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Microsoft SharePoint users: get ready for some serious sticker shock
Posted on 14. May, 2012 by James Matthews.
Microsoft is raising prices on all its UK volume licenses—including SharePoint and Office 365—by an average of 29% due to “currency differences”. Huddle isn’t raising prices. Here’s why.
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Choose Your Own Misadventure: The Problem with Google Drive for Businesses
Posted on 26. Apr, 2012 by Aaron Endre.
Businesses should steer clear of Google Drive. Here’s four compelling reasons why.
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Millions Affected by Google Gmail and Docs Blackout — Just Ahead of Google Drive Announcement
Posted on 19. Apr, 2012 by Aaron Endre.
It was widely reported on Tuesday that a number of popular Google business services, including Gmail, Google Docs and Google+ were down and out. The outage was experienced around the world beginning around 12:30pm ET on April 17 and lasted for more than an hour for both personal and business users. When they attempted to [...]
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The importance of location when it comes to public sector data
Posted on 16. Apr, 2012 by James Matthews.
There are two stories that hit the headlines today which highlight the importance of data security in the NHS. In particular, the stories emphasise the importance of the geographical location of data and what tools and services are being used to transport and store data. According to a report on The Sun’s website, GE Healthcare, [...]
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Get ready for the rise of the tablet in the enterprise
Posted on 11. Apr, 2012 by Luke.
A few weeks ago, Pauline, Huddle’s Head of Public Sector, wrote about the exponential rise of the tablet in both private and public sector organizations and the buying frenzy sparked by the launch of the new iPad – three million tablets flew off the shelves in just 72 hours. Today, the latest figures from analyst house [...]
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Why consumer file sharing apps like Dropbox are just not enterprise-ready
Posted on 10. Apr, 2012 by James Matthews.
Last week VentureBeat reported on a security hole discovered in Facebook’s iOS and Android apps as well as in Dropbox’s iOS app. According to VentureBeat, the flaw allowed anyone with access to a phone to copy login credentials as both Facebook and Dropbox store login information in unencrypted text files. Indeed, according to independent testing [...]
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Sweetening customer satisfaction and the return to roots
Posted on 04. Apr, 2012 by Ashleigh.
As marketers we are constantly tasked with thinking about how we can creatively engage with prospects. Here, we’re obsessive about showing everyone who comes across Huddle that we are truly an amazing company, made up of passionate people, who go the extra mile in everything we do. From fun (you do remember our Huddle band, [...]
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Must read on PandoDaily: “Mobility and the Enterprise: 3 Ways to Prevent Meltdown”
Posted on 03. Apr, 2012 by Aaron Endre.
PandoDaily recently posted a piece by Huddle co-founder and EVP Andy McLoughlin in which he discusses the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) trend, what it has meant for business IT strategy and how to make it work for you. Excerpt: “When it comes to adopting a mobile strategy, there are keys to success that ensure [...]
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10,000,000 Credit Cards Jeopardized: The Importance of Securing Data
Posted on 02. Apr, 2012 by Aaron Endre.
Last week the world was reminded of the importance of securing data—especially extremely sensitive personal data—when it was first reported by Brian Krebs that a massive security breach at Global Payments put transactional and personal data for 10 million credit card accounts at risk. As security analyst Avivah Litan at Gartner writes: “I’ve spoken with [...]
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Bring Your Own Device: Not just for corporates
Posted on 30. Mar, 2012 by Pauline.
The launch of the iPad 3 a few weeks ago sparked the familiar buying frenzy and just 72 hours after the launch Apple announced that it sold three million tablets. The popularity of tablets has grown exponentially over the last few years as an increasing number of people use their devices to access the internet, [...]
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Public services to go ‘digital by default’ within three years
Posted on 29. Mar, 2012 by Pauline.
In last week’s Budget announcement, Chancellor George Osborne declared that by 2015 the government will move to a “digital by default” approach to its transactional services. Aware that many users of these services may not be digitally-savvy, user experience has been placed at the very heart of this promise. With the document stating that: “The [...]
