Are businesses taking IT and telecoms seriously enough?

We recently launched our Business Grade research report, a survey of 200 SMEs and corporate organisations, which was used to establish an average “benchmark” of current IT and telecoms capabilities in UK business.

We’ve now opened up an online replica of the survey, which was undertaken in partnership with leading IT publisher, IDG Global Solutions, to broaden the results and to allow you to see how your organisation compares. Read more >

The Business Grade Benchmark: How does your organisation stack up in the IT and telecoms stakes?

How well your business is performing is intrinsically linked to how advanced your telecoms and networking services are. With IT and telecoms technologies and applications progressing more rapidly than ever, how do you manage the change? Is IT and telecoms taken seriously enough at board level? And is your business continuity plan up to scratch?

This week we launched our Business Grade Benchmark research report. We’ve looked at technology spend, trend and strategies across both the SME and corporate space to assess how telecoms and IT performance stacks up in terms of strategy, value, technology and service across a broad range of organisations. Read more >

Cloud is real, not hype

What is cloud? What are cloud services?

These are two of the most asked questions in the telecoms community right now. There’s no right answer to these questions – it’s whatever you want it to be.

I would define cloud as any service that is hosted in the network.  At Convergence Summit South last week, we demonstrated our evolution from next generation connectivity, by launching a range of cloud services. Read more >