USB sticks come up through the wash
With the news stories about loss of crucial information creating headlines every now and then, it comes as a real shocker that as many as 9,000 usb sticks have been found by the dry cleaners during the last year, a recent survey revealed.
The study was conducted by the data security company Credant Technologies and focused to scrutinize the ease and regularity with which mobile memory devices, like USB sticks are misplaced or forgotten in unconventional locations.
The survey included 500 dry cleaners, who found an average two memory sticks in dirty clothes during the entire year, and the figures were extrapolated among the total number of dry cleaners in UK, which roughly comes around 4,500, according to the figures from Textile Services Association.
A dry cleaner in the London city claimed that he finds an average two USBs per month; in addition, credit cards, Rolex watches, drugs, keys, money, and even a packet filled with diamonds were among the other things found by the dry cleaners surveyed.
compelling reasons for outsourced IT Support
Introduction to IT Support Services: According to Gartner, one in ten IT departments will be disbanded in 2011. The reason for this is outsourcing and the changing nature of IT. By Gartner’s prediction, IT departments will shrink or disappear as they will be outsourced to external providers moved to other parts of the world through outsourcing deals. Also, IT departments will increasingly deal with areas outside of what is considered IT in 2006, such as business and strategic planning. IT will become one of the top three make-or-break factors for businesses, but IT departments will still see their actual technology staff reduced by 40 percent.
However, you may be thinking: Why would my company be outsourcing IT when you already have IT staff? Outsourcing your day-to-day IT management gives you access to an entire new team – a whole IT Department, for less than the cost of one technician. You get professional support 24/7, not just in work hours, and not just subject to a staff member’s health or holiday time. With outsourcing, you are no longer limited by the skill set of your staff, because you have access to the full range of expertise available in a complete package.
On the other hand, smaller companies may ask themselves: Why would my company be outsourcing IT, if I don’t even have IT staff? One of the biggest mistakes small businesses make is not leveraging their IT investments. If you want to make sure that the staff you can have on board are concentrating 100% on those activities that will drive your business, or directly improve your bottom line, then outsourcing is a tremendously economical way to make sure you never have to worry when things go wrong, and downtime occurs.
ABCOM IT support services have crafted an extensive range of support options and are able to help your business to the next level. If you are able to focus on your business and let us worry about the technology and smooth day to day running , imagine how much more profitable and efficient your business will be.
Call us on 01444 871200 for an informal chat.
Workers waste 1/2 hour a day sifting through their computers for the right data!
A recent report by Alcatel-Lucent stated that 81%of workers struggle to access the information they need to work effectively. The report shows 50% of professionals in the UK and Ireland surveyed believe they waste 30 minutes each day looking for data which is vital for them to perform effectively
The need for IT systems and IT teams to integrate their company’s disparate data sources has come into sharp focus. With everything electronic why is their still
Over half of those questioned complained that network or application failure blighted them at least once a week and more than 70% state that conference calling is not the solution to their communication problems.
Here at ABCOM we can introduce document management tools such as Sharepoint to help organise the data efficiently.Its affordable , secure and very efficient use of systems . For a live demonstration please contact yann@abcom.co.uk
