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Cloud Computing

UKITA Cloud Computing group

Cloud Adoption for SMEs


Cloud computing - you can't get away from it at the moment - all the business organisations are talking about it and all the IT vendors are saying their products are about Cloud in some way.

What should small and medium-sized companies make of cloud? Is it for you or only the bigger players with IT directors and consultants to advise them?

Broadly Cloud divides into:

  • Cloud Infrastructure - databases and services that would otherwise run on your own office server
  • Software as a Service - (SaaS) - software that you would otherwise install or download to your desktop or laptop computer

If you would like to join our National Suppliers Register for Cloud Computing, join the UK IT Association as a full-member and tick 'Cloud Computing' in the Technology Map Icon section of your profile (up to a maximum of 6 technology groups) or CONTACT our membership office for more information.

The Supplier Register is also published as a customer-facing website at www.TheGoodITGuide.co.uk.



UKITA Member Suppliers

Quality Mark Member
Solvetech Limited
Solvetech provide Microsoft SharePoint solutions and consultancy to companies with between 10 and 10,000 PCs. We deliver real and measured business benefits using our unique project delivery methodology. Delivering real and measured SharePoint business benefit 100% of the time.

View their UKITA profile here or visit their website

Full Member
848 group
Microsoft Certified Silver Partner, Google Apps Authorised Reseller, Box Certified Reseller,

View their UKITA profile here or visit their website

Full Member
Bespoke Computing Ltd
Founded in 2003 by entrepreneur and technology expert Chris Pallett, Bespoke Computing Ltd helps business owners manage that relationship with technology and maximise the potential that it has to bring.

View their UKITA profile here or visit their website

Full Member
Bodle Law
Bodle Law is a virtual law firm specialising in SaaS agreements (software as a service), legal cloud computing issues and IT law. Bodle Law provides specialist, pragmatic and business focused legal advice, at competitive rates, on IT law to UK and global organisations in both the public and private sectors, across all business areas.

View their UKITA profile here or visit their website

Full Member
D2 Network Associates Ltd
D2NA are in the business of making people feel safe, secure and well cared for. The way we do that is we look after their IT infrastructure. This means Outsourced IT Support to SME's and 3rd Line Support to IT Departments ‐ in the Midlands, London, throughout the UK and Europe.

View their UKITA profile here or visit their website

This is a selection of group members -
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UKITA Member Suppliers

Quality Mark Member
Solvetech Limited
Solvetech provide Microsoft SharePoint solutions and consultancy to companies with between 10 and 10,000 PCs. We deliver real and measured business benefits using our unique project delivery methodology. Delivering real and measured SharePoint business benefit 100% of the time.

View their UKITA profile here or visit their website

Full Member
848 group
Microsoft Certified Silver Partner, Google Apps Authorised Reseller, Box Certified Reseller,

View their UKITA profile here or visit their website

Full Member
Bespoke Computing Ltd
Founded in 2003 by entrepreneur and technology expert Chris Pallett, Bespoke Computing Ltd helps business owners manage that relationship with technology and maximise the potential that it has to bring.

View their UKITA profile here or visit their website

Full Member
Bodle Law
Bodle Law is a virtual law firm specialising in SaaS agreements (software as a service), legal cloud computing issues and IT law. Bodle Law provides specialist, pragmatic and business focused legal advice, at competitive rates, on IT law to UK and global organisations in both the public and private sectors, across all business areas.

View their UKITA profile here or visit their website

Full Member
D2 Network Associates Ltd
D2NA are in the business of making people feel safe, secure and well cared for. The way we do that is we look after their IT infrastructure. This means Outsourced IT Support to SME's and 3rd Line Support to IT Departments ‐ in the Midlands, London, throughout the UK and Europe.

View their UKITA profile here or visit their website

Full Member
Digital Morphosis Limited
We have expertise in delivering bespoke online business solutions, intelligent e-commerce systems and content managed websites to a wide variety of clients in different sectors.

View their UKITA profile here or visit their website

Full Member
Dynacognetics ltd
The holistic strategic enterprise ICT specialists.

View their UKITA profile here or visit their website

Full Member
Invictus Technology Ltd
Our mission is simple: make technology an asset for your business not a problem.

View their UKITA profile here or visit their website

Full Member
IQ Cloud Consulting
IQ Cloud Consulting specialises in understand business challenges and quickly and cost-effectively designing and developing software that helps solve them. We design software for reliable, scalable cloud platforms such as Windows Azure as well as on-premise line-of-business and Web Apps.

