Fasthosts urges small firms to work more closely with their tech suppliers

Fasthosts has revealed that 48 per cent of firms regularly make substantial purchases of new technology without being certain they fully need them.

According to the new research from the UK web hosting provider, data from 788 UK small firms found a huge divide in terms of success with using technology in the workplace. For 1 in 3 firms,

A CAST of Millions? What nasty IT costs are hidden at YOUR company?

Results of the new CAST Report on Application Software Health (CRASH) released today by CAST, the world leader in software analysis and measurement, reveals businesses are exposed to millions of dollars to fix technical debt – the cost to fix hidden problems that remain damaging risks in applications after they are operational – yet they are not budgeting for these costs.

“The number of

Source and Advanced Business Solutions survey of nearly 100 mid-sized organisations highlights key barriers to growth

IT systems integration and business intelligence are the biggest barriers to growth for upper mid-sized UK organisations, according to a survey by Sourceforconsulting.com (Source) in partnership with Advanced Business Solutions (Advanced). Source surveyed senior IT, finance and human resources professionals from nearly 100 upper mid-sized organisations.

The survey, ‘Firing the engines of