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Virtualisation Becomes a reality
Virtualisation is now a technically and commercially mature. This article explores Cantono's philosophy, while giving practical examples of the ways in which it has helped some of our clients.
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VMS - Managing Your Mission Critical Systems
Many companies still find VMS the most effective platform for some their mission critical systems, but struggle to support it.
This article explains how various organisations have benefited from using Cantono's specialised VMS support and consultancy services.
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SharePoint - Choosing between WSS and MOSS
While Windows SharePoint Server and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server are both part of 'SharePoint' many decision makers are confused about their common points and differences. This article helps you to decide which is the most appropriate for you.
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SharePoint Implementation Errors - and how to Avoid Them
While most companies recognise the value of SharePoint, too many are making basic errors in the planning and implementation. This article looks at the most common mistakes, and the steps to take in order to avoid them
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Cantono's Data Centre Vision
This article explains why, given the apparent plethora of UK data centre providers there is still a shortage of high quality capacity. Looking at the central importance of adequate power supplies, balanced by the need to achieve "green" benefits, it explains how Cantono's vision, architecture and practices addresses these apparently conflicting aims. Read More >>
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Time to Outsource your Data Centre?
This article examines some of the principle benefits to be gained from outsourcing your data centre, including improved performance, security and flexibility.
It also looks at some of the main objections to data centre outsourcing, and how these concerns can be answered. Read More >>
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The Importance of Data Centres
In recent years, companies have increasingly recognised that, whilst they are now reliant on their IT systems, they have not made sure that these systems are managed to guarantee the uptime now required to keep their business running.
This article enables you to find out more about the key things that you should bear in mind, whether you are considering acquiring your own data centre, or whether you are looking for a potential service provider. Read More >>
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Making all your Branches Work as one Across the World
Moving people and information around the globe has become a “given”. We now expect to be able to transfer data from India, Indiana or Isleworth as quickly and as painlessly as we would from a colleague sitting at the next desk.
This article explains why simply increasing bandwidth is not necessarily a panacea, and how innovative technology can be used to achieve vastly improved network performance for a modest outlay. Read More >>
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Slashing Back-up Times
Whilst most companies recognise the importance of backups, as the amount of data has then back-up times have also risen considerably to the point where they often exceed 12 hours and impinging on the next day’s workload.
This article explains how these times can be slashed, with the added benefits of improved reliability and security. Read More >>
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Why companies are turning their backs on Backup Tapes
(Research Paper)
Cantono spoke to more than 100 IT professionals in a diverse range of sectors, who were looking for alterntives to traditional backup tapes.
The article examines what characterised these organisations, what their main areas of concern were, and what they were looking for in a new backup system.
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Seven Key Reasons to Outsource
Many companies are now considering outsourcing parts of their IT support and management. This article sets out the seven most telling reasons for this, including:
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Allowing focus on new systems development
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Predictable costs
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Business Failure Protection
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Skills availability
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Security of systems and data
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Flexibility and Change
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Improved system performance
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Improving SharePoint Performance
While many organisations are implementing Microsoft SharePoint to share information across teams, many are being frustrated in this goal by poor performance, especially when users are trying to access the information across networks, especially where these teams are in different locations.
This article looks at practical ways of exploring these problems. Read More >>
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A better way to manage IT Vendors
Most organisations have a plethora of IT vendors (for hardware, software, networking, etc.), and find that managing these can be a laborious distraction from their core activities. This article explores these problems, and potential answers to them, including using a specialist company to manage their suppliers on their behalf. Read More >>
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