Often, PCs are like old soldiers: they never seem to die. In many cases the old workhorses keep on going, so long as they are not touched and nothing major…
Back to basics on what cloud computing is really about – what’s real, what’s not, and why it matters (or doesn’t in some cases). This webcast cuts through the hype…
The economic downturn caused many companies to delay their desktop and notebook refresh plans, but this can only be put off for so long before the slow performance and increased…
‘Choice’ is one of those words that gets bandied around in all kinds of ways, without anyone really thinking about if it is appropriate. We all want choice, so we…
“Our people are our greatest asset” is one of the most frequently employed oxymoronic phrases in business. Of course, it’s true – everyone knows how hard it can be to…
The good old PC, along with the phone, is today the main, if not only, interface that users have to IT systems and services. The experience that people have of…
Windows 7 Migration – is it time to move to 64-bit? Windows XP has been a spectacular success for Microsoft. Many companies avoided moving to Vista as it was such…
Unified Communications (UC) is a term that has long been bandied about, but has yet to really gain the serious attention of businesses. Its slow uptake has not just been…
Developments in both the worlds of PC technology and the global economic climate have conspired to slow down much of the “routine” desktop upgrade cycle that takes place periodically in…
Looking at the sleek laptops, all-in-one and small form factor PCs of today, they have changed beyond all recognition compared to the deskbound, utilitarian behemoths of even a decade ago.…
We are generally pretty familiar by now with the concept of virtualisation on the desktop, where a virtualisation application allows a secondary guest operating system (OS) to run within the…
By Andrew Buss Data protection continues to be a top of mind subject for many companies. Data losses continue to occur on a regular basis across both public and private…
The refresh cycle for desktop and laptop computers varies from organisation to organisation. While some companies work within defined boundaries for larger scale upgrades – every two or three years,…
The notebook market started to gather steam in the early 2000s with the launch of mobile initiatives such as Intel Centrino in 2003. This spurred the development of an installed…
Data protection remains top-of-mind for many companies. Data losses continue across both public and private sectors. With increasing penalties and regulation around data breaches, encryption is one key to data…
Given that IT security is all about understanding, and mitigating risks, it is inevitably going to have to keep up when new technologies come to the fore. In general, anything…
Whether businesses like it or not, the likelihood is that Unified Communications (UC) in some form or another will work itself into many workplaces at some point in the not-too-distant…
It goes without saying that IT systems should, in principle, be secured so that only properly authorised users can access data, applications or services. Most companies are pretty good at…
By Josie Sephton The issue of personal use of company mobiles, and its cost to the business is one that surfaces for debate every so often. While some companies see…
By Jon Collins In a nutshell: Many organisations have adopted server virtualisation to support their infrastructure consolidation activities, and are reaping the benefits. However, there is more to server virtualisation…
According to many pundits, here’s the plan for the next generation data centre: we can go to a dynamic infrastructure, with on-demand applications running in our private cloud, and an…
For most organisations, backups form an essential part of the day to day activities of IT operations. They keep users happy in the short term, as individuals can recover files…
Many people tend to associate High Performance Computing (HPC) with exotic supercomputers with esoteric CPUs, high-end networking and storage fabrics, and custom applications simulating nuclear explosions, virtually crash-testing cars or…
