Heartbleed

Everyone is shouting about it so I thought I'd chip in too. Despite the massive media coverage there is still a lot of confusion out there about this so these are my thoughts on the matter. This issue is going to continue in the news for weeks as various devices and websites are found to be affected. The chances of it affecting any one individual is vastly remote, but like the lottery no ...

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Disaster Management

The last thing anyone wants is a server to fail, a pc to die, a virus attack or simple accidental deletion of that vital tender document hours before the deadline. All these things happen, but everyone assumes it won't happen to them. Backups are the least often considered part of the IT infrastructure. Generally an afterthought or oft completed task at the bottom of a busy task list. ...

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Office 365

There has been a lot of talk about the end of support for Windows XP, largely eclipsed by the Heartbleed bug of late, but still a very significant issue for many businesses. If you are still running Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 or Office 2003 you are now in dangerous territory. If the heartbleed bug has shown us anything it is that we need to have supported software for when security ...

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Fax to Email

Fax feels like an old technology however many offices still regularly use faxes in every day business. However fax machines have changed little in the last 10 years, they sit there taking up space eating ink and paper for when needed. Increasingly people are looking to make space in crowded offices and reduce operating costs by removing fax machine and fax phone lines. Webtree run a fax to ...

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