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What attracted record numbers to this year’s show?

SMBs should be more aware of cyberattacks and what to do to prevent them

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Welcome to the latest edition of Future Business from our new building Ashwood in Chineham, which consolidates consolidates our Basingstoke employees into one place. We are well ahead with executing our plans for our new demo rooms and support functions in the building. Look out for more news on these soon. It’s exciting times, particularly with the construction of our National Distribution Centre in Altham which will house a 650,000 sq.ft. logistics facility.

We have plenty of news in this issue as well, with the announcement of DataCore to our enterprise portfolio coinciding with an article on how software defined storage is changing how companies can store their data and save on their hardware investments. Staying in enterprise, we take a look at how Huawei is shaking up the networking arena. As the only UK distributor with Huawei Certified Services Partner status, we can offer a unique range of products and services to reseller partners who want to plug into Exertis and build a longterm, profitable networking business.

Security is never far out of the news and we focus on cybersecurity issues for SMBs highlighting some important research facts on how this is an issue for all businesses large or small. Aligned to the security topic, we take a look at the seemingly unstoppable

momentum of the IoT and how this is raising some concerns over security and privacy.

Having just added both Hitachi and Vivitek to our already impressive AV line-up, we report on ISE, confirmed as the World’s largest AV and systems integration exhibition. With record numbers of visitors, exhibitors and show day events, the consensus was that it had been the biggest and best Integrated Systems Europe show so far in its 13-year history.

Of course government is never far out of the news and certainly there is a huge appetite to go digital in many areas. We summarise what’s happening in IT across the three verticals of the public sector: government, health and education. Don’t forget to look for our public sector guide on our website.

Lastly, we take a look at how the digital World is affecting how we approach marketing with some helpful tips for small business.

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THE SHIFT TOWARDS SOFTWARE DEFINED STORAGE Software Defined Storage (SDS) is the abstraction of data services from the storage hardware and it promises a lot: flexibility, cost savings and the elimination of vendor lockin. We take a look at what’s happening in this growing market.

COPING WITH DATA Big Data, the Cloud, mobile technology and IT security are likely to continue to be focus areas in 2016 but it’s no secret that the amount of data generated and stored is exploding. The ability to collect data from a wide range of sources from mobile devices through to social media and now the Internet of Things will increase the growth even more. It’s been estimated that as much as 90% of the World’s data has been generated in the last couple of years. Cisco has predicted that by 2020, there will be 50 billion connected things and not just phones and tablets but other physical objects that can collect data.

Companies rely on data to drive their business but are struggling to deal with this exponential growth. Finding ways to capture, store, protect and manage the data cost efficiently is a major concern with

tight IT budgets. One solution to this data deluge is software-defined storage (SDS). SDS enables companies to utilise existing storage investments, easily incorporate new high speed flash technologies and save on their hardware investments. Rather than buying a proprietary product with locked-in functions, customers can choose the best hardware and software and combine them into the most effective solution for their needs. SDS gives them the ability to choose less expensive standard hardware and use it with enterpriselevel software, thereby optimising the use of the infrastructure and improving the price performance.

FROM DISRUPTIVE TO MAINSTREAM Virtualisation has transformed the server market and a similar transformation is happening in storage from the datacentre to the computer room. SDS separates the advanced storage services from the hardware on which the data is stored, eliminating hardware lock-in and the rigidity associated with legacy systems. Reducing storage costs at a time of increasing capacity and demand for higher performance requires a different approach. SDS provides that with a more flexible, more automated solution with built-in resiliency and disaster recovery at a significantly lower price point than was possible in the past.

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Exertis recently added DataCore to its enterprise vendor portfolio.

DataCore is one of the leading providers of SDS solutions enabling enterprises and organisations of all sizes to benefit from end to end management of their server and storage estate through a virtualised software layer that sits above their hardware investment. Gareth Bray, Server, Storage and Networking general manager at Exertis said “DataCore will provide our resellers with unquestionable storage value and efficiencies by reducing storage costs, improving performance, simplifying storage management through a single user interface and providing ongoing business continuity including disaster recovery.

SDS is now the defacto method for data management and we are delighted to be partnering with the established market leader.”

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This relationship allows us to target partners selling Dell, Fujitsu and Lenovo solutions who would understand the massive performance gains that can now be achieved using DataCore, alongside our traditional storage and virtualisation partners.”

