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Huddle Sync – The world’s first intelligent sync tool for the enterprise
Posted on 21. Feb, 2012 by Alastair.
It’s not often that you get to announce a genuine world first, but I am delighted to say that with the launch of the Huddle Sync private beta program, today is one of those days. Here at Huddle, our goal is to revolutionize enterprise content management and collaboration by providing a single secure platform upon which [...]
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5 Ways to Ensure Secure File Collaboration in a Post-WikiLeaks World
Posted on 07. Feb, 2012 by Alastair.
With data growing exponentially and individuals within organizations using personal endpoint devices for business use it makes sense that file security is now one of the top priorities for IT admins. For organizations that enable file collaboration with sensitive documents — especially large governmental organizations that are still reeling from the sting of WikiLeaks — [...]
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Huddle: Breaking down the barriers to cloud collaboration
Posted on 24. Jan, 2012 by Alastair.
At Huddle, we’re big believers in the fact that collaboration isn’t just about working with the people sitting at the desk next to you, or even teams in other departments, it is about sharing information with your entire business community – internal teams, customers, partners, suppliers and contractors. One of the challenges faced by organizations [...]
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Huddle unlocks the knowledge in your inbox and integrates with VMware Zimbra
Posted on 14. Dec, 2011 by Alastair.
At Huddle, we’ve always insisted that, while email is a great communication tool, it is a terrible collaboration tool. If you’ve ever tried to get feedback on a document or presentation from teams across your entire organization, you’ll be familiar with the pain of emails going back and forth, clogging up your inbox! For enterprises [...]
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Project Management – techniques and methodologies
Posted on 17. Nov, 2011 by Alastair.
In its simplest form project management is the co-ordination of a company’s business into smaller, bite-sized chunks – ‘projects’ – which involve communication and cooperation across different parts of an organization. But since the advent of project management in the early 60s, it has been an area of business that has seen a number of [...]
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Project management resources: Three great books about project management
Posted on 10. Nov, 2011 by Alastair.
It is safe to say that when it comes to choosing reading matter for a summer holiday, project management books rarely make the cut. But that’s not to say there aren’t some incredibly useful books out there, which cover everything from project management basics to the very best project management tools needed to get the [...]
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Five simple steps to project management:
Posted on 03. Nov, 2011 by Alastair.
It’s interesting the different approaches that people take to dealing with deadlines and project time management. Some are uber-efficient, list-making autons that never miss a deadline, are hugely organized and ensure the rest of the team are fully in line too. Whilst others have a more haphazard approach; they don’t (or rarely) miss deadlines but [...]
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Project planning: How to properly plan a project
Posted on 27. Oct, 2011 by Alastair.
Planning and preparation are the least glamorous, but most important aspects of any project. “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail,” said Benjamin Franklin and he makes an excellent point. Project planning is hugely important and if you get it wrong or fail to do it thoroughly enough, then whatever project you are [...]
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Storing your files in the cloud
Posted on 24. Oct, 2011 by Alastair.
The sheer volume of files used in modern business can be bewildering at times. Word documents, spreadsheets, databases and PowerPoint have been around for decades now, but have been joined in everyday use by jpeg, mpeg, tif, gif and png to name just a small selection. The rise of those image and video files has [...]
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Technology and its role in effective knowledge management
Posted on 17. Oct, 2011 by Alastair.
With the best will in the world, information flow across an organization can often be fragmented. Even the most meticulously organized person can leave knowledge and content on their PC or mobile, ‘filed’ in their inbox or a pile of paper next to their desk or even in a dusty, un-used part of their brain. [...]
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The cloud – So secure it’s trusted by government
Posted on 14. Oct, 2011 by Alastair.
The sheer volume of files used in modern business can be bewildering at times. Word documents, spreadsheets, databases and PowerPoint have been around for decades now, but have been joined in everyday use by jpeg, mpeg, tif, gif and png to name just a small selection. The rise of those image and video files has [...]
