Category Archives: Cloud

GDPR – Don’t be nuts! #igaware #linuxsbs #GDPR

If you don’t know where your data is and who has access to it then you will have a problem come May 2018 when the General Data Protection Regulations come into force. GDPR makes you responsible for keeping your data … Continue reading

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Service is Unavailable – is something you’ll never hear from Igaware

Last night, and continuing into today, hundreds of companies were unable to access their email, data and applications, as the data centre company UK Fast had a complete power failure – and their backup generators didn’t kick in. Power has … Continue reading

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Cloud Computing – a legal minefield? #igaware #linuxsbs

Cloud computing involves handing over your data to a third party. This is called outsourcing and as with any outsourcing arrangement it comes with legal implications. When outsourcing IT you no longer have control over your IT infrastructure and data, … Continue reading

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GDPR shock for Cloud users #igaware #linuxsbs #GDPR

In May 2018 new legislation comes into effect, across the EU & the UK, called the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). In a nutshell, GDPR has been created to protect citizens from privacy and data breaches and applies to every … Continue reading

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Cloud Computing – A Reality Check

Cloud Computing is where your data and applications are on a server that is in remote building and you access it over the Internet. There are 2 cloud options: Rented: Where you rent space and applications on someone else’s server. … Continue reading

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Reality Check #sbs #igaware

I recently saw an article entitled ‘Go Ahead and Shoot the Server: End of Microsoft Small Business Server Inspires Cloud Adoption with Small Businesses’. What utter nonsense. It seems that cloud purveyors remain firmly detached from reality. The only thing … Continue reading

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Go Cloudless with the Igaware Linux Small Business Server #Igaware #linuxsbs

‘The cloud’ is just a new name for hosted IT services, where a server is hosted by an IT company connected to the Internet. The cloud is as much marketing hype as a valid method of IT service delivery. In … Continue reading

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Cloud down again

This time it’s Microsoft’s turn to lose their cloud: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14851455

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