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Ten tips to win security programme funding

Ask any cyber security specialist what their biggest challenge is, and you will get a variety of answers -- ranging from strengthening network security, to managing internal threats, to protecting against cyber espionage. But upon further investigation, you may be surprised to learn that for manythe biggest challenge is simply getting the funding necessary to carry out a security programme. read more »

Windows 8 picture passwords: Their great untapped potential

Using a series of gestures to log into your PC has big implications. read more »

How to pick a CPU when buying servers

As your IT team looks to upgrade your computational and storage systems, be sure you understand the choices and tradeoffs you face regarding your server CPU options. Some of our recommendations may seem, well, counterintuitive read more »

How a private cloud can save money and the environment

Ricoh Europe has developed a private cloud capable of consolidating 9 data centres into 2 read more »

How IT departments can prepare for a software licence audit

The best way, by far, to stay out of license trouble, is to maintain robust software asset management (SAM) processes read more »

10 CRM mistakes and how to avoid making them

Here's how you can get the most out of your CRM software or service with the least amount of hassle read more »

7 outsourcing nightmares - here's how to avoid them

Poor communication, shortsighted contracts - don't get derailed by an IT outsourcing agreement gone awry read more »

How to use social media to create business value

Companies are still struggling with the cultural changes that a social business implementation requires read more »

How to secure Big Data in Hadoop

You must make security a key part of your big data project right from the beginning read more »

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