We all hate admin tasks, they are boring and take up our valuable time. And filing is as tedious as it gets, so what's the point? Well, there are several reasons to have a good filing system;
1. To reduce the time spent searching for key information
2. To meet data protection obligations to destroy sensitive information when it is no longer required 
3. To meet legislative obligations to keep certain records for a specific period of time
4. To ensure confidential information is stored securely

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I'm surprised how many small businesses don't backup their data, let alone have some sort of disaster recovery plan in place. A disaster can range from a PC failure to total destruction of your office and all it's contents. Statistically small businesses have shallow pockets and are the most likely to fail in the event of a disaster.

As we all become more reliant on IT and the internet how long can your business survive without access to electronic data and systems? How could you keep the busi...
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There is no doubt that the internet has changed the way we do business and conduct our personal lives. However it also introduces new risks and is not necessarily  a solution for all our problems. Backups are sometimes overlooked, but are an extremely important aspect of IT. Backing up your data to the 'cloud' (ie the internet) offers some advantages, but there are some potential issues to consider. For example how reliable is your internet connection and long would it take to restore all you...
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