Network Resource Group has recently launched CloudProtect, a fully-managed service to provide web and email security. CloudProtect complies with the latest ruling on data protection from the UK Information Commissioner’s Office and as covered elsewhere in this issue, organisations can face a maximum fine of £500,000 for serious breaches of the Data Protection Act from…
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Infrastructure
WPH live with Sitehelpdesk.com
Wirral Partnership Homes is using Sitehelpdesk.com to deliver web-based support for its internal IT department and improve the efficiency of WPH’s IT helpdesk. Sitehelpdesk.com has implemented its web-based system to log calls from end users to WPH’s internal IT department, helping it to respond to and deal with IT issues more efficiently. The Sitehelpdesk.com system…
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Adam Continuity raises its standards
Adam Continuity has just achieved formal business continuity accreditation for each of its three dedicated recovery sites. The business continuity and disaster recovery provider has been awarded the BS 25999 Business Continuity Management standard. This recognises the robust processes that have been implemented across the company and demonstrates its continued commitment to deliver best practice…
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Virtualisation for all?
Server virtualisation is fast becoming a universal technology, with much talk about its reliability and scalability. This overlooks the fact that it is also incredibly useful for smaller organisations, such as housing associations, and does not need much training to use it. Server virtualisation is suitable for almost every organisation that we’ve come across. There…
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Getting serious about security
rances Hipple, a senior consultant for NCC Group, explains how housing providers will need to improve their security in order to exchange information with and connect to local authority networks and systems. In order for local authorities (LAs) to securely communicate and transmit information with the government, they will be required to connect to the…
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Flagship revamps network with Timico
Flagship Housing has replaced its ‘point-to-point’ network with an industrial-strength multi-protocol label switching (MPLS) solution from Timico. Sandra Smith, IT systems development manager, Flagship Housing, said, “We wanted to move away from our existing network solution as the ‘point-to-point’ set up we had in place was delivering much less bandwidth than we needed and it…
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