I recently read an article entitled Leverage your CRM to its full potential. To say I loved it is an understatement. We work on all sorts of CRM projects and this article really “nailed it” for me. But as I always add my two-pennies worth, I thought I would here…

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So, you run your own business, you are a director of the department responsible for IT, or you are an IT Manager: you have outsourced your support to an IT Support business (so many of your are – and focussing your attentions on the running of the business, rather than the tech supporting it… good call!) But how do you extract yourself from them if things go bad?

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Do you have an intranet? Are you aware of the massive benefits these things have on businesses?

We are massive intranet fans, and are currently working on a couple of projects to help our clients become better internal communicators, so I wanted to share with you my 5 thoughts on the benefits of having an intranet.

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As an experienced IT Director I’ve been thinking “What are the opportunities and threats to recruiters (both agency and inhouse) when working in the Cloud?”

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There are many options for businesses to license their Microsoft estate, the following summarises some Microsoft Licensing common options to SME’s…

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I have yet to go into a client and they shout, “Thank god you’re here, I want to discuss my disaster recovery plan!” 50% of businesses do not have a disaster recovery plan. Lisa looks at why this may be in part 1 of her blog.

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Wayne explores what an audit should really do for you; it’s not just about lifting the lid on your server… it’s about business processes, budgets, online presences, etc.- overall it is about your business!

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Cairn Emmerson, Chairman of GoCloud Limited (www.GoCloud.co.uk), returns to discuss, in part two of his two-part blog on Cloud Computing, why UK Small Businesses can reap the benefits of adopting this as part of their IT Strategy.

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Welcome to Cairn Emmerson, Chairman of GoCloud Limited. He discusses, in part one of his two-part blog on Cloud Computing, why UK Small Businesses can reap the benefits of adopting this as part of their IT Strategy.

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What should IT Strategy mean for business? It’s not all about how to the spend the budget!

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