Tag: security

Even international travel is going paperless.

If you think paperless strategies only offer benefits to your organisation, your business may be failing to recognise that going paperless also offers an unlimited number of benefits to your customers.

Whether a company is hoping to establish itself among competitors, or maintain a strong performance, having a clear strategy can play an integral role in facilitating success. To this end, a strong business plan is vital to provide a defined outline for how a business is expected to develop and a standard way to respond […]

Data breaches are a worrying prospect for any company. Should one occur, customers’ personal information could potentially be shared to the world, resulting in a large fine and even prosecution. However, many firms may not have considered the fact that it could put other businesses off working with them too.

It’s fair to say that when business owners get up for work each morning, they’re more likely to be concerned about issues such as meetings, deals and their bottom line, than they are about the likelihood of a big disaster befalling their office premises. While catastrophes like this are certainly rare, it is important not […]

A recent story by The London Evening Standard has reiterated the need to be mindful about security when using digital technologies. The first criminal trial in history to use iPads was hit by teething problems, as a judge nearly read out his password in court.

We are living in the era of big data. The curation, capturing, searching, sharing, storage, transfer, visualisation and privacy of information has become a major priority for businesses across all sectors, as we collectively strive to extract value and identify business trends via a wide range of analytics techniques.

2015 is widely predicted to be “the” year for big data – information will increasingly be used to effect positive change and drive via educated and timely business decisions. Data agility is the key here; the action of slicing, dicing, analysing and delivering information when it is most needed will ultimately drive wider organisational change. […]

From a construction industry point of view, sustainability is vitally important. Going paper-free allows construction companies to promote themselves as sustainable organisations, rather than thirst hungry resource-heavy companies – and this can often make the difference between winning contracts or not in an increasingly eco-aware society. Much has been done to protect consumer information since […]