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Whilst SDS has been around for several years, the momentum behind the technology is increasing exponentially, forcing the market to consider how quickly the approach, traditionally thought disruptive, will in fact become best practice and eventually mainstream in the datacentre. According to a recent IDC survey, more than 25% of organisations have already invested in software-defined storage solutions in 2015 and a further 40% are evaluating options. This was further evidenced by a poll conducted by SDS provider DataCore which revealed that many organisations are moving away from storage functions tied to specific hardware.

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Digitisation has received tremendous backing from Government with a multifaceted drive towards making the UK a global leader of digital public services. Central Government, Local Authorities and the wider public sector are being equipped with new tools, practices and support to realise this change backed by considerable funding as outlined again in the Government’s spending review. There is a huge appetite to reduce duplication of effort and gain better interoperability across government departments as well as creating a common platform for easier engagement. Felicity Singleton, Director of Digital Policy and Departmental Engagement from the Government’s Digital Service advocates open source and open data to alleviate public service dependence on closed propriety systems. Peter Fleming, Deputy Chairman, Local Government Association wants to reduce the cost of face to face transactions by 98% and provide 24/7 online services.

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Secretary Jeremy Hunt. This is significantly more than the £1bn originally announced in the government spending review.

The NHS is on a path to go paper free at the point of care by 2020 with the government investing £4.2 bn in new technology over the next 5 years to deliver better connected services for patients and ensure that doctors and nurses have the information they need at their fingertips. The aim is for patients to have access to their entire health records online and 80% of clinicians in primary, urgent and emergency care to have digital access to key patient information.

It’s estimated that the current annual cost of paper storage records could be up to £1million for each trust.

Last year, Hunt announced that within the next financial year, a quarter of Smartphone users would be able to access NHS services and medical records, to book appointments and arrange repeat prescriptions using a suite of health apps. The government has earmarked a portion of the £4bn funding for the development of apps, telehealth and building a new nhs.uk website. The DoH is working with mobile platform providers, including Google, Apple and Microsoft, to “ensure that patient-focused apps are fully supported and patients can access them easily from their mobile devices” said Hunt.

Certainly, there is no shortage of opportunity and the IT industry was given a further boost with a commitment to spend up to £1bn on the roll-out of free Wi-Fi access across the NHS. This is expected to coincide with the 2020 date. Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said “Everyone using the NHS expects it to be a World leader in digital healthcare and free Wi-Fi is an essential part of making that a reality.

It will give patients and staff the ability to access the services they need as well as freeing up clinical time and reducing overall costs.”

As not all Trusts operate the same, there will be a requirement to map out the digital maturity of each to ascertain requirements and implement a solution.

According to a report in Computer Weekly, some £1bn of the funding will be spent on infrastructure, cyber security and data consent. Data consent has caused much controversy, particularly concerning the Care.data programme, which aims to extract anonymised patient data from GP records to a central database held by the Health and Social Care Information Centre.

FURTHER EDUCATION REQUIRED digital technology through ESMCP. The enhanced network will enable officers to access key police databases, take mobile fingerprints and electronic witness statements and stream live body-worn video - all while on the move.

GETTING SMES IN “ON THE ACTION” Last summer, the Minister for the Cabinet Office, Matt Hancock, announced that £1 in every £3 that the government spends will be with small businesses by 2020. In addition, Sally Collier, the Government’s Procurement Agency Chief Executive has pledged that every government department would be tasked to identify its own SMB spend to meet the 33% commitment. The Crown Commercial Service has been asked to identify particular IT contracts to champion to SMBs. SDS is now the defacto method for data management and we are delighted to be partnering with the established market leader.

NHS GETS FURTHER SHOT IN THE ARM The government will spend £4.2bn on NHS technology - including apps, Wi-Fi, cyber security and electronic patient records - over the next five years, according to a recent announcement by Health

Education has taken a bit of a backseat in comparison to other forms of public sector spending and there has been much debate on the effectiveness of ICT. However to ignore the benefits that IT can bring in a digital age would surely be a mistake. It isn’t about using less technology in classrooms, it’s about choosing the right product solutions and providing the right training. That’s where IT vendors and resellers, educational establishments, and government need to be focused. Bob Harrison a governor, former headteacher and Educational advisor at Toshiba Information Systems was reported in CRN as saying “…unless schools make teachers confident in using technology, have a reliable infrastructure around Wi-Fi and get a really clear view of why they are using technology, it will be a waste of money. Throwing kit at schools is doomed to fail…”. A BESA survey in 2014 highlighted that schools were under-resourced in terms of Wi-Fi connectivity but the government has pledged to invest £1.7 bn to bring superfast broadband to over 95% of the UK by 2017. Some resellers are already focusing more on providing infrastructure and connectivity into education rather than purely devices and equipment.

