Here at Your Cloud Works we, like any other business, are here to make money. But, the big difference with us; we work with our clients to ensure the solution we put forward is right for their business, and their back pocket! Yes we want to make money but we also like happy customers who are getting value for money and a great customer service to boot.
In fact, we recently ...
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For many schools facing limited and constrained budgets, technology is not always top of the list. This is why we work with companies, such as edde, to provide schools with vital funding and parental donation options, which allow for the sustainable integration of technology in the classroom. But, these are not the only sources ...
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Last week at Google’s annual conference for developers, Google I/O, it announced that Android applications and Google Play (the most popular app store in the world) to will be coming to Chromebooks.
The adoption of Chromebooks in classrooms across the world continues to increase, with K-12 schools in the US purchasing more Chromebooks than all other devices combined in 2015. This move will add further flexibility to these fast, secure and easy-to-manage devices, and ...
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A recent survey by RightScale found that 95% of companies are now using some form of cloud service, yet many of these businesses are still dipping their toes, with at least two thirds of workloads still provided via traditional IT systems.
With huge potential economic benefits available from cloud services, here are 9 reasons why it’s time to switch services over.
While some investment may be necessary for a strong network and ...
Continue Reading →Google Classroom, a paperless assignment workflow application, helps teachers and students communicate and learn together, has recently been improved with the inclusion of a new polling feature. This can help helps teachers quickly check for understanding, gather feedback or gauge interest.
Here are four ways in which teachers are using polling in the classroom:
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Cindy Nordstrom, a teacher at Oak Ridge Elementary School in ...
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The Google Drive plug-in for Microsoft Office was launched last July, making it simple and easy for users with Office for Windows to access their Work, Excel and PowerPoint files stored in Google Drive. This plug-in has now been extended to include Outlook support.
Insert files using Drive
Users can now upload any local file to Google Drive and simultaneously email the link out to the collaborators using Outlook. ...
Continue Reading →Enterprise software can often be complex and difficult to navigate. Unlike consumer software which has gravitated towards simplicity. Google, therefore believes that, Google Apps Admins should have an Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) solution that is simple to operate, which delivering enterprise grade security.
In order to make it easier for Google Apps Admins to set up and define mobile management policies, Google has launched three new features:
Mobile Management can now be set up with one click
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All organisations have confidential data that they need to keep secure, that is why Google for Work already helps admins manage information security with encryption, two-factor authentication , sharing controls, and mobile device management. However it is the actions of users which can compromise such tools, such as hitting ‘reply all’ on an email, ...
Migrating to a hosted desktop solution has a significant impact in reducing risk and easing the resources used to adhere to licensing and compliance procedures.
Owning an IT infrastructure leaves firms responsible for ensuring that that appropriate licences and servers are purchased, maintained and updated, all of which consumes vital financial and human resources. Here is a break-down of how these pains are alleviated:
Three-quarters of small to medium sized businesses, recently surveyed, have said that reliable wireless networks are an essential element for success.
The businesses ranged from two person firms through to over two hundred, all agreeing that wireless connectivity boosts productivity, enhances service and strengthens their competitiveness, by allowing staff to keep connected throughout their sites.
With the growing of mobile devices in the SMB environment, the ability for employees ...
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