On-premise vs Cloud vs Colocation: Where to store your data
Every company will have different data storage needs. Figuring out which is the best option for your company requires taking into account a number of factors. We have put together pros and cons to...
What is cloud computing? With examples
With over 90% of companies using cloud services in some element of their business, it’s an important modern skill to understand what the cloud is, and its uses. We’ve put together an explanation...
HSCN and public cloud connectivity – connecting healthcare to AWS and Azure
Following the Government Digital Service’s effective green light to public sector use of the public cloud, health and care service providers and clinical application ISVs are keen to exploit public...
What to do when your N3 tokens expire: HSCN remote access
For the last two years people have been transitioning from N3 to HSCN and at the same time, replacing the overlay services they took. With the BT bridging gap from N3 to HSCN collapsing in August...
Telephony: an enabler for the public sector
Over the past five years, with the maturing of G-Cloud and the Cloud First approach, and the more recent green light given by Government to the use of public cloud, the public sector, including the...
Having a different conversation about SD-WAN
One of the issues I have with much of the PR hoopla around SD-WAN is its tendency to major on the cost savings, with the implication that organisations could finally unshackle themselves for good from...
Top 10 questions for choosing a network provider
Proactive management, monitoring, securing and reporting of a complex network are difficult things to get right. Investing in managed network services can appear to be the answer, bringing you better...
Top 10 tips for a smooth migration to IP Telephony
Migrating to an IP telephony solution doesn’t have to cause downtime or disruption. Our tips look at how you can migrate to a IP telephony system smoothly. 1. Develop a strategy based on...
Top 10 benefits of using managed IT services
There was a time when organisations only had to concentrate on their core offer: baking cakes, selling furniture, making cars, providing care etc. But over the past three decades, every specialist...
Shared vs dedicated IaaS
Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) provides the ability to run many customer servers on the same physical server hardware through the use of server virtualisation. The concept is a repeat of the...
Common problems with onsite data backup
Many companies are still using traditional backup methods which can cause issues and be ineffective in comparison to online data backup solutions. We look at common issues come with traditional onsite...
12 benefits of desktop as a service
Desktop as a Service (DaaS) allows organisations to provide their employees with a virtualised desktop environment to any device, with the data and systems hosted from the cloud. This article looks at...