In trying to reduce costs and improve efficiency across the public sector, IT resellers have the opportunity to capitalise on the myriad of projects that are on the table. Moreover as outlined in our recent public sector guide, Exertis is on hand to help you take advantage of the opportunity.

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Not surprisingly, as it applies to any object connected to the Internet that can send and receive data, IoT covers a multitude of markets from consumer to business. Indeed virtually every machine that operates in every market and sector can be connected to the Internet fuelled by the continued growth of wireless networks and greater bandwidth. Moreover, with the continued proliferation of Smartphones (more than 55% of adults own a Smartphone and the number of Smartphones in the UK will reach 43.4 million by 2017), the IoT phenomenon is unstoppable. Indeed Gartner predicts that 1 in 5 vehicles will have some form of wireless connectivity by 2020 and Intel believes that by the same time, there will be around 26 Smart objects for every human being on earth. However most Smart devices aren’t in your home or phone, they are in industry tracking inventory, increasing efficiency, saving costs and in some cases saving lives.

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Undoubtedly, there have been some questionable product launches particularly in the consumer space. The ‘Smart diaper’ may only serve a useful purpose if you have lost your sense of smell and equally the ‘Smart egg tray’,that syncs to your Smartphone, may only help the less numerate amongst us that needs to know how many eggs are left. Connecting every device to everything will probably make life more complex not easier and if it isn’t that useful or it doesn’t solve a particular problem then why bother? Far better to have a sensor that can pick up CO2 emissions, meters that can conserve energy use or devices that can report a mechanical fault in an appliance. Indeed the machine to machine communication is a key driving force for IoT. The advantage of M2M extends across a host of vertical markets including: manufacturing, transport, travel, utilities, healthcare, agriculture to name a few. According to Verizon, organisations that have implemented IoT have seen an 82% increase in efficiency, 49% increase in product quality and 45% increase in customer satisfaction.

VULNERABILITIES IN IOT As to the risks, IoT presents a variety of potential security issues that can affect consumers, business and even wider afield. It’s probably its biggest concern. HP released results of a study revealing 70% of the most commonly used IoT devices contained vulnerabilities including password security, encryption and a general lack of access permissions. It uncovered on average 25 vulnerabilities per device. The IoT devices tested, along with their Cloud and mobile application components, were from manufacturers of TVs, webcams, home thermostats, sprinkler controllers, hubs for controlling multiple devices, door locks, home alarms, scales and garage door openers.

The most common and easily addressable security issues reported included: privacy concerns relating to the collection of personal data; insufficient authorisation with passwords of low complexity; lack of encryption to the Internet and local network; insecure web interface and inadequate software protection when downloading software updates. Similar risks were mentioned in a Federal Trade Commission report entitled 'IOT: Privacy and Security in a Connected World'.

PRIVACY AND SECURITY Indeed, privacy and security were mentioned as concerns regarding the purchasing of IoT devices by half of respondents in an Accenture survey last year and manufacturers need to ensure they have the trust of the consumer if they want their products to sell. Edith Ramirez, the US FTC chairwoman, has gone on record warning that embedding sensors into everyday devices and letting them record what we do, could pose a massive security risk. Minimising the amount of data collected and retained, by only capturing data that is necessary to the product or service being offered rather than more sensitive personal data, would seem to be a reasonable remedy. Alternatively, consumers should have the right to know that their data is being retained and used for purposes in a way that differs from what might be expected and have the opportunity to consent or deny that use.

How practical that is when there is no consumer interface remains to be seen.

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have provided information on an owner’s location and concerns in healthcare on certain connected devices like pacemakers. Some hackers have taken advantage of IoT devices that are connected to a company’s Wi-Fi network, and they have been able to hack into corporate infrastructures without any physical access. It’s inevitable that IoT devices will find a path into organisations much like BYOD has with mobiles. Furthermore, there is the debate about connecting more of our critical infrastructure and industry to the Internet allowing cybercriminals to inflict more threatening and widespread damage.

QUALITY RATHER THAN QUANTITY Whilst there have not been any major incidents with respect to IoT, can anything be done to increase security? In reality, there is a big difference in the quality of some IoT devices which is usually reflected in the price. Equally, many devices are so small with limited processing power that it is difficult to add security measures like encryption and other more robust security measures. Connected devices need regular updates to help protect them from possible cyberattacks from hackers and many companies don’t offer remote updates for their Smart device. In some cases, particularly at the lower end of the market, companies may not have the financial means or technical expertise to offer such support. In addition they may not have the communication channel to deliver it either. If left to the consumer to manually update, the chances are it’s less likely to happen. Some observers believe that certain companies put profit first and security second ensuring they are first to market. Others point out that new entries into the market may not have the same security awareness of existing technology companies.

