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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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Working on a pan-government project? Learn how Huddle can help…
Posted on 05. Jan, 2012 by Pauline.
We’re seeing an increase in the use of Huddle across government where multiple government departments are working together. If you’re involved in a pan-government project or programme, join our free hour-long webinar on Wednesday 11 January at 10am to learn how you can use Huddle to collaborate and share information across government. We’ll talk about [...]
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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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How the web has powered work for 20 years
Posted on 02. Nov, 2011 by Andy.
2011 has been a year of milestone birthdays in tech. September saw Google become a teenager, email hit the big 40 in June, and even Twitter turned five back in March. Perhaps the most significant tech birthday this year, though, was the World Wide Web itself turning 20. In 1991 British scientist Tim Berners-Lee posted [...]
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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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The apps that feed our mobile communication addiction
Posted on 19. Oct, 2011 by Andy.
When I originally thought about writing this post a few weeks ago, Steve Jobs had yet to resign from Apple. However, his resignation and my original idea for a post, focusing on our addiction to information on the move, actually complement each other rather nicely. Jobs has succeeded in transforming the way we consume information [...]
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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 [...]
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SPC11: Huddle’s highlights and marching to the beat of our drum
Posted on 04. Oct, 2011 by Alastair.
Yesterday was a big day for Huddle. Not only did we announce another record quarter and the addition of Simon O’Kane to the Huddle team, we decided to go and make a lot of noise at Microsoft’s SharePoint Conference #SPC11 . For those of you who missed the action, take a look at some of the highlights [...]
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What’s the best file sharing tool for your business?
Posted on 30. Sep, 2011 by Alastair.
In basic terms, file sharing is simply the distribution of files to other people. When choosing the best file sharing service for your business there are a number of options to consider, but thankfully several of those can be discounted almost immediately. Snail mail and couriers still have a place in business but the idea [...]
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Taking on the big boys…
Posted on 30. Sep, 2011 by Alastair.
At Huddle, we’re no strangers to throwing down the gauntlet to tech giants. It can be daunting, challenging and down-right scary when you are up against a company with a bigger reputation, that’s more established and is in fact one of the most recognizable brands in the world. But you’ve gotta love a challenger. I [...]
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The Remote Workforce: How Do You Keep It Together?
Posted on 28. Sep, 2011 by Andy.
It’s no surprise that advances in connectivity, hardware and software have resulted in workforces becoming increasingly mobile. Gartner recently revealed that smartphone sales in the first quarter of 2010 increased by almost 50 percent over the same period last year. People no longer have to be tied to their desks all day, every day. As [...]
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The benefits to working in the cloud
Posted on 22. Sep, 2011 by Alastair.
Believe it or not, the basic concept of cloud computing has been around since the 1960s, when Douglas Parkhill’s book The Challenge of the Computer Utility was first published. Parkhill wrote extensively about the internet and the provision of computing as a utility, and can almost serve as a blueprint for the cloud computing we [...]
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Finding Talent: Using the Web to Hire a Team of Peers
Posted on 21. Sep, 2011 by Andy.
When Alastair and I founded Huddle in 2006, it was a typical startup story. We identified a problem, came up with a solution over a few drinks and before we knew it the two of us were spending every waking hour developing our idea. Our mantra was, and still is, “go big or go home” [...]
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Government event: The all-star cast continues to grow
Posted on 19. Sep, 2011 by Pauline.
It’s now just over three weeks until Huddle holds its inaugural government cloud computing event, in partnership with FutureGov, on 12 October. Read on to find out more and register now! Earlier this month, we announced a number of the event’s presenters and gave you some more information on the topics they’ll be discussing. I’m pleased [...]
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Living in the information age
Posted on 15. Sep, 2011 by Alastair.
Never before has there been as much information in the world as there is now. At the end of August 2011, Worldwidewebsize.com claimed the indexed Web contained at least 11.94 billion pages, a mind-boggling volume of data. The same is true within enterprises, with the growth of Web 2.0 technologies in the business world seeing [...]
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Going Virtual: Can Any Organization Do it?
Posted on 14. Sep, 2011 by Andy.
When you hear the phrase “virtual business,” it’s likely that the names of pioneers such as Amazon and eBay spring to mind. Hot on the heels of these two goliaths, you may also think of online retailers such as Dell, Zappos.com and ASOS. However, thanks to advances in high-speed connectivity and the rise of cloud [...]
