Lightning – can we really protect against it?
Many of us in the British Isles witnessed a spectacular display of lightning during what meteorologists referred to as the mother of all storms. Headlines reporting up 20,000 lightning strikes with some areas experiencing a month’s rainfall in one...
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Just how safe is our National Telecommunications Infrastructure?
Just how safe is our National Telecommunications Infrastructure? Can we trust any networking equipment? Alongside the relentless stream of attacks by cybercriminals lies the threat from hostile nations. Rogue governments may be less of a threat to your personal...
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Expensive Fuses, Lightning Bolts and… a Ghost? Call for Disaster Recovery
Expensive Fuses, Lightning Bolts and… a Ghost? Call for Disaster Recovery Disaster Recovery! What’s that got to do with a ghost? Most of us have experienced a long dark night with the unexpected noise. Footsteps on the stairs. A...
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Now that’s what I call bandwidth!
Now that’s what I call bandwidth! Transatlantic cable bandwidth: from 250 bits per hour to 160 terabits per second in 160 years Earlier this month Microsoft and Facebook completed the installation of a transatlantic cable stretching from Virginia, to...
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The Third Duck from the Sun
The Third Duck from the Sun It’s the Sun Jim, but not as we know it… Many of us have been enjoying our fair and rare share of the sun in many parts of the UK recently. As with...
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 moreIT Challenges of the Mergers, Movers and Shakers – Part 3
IT Challenges of the Mergers, Movers and Shakers – Part 3 Making best use of the information gathered. In Part 1 of this three-part blog I shared several life experiences and in Part 2 I looked at the information...
Read moreIT Challenges of the Mergers, Movers and Shakers – Part 2
IT Challenges of the Mergers, Movers and Shakers – Part 2 The art of a successful merger, move or acquisition – knowing your IT estate! In Part 1 of this three-part blog I shared several life experiences. Some of...
Read moreBusiness Continuity: are you prepared?
Business Continuity: are you prepared? Fire, floods, terrorism, national disorder. Is your business continuity plan fit for purpose? Some parts of the UK have already been devastated by the weather over the past month. Areas of the UK that...
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Who pressed the nation’s “it’s too difficult button”?
Who pressed the nation’s “it’s too difficult button”? Is it OK to just surrender to the Beast from the East? By Steve Hodges Firstly, let me be clear this blog is not targeted at the unfortunate people who have...
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