With a large majority of today’s businesses using computers, printers, phone systems and various other bits of office tech, it’s easy to see the importance of a company’s IT department. In its latest annual IT Pro Value survey, SolarWinds asked IT pro how valued they feel by the businesses they …

CompTIA has announced the details of Dream IT – it’s UK career-boosting initiative. Dream IT will consist of a library of resources, as well as speaker presentations and networking events. With the aim of connecting 10,000 people in IT careers, the initiative will feature at CompTIA’s 2015 EMEA Member & …

As the old adage goes, ‘knowledge is power’, however, in relation to data science, the real power is in sharing knowledge. Too often, whether it’s an internal data science team or an external provider, the wider business only gets to see the results of data analysis. Information on how conclusions …

With Gartner’s prediction that there will be 25 billion IoT devices by 2020, Symantec has announced that it is leading the effort to protect users from hacks against their always-on devices. The firm says it is securing more than one billion Internet of Things (IoT) devices right now, including everything …

From educational organisations to local councils, there are many different types of businesses that fall under the public sector umbrella. Before starting this month’s theme, we already knew that there were a lot of opportunities to work with companies in this market, but while focusing on all things ‘public sector’ …

Last week we heard from a number of security industry figures on what businesses of all sizes can take away from the Ashley Madison data breach. After reports that the customer data stolen from the adult dating site had been released on the dark web, some are now suspecting that …

Whether we like it or not, the world is becoming increasingly connected. The Internet of Things (IoT) has gone from an industry buzzword to a very real phenomenon. Recent figures from Gartner predict there will be 4.9 billion connected ‘things’ in use globally by the end of this year, with …

SaaS partner relationship management firm Impartner is urging companies to resist the temptation to build their own partner portal. Impartner warns that in the age of the ‘lego-isation of IT’, all the pieces of the IT puzzle must snap together. Chief marketing officer Dave R Taylor believes that internally developed …

There’s been much researched and reported about why businesses don’t turn a profit – some chronically operating “in the red” month after month until failure finally ensues. In fact, reports reveal that a staggering 50 per cent of new small businesses fail in the first year, alone, and only one-third …

B2B distributor Exertis has appointed two new Fujitsu experts to its Enterprise Division team. Olly Moorby and Dave Smith join Exertis with a decade’s worth of experience of distributing enterprise grade solutions to private and public sector organisations between them. Specialising in Fujistu’s solutions, their appointments are effective immediately. Moorby …