How to make big data work for you

How to make big data work for you Often, the image surrounding Big Data focuses on how giant corporations can hoover up an extraordinary amount of information.  Feeding it into powerful computers creating a stream of crucial analysis and insights, thus saving itself billions.  Certainly a cliché, there are big companies harvesting incredibly large amounts […]

Time to upgrade

Time to upgrade Here are some indications as to when it may be time to upgrade your business IT system.  Look at doing a more wholesale upgrade. Your business is growing – time to upgrade It may be that you’re employing more people, developing new products and services, or expanding into new premises. You’re having […]

Securing your connection with the World outside

Securing your connection with the World outside Your business literally hangs by a thread of copper or fibre with the outside world.  Securing your connection is a must.  Should it become severed then business will rapidly grind to a halt. It is wise to look beyond your immediate surroundings when developing a Disaster Recovery Solution.  […]

When the Hacker wins

WHEN THE HACKER WINS Thousands of businesses suffer cyber-attacks every week, when the hacker wins.  However, just a small chink in your armour can lead to disastrous consequences as these two sorry tales portray. CASE HISTORY – Customer Exposure Alerted to a possible leak of credit card details by its card processing Company, an online […]

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, […]

Amshire and QA Apprenticeships

Amshire and QA team up again Amshire have again teamed up with QA Apprenticeships to find a further IT Help Desk Engineer. We have already taken on 2 IT Apprentices with QA over the last 2 years and this is something that we are looking to do so again.  We are looking for local and […]