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To succeed in a digital-first world, business leaders are bringing business and IT closer together and optimising processes to create new value for customers. Cloud technologies are an enabler to help connect people, data, and processes in new ways to embrace the possibilities enabled by modern technologies. The potential is huge. By 2019, IDC predicts $1.7…

What if you could save up to 50% over on-premises infrastructure by migrating your data to the cloud?  The cloud is transforming how businesses consume IT today by offering consumption-based resources and services that can scale up or down, as needed. What is happening with cloud technology? Azure makes it easy to scale up or…

Software defined wide area networks (SD-WANs) offer lower costs, increased security, reduced complexity and improved flexibility. This was the clear message delivered at the launch of the new strategic partnership between Virgin Media Business, Innovate and Cisco which is bringing this entirely new way of managing and operating network and connectivity infrastructure to customers in Ireland.…

INNOVATE offer a Managed SD-WAN Connectivity Solution to provide rapid and resilient SD-WAN network connectivity and cloud solutions to business customers, in partnership with Virgin Media Business and Cisco. Using their technical expertise in networking and cloud solutions, they provide a Managed SD-WAN Connectivity Solution with proactive monitoring to deliver real business value and allow businesses to…

Virgin Media, Cisco and INNOVATE are routing the cloud in a more progressive direction through SD-WAN. INNOVATE founder Jim Hughes provides the perfect analogy to explain what software-defined wide-area networking (SD-WAN) is all about. “Imagine you are using Google Maps to help you to go somewhere, and halfway there the map intelligently reroutes you because of…

Managed IT and cloud service provider INNOVATE has announced new business worth a combined €2.7m as it aims to double its revenue over the next three years. The company has won contracts with Sam McCauley Chemists, the Irish Greyhound Board, Rosderra Irish Meats and industrial laboratory specialists Mason Technology. INNOVATE also provides IT solutions across…

No longer just a place to have a desk and computer, the modern workplace now needs to have the culture, processes and technology to cope with new demands, writes Quinton O’Reilly. For the average company, the workplace has evolved to become something greater than just a place with a desk and PC. The facilities, technology, leadership and…

Dig a little deeper behind the reasons for a business to enable smart or flexible working. Chances are, ‘increasing productivity’ features high on the list. John-Trevor McVeagh, head of SME at LeasePlan, knows what this involves. “The evolution of technology has made mobile/remote working easier and eliminated a lot of traditional barriers. Mobile devices allow us…

Have you ever noticed how Google Maps often changes course mid-journey after it’s figured out a faster way to get to you where you’re going? Now imagine the possibilities if your network could do the same: dynamically rerouting traffic between multiple sites and avoiding bottlenecks that could slow the journey for everyone on the same road.…

The cloud era has transformed networks in many ways, placing increased demands on network performance. The need for a more secure, consistent and cost-effective enterprise connection is driving a new era in networking and Software Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) solutions in the market.  SD-WAN offers an entirely new way to manage and operate your WAN…