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Andrew Allen

My personal and business life. I am lucky to have supportive friends and family, and although I am competitive, I try to put others first. I am an active Rotarian, helping support local and international charities. As a former member of Mountain Rescue, I enjoy spending time with my family in the mountains. We regularly travel to experience new cultures and cuisine; I’m a bit of a foodie! In my day job as Chief Executive, I am responsible for ensuring we stay true to our purpose and values. In a strategic capacity, I am also responsible for developing relationships with key partners and major accounts. I love working with ambitious, growing companies who want to challenge themselves and the status quo. Technology, when properly leveraged, can help an organisation differentiate and beat their competition. It's a real joy to make a difference.

Recent Posts

Is your Business Safe from Virtual Threats?

on 04-Dec-2014 16:11:28 By | Andrew Allen | 0 Comments | Security
Did you know that 50% of small business owners think their businesses are too small to be targeted by the thieves of the virtual world? Contrary to popular belief, 72% of hacker attacks often happen to smaller firms - firms with less than 100 employees! So how prepared is your SMB? Here’s a checklist to help you find out how vulnerable you are to these attacks.
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Is That Email a Phishing Scheme?

on 27-Nov-2014 16:09:16 By | Andrew Allen | 0 Comments | Aabyss News
Research has revealed that over half of all users end up opening fraudulent emails and often even fall for them. Phishing is done with the aim of gathering personal information about you, generally related to your finances. The most common reason for the large number of people falling for fraudulent emails is that the phishing attempts are often so well-disguised that they escape the eyes of a busy email reader. Here are a few tips that help you identify whether that email really came from your bank or is another attempt at defrauding you…
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How Much Does Downtime Really Cost Your Business?

on 20-Nov-2014 16:08:26 By | Andrew Allen | 0 Comments | Productivity
Many SMB owners think IT downtime only costs them a few productive hours, but there’s a lot more at stake when your systems go down. Customer satisfaction and loss of brand integrity are just two of the key losses apart from the more evident costs such as lost productivity and a temporary dip in sales.
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Has Your Website Been Optimized for Mobile Users?

on 13-Nov-2014 15:56:04 By | Andrew Allen | 0 Comments | Aabyss News
Did you know that by 2014 there will be more mobile web surfers than stationary ones? That means more prospects are accessing your business website more through their smart phones, tablets or other mobile devices than with a laptop or PC. If you thought you had time to make the switch closer to 2014, you may want to reconsider in light of new research.
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Five Ways Your Business Can Improve Its Search Engine Rankings

on 06-Nov-2014 15:49:25 By | Andrew Allen | 0 Comments | Strategy Tips & Tricks
In an age where most business happens online, not showing up in Google search results can really hurt you. While there’s no real shortcut to showing up consistently on web searches, there are a few quick fixes to get your site to show up on your potential customer’s search results...
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Five Things You Should Do Right Now to Preserve Your Network and Systems

on 30-Oct-2014 15:44:00 By | Andrew Allen | 0 Comments | Aabyss News
1. Backup Files Every Day - As catastrophic as data loss is, the number of businesses that still are not backing up their network is unbelievable. According to the Symantec Small to Medium Size Businesses (SMB) data, only 23% of SMBs are backing up their data on a daily basis and fewer than 50% are backing up data weekly. Any number of events can result in data loss, so the importance of frequently backing up your network cannot be overstated.
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Data Loss Can Cause You to Shut Down

on 23-Oct-2014 16:42:01 By | Andrew Allen | 0 Comments | Aabyss News
Small and medium sized businesses today are relying more than ever on IT systems to efficiently run their business, support customers and optimize productivity. These systems house sensitive digital data ranging from employee and customer information, to internal emails, documents and financial records, sales orders and transaction histories. This is in addition to applications and programs critical to daily business functions and customer service.
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Can You Really Afford Not to Have a Backup Plan?

on 16-Oct-2014 16:38:57 By | Andrew Allen | 0 Comments | Aabyss News
According to Symantec SMB, 50% of SMBs admit to having no backup and disaster recovery plan in place. 41% of those surveyed confessed that they had never even given much thought to implementing a disaster recovery or business continuity plan. If you are one of them, then you really need to think about whether you can afford the status quo. Answering these questions will help you decide.
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