk about it, seen people tweet about it or read articles about it. We’re talking about the buzzword (or fuzzword) that has been on everyone’s lips lately: ‘BIG data’. However, we dare to claim that most people don’t really know what big data means and how it can help us. To[…]
Virtualisation has become a bit of a buzzword in recent years, which is no wonder as it has brought a lot of positive changes to the world of IT. However, to the everyday computer user with no deeper knowledge of information technology it is just a word with no meaning. You really need to[…]