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Do You Need An Uninterrupted Power Supply?

March 29, 2009 — 11:40 am

Firstly, what is an Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS)?  It’s nothing more than a battery back-up combined with some clever software that can provide emergency power when your normal power supply has failed.

So how does it benefit a small business?  If you’re running a server without a UPS and the power goes off, the server will suddenly stop working which can cause a variety of problems such as a hard-disk crash.  A hard-disk crash could be very severe and result in your server not working or the loss of your business data.

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How to select a computer support company

March 3, 2009 — 11:34 am

When a computer problem occurs why do a lot of companies who provide IT support fail to focus on the impact to their client’s business rather than simply on the computer problem?

Computers are now an integral element of every business throughout the land and sadly they occasionally go wrong! So it’s obvious that computer problems can result in serious problems and hardship for a business.

As a business owner and/or PC user, you can often be left feeling frustrated and lonely when you encounter a problem. In fact I know that’s how I felt when my original consultancy business had problems and I was left in a vacuum by those who supported me not understanding the impact on my business.

This problem is further compounded by the findings in a recent article that stated 22% of SMEs believe that when they take into account lost time and productivity that they’d lost £5,000 worth of business per annum. Oh that’s OK because the cost of IT support will be far greater than the £5,000 lost! Not so. For the majority of SMEs the cost of IT support is significantly less than £5,000.

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Protecting your business and server

March 1, 2009 — 5:51 pm

If your business is using a server then you will have no doubt realised that it’s at the centre of all your IT in your business. So it’s essential that you protect it as you would any other medium-keyboard-healthvaluable item.

So here’s a question for you! Have you ever considered whether your server is really safe from external and internal threats?

It would be very easy to answer “of course it’s safe” and move on to the next important thing on your list.

However, hackers are becoming more and more sophisticated, and you can have extra security without having to spend a fortune. In fact depending on what you already have it may be that it costs you nothing!

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