When considering a move to the cloud, perhaps the first question business leaders want answered is ‘How can cloud help my business?’. This usually follows various technical discussions about the pros and cons of moving and how cloud enables digital transformation – but if the fundamental business benefits are not clear, it’s difficult to make a compelling case.
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- Hosting (IT)
Although the large majority of research into the cost of cybersecurity breaches and the effects of cyber attacks on businesses was conducted before the impact of the 2020 pandemic began to hit, there were already worrying trends afoot at that point. And what the business community has seen since then has further bolstered the arguments for ramping up business security.
In this article, we review the effects of cyber attacks on business operations, investigate the cost of data breaches, and highlight the importance of protecting against becoming a cyber crime target.
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- Finance
The increase in remote worker volumes during 2020 has moved cloud hosting to the top of the priority list. Those companies who were partially or fully moved to the cloud have found transitioning workers from office to remote working environments much easier to manage. The fact is, moving to the cloud is the safest and most effective way to ensure your remote workers have access to the data and systems they need to do their jobs now and going forwards.
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- Hosting (IT)
Many organisations are currently looking ahead and defining their IT business needs for the coming months and years – and that often means finally moving to the cloud. In this article, we look at why cloud computing is important for business as we all adjust to the new normal; we also provide some key points to include in your cloud business case.
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- Hosting (IT)
It’s clearly an understatement to say that UK manufacturers are under immense pressure right now. The constraints of COVID-19, the uncertainty of Brexit and it’s impact on supply chains and customers, and the threat of a recession looming all need to be addressed. But to add insult to injury, manufacturing has also topped the list as the sector most attacked by cyber criminals.
It is time to fight back.
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- Hosting (IT)
Whilst so many more people than usual are working from home, it’s vital that businesses do everything they can to help their employees to keep personal and company data safe. Why not take a few minutes to remind everyone of the risks involved and the actions they should be taking to avoid a data breach? It could make all the difference.
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- Hosting (IT)
As if we haven’t all got enough to think about at the moment, malicious emails are on the rise. The National Cyber Security Centre confirmed in early April that the Covid-19 pandemic is being exploited by cyber criminals and that organisations should remain alert and take proactive steps to protect employees and the business.
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- Hosting (IT)
Things have changed pretty quickly recently. And businesses have had to adapt quickly too. With many employees now working remotely due to the coronavirus pandemic, this is putting immense pressure on both IT resources and on the teams who manage those resources.
Not all organisations are set up to facilitate remote working, and some that are set up now find their resources overstretched. Along with needing to manage their data systems in a different way, IT teams are also facing the additional issues that arise when entire workforces move to hosted networks as they work from home.
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- Hosting (IT)
Access World VIP sponsors NetApp shone a spotlight on Security at Access World 2019, held at the iconic Wembley Stadium, on Thursday 21 November.
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- Hosting (IT)
As part of the Access Group, Access Cloud Hosting & Services is a provider of infrastructure solutions to mid-sized UK organisations. It helps customers become more productive and resilient, providing secure and scalable cloud hosting services that transform the way businesses work, from software and application hosting through to backup services and disaster recovery solutions. Access has data centres across the world, including in the EU and US. The international security of the data Access handles is of paramount importance to the company.
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- Hosting (IT)
