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It has been claimed that companies that virtualise their systems benefit from increased business continuity and improved disaster-recovery functions, and it has been said this is particularly true for SMEs.
With the recent volcanic ash incident and heavy snow earlier this year there has been a heavy impact on the UK economy as billions of pounds [...]

Not content with having caused enough havoc already, it seems the Icelandic volcano is back, causing yet again, disruptions to air travel and in turn business.
This, together with the impact of the heavy snow earlier this year, means most businesses have now cottoned on to the fact that if they want to keep business operations running [...]

With thousands of employees stuck abroad the Icelandic volcano wreaked havoc for many businesses across the UK a couple of weeks ago.  This along with the impact of ‘snow-day absenteeism’, which cost British businesses billions of pounds earlier this year, has meant more companies are now looking to put contingency plans in place to limit [...]

Following a look at the state of the country’s digital capabilities the Digital Economy Bill has now been passed through to tackle the areas which the Government thinks need addressing.
One part of the bill that has now become law is the promise that everyone across the UK will have access to a minimum of 2Mbps [...]

The cloud of volcanic ash drifting across Europe from the Icelandic volcano which erupted last week, made much of the continent a no-fly zone over the last 7 days. It is still unclear how long it will take for everything to get back to normal, but with planes only just starting to fly again the [...]

As of this month small businesses will no longer be able to take advantage of a legal loophole that gives them a valuable tax break. As the rules stood prior to the change, no company had to pay tax for the first £10,000 of profits they made, but this has now been drastically altered. Government [...]

The budget announced by Alistair Darling last week was met with a mixed response. Some view it as a shrewd start to rebuilding the economy while others view it as a cop-out, ignoring the huge cuts that must surely come. But what does it mean for you and your business?
Well first the good news, budget [...]

Cloud applications require less IT support and maintenance than in-house systems, and vitally they can be adopted and let go as and when business needs change. And with everyone looking to save money these days, this is a major advantage.
adept4’s new On Demand IT service gives companies access to business software applications on a pay-as-you-go [...]

Instant Messaging, or IM as it is commonly known, is often seen as a way teenagers can chat online to each other and placed in the hands of business users could lead to lost productivity. Because of this many companies ignore the significant business benefits of the service.
If you are looking for a solution that [...]

A survey of UK employers and their employees carried out late last year has reported that SMBs are missing out on the benefits of home working because they lack the technology to enable workers to do their jobs remotely.
The study revealed that while 72% of SMBs offer the opportunity to work from home, 61% of [...]