It is more important than ever to back up Microsoft Teams.
As we all know, the COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed the way that many of us work. With workplaces closing their doors during lockdown, many previously office-based employees had to quickly move online to work remotely from home or in a hybrid role. And while it certainly isn’t right to talk about ‘winners’ from such […]
Why having a single data backup location is never enough
Last month, disaster struck at one of the world’s largest hosting providers. A fire at OVH’s Strasbourg site destroyed one of their data centres and badly damaged two others. The fire was serious enough that a number of their clients lost data. In some cases, that data loss was total. The simple lesson of the […]
Why your data security needs to be more than a tick in a box
It is the kind of nightmare scenario that keeps IT managers up at night. A major Ransomware attack has completely disabled your systems. All of your business critical data and systems have been encrypted. Your company grinds to a halt and you can’t operate until the data has been restored. In the meantime, you still […]
IT strategy review for a post-COVID world
The challenge for CTOs and IT managers as we return to the “norm” is – what will the post-COVID landscape look like? We’re operating in unknown territory, but what we do know is that change can happen quickly and we have to be able to adapt to survive. Almost all businesses will have seen some […]
Business security and remote working during COVID19 and beyond
This week marks the start of the next stage for gradual easing of COVID19 lockdown restrictions. However, remote working looks set to continue for many months. For some businesses, the pandemic has initiated a permanent cultural change, in which remote or flexible working will become the new norm. My concern is that the shift to […]
Why do 70% of digital transformation projects fail?
A report published by the Harvard Business Review last year, ‘Digital transformation is not about technology’, found that 70% of digital transformation projects fail to achieve their goals. Why? It’s not, says the report, about the technologies themselves. It’s about people: the organisational culture. “Most digital technologies provide possibilities for efficiency gains and customer intimacy. But if […]
Could the cloud relieve the impact of the Coronavirus?
There are many disruptive sides to the Coronavirus spreading globally – personally, professionally and economically, but throughout the crisis what we’re seeing is that the cloud is significantly reducing its impact – from enabling data to be shared instantly between health care professionals to holding virtual classrooms online. The rush for cloud-first IT In recent […]
virtualDCS plants roots in one of Yorkshire’s most innovative cities
The team has now expanded into Hull’s Centre for Digital Innovation (C4DI) after the company saw a huge increase in demand for its Cloud-based services across East Yorkshire. With state-of-the-art facilities, virtualDCS will now have a permanent residence within the city to host and collaborate with its clients and suppliers, in addition to its long-standing […]
How cloud computing is revolutionising the retail industry
Cloud computing is powering innovation in the retail industry at an increasingly accelerated pace, from the big players at the top right down to small local independents. Investment in the cloud by the retail and consumer goods sector was $11.6bn in 2018, predicted to rise to $48.47bn by 2025. [Source: Adroit Market Research]. In this […]
Instantly cut your Ransomware Risk with these 5 simple tips
According to Cyber Security Ventures, a new organisation will fall victim to ransomware every 14 seconds in 2019, and every 11 seconds by 2021. Damage costs this year alone are predicted to be £9.2bn worldwide. Currently, the three biggest cyber security threats are mobile malware, banking malware, and ransomware. Ransomware is a particularly malicious form […]
