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Collaboration tools – 5 questions you should ask
Teamwork is a vital part of any business. Making sure all employees can quickly and easily work together on projects is crucial for keeping your business moving. Given that there is now a growing focus on remote working and mobile usage it is likely that you’ll be looking at using a collaboration tool to help…
Read More3 ways compliance is costing your business
In July 2013, the Department of Business Innovation and Skills in the UK launched the Security Breaches Survey which revealed that 87% of SMEs had a data breach in the last year. These results are a clear message that smaller businesses need to be more careful about the data they hold. If you fail to…
Read MoreIs your server management a nightmare?
The increased complexity of IT solutions over the last twenty years has seen server management become a headache many businesses could do without. Trying to manage a large box filled with applications and data, that is supposed to make your business run smoother, is both time-consuming and expensive. According to a survey from 2009, 58%…
Read MoreVDI enables smarter desktops for SMEs
According to recent research, small businesses who “fail to embrace the latest technology” could collectively lose out on billions in missed sales opportunities, and development prospects. With the popularity of BYOD (bring your own device) growing amongst employees and those who work at home, we are also starting to see an increase in the use…
Read MoreCommuting – time well spent?
Commuting is without doubt a stressful activity. Whether it’s getting up early to leave, returning home late, worrying about missing your train, traffic jams or changing a puncture, the daily travel to and from work takes its toll. So what does all of this stress do to an employee’s productivity? Could you increase productivity by…
Read MoreStart saving time (and money!)
Time. There never seems to be enough of it. One minute you’re thinking about avoiding homework, the next you are in a job. It disappears quickly and there’s no getting it back. This is something most small and medium-sized businesses understand, because time simply is money. How do you save time in the office? You…
Read MoreMeetings for success
A recent article reflecting on the pros and cons of virtual meetings showed that 6 months after Procter & Gamble first started using telepresence video conferencing, the company had eliminated 6000 flights. At Colt, we can believe it. Travelling is a huge expense for a business of any size and can hit SMEs particularly hard,…
Read MoreHow 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…
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