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Cyber Security: Prevent the Preventable, Mitigate the Inevitable.
Cyber Security: Prevent the Preventable, Mitigate the Inevitable. Cyber Security for the Internet of People. The weather was changeable all day but during our morning IT Directors Forum meetings it was glorious with clear views over the Channel Islands...
Read moreWhat have we done? You can find the answer online.
What have we done? You can find the answer online. Find the answer online? What if you can’t get online? Or you don’t know how to? In my last (rant) blog I was feeling the pain of being partly...
Read moreWhat have we done? The rise of the mobile zombie.
What have we done? The rise of the mobile zombie. Does anyone look where they are going anymore? Sometimes I feel very responsible. I wonder what (as an industry) we have done! Only this afternoon I was walking up...
Read more7 Warning Signs Your Network is About to Fail – Part 2
7 Warning Signs Your Network is About to Fail – Part 2 Introduction This is not intended to be a comprehensive list of network symptoms, just some of the more common symptoms I see when troubleshooting networks. 1. Slow...
Read more7 Warning Signs Your Network is About to Fail – Part 1
7 Warning Signs Your Network is About to Fail – Part 1 Introduction I am often shown some very basic information such as a page of ping or trace route responses, or a slow reacting PC screen and asked...
Read moreHow to Take Control of Your IT
How to Take Control of Your IT The first steps to take control of your IT The first step to taking control of your IT is to understand what you have. It doesn’t matter how large or small your...
Read moreLivery Schools Link Career Showcase 2017
Livery Schools Link Career Showcase 2017 Livery Schools Link Cyber Space and Outer Space – we have it covered! Through my Livery Company I am involved with a number of pro bono initiatives for charity and education. Every year...
Read moreBroadband – Can Fibre Technology Revolutionise The UK?
Broadband – Can Fibre Technology Revolutionise The UK Economy? The broadband debate continues… I am lucky enough to get plenty of opportunities to attend events in some outstanding buildings through my Livery Company. I have attended events in Guildhall,...
Read moreBonkers, Brave or Bully?
Bonkers, Brave or Bully? Our MD Mr Hodges sent me this blog article and asked my opinion as to whether it is appropriate content for our blog. I found it a very interesting article, especially as having brought Steve...
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From the Highlands to the High Seas of the IT Directors Forum
From the Highlands to the high seas and gigs to shotguns, can any technology really replace the value of face to face time and a handshake? With only five working days to the IT Directors Forum (Saturday to Wednesday),...
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