Cloud technology is now a fact of life. Businesses of all sizes are adopting it and are moving onto a cloud for business footing. Both in-house private clouds and hosted cloud environments are becoming commonplace. However, some environments, including shop-floor automated manufacturing were not suitable for cloud technology. However, current trends are towards accommodating Big […]
Most IT people have a worry about having critical systems and operational data offsite and under the control of a third party, especially now that the hosted Cloud is a realty for many. If they are running on a hosted platform, they were sure to have an Online Backup clause in the service level […]
One of the major advances in Information Technology has been the upsurge in Cloud Computing in recent years. Simply put, Cloud Computing is the application of internet-style technologies and techniques to the hosting and management of applications and data. The advantages of adopting a Cloud Computing platform are reduced operational costs, increases in the convenience […]
Fog Computing, also sometimes known as Edge Computing has been around in one form or another since the advent of Cloud Computing. The term was coined by Cisco as a description of extending a Cloud Computing environment to the edge of an enterprise’s network. In effect, the cloud is extended to the edge of the […]
Advances in server technology have provided new server platforms for the small to medium sized business, providing purchase options at a great value. Increases in hardware power and scalability have driven equivalent improvements in the software available. One of those advances is the development of Virtual Server offerings, both hosted and local that allow a […]
Contrary to popular belief, virtualisation has been around almost since the beginning of IT. Early mainframes used virtualisation to separate different applications into their own silo’s to make management of scare and expensive memory easier. Nowadays, virtualisation has come to mean the creation of something simulated or virtual, rather than the actual thing itself. In […]
A critical issue for organisations and Cloud service providers operating as a Multi-Cloud Enterprise is that of data protection and security. An enterprise needs to be sure that it’s data is secure and available to be restored in an environment with differing requirements across different clouds. In this context, data includes the applications and systems […]
Nowadays, most businesses are dependent on Internet connections and network stability to function. If you are an online business, it is vital to have 24/7/365 connectivity to your website for customers and for you to be able to manage and monitor your business. That implies having a Disaster Recovery plan, and if you are a […]
An accountant works to a well-defined timetable. Daily processing, month-end processing, processing supplier payments, wages and salaries, annual statutory audits and returns. All have a regular timetable of events and the processes that support them. An issue for all accountants is in managing the normal routine workflow to allow time for dealing with the inevitable […]
Microsoft have fully embraced the cloud concept with their Azure environment and the porting of their application suites to a cloud base. Their flagship collaborative Office product, Office 365, is no exception. The benefits of cloud-based computing are well-known and extensively discussed on this forum. In summary though they include: Access from anywhere, anytime. In […]
