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Management consultancy McKinsey has identified 10 technology trends that will force executives to anticipate and respond to their effects on their enterprises.

• Distributed co-creation moves into the mainstream
• Making the network the organisation
• Collaboration at scale
• The growing “internet of things”
• Experimentation and big data
• Wiring for a sustainable world
• Imagining anything as a service
• The age of the multisided business model
• Innovating from the bottom of the pyramid
• Producing public good on the grid

McKinsey said it identified emerging internet technologies, increased computing power, and fast, pervasive digital communications as key forces changing the management landscape back in 2007.

“Since then, the technology landscape has continued to evolve rapidly,” it said. It noted that Facebook has quintupled in size in two years to touch more than 500 million users. More than four billion people now use cell phones, and 450 million access the web from a mobile. Read the rest of this entry »

All around us, things are getting bigger, (or smaller in the case of the iPod) and things are getting faster, (or slower in the case of computer software that you really really need to load right now!!!)  This also applies to hard drives.  Many moons ago now, Western Digital released its first Raptor drive, which at the time rivalled any other conventional consumer hard drive for speed.  Its one limiting factor was the rather low 37GB capacity, but Western Digital soon did their best to rectify this, when they released the new 74GB version in 2004.  Two years later, the 150GB version appeared, making this drive unequalled in its usefulness in a home environment where both speed and size mattered, and also indispensable for small businesses needing a cheaper server solution.

But what about those who need more than 150GB storage?  While Western Digital’s creative department were away making fast drives, everyone else (including their normal department) made big drives, for those people who have lots of… stuff?  250GB soon became 500GB, then Hitachi released their Deskstar 7K1000, capable of storing 1TB of data.  Now we have 2TB drives, capable of storing much more data than any sensible person would ever need.  Most recently, Samsung are releasing a new 2TB “eco” drive, which can provide up to “23-percent lower power consumption”, whilst still maintaining its performance.

So what does this mean for the average user?  Simply put you will be able to future proof any of your systems against the likelihood of running out of space for some years, while staying “green” and for what will most likely be about £100.  Good deal?  Yes!

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Another happy customer, was made even happier with his latest purchase from Pink Connect. Craig Webb of the Pine Wood Hotel who already has a myriad of services through us, upon deciding he needed a new laptop as his current one was (and I quote) “down on its knees begging to be put out its misery.” and so he naturally came straight to us asking for a laptop quote.

It didn’t take long, we researched a laptop to his specifications and budget and promptly provided him with the quote and a picture of the laptop so he knew what he was getting. He being satisfied confirmed the order and it was sourced immediately in and fully setup for him and then sent on a next day delivery so that on arrival all he had to do was plug and play!

Upon receiving the laptop he sent a thank you email on his brand new Office 2010 suite and is now able to do his day to day business on a fast and reliable laptop!

UK schools and colleges are to have more control over where they buy technology.

The brand new Church Street Town House Hotel in Stratford on Avon has chosen Pink Connect to supply all their Communications, Data, Wi-Fi, EPOS Till Systems and Power needs. “The PointOne EPOS System is the most intuative system we have used” say staff the newest Pink Connect Hotel customer. It will enable us to handle everything from booking guests into rooms to charging bar and resteraunt bills to guests and non residents. Exactly what a busy Hotel needs. The boutique Hotel opens on the 28th July with a dazzling selection of superb rooms. If you are planning a visit to Stratford and the surrounding Cotswolds you could choose no better base than the Town House. Contact the Hotel on 01789 262222.

Dormer House School has chosen Pink Connect to overhaul their existing IT ifrastructure in an upgrade that will see the pupils computer experience transformed. Security, speed and reliability are being bought right up to date with a state of the art Server that will trebble the working speed of on site PCs and see all data secure and backed up. Staff are delighted at the benifits this is already bringing in useability and reliability. Pink Connect are delighted to be providing this IT support at a special rate to make the upgrades as affordable as possible for the school.

Pink Connect are probably the neatest cablers in the business acording to one vey happy customer. The picture above shows a recent Network Patch cabinet installation carried out by our team in Norfolk, as you can see, the installation looks absolutely perfect. Danny Snelling, managing Director of Pink Connect Norfolk said ” It really makes a difference to have professional engineers turn up and take pride in the finished job. The Telephone and Data network is now working as designed and you can just see the care that went into the job”.

R & M Wholesale, an established fast growing wholesale floorcovering supply distributor to the Trade have chosen Pink Connect to supply a new telephone system for their Offices and Warehouse. R M who sell products used in the installation of carpet, hardwood, laminate, ceramic tile, vinyl, rubber and other floorcoverings have two warehouse locations that service The Westcountry and Southern England. They have been long term customers of Pink Connect and so naturally asked for a quotation for their telephone system. Speed was of the escence as their old system was failing and as the price was right and everything was in stock, Pink Connect were able to deliver and install within 48 hours. A delighted Simon Cole said “it is great to do business with a company that understands our needs and delivers when we need” –  R M Wholesale can be contacted on: 01179 531222 or www.rmwholesale.co.uk

Congratulations to Michael Bott of Illuminated Word on their acquisition today of the Forge Recording Studios. This superb recording studio and live performance venue, together with the undoubted musical talents of Mike and his sound and video team offer some of the finest audiovisual talent available in the Midlands. In interview today Mike said ” we are very excited to have secured these fantastic facilities, the studio is one of the finest I have ever used and we look forward to producing some extraordinary performance recordings for all musicians. Mike has chosen Pink Connect to provide voice communications and high speed ADSL Internet access. Mike can be contacted on 07772 562033.

BT Retail charge £127.99 + VAT for the installation of a single business analogue line. Pink Connect charge £99.00 (as we have done for the past 8 years). This, together with a choice of any available number, choice of appointment slots and outstanding customer service make four great reasons to look no further than Pink Connect!