Meet the Cloud Expert – Carl Harris

Carl Harris, Director of IT and Operations at BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT and Cloud Expert.  Here he talks about how SMEs can take advantage of doing business in the Cloud. The Cloud continues to evolve.  How would you define the Cloud in terms of its use for businesses? Cloud-based services give businesses an […]

Flexible working practices by Ksenia Zheltoukhova

Flexible working practices by Ksenia Zheltoukhova Ksenia Zheltoukhova is an expert in flexible working practices at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.  Here we talk to her  about what businesses need to consider. Q: What are the key drivers behind businesses adopting flexible working practices? A: Flexible working in some cases has become excessively […]

Business Continuity expert – Andrew Stewart

Business Continuity expert – Andrew Stewart Business Continuity Expert, Andrew Stewart, Managing Director of data protection specialists Datto, explains how businesses need to do more to safeguard themselves from major disruption. Q:     From your experience, do most SMEs take disaster recovery/ business continuity seriously enough? A:      Data is growing and importance along with-IT applications being […]

Meet Dr Paul Stephens – Cyber Security Expert

Meet Dr Paul Stephens – Cyber Security Expert Amshire quizzes Cyber Security expert Dr Paul Stephens, Director of Computing, Digital Forensics and Cyber Security at Canterbury Christ Church University.  Below we discuss some of the topics relevant to smaller organisations and businesses. We hear a lot about cyber attacks on large multinationals, but how much of a […]

Meet Mark O’Neill – Green IT Expert

MEET THE EXPERT – MARK O’NEILL We meet up with leading Green IT expert, Mark O’Neill, author of “Green IT for Sustainable Business Practice” and ask why going green is relevant to small and medium sized business. What is Green IT? The term is quite subjective and can mean different things to different people.  However, […]

Meet Glenn Woolaghan, SMB and Distribution Director for Microsoft UK

Glenn Woolaghan, SMB and Distribution Director for Microsoft UK In this interview with Glenn Woolaghan, SMB and Distribution Director, we ask some searching questions that are relevant to small and medium sized businesses. What are the key trends in IT that are going to make a different to the average SMB over the next few […]