I love technology. It's been a part of my life since I was 14 and I can spend every day just immersed in the latest news or developments and I'm always looking at ways of improving everyday life, not only personally, but also for my clients.
My passion for tech is fulfilled by my role in MobileIT, whose ethos is providing solutions for today’s digital landscape. We’ve been helping clients for over 20 years navigate the different services and options that are out there and what is the right solution for them.
Of course, tech changes every day, and there are new developments almost every day which are both helpful and harmful to us. We’ve seen accelerated changes happen in the last 10 years, in terms of cloud-based services, threats to data security and the move from physical office to remote working.
One of the biggest concerns for clients is data security. On New Year’s Eve, foreign currency firm Travelex discovered a ransomware cyber attack which shut down its operations, with hackers demanding $6 million in return for customer data Ransomware is on the increase as are brute-force password attacks and automated bots which carry out a hacker’s job. The level of complexity of these viruses have just increased in 10 years, and in doing so, have caused a lot of financial hardship.
More companies are using cloud-based technology to back up their data. Indeed, the Cloud is such a buzzword, but what is the cloud? If you ask most people on the street, you’ll get a different explanation every time! Simply put, it refers to interconnected servers that are accessed over the Internet. Using cloud computing means that users don’t have to manage physical servers themselves or run software applications on their own machines.
Ten years ago, there was a lot of ambiguity about cloud technology - it was never explained to the wider public really and there were other issues such as cost and internet speeds. But over the years, the cost has come down and internet speeds have increased and we’re seeing more and more that people are comfortable with using cloud-based services. But like any service, there are so many options out there, so our job for our clients is to provide them with the right solution that is beneficial for their business (it’s not a one-size-fits-all approach!).
With increased inter-connectivity and cloud-based services, we’re seeing a move away from brick-and-mortar businesses and the rise of the remote workers. All you really need to function is a smart phone, a laptop and a good connection with VPN and you’re set to work from anywhere in the world! So from our point of view, we’re dealing more with user connection and communication connections than with on-premise issues.
The thing that keeps me excited and engaged with technology is the pace of change and how we as a business develop our solutions. Not everything we do is out-of-the box but everything we do is tailored for a our client’s best interest.
Over the coming weeks, I’ll be sharing more of my thoughts on the world that we live and work in. Let me know if there’s anything in particular you want me to cover or want to know more about!