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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I work with a lot of business leaders and they all have one thing in common: they want the freedom to grow their business.

Now, we have all witnessed some fairly major technological developments in recent years; high speed broadband, smart phones, social media, laptops that barely weigh a thing, but my favourite is Cloud.

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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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This month, presenting alongside Morton Kyle, we ran a well-attended SMART Business Growth Strategy event hosted by Armstrong Watson.

The event was for decision makers, looking to grow their business in the next 12 months who value the opportunity to hear about strategies that we have used to help our clients grow.

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Lisa Jones looks at what a Virtual IT Director is and how it is the “real thing”.

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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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We look at how we are using Inbound Marketing techniques to drive traffic to our website and give some tips on how you can do the same.

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