Increased flexibility, the return of economic confidence to the market and the continuing trend of the consumerisation of IT are all driving the current growth in cloud-based technologies in the market. That’s the message from IT specialists working with small to medium sized companies in Ireland, who go on to say that the market shows no signs of slowing its current rate of growth.
The risk of cyber-crime and IT failures continues its rapid rise in the 2015 Allianz Risk Barometer, moving into the top five business risks globally for the first time.
If your business is operating Windows Server 2003, Microsoft will cease their support for this server from July 14th, 2015. There are a number of options open to you, such as upgrading your server hardware, a move to a cloud solution, or a combination of both.
Conor Ward, IT Force service delivery manager, spoke about 'The IT Force Road to Service Excellence' at the Experience Event organised by the Service Desk Institute. The Experience Event was designed to inspire attendees, and to allow them to meet and learn from others who share the challenges that IT service provision bring.
John Bergin, managing director at IT Force, is a strong believer that client discussions should be about the business, its activities, strategy, and needs.
Organisations that lost staff during the downturn are anxious to replace those people but are nervous of committing to full time staff. Joe O'Reilly talks to Alex Meehan for the Sunday Business Post weekend supplement.
Productivity gains and the ability to have a fast and reactive workforce responding quickly to market conditions are undoubtedly useful, but with this convenience comes potential risk.