Cloud
How to avoid “bill shock”
Businesses have always looked for the best ways to cut costs and keep operations running smoothly. ICT is of course no exception. Almost everything has a running cost associated with it: from training, to maintenance, to licence renewal. As workers went mobile, so did the costs – contracts for phones as well as computers were…
Read MoreTablets may be the future, but don’t throw your PC away just yet
The analyst firm Analysis Mason recently reported on the huge growth in tablet use across Europe – sales of tablets doubled in 2012. Apple’s iPad claimed 46% of the European market, whilst lower-priced Android devices, such as the Google Nexus 7 and the Kindle Fire HD, also sold strongly towards the end of 2012. At…
Read MoreTrust me, I’m more productive than you think
Want to make your staff more productive? Send them home! After all, more than 70% of people claim to do more work when they are away from the office, according to research conducted by Microsoft. cloudpro.co.uk highlighted some of the other findings from the report, including that 38% of people felt that they could be…
Read MoreStill worried about cloud computing? Let’s have a word (or two)…
Many studies show that small businesses in Europe are lagging behind the US when it comes to cloud computing. Given all of the known advantages to the cloud for businesses, why is that? It seems that the answer is security. It’s the fear that cloud computing is an online “wild west”, where thieves are waiting…
Read MoreStop buying laptops
Here’s a novel idea – why not stop buying computers for your employees? That sound like madness to you. After all, isn’t it an employer’s responsibility to give people what they need to do their jobs – paper, desks, pens and, above all, PCs? Don’t stop reading just yet. You see, for some people the…
Read MoreDo people really want to choose what they use?
The issue of letting staff choose and use their own laptops and phones is something dealt with previously on this blog. Lots of possible benefits and plenty of good reasons for businesses to stop buying PCs and let staff use their own kit. But flying in the face of the “if you build it, they…
Read MoreHome sweet home
Unless you have been on Mars, you will probably know that the CEO of Yahoo, Marissa Meyer, recently announced that her staff no longer have the option of working from home. This prompted a wave of outcries all across the business and technology media, from people who believe remote working, collaboration, and flexibility are inherently…
Read MoreChange comes from within
Two great things about the technology industry that are never in short supply… buzzwords and expert opinions. So it is with rogue clouds. A term that most people would agree comes with fairly sinister undertones. What are rogue clouds? Well, according to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) it is what you get when employees bypass…
Read MoreInvest in tech to stay ahead of the curve
A recent study by Quocirca claims that more than 64% of UK SMEs are anticipating a decline in their IT spending in 2013, with a further 21% expecting them to plateau. Although the results of this survey are hardly surprising, they are also rather unsettling. It has been shown numerous times that SMEs which actively…
Read MoreFaster delivery for Ethernet Services – another improvement to customer experience
Colt understands that the lead time for services is important for our customers, and that delivery must be timely and reliable. The delivery lead times for Colt’s Ethernet Services have been falling even further, as Colt has leveraged strategic investments alongside internal transformation initiatives. This has enabled Colt to publish new, even more competitive delivery…
Read MoreThe Technology and SME outlook for 2013
Colt understands that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are facing a number of future challenges. If you believe the recent predictions IDC have made about the future of the channel market in 2013, then SMEs will be the major driving force for growth in the months to come. Like other businesses, SMEs face issues like…
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