The Cloud
Learn To Google Drive
By Paul McEvoy, the ‘Google Apps Guy’ with Baker Security & Networks
Do you use Gmail or Google Apps for Business? If so, then you may have noticed that Documents is now called Drive. So what has changed? How does it work? Don’t panic just take your seat, buckle up and let’s go for a Google Drive.
Did You Get Fuel?
Before going for any drive the first thing you need to check is the Fuel Gauge. The last time I looked I was running on empty but I looked again I just got additional 4GB for free – Happy days. If needed I can fill the Google Drive tank up to an amazing 16TB – enough to take me around the world and back! It’s worth noting that Google Docs (Built into Google Drive) does not consume any of your storage space, so by creating all your Documents, Spreadsheets & Presentations in Google Docs you will never need to stop to fill up!
Posted under: Get Digital: The National Conference On Cloud Computing And Commerce
Microsoft, DCU Business School and the new Irish Centre for Cloud Computing and Commerce will host a national conference on cloud computing and commerce to take place on Wednesday, 25th April. The conference will take place in the Theatre at The Helix at Dublin City University from 2pm-6pm and will be part of National Cloud Week, which runs from April 23rd to 28th.
The National Conference on Cloud Computing and Commerce is free and will feature presentations and panel discussions from over 15 business leaders and experts on cloud computing.
Liam Mullaney (CEO, Sage Ireland) will be taking part in the panel discussion about ‘Accelerating Cloud Adoption’. Watch our video of Liam talking about cloud adoption and Sage Cloud.
Cloud Computing, The Challenges And Benefits
John Muldoon, a Writer for Tech site IrishDev.com explores the immediate challenges and benefits of cloud computing as a whole.
A Meaning as Grey As the Cloud Itself
With a meaning so nebulous that it was only just last September when the U.S. National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) laid out its “final” definition, Cloud Computing can still mean different things to different people, and envelope discussions in a fog of misty meanings and hazy expectations.
Stamping its mark on the discussion, tech research powerhouse Gartner put out a much leaner definition where it said Cloud Computing is a “style of computing where scalable and elastic IT-enabled capabilities are delivered as a service using Internet technologies.”
Get Ready For The Future, A Special Report From Sage
As published in the Sunday Business Post on 25th March 2012.
Sage Ireland launched Sage in the Cloud earlier this year, which brought the concept of the cloud to life through a quirky and innovative device that created floating cloud shapes using a foam printer – visit Sage Ireland’s YouTube page to watch. For the past 30 years, Sage has supported the business software industry and, in the last number of years, provided hosted online software solutions for a range of customers. With the Sage in the Cloud campaign, Sage is encouraging businesses across Ireland to experience the cloud for themselves by exploring free trials on www.sagecloud.ie
Businesses need to become more agile to survive and thrive in the emerging new economy. The last fewyears have all been about battening down the hatches, scrutinising the cost base and trying to make more savings. But with the ESRI forecasting some growth this year and the suggestion that green shoots are slowly appearing, there’s good reason for businesses to look ahead with more optimism. There’s only so long a business can put off investing in new technology before the effects damage the long-term prospects of the company, rather than save it money.The time to stick is over, according to Peter O’Rourke, head of channel and corporate division, Sage Ireland.
‘‘In order to be competitive in what’s coming down the track, you are going to have to have the tools to make you more agile,’’ he said. ‘‘You are going to have to respond more quickly and efficiently to your customers, and be more dynamic with product development cycles.’’ He paints a picture of a truly global economy, where a competitor could be in China as well as round the corner. ‘‘Everything is happening faster and bigger. At Sage, we see ourselves as drivers of change, efficiency and ultimately growth.We partner our customers, helping them to survive and thrive in a fast changing world.’’
User Friendly Software as a Service: Things Are Easy In The Cloud
By Simon Bell, Product Manager at Sage
Things have changed a lot in the past three decades. We do things differently. We even look different. And then there’s technology. Remember 2D gaming graphics and chunky pixels? We’ve come a long way. The world has changed. Computing has become people-centred. We’ve put technology in the service of how we work and play in real life and real time – and in turn, that same technology has changed our social and business landscapes forever.
Sage Facebook Q & A On Cloud Software
Our Facebook community participated in our first live Facebook Lunch & Learn on 16th February. The theme of the chat was ‘The Business Benefits of Cloud Software’ and we invited Paul McEvoy, the ‘Google Apps Guy’ with Baker Security & Networks to be one of our experts along with Erin McCann and Alan Leahy from Sage. Paul, Erin and Alan answered questions on everything cloud related.
- Erin McCann and Alan Leahy from Sage pictured with Paul McEvoy from Baker Security & Networks at the start of our Facebook Lunch ‘n Learn
From The Boardroom To Floating Foam Clouds!
By Patricia McGrath, Marketing Manager at Sage
It all started in the boardroom like most important strategic initiatives do. The brief was simple. Sage is in the Cloud – we need to let the business community know and also encourage them to experience the cloud for themselves. Simple! The brief was exciting and we saw it as an opportunity to do something unexpected, something innovative. So how did we get from there to Grafton Street with a foam printer?
Sage Is A Finalist In The Nokia Digital Media Awards
By Beatrice Whelan, Social Media & Content Specialist at Sage Ireland
Sage is a finalist in the Digital Media Awards in the Cloud Innovation Category. Our product Sage One, an online accounting and payroll solution, was announced as a finalist on February 6th. Everyone in the team is delighted that the Sage One product is a finalist in the Cloud Innovation Category. The awards which take place on the 30th March 2012, showcase excellence within the digital media sector in Ireland and so to have an online Sage product recognized as a finalist in these awards identifies the innovative nature of Sage Cloud solutions. The Cloud Innovation category is sponsored by Interxion.
Sage One is part of the Sage Cloud range of products. There are four variants available in the Sage One product offering; Sage One Accounts, Sage One Payroll and Sage One Cashbook are available to business owners and Sage One Accountants Edition is available for Accountants. Sage also provides free 24/7 telephone support, email support and an online help centre to customers of Sage One.
Best Before January 2012
By Paul McEvoy, the ‘Google Apps Guy’ with Baker Security & Networks
Q. What do most packaged food items have in common?
A . Best Before Date.
Once bitten twice shy hence I am always checking the best before date of food items. If the BB date is in the past then the product hits the bin. So that got me thinking – What is the best before date for most of the software applications that businesses use today? After checking out the packaging of all of the software applications that I found in our office – surprise surprise – No BB date! But hold on – Remember 12 years ago Best Before Y2K – Yes the Millennium Bug, It would bite and crash all our systems if we did not bin our software and upgrade to the latest version.
Sage Ireland Launches Sage In The Cloud
Ireland’s leading business management software company, Sage Ireland, launches Sage in the Cloud with a stunt on South King St, Dublin 2 at 11am. The launch will bring the concept of the cloud to life through a quirky and innovative device, which will create floating cloud shapes using a foam printer – a first for Ireland!
For the past 30 years, Sage has supported the business software industry and, in the last number of years, provided hosted online software solutions for a range of customers. With the Sage in the Cloud campaign, Sage is encouraging business owners across Ireland to experience the cloud for themselves by exploring free trials on www.sagecloud.ie.
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