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iTWire – 22 February 2012 Brennan IT has scored a double, with recognition both in Australia and worldwide, by the MSPmentor 100 Global Edition report, as the number one Australian managed services provider and the fourth top provider globally. Dave Stevens, managing director of Brennan IT – an Australian-based cloud computing provider – said in More…

Author: Brennan IT Date posted: 23/02/12
Press Release

In recognition of its outstanding performance and strong growth in recurring revenues, leading cloud computing provider Brennan IT, has been named the #1 managed services provider in Australia, fourth globally, in the 2012 MSPmentor 100 Global Edition Report. This is the third consecutive year Brennan IT has taken out top honours. The MSPmentor 100 Global More…

Author: Brennan IT Date posted: 22/02/12
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Return on investment, or ROI, is one of the most important considerations to make when tackling any new technology project. What exactly do we mean by ROI? Unfortunately, there’s no exact definition. What’s generally meant however is this – what return am I going to see on this investment, and how long will it be More…

Author: Dave Stevens Date posted: 17/02/12 Tags: , , ,
Promotions

Product and Promotions Update – February 2012 Welcome to the latest Brennan IT Product and Promotions Update. For February we feature a wide variety of products, for which the majority have at least 30% off RRP – products such as a LifeSize Video Conferencing bundle, a great priced Samsung LED HD Monitor, the Lenovo ThinkTablet plus other products More…

Author: Brennan IT Date posted: 16/02/12
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From board presentations to information sessions and product pitches, presenting is a vital and everyday part of business life. Doing it well is an art, and presentations that are lacklustre mean the presenter’s message and aims go begging. Maintaining the audience’s attention is vital if you’re going to convey what you need to, to keep More…

Author: Robin Marchant Date posted: 14/02/12 Tags: , , , , ,
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Tablet computing is coming to your business, if it’s not already there. From the iPad to BlackBerry’s PlayBook and Samsung’s Galaxy Tab, the number of devices is growing, as is their business potential. Windows 8, to be released this year, has the potential to be a watershed moment for tablets in business, with Microsoft promising More…

Author: Dave Stevens Date posted: 10/02/12 Tags: , , ,
In the News

Sydney Morning Herald – 08 February 2012 Apps are becoming so popular that some start-ups are bypassing a website in favour of developing their own smartphone tool. One entrepreneur that has taken this approach is Jonathan Barouch, chief executive and founder of social networking platform called roamz. Roamz describes itself as “your personal tour guide More…

Author: Robin Marchant Date posted: 8/02/12 Tags: , , ,
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How can you create loyal customers? At Brennan IT, we think the first thing to understand about customer loyalty is that loyal customers aren’t found, but made. The most important driver is of course good customer service. But, for us, there’s also the question of understanding a customer’s business – of being able to identify More…

Author: Robin Marchant Date posted: 8/02/12 Tags: , ,
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iTWire – 03 February 2012 Leading Australian managed services and cloud computing provider, Brennan IT, is bringing Microsoft Hyper-V to its cloud platform following the recent $1.5 million upgrade of its Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) platform as it gears up to meet what it says is rising demand for its cloud services. With cloud revenues expected to More…

Author: Brennan IT Date posted: 3/02/12
Press Release

Rounding out its portfolio of cloud offerings, leading cloud computing provider Brennan IT (www.brennanit.com.au) today announced that it will bring Microsoft Hyper-V to its cloud platform. The move follows the company’s recent $1.5M upgrade of its Infrastructure-as-a-Service platform as it gears up to meet rising demand for its cloud services. Brennan IT sees Microsoft Hyper-V More…

Author: Brennan IT Date posted: 2/02/12
The Voice Newsletter

  Latest news and views from Brennan IT Stephen Sims General Manager Sales and Marketing This month: 2012 – what IT will bring 5 ways Unified Communication will make you more productive Disaster Recovery services move to the Cloud Latest news and views Case study January 2012 We hope you had a great Christmas and More…

Author: Brennan IT Date posted: 31/01/12
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The fundamental aims of IT Managers and CIOs won’t change in the new year, and we expect improvements to business efficiency, increased productivity and reduced costs to remain priorities. What may change, however, are the technologies that businesses turn to to achieve these goals. In 2012, there’s no single, looming innovation that stands ready to More…

Author: Stephen Sims Date posted: 31/01/12 Tags: , , ,
Cloud Mistakes
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Something we can probably look forward to in 2012 is less hype around the cloud. That’s because the cloud has now become one of the mainstays of business computing, more an expectation than a novelty. If businesses aren’t already using it, then chances are it will be an integral part of their next technology upgrade More…

Author: Dave Stevens Date posted: 30/01/12 Tags: , , ,
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We’re back on deck Our festive season provisioning embargo is over, and all of provisioning activities have returned to normal. 2011 was a busy and productive year for Brennan IT and our customers and we’re looking forward to the same in 2012. If you’ve got plans for the new year, why not contact us to More…

Author: Stephen Sims Date posted: 26/01/12 Tags: ,
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One of the challenges when a business becomes successful is growing it in different markets. Establishing physical offices in different states and cities means that business processes, business information and (more intangibly) a business’s culture, now have to operate across geographic boundaries. What tools and strategies can help a multi-office business to stay on the More…

Author: Robin Marchant Date posted: 25/01/12 Tags: , , , ,
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Once the preserve of big business, Unified Communication is a productivity tool that mid-sized businesses are now adopting. That’s because Unified Communication (UC for short) offers huge scope for immediate productivity increases. Here are five ways UC can improve productivity in your business: 1. By eliminating ‘phone tag’. Through real-time presence reporting, UC lets you More…

Author: Robert Chau Date posted: 25/01/12 Tags: , ,
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The Australian – 24 January 2012 When wealth management business Modoras wanted to expand, it needed a flexible IT infrastructure with national reach and scalability. The privately owned company, based in Brisbane, decided to outsource its infrastructure. “We were experiencing rapid growth and we were looking at opening up interstate offices as well,” Modoras associate More…

Author: Brennan IT Date posted: 24/01/12
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One of the long-time problems with disaster recovery solutions has been testing them. Many businesses have simply had to rely on assumptions that their regimes will work in the event of a disaster. With the advent of new cloud technologies, however, this situation has changed. Indeed, one of the most valuable features of emerging cloud-based More…

Author: Ken Jeffreys Date posted: 10/01/12 Tags: , ,
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ARN – 09 January 2012 An ARN special report on what industry experts tip to happen this year. 2011 was an eventful year in IT with numerous technology highlights. 2012 should be just as interesting. 2011 was challenging. It’s that simple, according to IDC A/NZ market analyst, Amy Cheah. This was despite major industry-wide stand-outs such More…

Author: Brennan IT Date posted: 9/01/12 Tags: ,
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The Age – 04 January 2012 January is a time to take stock of IT. From planning to patching, there’s a lot you can do over the quieter summer months. Here a few ideas to think about. Do you know what’s in your applications portfolio? asks Gartner VP Scott Nelson. “Probably not as well as More…

Author: Brennan IT Date posted: 4/01/12 Tags: , , ,