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Desktop application functionality – Cloud app flexibility
How do you get all the benefits of cloud computing but still retain the performance, features and functionality of a desktop application? “Cloud” is a term that gets used for almost everything that is run online nowadays but for the purposes of this article there are...
Server alternatives for your small business customers
While many medium and large businesses still find is cost effective to own and manage their IT infrastructure, albeit often with a hybrid approach combining cloud computing into the mix, for small businesses the idea of operating an onsite server is becoming less...
FCA Cloud Guidance
Guidance for firms outsourcing to the ‘Cloud’ and other third-party IT services The Financial Conduct Authority last year published its FCA Cloud Guidance to help firms meet regulatory obligations when outsourcing their IT systems. The guidance was produced because...
IT Toolkit for Remote Workers
Your remote workers are some of the most important people in your business, very often they are the public face of your brand, engaging with customers and driving business growth. So it is vital that these guys have all the tools to do the job. This is what our...
Is the cost of SQL Server harming your sales
The cost to purchase/upgrade outright SQL Server is expensive for a lot of SME businesses. Microsoft SQL Server is one of the most commonly used database management systems and it supports hundreds of thousands of applications worldwide. But, like several other high...
Cloud Access Database Hosting – Microsoft Remote Desktop Services
Hosting Microsoft Access in the cloud is becoming more and more popular, and for many businesses it can be a far more flexible and cost effective way of managing and sharing business information than web based alternatives. However, many companies are unaware of how...
What is Cloud Hosting
Cloud Hosting is the delivery of a computer based service provided by multiple connected computers operating together as one system, offering scalability of computing resources and the reliability of redundant components. Cloud hosting services are typically operated...
Cloud Enable Legacy Applications
There are a good many reasons why businesses want to continue using older “legacy” applications and cloud enable legacy applications. They may be bespoke written, the developer or vendor may no longer be in business, or they may simply work so well that there is no...
Are hardware costs putting people off buying your software
Good applications deserve good infrastructure and hardware costs can be a barrier. Not just decent desktops to run it on but where applications share data it is vital that the backend infrastructure: database servers, file servers, application or web servers are up...
Cloud enable your applications – no cost, no recoding
The cloud computing revolution is changing the way people use software. Smartphone apps and browser based programs are becoming the de facto standard; but does that mean that desktop applications are a thing of the past? Not at all, but it does mean that developers...