For small-to-medium sized businesses, cloud storage is a must-have. Storing company resources in the cloud means no on-site storage servers to manage, thereby reducing costs and effort. However, not all cloud storage tools are created equal. Here’s a breakdown of the top three tools and how they stand up as practical business solutions based on their abilities to manage documents,

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Making sure company data is safe and secure is important for any business. Deciding whether to store data on the cloud or on-site is often the dilemma for most business owners. There are advantages and disadvantages to both options. Learning what they are can help you make the best choice for your business. Cloud Storage There are many advantages for

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Skype conference meetings have revolutionised the modern classroom. Virtual road trips are becoming an obligatory way to educate children on topics that may otherwise be too remote to experience first-hand. While parents save on travel costs, video conferencing gives students an interactive and educational experience that is engaging, scalable and replicable. Live from a Norwegian Arctic Research Station, members of

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Don’t assume hacking is skilled crime. Anyone can do it.  In 2016, broadcaster Ofcom was facing a disaster of almost catastrophic proportions.  Overnight, the six years of sensitive corporate data walked out the company door with an employee looking to boost his career prospects with UKTV, a major competitor. The real magnitude of this leak was reported to be massive, the cache was described as holding extensive sensitive

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For almost any company today, and especially in the very near future, the intranet is going to be an indispensable resource. Given the large amount of data generated by business today, they are becoming a very popular way to organise company information. In fact, staff spend roughly 20% of their day searching for information. An intranet can solve these and

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The Future of SharePoint written by Jeff Teper from the Microsoft SharePoint team For over a decade, our customers have relied on SharePoint to power teamwork, to automate business processes, to create business applications and to build company-wide intranets. As a core part of Office 365, SharePoint provides content management and collaboration capabilities that are seamlessly integrated with the other

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We at Cloud Made Simple know the benefits of cloud computing and what it can do for businesses of all sizes, but don’t just take our word for it. We asked SME owners who have recently adopted a business cloud solution, what benefits they are receiving since they made the switch. Let’s break these benefits down: 1. Mobility: Caroline Bywater

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