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Transcript
Back-bedroom or Back-office? Big IT for Small Budgets
Back-bedroom or Back-office? See www.hdgnet.com/firstfriday for links to services mentioned
and a special offer!
“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?
Big Business IT • Reliable and secure • Seamless and
convenient • Invisible
This is not a thinly veiled sales pitch
Who am I? A geek for all seasons
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
HDG Networks • Small, family run business based in Whitstable
• Clients throughout Kent, London and further afield • Insured, VAT registered and approved by Trading Standards
1. My PC is a Temple Avoiding invasion by a
horde of visigoths
What is the biggest risk to your PC and security?
• Virus infection? • Hackers? • Thunderstorms, floods and fire?
P E B C A K
Children and your PC • Their own computer • Their
own user account • No administrator access
P@55w0rd5 lastpass.com
What about the other stuff? • Antivirus, antispam, antimalware •
Firewall • Easy! They’re free...
No such thing as a free lunch • License issues
• Less frequent updates • Complicated firewalls
None
More security later... ...but we need to get something else
sorted out first
2. First impressions could be last impressions Everyone judges a
book by its cover
Bodgit & Scarper 07878 432654
[email protected]
Taking your money today,
disappearing tomorrow
CLAIM YOUR LAND!
Buy your domain name • £5 or less per year
• A ‘proper’ and permanent email address • Instant improvement in credibility Yeah, but...
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
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
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
3. Email Hosting One of your most important information assets
So many choices... • Divert to ISP or webmail •
Webhost POP3 / IMAP server • Cloud hosted But not SBS...
Email in the Cloud • Hosted Exchange • Hosted Kerio,
Zimbra etc. • Google Apps
Benefits • Remote, multi device access • Continuity and reliability
• Synchronisation
3b. It’s not just email It’s, like, everything
What you need where you need it • Email •
Calendar • Contacts
Seamless Synchronisation • Hosted Exchange • Google Apps • Synchronised,
secure, backed-up
4. Data You don’t need a big server
Sharing Information • Simple file sharing • Online briefcase /
file sharing • In house server But still not SBS...
Shhh, don’t tell anyone... • Windows Home Server • Brilliant
PC backup and file sharing • It’s not just for home!
The 3 most important data issues • Backup • Back-ups
• Backing-up
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
How should I backup? • System images • Local backups
• Online backup
Online Backup • Offsite security • Automated • Easy to
use
Livedrive from HDG • Online backup • As much space
for as many PCs as you need • £24 per year
Briefcase from HDG • Online briefcase add-on • Synchronise multiple
devices and share with others • 512GB for £24 per year
5. Special Offer You lucky people
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
Back-bedroom or Back-office? See www.hdgnet.com/firstfriday for links to services mentioned
and a special offer!