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Welcome to our IT blog! Here you could find a thing or two about current technological and worldly affairs that could affect business.

Here are a few of our observations. Let us know what you think!

For another year TWIN ranks in the worlds top 500 managed services companies

Penton Technology Names Twin Systems Ltd in the MSPmentor 501 Global Edition 8th Annual Report Identifies World’s Top 501 Managed Service Providers (MSPs) March 26, 2015: Twin Systems Ltd has appeared on Penton Technology’s eighth-annual MSPmentor 501 Global Edition, a distinguished list and report identifying the world’s top 501 managed service providers (MSPs). The complete 501 list […]

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Networking is Dead says Best Connected Man or is it ?

I read this article on The Times website around the time of the Davos summit at the end of January. According to Rich Stromback, a man sometimes referred to as “Mr Davos” because of the large number of princes and Silicon Valley titans who attend his birthday parties, 99 per cent of all social networking events […]

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The journey to Business Leader for today’s CIO

I often hear how the emergence and rapid proliferation of new technologies makes a CIO’s list of priorities longer every year. In 2015 the biggest trend is the continuing digitization of the enterprise – the transformation of physical processes and business models into digital. This trend is driven by the rapid digitization of consumer habits […]

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Do you really want to double your support team ?

The great news is that it seems that the chronic under investment of the past years in technology as companies battled to stay afloat and trade through the recession is now over. Whilst naturally cautious our clients are now examining how they can at optimal cost upgrade and enhance their digital infrastructure. A by product […]

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The Science behind change

Ellen Hake works with large corporates in analysing, planning and executing successful change based on how the human brain deals with change. With her customary ‘light touch’ Hake was quickly able to help the audience understand WHY some of the things we already know about communication work from a brain-based point of view. For example: […]

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Social Media in the workplace are you keeping up ?

It goes without saying that social media is now ubiquitous and ever-changing, but with the law ruling that employers can be held vicariously liable for the actions of employees, what can businesses do to protect themselves from legal threat? Initially set-up for friends to stay connected, old flames to re-kindle romances, and families to share […]

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Is leadership from the front over rated?

I was for many years a forthright exponent of there is only one form of leadership model…You know the one the only way to lead is from the front.. Over the top chaps and all that. Then I saw a talk by Derek Sivers on Ted What a great Idea Ted is ! www.ted.com Essentially whilst […]

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Are you confident your business is protected?

Simplifying  the protection of your business was never going to be an easy business, was it? The technology world has morphed from a back office function to a whole life function covering virtually every area of your business and personal life. The constant interaction between flexible thus agile working and the requirements for a host […]

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5 Leadership skills you must have to succeed

5 Leadership Skills You Must Have to Succeed You may think of leadership skills as something that belongs to corporate culture, but they’re just as critical to any entrepreneurial business. Starting a business, or leading a team  is a concentrated experience. Everything you do is more immediate, more definitive, more tied to your eventual success. […]

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