REMEDIES At the present time, there is no dominant IoT ecosystem or standards which, if in place, could help address privacy and security issues.

The onus is on the IoT manufacturers to put reasonable security at the forefront of product development. What is reasonable security may well depend on the amount and sensitivity of data collected.

However, the FTC report recommended that companies should conduct a privacy or security risk assessment, minimise the amount of data collected and retained, and test their security measures before launching a product. In addition, they should utilise service providers that are capable of maintaining reasonable security if that expertise isn’t available in-house and have a procedure to patch known vulnerabilities. The ability to remotely update IoT devices should be a key requirement to maintain security as vulnerabilities are discovered.

Even in the more established Internet World, secure applications and systems can be compromised. Certainly as more devices are connected, there is going to be an inevitable requirement to store and analyse huge amounts of data. That can only be good news for the channel.

As suggested earlier, IoT is here to stay and in most cases the benefits outweigh the risks. However, should you need advice for you or your customers, Exertis is best placed to help you. We are leaders in the distribution of home automation products and have experts in the Smart tech market that can provide advice and support on the best products. Our technical support teams can also advise on security.

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The problem is significant. Energy represents a substantial cost for the majority of small businesses and yet the current market is failing them. Many SMEs have either not looked into how to reduce their energy costs, or are simply not experienced enough in identifying areas where they can save money on their bills. In fact, seventy per cent of these businesses experience difficulty comparing energy tariffs and 43% say they have never switched supplier.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), which is preparing to conclude its investigation into the energy market, says SMEs in the UK pay around £500m more a year than if competition was functioning effectively. It has voiced concern that 45% of SMEs have been placed on a default tariff, one that has not been actively negotiated, which can be more than twice as expensive as a negotiated tariff.

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is representing the interests of smaller businesses by responding to the CMA’s investigation.

Substantial savings can be made through the implementation of energy efficiency measures as well as ensuring businesses secure the best tariff available. Many smaller businesses, however, either don’t believe they can make substantial savings, or haven’t trusted the market and the system enough to engage in the process.

This is why we have just launched our new FSB Energy service to help members reduce their gas and electricity bills. Members using the service could cut approximately a quarter (23%) off their annual energy bill, which is equivalent to nearly £1,000 for the average FSB member.

Small business owners want clear, easy to use advice on competitive rates for utilities and this service will go some way to meeting this need. But while clear and trustworthy advice is important, there is so much more business owners and operators can do to reduce their energy bills.

Energy efficiency is something small businesses are really embracing.

FSB research suggests that 90% of businesses want to be energy efficient and 58% have already made changes to improve their energy efficiency. The most widely reported energy efficiency measures already introduced are the installation of more efficient lights, lamps and bulbs; the introduction of switch off/turn down policies; and improved insulation.

This is good news because the effect can be significant. The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) estimates that the average SME could reduce its energy bill by 18-25% by installing energy efficiency measures with an average payback of less than 1.5 years. The benefits don’t just stop with the financial remuneration either.

The great thing about energy efficiency is that once a business makes savings, they go straight on their bottom line and remain there.

There are a number of other benefits which come hand in hand with energy efficiency improvements including increased productivity, a more comfortable working environment, financial savings which can be used to fund new employees and the reputational benefits of improving the business’s green credentials.

However, there are still major obstacles that need to be overcome.

Operating from leased or rented premises is the most significant of these, with over half of businesses citing this as a major obstacle preventing them embracing energy efficiency. One option to

explore is negotiations with landlords, potentially splitting the cost of introducing energy efficient solutions. Other barriers identified include a lack of concern around energy costs and a lack of capital for energy efficiency investment.

Cost is obviously a vital driver for small businesses but many of the companies I speak to are also genuinely concerned about their carbon footprint and trying to do their bit to protect the environment.

Furthermore, in a World where young people entering the World of work are looking for a different kind of employer-employee relationship, a business that shows it thinks with its heart as well as its head can be a in a stronger position to attract the best talent.

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The World of modern marketing is a much more complex place than ever before. With the digital World opening up many more ways of getting yourself seen and heard more quickly and by more people the temptation is often to get all the tools, get busy and get going, without pausing for thought. Here are some fundamentals that will make the most of your marketing resource, and hence more efficiently and effectively contribute to business growth.

