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Huddle’s Guide to Sensibly Securing the Cloud — Part 1: Getting Physical with Security
Posted on 28. Mar, 2012 by James Matthews.
Welcome to the first of a four-part series from Huddle covering topics related to cloud security! This series will help demystify the terminology, acronyms (and accreditation) in order to provide greater clarity on the concepts associated with cloud computing. This series is more of a cloud-computing field guide for time-strapped senior IT executives who need [...]
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The death of file search and the rise of predictive “push”
Posted on 09. Mar, 2012 by Andy.
If you’re a fan of Downton Abbey, you know that the most favored servants are those who have come to know their employers’ needs and preferences so well that steps are proactively taken to ensure that members of the Grantham family are never in need of anything. Just as they begin getting hungry, a meal [...]
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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 [...]
