When you hear the term “legacy” used in the media, it’s usually used to compliment someone who is a trailblazer or pioneer. However, in the IT world it is nearly always used to describe a problem system, typified by high costs to substitute, upgrade or integrate with, and seemingly impossible …
It’s that time again when certain editions of Microsoft software, likely the same ones that are running all of your business-critical apps, phases it way out of extended support and into the unknown. We’re talking about: · Microsoft SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 – Extended support ends July 9, 2019 …
If you were planning a surprise birthday, you would want to make those involved knew all the details and updates to make it a great event, right? It may sound simple, but the same goes when delivering a successful project. While kicking those goals and being focused on the tasks …
Successful projects run on effective communications within the team and to the broader audience of direct and indirect stakeholders. Having a communications plan essentially provided you with a documented plan that everyone involved can be across. It identifies your key messages, your target audiences and your methods of communication right …
As many companies make the transition to cloud infrastructure, it could be baby steps or full-blown migration, there are some operational aspects that will require some adjustment, especially if they haven’t utilised the cloud before. These factors can change how you run, manage and budget your IT infrastructure. The infrastructure …
The major public cloud vendors have been throwing around the “Only pay for what you use” tagline as one of their main selling points since the concept was first introduced. So when both Google Cloud and Amazon Web Services announced over the last few weeks that they’d be switching to …
Every business needs to stay competitive and innovation is the usual path taken to achieve this outcome. There are countless examples where innovation through technology has revolutionised or disrupted particular industries, unfortunately, not all projects are successful. The BBC has captured the struggles of implementing innovative projects in their popular …
Rejoice! Gone are the days of having to wait hours, or even days, for your shiny new business laptop to be ready for use after it is delivered. With Windows Autopilot, part of the Microsoft Intune suite, there’s no need to schedule in a visit from your IT provider to …
It’s the four words we all dread: “we are being audited”. Queue the sweaty palms, dry throat and a damp brow. You rack your brain trying to remember the last time you performed a DR test and pray (a) it was successful; (b) you documented it, and (c) you have …
You’ve probably heard a lot about the increasing push for automation in the IT industry and when you think about it makes a lot of sense. Why waste your time performing repetitive tasks when you can setup a service or system that can do it for you, freeing you up …
