http://blog.managednetworks.co.uk The life and times of a proactive IT support company - Managed Networks Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:12:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en According to a recent report, the first half of 2010 saw a significant increase in the number of SMEs taking up cloud computing as the answer to their burgeoning storage and access needs. The study, which revealed that 14 percent of SMEs were using cloud computing services with a further 10 ... http://blog.managednetworks.co.uk/?p=206 Easynet has just announced their acquisition, from Sky, by LDC.  This makes them an independent company again. Is this a good or bad thing? http://blog.managednetworks.co.uk/?p=203 Microsoft are currently offering a saving of 50% on the first year's payments for any company taking out an Open Value Subscription agreement before the end of September.  Open Value Subscription (OVS) provides your business with the ability to spread the costs of your Microsoft licensing over three years.  During that ... http://blog.managednetworks.co.uk/?p=199 Managed Networks provides IT support to 1,000's of people across the country and one of the common issues new IT support clients want us to help with is the amount of information/spam they receive.  So, in order to help both our clients and ourselves here are some ways to reduce the ... http://blog.managednetworks.co.uk/?p=196 Social networking websites like MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, and Windows Live Spaces are services people can use to connect with others to share information like photos, videos, and personal messages. As the popularity of these social sites grows, so do the risks of using them. Hackers, spammers, virus writers, identity thieves, and ... http://blog.managednetworks.co.uk/?p=194 Virtualization is sometimes viewed by certain companies with deep suspicion, often not understood properly and perhaps, even simplistically misinterpreted as ‘unreal’ and therefore, easy to dismiss. It’s argued that if data cannot be physically seen to be safely secured in a server locked in a room on the company premises, ... http://blog.managednetworks.co.uk/?p=180 There are a great many perceived benefits from recruiting an internal IT Manager: is there whenever you need assistance will get to know your systems intimately will do things the way you want them done As Managed Networks is an IT support company, you would naturally expect us to say that our service would ... http://blog.managednetworks.co.uk/?p=176 Very useful meeting with the TMA this morning - thank you Seamus - so that I understand more about what they do within the theatre industry. Managed Networks has a great deal of experience working with a significant chunk of the West End's theatres so it is definitely a market for ... http://blog.managednetworks.co.uk/?p=174 The Cloud is the biggest thing in IT at the moment, with everyone from Microsoft down talking about "cloud computing" and cloud-based IT. The iPad is the latest device from Apple to stir up the consumer market and drive a whole new way of working.  What would happen if they were ... http://blog.managednetworks.co.uk/?p=171 It is often assumed that Cloud computing technology is complicated, and therefore, expensive and only the ‘big boys’ can afford to play. However, in the decade or more since the cloud became commercially available, much has changed, and so called barriers to entry, say, for a startup or SME have ... http://blog.managednetworks.co.uk/?p=164