View their UKITA profile here or visit their website

Full Member
Outserve Limited
Outserve Ltd is a Staffordshire based web consultancy and Google Partner. We help organisations get the most from the internet specialising in CRM (Customer Management), Google Apps, E-commerce and Social Media. We help our customers make money, save money and serve their customers better.

View their UKITA profile here or visit their website

Full Member
Pinro Technologies Ltd
London based technology start up. Our main focus is on web technologies. We believe the potential of internet is endless. We are in a mission to provide solutions to problems through the use of technology.

View their UKITA profile here

Full Member
Prime Chartered Accountants
Prime Chartered Accountants has offices in Coventry and Solihull. We have a particular interest in helping clients make the best use of IT based systems in their business. We are advocates in particular of Cloud based systems particular Xero, a cloud based accounting system for which we are the only Gold Partner in the West Midlands. We have 7 Directors and about 55 staff so can provide a complete accountancy and taxation service

View their UKITA profile here or visit their website

Full Member
Purple Frog Systems Ltd
Purple Frog Systems is a Business Intelligence Consultancy, specialising in OLAP cubes, data warehousing and management reporting systems.

View their UKITA profile here or visit their website

Full Member
Syscomm
Syscomm delivers on premise enterprise class business technology and support together with our own Cloud and Connectivity Services from our three Data Centres in London's Dockland and Coventry. Offering advanced IT facilities and performance without upfront capital cost these cost effective pay as you go services provide advanced voice and data services with access from anywhere (also offered white label to business partners).

View their UKITA profile here or visit their website

Full Member
The Development Manager Ltd (TDM)
THE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER LTD DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGIES & SKILLS FOR THE INFORMATION AGE TDM Wyre Academy: ICT Professional Apprenticeships and IT Industry Certification TDM Open Source Software Services: Software Development, Managed Hosting and Support TDM LearnIT-e Consultancy: Organisational Learning Management Software Systems, Instructional Design and People Processes

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Full Member
The PC Support Group Staffordshire Ltd
The Ultimate IT Support for Small Businesses & Home Users. The PC Support Group specialises in providing high quality, cost effective IT Support to small businesses. Whether you have a one-off IT support issue or you require on-going computer maintenance, we can help.

View their UKITA profile here or visit their website

Full Member
Tortrix Ltd
Tortrix produce software solutions that enhance the recording and reporting of a patient’s care, as well as providing clear guidance to carers where needed.

View their UKITA profile here or visit their website

UKITA is an alliance partner of the Cloud Industry Forum.


The Cloud Industry Forum (CIF) is an industry body that champions and advocates the adoption and use of Cloud based services by businesses and individuals. Their ambition is to bring business users and suppliers of Cloud Services closer together in a trusted and sustainable marketplace. They achieve this through their goals:

  • To sustain a credible and certifiable Code of Practice for the Cloud Industry so that consumers can have clarity and confidence in their choice of provider
  • To continually encourage the widespread adoption of the Code of Practice by industry players
  • To champion the widespread adoption and use of Cloud services based upon the trust and assurance that can be achieved through the Code of Practice
  • To leverage the CoP through international affiliations and partnerships, and to support other appropriate Cloud based initiatives that complement the purpose of the Code of Practice
  • To provide an independent, expert opinion on behalf of the Cloud Service Providers and online organisations in order to drive a fair and professional marketplace
  • To lobby Government, industry bodies, press and vendors on issues that unfairly hold back the professional development of the industry within the UK

Visit the Cloud Industry Forum website for a range of informative research and white papers and for details of CIF’s supplier certification



Cloud computing - upside and downsides?


UPSIDE
  • Access your documents and files from anywhere - including your smartphone
  • Get closer to customers and suppliers by creating shared work areas online
  • Get access to strategic business software like CRM and collaboration portals without the cost and in-house staff previously needed
  • Cost-savings on software and hardware acquisition
DOWNSIDES?
  • How secure is your information?
  • Where in the world is your customer data being held?
  • How will you keep copies of your data?
  • How does the Data Protection Act apply?
  • How would you know if someone has accessed your cloud data?
  • What if your broadband link goes down?
  • What if your cloud provider disappears?
  • Per-user, per-month pricing can become an inflexible overhead





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