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Prepared for change - is your organisation ready to benefit from cloud computing?

This Computing survey found that, as a result of fragmented infrastructure, lack of transparency and skills most organisations in the UK are struggling to realise the benefits cloud computing can deliver today.

Email Archiving and Productivity

Business performance and productivity takes a hit when institutional knowledge is dispersed, inaccessible or lost. Much of that knowledge is contained in email and attachments. Organisations need to preserve it so that when individual employees come and go, their email records continue to be available. A centralised approach using a cloud-based email archiving system maintains knowledge and helps employees become more productive.

Your Email Fails: What Happens Next?

What measures can you take to ensure an outage doesn’t leave your business immobilised and vulnerable? How much will those measures cost? Above all, will they actually work? These key questions add up to the email continuity conundrum facing businesses today.

Why Should CFOs Care About Cloud Services?

CFOs are constantly challenged with improving organisational economies and effectiveness. In times of austerity, CFO’s need to make sense of whether cloud-based services offer a silver lining.

Capitalising on Economic Recovery – The Financial Case for the Cloud

Adopting a managed services approach can help ease financial burdens and allow businesses to focus more on strategy, while freeing up cash to fund business plans.

Email Archiving and the Law

The concept of information governance is not a new one, but the challenge posed by the sheer volume of information generated by email is. Legal and commercial developments are likely to make organisations think again about looking at the issue of email archiving and how this is dealt with in their organisations.

Email Archiving - Top 10 Myths and Challenges

We surveyed 111 email managers to find out their views about archiving. In some areas, the results were not surprising. For example, nearly two-thirds (65 percent) thought that archiving was important but only a few companies (27 percent) had actually deployed a dedicated archiving solution.

Cloud services: why it matters where your data resides

Is the unknown location of sensitive data and business-critical applications putting you off adopting cloud services?

The quiet revolution: how remote working is changing your business

Why the human side of the remote working equation is just as important as the technological one.

Email Archiving

A step-by-step guide to choosing an archiving solution

Communications Overload

The challenges of delivering seamless communications in today’s mobile and "always-on" workplace.

The changing role of the CIO

An enlightened view of managed services can help IT leaders make the jump from head of data plumbing to business enabler.

Web Threats 2010: The Risks Ramp Up »

Web threats exist where we go for information; where we go to read news; where we do our online research. The threat landscape is changing fast with even the most careful web users now at risk.

Opting out of the upgrade arms race »

The IT upgrade cycle implies significant outlay in both capital expenditure and time. The cloud promises to reduce both of these while also introducing a new flexibility to the organisation’s ICT.

Data security: a way forward in the cloud  »

Mitigating the security threats inherent in the always-on business environment by moving to a hosted infrastructure.

Is your Server Room holding back your business  »

Infrastructure as a service explored.

Unlocking the constraints of traditional telephony »

By unlocking the potential of voice within applications, enterprises release the potential of their existing resources, and by integrating voice and data on a single IP network, they can abetter manage their networks of partners and customers.

Walking the minefield of PCI DSS compliance  »

This Computing whitepaper examines the issues surrounding achieving PCI DSS compliance, including when partnering with a hosted service provider.

Bringing IT and telephony together »

This paper uncovers the obstacles to closer ties between voice and data communications within the enterprise and explores the gains to be made by those organisations able to overcome these challenges.

MessageLabs Intelligence: September 2010 »

This report provides the latest threat trends for September 2010 to keep you informed regarding the ongoing fight against viruses, spam and other unwelcome content.

From basement to boardroom 2010: Recognising the business value of IT »

Nearly a third of UK SME IT Managers surveyed feel marginalised within their own business and focused on firefighting. Learn how companies are facing these management challenges and turning IT into a strategic business driver to deliver real value.

Realise the benefits of Business Strength Instant Messaging and 'Right-time' communication »

When deployed securely within the enterprise as part of a companywide communications strategy,Instant Messaging and Presence brings real time decision making to your business and measurable productivity gains.

The Top Ten Roadblocks to Successful Software Project Management»

The Top Ten Roadblocks to Successful Software Project Management

Can Cloud Computing give you the freedom to be more strategic?»

"With more flexible, scalable resources at their disposal, IT managers can become as flexible and responsive as the organization itself needs to be in a hyper-competitive environment"

The evolution of business email »

Removing the risk, complexity and cost of managing your business email.

Business Continuity »

Business continuity is becoming a key issue for businesses. The worst may never happen, but if it does you need to be prepared. This paper outlines key areas companies should consider when planning for business continuity.

Sales and Marketing »

The New Power Couple

Real-World Marketing »

Enabling Marketing Throughout the Organisation

Maximizing Customer Retention »

A Blueprint for Successful Contact Centres

Customer Relationship Management (CRM) »

The Winning Strategy in a Challenging Economy

Everything you need to know about email and web security (but were afraid to ask) »

A Non-Technical Guide For Owners And Managers Of Small To Medium Sized Businesses

Hosted Security IT Manager's Guide »

An IT Manager's guide on why to use Hosted Security

Cloud Computing guide »

Cloud Computing - what does it really mean?

Remote working technology decision guide »

Examining the criteria for deciding whether IPSec or SSL VPN best fits your business need.

The Dark Art of Spam »

As long as there's been email, there's been spam. But though the name stays the same, the threat posed by unsolicited emails continually evolves and reinvents itself.

Web use and Misuse »

The internet has created new opportunities for mischief and new challenges for managers.

Star MPLS versus leased lines »

The end of the line for leased lines and IPSec VPNs as MPLS comes of age.

How utility computing can cut communications costs »

The benefits of utility computing.

Achieving cost savings through consolidation service providers »

The benefits of consolidating service providers

Compelling Case for Total Email Security »

A MessageLabs white paper that examines the subject of email security and the areas of risk that can pose a threat to corporate integrity.

Network Security »

Network security: A guide for small and medium businesses (SMBs).

Online Social Networking »

The Employers' Dilemma

Remote access »

Remote access: Three steps to getting connected.

Always Open »

Your guide to hosting for the SME

Unlocking the constraints of traditional telephony »

By unlocking the potential of voice within applications, enterprises release the potential of their existing resources, and by integrating voice and data on a single IP network, they can abetter manage their networks of partners and customers.

Bringing IT and telephony together »

This paper uncovers the obstacles to closer ties between voice and data communications within the enterprise and explores the gains to be made by those organisations able to overcome these challenges.

Walking the minefield of PCI DSS compliance »

This Computing whitepaper examines the issues surrounding achieving PCI DSS compliance, including when partnering with a hosted service provider.

From basement to boardroom 2010: Recognising the business value of IT »

Nearly a third of UK SME IT Managers surveyed feel marginalised within their own business and focused on firefighting. Learn how companies are facing these management challenges and turning IT into a strategic business driver to deliver real value.