If someone was using illegal software in your company, would you know about it? It’s a disturbing question, but it’s one that everyone should know the answer to. Software is sometimes viewed in a more casual way to computer hardware; after all, eve...

Communication is a vital component of every company, regardless of the sector it may be in. As soon as communication between departments breaks down the possibility of problems occurring increases, because there is an increased chance of having different ...

Many businesses view their IT and computer system as being a rigid entity that serves a very precise set of needs. But while this may be true to an extent, these businesses are risking the possibility of missing out on other advantages that an IT system c...

From spreadsheets to desktop publishing, there are a myriad of IT applications being used by every single company in existence today. Our increasing reliance on computers to get the job done quickly and efficiently has led to great advances in the world o...

While computer infrastructures are a big part of virtually every company nowadays, not every company has the structure they need. Rapid growth, a change in the way a firm does business or any one of a dozen other reasons can lead to a business outgrowing ...

The above question is almost on a par with the one about the piece of string. The ideal answer is of course ‘the shortest amount of time possible’ but in reality things aren’t always so simple. The key to the answer lies in the efficiency of your...

Every business has different needs when it comes to software. Depending on what the business involves and how it operates there will very likely be several software programs being used at any one time. Of course, what works for your company now may not...

It’s a fact of life that computers and software can fail now and again. As much as we would like them to be invincible they do occasionally crash or lose our valued data, and when this happens anyone would be forgiven for wondering why we rely on them s...

Most businesses plan for their future in one way or another – whether it’s in the form of a well designed and thought out plan of action with numbered steps, or simply in the form of ideas and ambitions that never quite make it onto a sheet of paper. ...

Compliance issues are often seen as being a topic that only the senior members of a business should have any interest in. But viewing compliance issues in this way can lead to major problems. After all, there are many different employees with different...

IT infrastructures vary enormously between businesses, whatever their size. Every business has different needs and requirements and this fact is reflected in its infrastructure. But the one thing that isn’t often reflected in that infrastructure is t...

A large part of business management is having systems and procedures in place to deal with problems as and when they occur. No business is immune to having things go wrong; what matters is that you know how to handle them quickly and efficiently so your b...

Compliance issues are extremely important for companies of all shapes and sizes to get to grips with nowadays. The increasing proliferation of data held on all kinds of systems means it’s absolutely vital for each and every company and employee to do al...

When it comes to computers and the way they are used within a company, there is not always a great deal of growth. Things are the way they are because that’s the way they’ve always been. If it works why try anything else? That’s a fair enough com...

It’s a somewhat alarming fact that not many businesses are pro-active when it comes to looking for solutions to possible problems that may occur with their IT infrastructure. Given the fact that the majority of businesses nowadays are hugely reliant ...