Programming for children: The new initiative
Programming is a confusing business for many; in fact it is bound to be an extremely small percentage of the population that is even able to program and code at a basic level. Even with all the will in the world many people simply cannot grasp their head around what is, fundamentally, a foreign language. …. Read More
Learn Microsoft Word To Enhance Your Productivity At Work or School
Microsoft Word (MS Word) is the most popular word processing software in the world. For this reason, one might think that since so many individuals utilize Word, there will be plenty of quality, affordable Microsoft Word training; however surprisingly, there’s very little available. Consequently, the majority of individuals are self-taught and do not use Word …. Read More
Christmas Chromebook: The perfect gift
We all have thoughts and discussions about one thing come Christmas time; what computer shall I get? People pick up iPads and tablets, Desktop PCs, laptops and Kindles – but this year there’s a new face in the market – and it demands to be taken seriously. Google are slowly conquering the world; Google is …. Read More
Complex CMS Training
Many large corporations will have a complex CMS (content management system) but it can take some time before employees can get to grips with it. This is why training should always be provided, and will always bear the risk of disorganisation if people are using the CMS system without a good understanding on the different …. Read More
Saving Time and Money
Some people who class themselves as ‘computer illiterate’ may know many different keyboard shortcuts, and that really does save a great deal of time (and money) especially for business. Less use of the mouse means less need to focus on clicking a particular area, and a computer will barely use their mouse at all. It …. Read More
Amazon Web Services reaches its 8th birthday
On March 14 2006, Amazon expanded from its retail heritage and launched its IT services business with the birth of Amazon Web Services (AWS). This move was inspired by the company’s own need for computing resources that can scale rapidly at inexpensive. AWS, that is section of Amazon.com, provides multi-tenanted pay-as-you-use cloud-based services and raw …. Read More
Government failing to control contractors, say MPs
Government is failing to regulate private companies that offer outsourced services and these contractors must be more ethical when going through government, consistent with a highly critical Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report. The report follows hearings with major suppliers Atos, Capita, G4S and Serco, and later with the Cabinet Office, Department of Health, Ministry of …. Read More
Student Loans Company transforms IT to standardise customers’ experience
The Student Loans Company is transforming its IT to standardise customers’ experience across all its communication channels. Indian IT services supplier HCL will lead a consortium as prime systems integrator. Deloitte often is the implementation partner and Misys will supply the core software. With the loan system critical today for student course fees in addition …. Read More
Hammersmith and Fulham Council updates desktops to support flexible working
Hammersmith & Fulham Council is using Colt’s Workspace as a Service to support greater than 2,000 virtual desktop users in line with VMware’s Horizon Suite. As portion of a protracted-standing requirement to cut back physical estate, Hammersmith & Fulham Council has adopted a wise working strategy supported by technology from Colt. Desktop virtualisation is getting …. Read More
Infosys seeks business graduates as sales conversation changes
Infosys is seeking 200 MBA graduates internationally to assist its global sales operation evolve right into a solver of purchaser business challenges through IT in place of a fixer of IT problems. As IT becomes a business enabler, IT services suppliers require different skills in their salespeople. The Indian IT services giant desires to employ …. Read More