Blogs
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Ten Top Tips to Ensure Your Security: part 2
by David Gibson, VP of strategy, Varonis
David Gibson, VP of strategy, Varonis continues to describe how 10 simple steps can be employed to prevent data from being misused or stolen in part 2 on security guidance.
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Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Ten Top Tips to Ensure Your Security: part 1
by David Gibson, VP of strategy, Varonis
David Gibson, VP of strategy, Varonis details 10 10 simple steps to prevent data from being misused or stolen:
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Prevent Data Loss, Protect Your Career And Keep The Hackers Away
by David Gibson, VP of strategy, Varonis
The more technology makes our working lives easier, the more it seems technology complicates our lives by making it easier for insiders with malicious intent and outsiders bent on stealing our secrets to steal our data.
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Monday, August 20, 2012
Modern outsourcing requires a more agile approach
by Dilip Allam, client services director, Mastek
Dilip Allam, client services director at Mastek, explains how organisations can implement successful outsourcing schemes, even when teams are based in different locations.
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Thursday, August 16, 2012
The ‘Big’ in Big Data
by Craig Carpenter, Vice President Marketing at Recommind
Craig Carpenter, Vice President Marketing at Recommind, discusses how the ‘Big’ in Big Data refers not just to the quantity of data, but also to the much larger variety of sources being analysed – especially unstructured data.
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Wednesday, August 15, 2012
BYOD for SMEs: Finding the right tools for the job rather than ‘iPads for all’
by Manish Sablok, Head of Marketing for CNE Europe at Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise
We are currently seeing two schools of thought in the industry concerning BYOD – one convinced that it is the way forward across the enterprise, the other forecasting that BYOD is perhaps not so much of a good thing as we once thought.
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10 Steps That Can Save You Money And Your Reputation: Part 2
by Paul Kenyon, COO, Avecto
Paul Kenyon, COO, Avecto continues in the second part of 10 steps that can increase cost savings and reputation.
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Tuesday, August 14, 2012
10 Steps That Can Save You Money And Your Reputation: Part 1
by Paul Kenyon, COO, Avecto
Every organisation faces one challenge to their IT security position –the user. It doesn’t matter how much security training and advice a person is given - if they want, and can, do something then they will.
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Friday, August 10, 2012
Why Did We Ever Expect G4S to Deliver?
by Mark Mitchell, Chief Executive, Meridian Business Support.
The failure of G4S, rather than one of competency, was one of recruitment policy. The security company has never claimed to be an expert in outsourcing, but rather is a specialist in outsourced business processes.
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Monday, August 06, 2012
Benefits of outsourcing IT to cloud providers
by Andrew Peddie, Managing Director of First Hosted, the cloud consultant and solution provider
Although many businesses and business owners still hold reservations about outsourcing IT and infrastructure to cloud providers, there is a noticeable shift towards increased confidence and adoption. Considering the spectrum of benefits available and the time-proven reliance of mature solutions, perhaps this is not surprising?
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Securing value from business process outsourcing
by Jim Muir, director at AutoRek
Jim Muir, director at AutoRek, examines how CFOs can successfully secure value from the process of business outsourcing.
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At your service – or not
by Colin Gallick, CEO, Invu,
Is customer service designed to meet the needs of the customer? Or only a strategy for improving cross selling and boosting revenue generation? Whilst the latter are, of course, important for any organisation, an endemic failure to deliver customer service that truly reflects customer requirements is undermining business value.
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Consolidating costs and increasing opportunity for the public sector
by Chris Price, Computacenter, Director of Public Sector & SIs
The introduction of the new Government Procurement Service (GPS) in 2011 (previously known as Buying Solutions) was an important step for the UK Public Sector after calls to reduce spending across all departments and to implement tighter budgetary controls as well as increase efficiency and the quality of the overall projects.
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Thursday, August 02, 2012
How to select a high-performing compliant outsourcer without compromising on customer contact
by Angie Burgess, Business Development Director at Infinity CCS.
In the wake of recent publicised failures in compliance and quality by well-known brands it is becoming more difficult to achieve sales via the contact centre and comply with various industry regulations.
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