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 […]
Paul Hanson, Director of Birmingham IT consultancy eSpida, has been crowned Huawei’s presales person of the year at the IT and telecoms giant’s UK enterprise partner summit. The award commends Paul’s enterprise IT expertise and commitment to finding strategic uses for Huawei’s technology to provide value for mid-to-large size businesses across the UK. Paul’s award […]
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 […]