Most of us are generally familiar with the infrastructure and capabilities of the public Internet. For most businesses, it’s a fundamental channel for communication, collaboration, customer engagement and more. But some business owners may not understand how a dedicated private…
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Technology has vastly improved retail transactions and made running a store more efficient, especially as stores now rely on point of sale (POS) systems, tablets and computers, digital signage, and inventory and asset management systems. Many of these require power…
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Cloud adoption by businesses seems to be growing to almost universal proportions, with one recent survey of 930 IT professionals reporting that 93% were using or experimenting with some form of cloud services. But while the cloud offers cost efficiencies,…
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People and businesses are producing, sharing, storing, and streaming more content than ever. Cisco forecasts that by the end of 2018, annual global data centre IP traffic is set to reach 8.6 zettabytes and 78% of workloads will be processed…
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Our use of Internet bandwidth and consumption of bandwidth-heavy content is growing fast and will only accelerate. We often hear about this in a consumer context, but it does have ramifications for business, too. What can you expect, and how…
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When you have visiting clients or partners, it’s important to ensure that your office is set up to help facilitate productive discussions and collaboration. The balance is in making your clients feel at home in your space while also protecting…
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It may be true that a picture is worth a thousand words. Certainly, images greatly improve the story-telling and visual appeal of any website, and most business owners know that they should be using lots of images on their sites….
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Enterprise decision makers often ask me what process they should follow to budget for security. While most mature organizations use one or more of the common approaches, the changing security landscape justifies their quest in looking for a new perspective….
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Many of us make them. Most of us invariably break them. We’re talking of course, about New Year’s resolutions. And in the midst of those resolutions – often centred around health and fitness – you may want to also consider…
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In today’s digital world, one of the essential first steps in building a business is creating an online presence. 80 per cent of small businesses say a main use of their website is to provide general information, and 45 per cent cite…
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