Small business made easy

I run a business which rents out fully serviced office space on a short and long term basis.  One of the services I offer my customers is internet access.

During the last few months the average ADSL bandwidth usage has grown to over 50 GB per month.  As bandwidth is still relatively expensive in SA (I use Afrihost’s excellent value for money ADSL at R29/GB) I needed to see where this actually goes. Read more…

The Garden Route already has some of the top IT experts in the country based in the area. There is no job that cannot be handled from within the region, yet most large contracts go to teams based in the bigger cities.

The idea that has evolved is one of a consortium led group of technology based service providers, all working and marketing under one umbrella body.  This body will be responsible for the marketing of the group nationally and internationally, whilst each group member will contribute towards this effort.
Similarly the group will project manage and maintain standards to ensure that the ball is not dropped on individual assignments, which is a key reason why work is typically passed on only to larger teams in the bigger cities.
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In the last year or two my working life has pretty much moved from a traditional office based setup to an almost purely online existence.

Thanks to the huge surge in online applications and cloud computing, combined with more affordable and faster  broadband connections it is now possible to make full use of online apps in South Africa.

These days I rotate between a office Laptop with a big screen, a desktop at home, an ultra portable netbook and an iphone. Each device has its time and place, but it has always been a nightmare keeping everything in sync, from contacts to emails to passwords to documents.  This was even more of a pain every time I had to re-install any of these devices.

Well, now it is a different story, and those about to re-install as part of their Windows 7 upgrade should take note.

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