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Data is absolutely essential and central to many businesses. A company needs its data in order to run operations, record transactions and measure progress. So what data should you back up, and why? The basic rule to follow in business data protection is this; “Will losing the data interfere with doing business?” If yes, back […]

For a growing number of companies, the question is no longer whether online backups are the right choice, but rather which online backup provider they should trust to be responsible for their critical business data. Data is the lifeblood of many businesses. A company needs it to run operations, record transactions and measure progress. Without […]

Email has become an absolutely mission critical part of your IT infrastructure. Let’s be honest, people panic when they’re cut off from their email, and with good reason; most of our communication happens by email. You can’t afford the risk of not getting emails from your customers or suppliers. What you need is a reliable […]

Never be fooled into thinking that Microsoft Exchange is just an email server and nothing else. Although it does indeed handle and store your company’s email, it also serves calendars, address books and (together with SharePoint) files centrally, thus ensuring that they are available 24x7 and can be shared within your team. It is for […]

Some believe that cloud computing’s only value is in reducing IT costs, however the cloud’s flexibility in providing infrastructure, services and processes means that it is also perfectly able to drive innovation. The problem with IT in its current form is that it is too slow, while the cloud offers us an opportunity to be […]

The possibility of reducing costs by migrating data from private machines to the cloud is a thrilling proposition for many companies and businesses. Cloud services can not only help to reduce infrastructure costs, they position a company uniquely so as to increase its ICT responsiveness and efficiency, providing greater flexibility and transparency, all while freeing […]

One of the best analogies to illustrate ‘the cloud’ is electricity. If I asked you what you’d prefer, to build a small power plant in your garden and make your own electricity, or buy what electricity you need from a company, you’re very likely to say you just want to pay for what you use. […]

Cloud computing presents both time and money-saving benefits, making it a great fit for small businesses. In fact, small businesses that are not part of the cloud could very well be missing out on opportunities that could help them grow and take their businesses to the next level. The cloud has given small business owners […]

If there is one term which the IT industry has bandied about often in the past few months, that terms would be ‘the Cloud’, or a variant of it, ‘Cloud Services’. But what exactly is the cloud, how does it work, and how does it affect me or my business? Cloud services essentially means ‘using […]