Simon Richardson
Simon Richardson brings more than 15 years of IT industry experience to ITogether. Simon manages the overall technical strategy and service delivery of the business as well as its day to day activities and product and service portfolio. An expert in enterprise network security, Simon is focused on driving the growth of ITogether's corporate client base through its world class vendor portfolio and managed services.
Articles by Simon Richardson
10 Ways To Cut Technology-related Costs Without Jeopardising Your Business
Fears of a double dip recession may have receded but tight budgets are forcing business managers to review their costs. As businesses get smarter about...
Top Storage Trends For Businesses In 2012
The increasing demand for infrastructures that can manage larger volumes of data will undoubtedly intensify this year, leading to IT Professionals seeking out...
Cyber Crime, Targeted Attacks & Related Risks For Businesses
Do you know what you don't know? It's not a tongue twister but an important question that all organisations must ask themselves when thinking about the risk...
Hosted Solutions : Pros & Cons
Switching software and hardware from a licensed, in-house product to a leased service has many benefits for businesses. With web-hosted software, all that's...
Effective service bundling in outsourcing
Bundled services help businesses to save money, improve performance and manage relationships. Today outsourcing is about strategic collaboration and one of the...
Borderless networks : What Are The Implications?
With the consumerisation of technology creating a rapidly growing mobile work culture, current security measures are becoming increasingly incompatible with...
A Human Approach to IT : Busting The Jargon Tape
Business jargon is not only confusing but it can also have detrimental effects on business relationships. It is no secret that the IT industry is one of the...
Next-Generation Firewalls : What You Need To Know
The firewall is one of information security's oldest devices developed to protect an organisations internal network from external threats, whilst allowing...
Why Targeted Attacks Are Here To Stay
IT security experts have seen an increase in the amount of Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) over the last couple of years. A targeted network security attack...
Web Content Filtering : What You Need To Know
Organisations have long struggled with how they should, or should not, monitor their employees use of the internet and, more specifically, the Web and Web 2.0...
Application Centric Security : Why Business Need To Rethink Their Network Strategy
Today a business's IT network is at the heart of all of its operations and communications, so ensuring that data is secure and safe guarded against threats,...
Why Video Will Dominate Networks By 2014
IT specialists, and business professionals alike, are always on the lookout for faster and more efficient means of communicating and engaging with their staff...
Next generation LAN networking - why is it time to upgrade the switch fabric?
Like all business professionals, ICOs are increasingly looking for ways to reduce costs by simplifying and streamlining their processes. One of the...
Why Proactive Network Monitoring & Management Is Essential For Networks
Would you like to know about problems on your network before they happen? This is surely a question with an obvious answer, but you would be surprised how many...
