The GDPR has been called a lot of things…and it hasn’t even taken effect yet. It’s been described as a revolution, a paradigm change and a ticking time bomb (and probably a lot more I can’t print). I’m not sure if any of them quite hit the mark, but one thing is for certain: it’s set to shake things up.

David Osen is our CIO at Optimity. He’s also the resident guru on everything from infrastructure design and implementation to mixed-platform environments and technical work flows for the creative industries. He knows his stuff on cyber security too, so I asked him a few questions to get some hints and tips for our SME and Enterprise clients.

Our IT 101 series has taken a look at cloud computing, IT consultancies, the IT Roadmap and Virtual CIOs, and now we turn our attention to machine management. Many IT companies and consultancies offer machine management as a service, helping businesses take the hard work out of network administration and automation.

IT Support is essential for a business’s network operations to run efficiently, but it doesn’t have to cost an arm and a leg. In fact, there are lots of way to reduce your support costs with simple practices. Here are 10 of the best.

Having brought you the basics of Cloud Computing, the IT Roadmap, and IT Consultancy Services, the latest article in our 101 series looks at the virtual CIO.

Getting support for an IT project or even being given the financial room to explore an innovative idea can be challenging. IT is often seen as a cost centre rather than an investment, where businesses look to save as much money as possible if they need to, so it tends to run on a pretty tight budget.

When your day job of running the IT department of your organisation takes up every second you have and the graduate recruit starts throwing out pearls of wisdom about software apps and new tech trends you’ve never heard of, you know it’s time to pin down a handful of sites that you can skim daily, to keep you on top of your game.

A strong IT partner takes pride in driving infrastructure change and development. However,  anyone who has worked on the compliance side of the house knows that changes to the IT set-up can make for pretty tricky security audits, and making sure upgrades or migration to a new system don’t result in sacrificing security can lead to headaches..

Time wasted commuting and office distractions are two of the most cited reasons for employees opting to work from home. Increased productivity and reduced costs have given employers good reason to accept that telework has quietly become the rule, rather than the exception.

Running a smooth operation is key to every business. How well you pull that off can come down to the office management, IT systems and software tools you use, so it makes sense to keep on top of the latest and greatest. Here are our Top 8 Office Tools to make your worklife easy breezy.