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Operation Transformation – Eating My Own Dog Food!

Posted by paul.mcevoy on 24/01/2012 at 9:57 am

Over the past 3 years I have been going on and on about Cloud Computing and how the days of running applications on Laptops will soon be a thing of the past, and Servers will, like the fax machine gather dust before going to the recycling shredder. So this year I have decided to eat [...]

Going Google Roadshow, Dublin, Feb 2nd 2012

Posted by paul.mcevoy on 13/01/2012 at 11:18 am

  Cloud Computing is a hot topic for many of today’s business leaders, but what does it actually mean? Would you like to see how companies are actually using cloud services today? Come along to this breakfast event in Google’s Dublin offices on Thursday 2nd February at 8.30am to see what’s driving over 4000 businesses [...]

Spanish Bank BBVA Gone Google

Posted by daniel on 11/01/2012 at 9:30 am

BBVA, one of the worlds largest financial institutions, today announced that it is adopting Google’s cloud-based collaboration and communication suite Google Apps for Business to drive innovation and increase productivity. Initially over 35,000 Spanish BBVA workers will use the productivity tools integrated into the Google Apps suite including: Gmail with Google Chat, Google Docs, Google Calendar, Google Groups, Google Sites [...]

DIT students move to the Cloud with Google Apps

Posted by paul.mcevoy on 29/11/2011 at 12:47 pm

Dublin Institute of Technology has moved all of its email and calendaring for 22,000 students to Google Apps for Education as part of new commitment to provide the latest technology experience for students. The move to Google Apps has  enhanced collaboration and mobility for students, allowing them to engage with each other anytime, anywhere, from [...]

General Audit Tool new release – version 3.7

Posted by daniel on 09/11/2011 at 9:38 am

Baker Security & Networks have just released version 3.7 of the General Audit Tool for Google Apps. Using the General Audit Tool you have full visibility and control over all your Google Docs, Sites, Groups and Calenders, allowing you to quickly and easily see who has read or write access to each of your files. [...]

Rain causes Floods but the Cloud saves the Day

Posted by paul.mcevoy on 25/10/2011 at 4:23 pm

We got a call from one of our Customers today just to say thanks for  helping them make the move to Cloud Computing. Their office and Car  Park was flooded but it was business as usual. “The carpark in our Ballsbridge building was flooded (see pic) and we  were without power. No problem, we use [...]

Google Chromebooks @ Work

Posted by paul.mcevoy on 14/10/2011 at 3:21 pm

The amount of IT time and energy that goes into maintaining and supporting a desktop environment is immense.  There are processes for creating machine images, distributing and updating applications, managing group policy, etc.  And this is an ongoing process for each machine. Users get frustrated by the complexity of their desktops – patches, security systems, [...]

Baker on Cloud: Part 13 of 13 – Will there be anyone who won’t have their head in the cloud?

Posted by kev on 27/09/2011 at 10:56 am

Will there be anyone who won’t have their head in the cloud? The answer to that question is ‘Yes’.  As with so many other facets of life those who won’t adopt cloud in the next 10 years will fall into two categories, ‘those who can afford not to’ and ‘those who can’t afford to’.  When [...]

Google Gmail viable alternative in enterprise email market – Gartner

Posted by daniel on 19/09/2011 at 10:37 am

Google’s enterprise Gmail is building momentum with commercial organisations, and it now presents a viable alternative to Microsoft Exchange Online and other cloud email services, according to Gartner, Inc. Gmail has only been in the market for five years. “The road to its enterprise enlightenment has been long and bumpy, but Gmail should now be [...]

Warwickshire County Council pilot goes up into the clouds

Posted by daniel on 15/09/2011 at 2:47 pm

Warwickshire County Council is to be the first major public sector organisation to provide e-mail services via the public cloud in a pilot scheme that has potential to change how local authorities use e-mail and ICT services. The county council is working with Cabinet Office to pilot the use of cloud-computing within Government to introduce [...]