Less than one in four small to mid-sized enterprises are using any kind of hosted email failover solution or backup email continuity service to minimise email downtime, according to a new research report published today by Connect. Over three-quarters (89%) of companies with under 50 employees surveyed had no way of accessing emails if they [...]

One in ten businesses have lost important data or files from their network as a result of their tape backup system failing, according to new research published today by Connect – the Business Continuity specialist. The research also found that three quarters of SMEs still use traditional backup tapes to store their data and that [...]

New research reveals increase in IT ‘glitches’ between 2008 and 2009
Almost half (47%) of IT managers think their biggest IT headache is simple day-to-day problems, such as internet downtime and being unable to back up files, according to a new research report published today by Connect Support Services. This is a 10% increase compared [...]

40% of male IT Directors believe that the image of the IT profession needs a makeover if it is to attract more women to the industry, according to new research published today by Connect Support Services. However, female IT directors have a different perspective – for them, flexible working is the real issue. [...]

A quarter (26%) of IT directors in small and mid-sized companies are planning to increase their technology spend by in 2009, despite the recession, according to new research published today by Connect Support Services, the IT support services and online backup company. This is nearly twice as many as last year. [...]

Half of IT Directors plan to switch from backup tapes to online back up within the next three years, according to new research published today by Connect Support Services. The research, conducted for Connect, found that 22% of companies were already using some kind of remote backup service, with a further 28% predicting they [...]

One fifth (22%) of small to mid sized enterprises are now using online back-up software, more than double the figures for last year, according to a new research report published today by Connect – the IT support company . A further 20% of companies expect to switch to an online backup service within 3 years. [...]

77% of small to medium sized enterprises in the UK haven’t cancelled or deferred any of their IT projects in the last 6 months, despite the economic down turn, according to a new research report published today by Connect – the IT support company. 81% of businesses also predict that their level of IT [...]

New research highlights differences between male and female IT directors
A new survey on behalf of Total Recall has found striking differences between the sexes about technology. The research, which examined the attitudes of male and female IT Directors, found that women were more security conscious and confident in their computer systems than their [...]