Our support times over the Christmas period are: 24th December: 08:00 – 14:00 25th – 28th December: Closed 29th – 30th December: 09:00 – 16:30 31st December: 09:00 – 15:00 1st – 3rd January: Closed 4th January Onward: 08:00 – 18:00 (Normal hours resume) Many thanks for your business during 2021. We look forward to working […]
Due to the rapidly developing national and international situation around COVID-19, Waterdale, including CPiO Limited and eSpida Limited, has been updating its business continuity policy in line with the changing advice coming from the UK Government and Public Health England. Waterdale is committed to the service of our customers whilst balancing the safety of ALL […]
A smart city is essentially the term given to a metropolis that gathers data via electronic data collection sensors with the aim of managing assets and resources efficiently. The benefits to residents that smart applications can provide are widespread, from transportation to health and public safety. The key smart city applications that will benefit citizens […]
A Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) boot storm is the loss of service that ensues a simultaneous start-up and shutdown of a large number of virtual desktops, which overwhelms the network with data requests and typically creates a “storm” that cripples legacy system storage. A typical office working day sees employees logging on to the system […]
The May 2017 ransomware attack on the NHS crippled 47 trusts across England and Scotland. At least 6,900 appointments were cancelled and seven A&E departments were forced to turn ambulances away. This demonstrates the significant damage that cyber-attacks can cause. Here, Nigel Crockford, business development manager of IT consultancy eSpida, discusses what businesses must consider […]
Many businesses are yet to understand the sheer scale and breadth of changes their company data processing policies will need to undergo to comply with the general data protection regulation (GDPR). Here, Nigel Crockford, Business Development Manager at IT consultancy eSpida, explains how the regulation will impact multinational businesses — and how they must prepare […]