Big IT for small business

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1. Back-bedroom or Back-office? Big IT for Small Budgets
2. Back-bedroom or Back-office? See www.hdgnet.com/firstfriday for links to services mentioned and a special offer!
3. “Jonathan shares some tips for the self- employed and small businesses on IT that can make them look and feel like multi- nationals without costing the earth” What’s so good about corporate IT?
4. Big Business IT • Reliable and secure • Seamless and convenient • Invisible
5. This is not a thinly veiled sales pitch
6. Who am I? A geek for all seasons
7. 16 years hard labour • Huge, multinational pharmaceutical • Database controller • Technical team leader • Customer Information Manager • Information Reporting Technologist • Business Support Technologist • Business Technology • 1,000+ field based users • £1m per day downtime cost
8. HDG Networks • Small, family run business based in Whitstable • Clients throughout Kent, London and further afield • Insured, VAT registered and approved by Trading Standards
9. 1. My PC is a Temple Avoiding invasion by a horde of visigoths
10. What is the biggest risk to your PC and security? • Virus infection? • Hackers? • Thunderstorms, floods and fire?
11. P E B C A K
12. Children and your PC • Their own computer • Their own user account • No administrator access
13. P@55w0rd5 lastpass.com
14. What about the other stuff? • Antivirus, antispam, antimalware • Firewall • Easy! They’re free...
15. No such thing as a free lunch • License issues • Less frequent updates • Complicated firewalls
17. More security later... ...but we need to get something else sorted out first
18. 2. First impressions could be last impressions Everyone judges a book by its cover
19. Bodgit & Scarper 07878 432654 bscrp8@hotmail.aol.gmail.com Taking your money today, disappearing tomorrow
20. CLAIM YOUR LAND!
21. Buy your domain name • £5 or less per year • A ‘proper’ and permanent email address • Instant improvement in credibility Yeah, but...
22. No excuses! • It doesn’t have to be your last or only domain • You don’t need a website to go with it • You may have to change your ISP tomorrow so don’t delay the inevitable
23. Take care • Make sure domain is registered in your name • Don’t go buying expensive hosting if you’re not sure what you need • Make sure you get full DNS control
24. Telephone Number • 0800 / 0845 numbers attractive but can deter calls from mobiles • If your business is geographical then a local number makes a huge difference • Cheaper than you may think and can expand
25. 3. Email Hosting One of your most important information assets
26. So many choices... • Divert to ISP or webmail • Webhost POP3 / IMAP server • Cloud hosted But not SBS...
27. Email in the Cloud • Hosted Exchange • Hosted Kerio, Zimbra etc. • Google Apps
28. Benefits • Remote, multi device access • Continuity and reliability • Synchronisation
29. 3b. It’s not just email It’s, like, everything
30. What you need where you need it • Email • Calendar • Contacts
31. Seamless Synchronisation • Hosted Exchange • Google Apps • Synchronised, secure, backed-up
32. 4. Data You don’t need a big server
33. Sharing Information • Simple file sharing • Online briefcase / file sharing • In house server But still not SBS...
34. Shhh, don’t tell anyone... • Windows Home Server • Brilliant PC backup and file sharing • It’s not just for home!
35. The 3 most important data issues • Backup • Back-ups • Backing-up
36. Do I need to backup? • 6% of PCs lose data each year • 31% of PC users have lost all their files • 60% of companies that lose their data will shut down within 6 months
37. How should I backup? • System images • Local backups • Online backup
38. Online Backup • Offsite security • Automated • Easy to use
39. Livedrive from HDG • Online backup • As much space for as many PCs as you need • £24 per year
40. Briefcase from HDG • Online briefcase add-on • Synchronise multiple devices and share with others • 512GB for £24 per year
41. 5. Special Offer You lucky people
42. Livedrive from HDG • Free trial for two weeks • First Friday attendees – first year half price when you sign up in October • www.hdgnet.com/firstfriday
43. Back-bedroom or Back-office? See www.hdgnet.com/firstfriday for links to services mentioned and a special offer!