As the state of the UK economy improves, many organisations will begin to look to their IT in the quest for a competitive edge. Over the past decade, and prior to the global recession, the investment banking sector looked to “more, faster, better” IT as a way to gain an advantage over the competition. Not any more. We look at how the playing field has changed for large organisations and some of the technologies being used to make the most of what you’ve got. (more…)
Archive for January, 2010
Jan
08
2010
Business continuity: 7 tips to plan for disaster recovery
by Amanda Dahl, Director at AWIC
Quite often, business continuity planning is thought to be the domain of very large enterprises, like large financial institutions, who need to continue trading even in the event of major global disaster. But as we mentioned in our article on the impact of snow-related transport issues on businesses, “Small companies, especially ones without dedicated IT staff are the most vulnerable to loss of productivity due to weather-related staff shortages. According to the Federation of Small Businesses, this could translate to an estimated 1.2 billion pounds lost in a day because of the disruption, with one-fifth of the UK workforce unable to make it into work.”
Jan
07
2010
What happens to your profits when transport chaos hits?
Can your staff work from home? Unless you work for a large company, chances are you have no facility to login to the office when the weather creates transport chaos. The good news is that most other companies are stuck in the same situation. So, how can you stay ahead of the competition?
The AWIC Desktop service lets you securely hold all of your business IT in our state-of-the art data centres.
• Keep your data safe from fire, flood or theft
• Securely access your computer anytime, anywhere
• Say goodbye to hardware maintenance and depreciation
• Reduce the energy you use
• Free yourself from the headache of software upgrades
About AWIC Desktop
AWIC Desktop is a reliable, accessible subscription-based computing service that saves you money. It is one of a suite of products offered by Tunbridge Wells-based AWIC Technical Advisory — dedicated to clear, practical advice on IT for small and medium businesses.
Jan
07
2010
Will your profits slip on the ice?
Tunbridge Wells, 18 December 2009 – Commuters have been hit hard by transport delays caused by snow overnight. Ivan Zidek, director of AWIC Technical Advisory, says, “Large, global corporations have the technology to allow their staff to work from home. It’s the UK small businesses, which are hardest hit by weather-related travel chaos.”
Small companies, especially ones without dedicated IT staff are the most vulnerable to loss of productivity due to weather-related staff shortages. According to the Federation of Small Businesses, this could translate to an estimated 1.2 billion pounds lost in a day because of the disruption, with one-fifth of the UK workforce unable to make it into work. What if that 20% of the workforce were able to login to their computers from home?
“One of our newest clients travels to work from Essex to Kent every day. A week ago, he would have battled to get into the office in all this snow. Now that he has AWIC Desktop, he can stay under the duvet and login to the office from bed,” says Mr. Zidek.
It’s on days like today, when the office is empty due to travel chaos, that cloud computing really comes into it’s own. With subscription-based IT services like AWIC Desktop, small businesses get a complete IT solution, which is held in a secure data centre and accessed via the internet. This means staff can access it from anywhere with an internet connection, giving companies an edge against the competition who’s still stuck on a train.
About AWIC Desktop
AWIC Desktop is a reliable, accessible subscription-based computing service that saves you money. It is one of a suite of products offered by Tunbridge Wells-based AWIC Technical Advisory — dedicated to clear, practical advice on IT for small and medium businesses.
Commuters have been hit hard by transport delays caused by snow overnight. Ivan Zidek, director of AWIC Technical Advisory, says, “Large, global corporations have the technology to allow their staff to work from home. It’s the UK small businesses, which are hardest hit by weather-related travel chaos.”
Jan
06
2010
Calling all startups! Tell us what you need in your IT.
Do you run a startup or small business? We’d love to hear about how you use IT and what works for you.
If you can spare 2 minutes, please share your views by taking our short survey.
