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London is a difficult place to be right now; rent has been increasing for years, and Covid-19 makes public transport something to avoid. Moving computer systems into a data centre can upgrade your IT, but moving into a London based data centre doesn’t solve any of London’s issues.

Spending 2020 locked down has made us all familiar with video calling apps, with many of us still relying on them for business and personal communications. But were these companies as prepared as everyone else for Covid-19? Our data suggests, probably not…

When the Brexit transition period ends, the UK will become a ‘third country’ outside the EEA, meaning its data protection laws have to be assessed by the European Commission and determined to be either adequate or non-adequate. There are two potential problems here, which will affect you if you're using cloud storage.

Every company needs to backup their system since it’s the only line of defence against several threats that can corrupt or invalidate your data, but you need to make sure your backup is capable of protecting your business in any situation. Your backup should be hosted in a different site from your main system, to maximise security and reduce the risk of your backup being taken down by the same...

Remote working can provide a lot of benefits for a company but it can also cause disruption if the right IT isn't in place to support you. Our infographic covers six factors of remote working that can be optimised with tech solutions.

As businesses are bracing for the long-term impact of Covid-19 one thing is becoming apparent and that is the ever-growing importance and reliance on the cloud.

Now that the VFX industry has embraced working from home, a lot of companies will be taking the next step and moving their systems into a data centre to take advantage of the increased reliability and connectivity that a data centre can provide. Seriously boosting the reliability and accessibility of your computer system by moving to a data centre is going to future proof your VFX company.

There are many benefits to working remotely. No commute, more family time, businesses can cut office costs and employees can work more flexibly. But there can also be pitfalls – particularly on the IT side. So how can you properly equip your business for remote working in the long term?

We’ve gone from discussing how best to cope with a remote working environment, to exploring the potential to make this permanent. It’s an especially interesting conversation within the VFX industry where, until recently, remote work was considered to be almost impossible.

Back in 1999 when everyone else in the IT world was worrying about the Millennium Bug, David Barker was launching a new hosting business. Never mind that he was not quite 14 years old – David had a vision, time on his hands and a keen geek streak.