BE CLEAR ABOUT YOUR VALUE Many businesses know what they do and how they do it. But stop a moment and think about what is the value and benefit to your customers? Marketing people call this positioning - where do you sit in the market compared to your competitors, what sets you apart and what is the benefit of this differential? Benefits boil down to saving time, hassle or money, or a combination. To get to them always keep asking “so what?” whenever someone spouts a feature simple example, our solution has a 40GHz core processor fibre array.

The ‘so what’ here maybe is that it processes data twice as fast as the nearest competitor, reducing your billing process by 50% - saving time, raising productivity.

KNOW YOUR CUSTOMER If you don’t have a CRM system you can’t know your customer. Long gone are the days when customer intelligence resided in the heads of the sales team and maybe some underused contact management system. CRM centralises customer intelligence and allows everyone in the business to get a view of the customer and enables another marketing fundamental - segmentation. Understand differences in your customer base - geography, sales potential, buying patterns, industry sector, personnel in an account (who buys, who influences and who specifies) and so on. There are two massive gains here - by segmenting and structuring your data you can group like customers together and build communication plans more relevant and personal to their situation and need, and secondly, you can allocate responsibility for contact and engagement to the most suitable resource - immediate leads, and those looking to buy go to sales, marketing handle the bulk of ‘interested’ and nurture them to a sales ready position, support teams pick up post-sale.

CRM today is not complicated - there are some great value tools, up in the Cloud that anyone can get going within minutes, and many provide sophisticated marketing, sales pipeline and support tools for a few pounds per user per month.

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BE JOINED UP CRM allows a modern business to be joined up between marketing and sales - see it as total business development. If you know your customer, you know who is not a customer and hence a likely one (typically there will be more of these than customers - what a great growth opportunity), and importantly who you don’t want to be one. Have a lead generation and nurturing programme - buy data of likely prospects and handle inbound interest - from the idly Googling a topic to interested lead to customer, with relevant content served at each stage. Marketing handles the front end bulk, puts in place campaigns to attract and engage with prospects, and hands over to sales when ready for have an informed chat.

ENGAGE & CONVERSE Get hooked up at the earliest point - your business promise and interesting content (this is essential - what’s on your website, your ads, your emails, your thoughts, opinions, articles, infographics, case studies, video ‘how to’ …… ) will attract potential customers. But do more than communicate, reach out, engage and converse. People respond better when they are listened to and understood. This goes for remote dialogue - via email, social media, live chat, phone - as well as face-to-face.

MONITOR, MEASURE AND MAKE BETTER If you’ve got a clear business development, marketing and sales process defined you can monitor and measure. If you can measure you’ll know what works, for what type of prospect or customer, and what you can make better. Engagement with the business (web analytics & behaviour, social activity, links followed, downloads, optins to news and views, webinars and so on) can be gauged, and, key here, have a value put on it because more efficient and better conversions result all along the way.

BE AUTHENTIC However you go about your demand generation, engagement, and nurturing one thing is golden - be yourself and be true to your brand, values and your product or service benefits. There is no room for flannel and fluff these days - the web allows potential buyers instant access to alternatives should you fail to meet their needs or expectations. Way back it was all about creating the impression and corporate posturing, now buyers demand information first, the impressive stuff comes after.

WHY IS ALL THIS SO IMPORTANT? The more relevant and personal you are at each stage and at all times, the more respected you become and hence more trusted.

And since trust equates to value this then drives word-of-mouth recommendation and advocacy - still the holy grail of marketing, irrespective of the technology and tools available.

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SECURITY IN SMB There is a common perception that cyberwarfare is largely something that affects large organisations, where over 90% experience some form of attack or breach. This is a misconception, largely fuelled by media coverage of the topic, where size counts and reputations are seen to matter more. The impact and consequences a security breach has on an organisation and those individuals affected is as serious in the SMB world as the enterprise one.

The issue of cybersecurity for SMBs is, however, one of paradoxes. The breaches don’t hit the headlines in the same way they do for TalkTalk, the BBC, British Gas, Halifax and so on, and yet the threats are, in counter terrorism language, a real and present danger. Here’s something to think about: • • • •

66% of SMBs don’t consider their business vulnerable Only 16% thought improving cybersecurity a top priority in 2015 Only 32% of organisations use the Government published Ten Steps to Cyber Security, a document published in 2012 The number of organisations with breach insurance fell in 2015 to 27% of SMBs

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74% of SMBs had a security breach of some sort in 2015 4 was the median number of breaches per SMB organisation The average cost to SMBs of a breach was between £75k £311k Only a third of small business owners are worried about data theft or loss Despite a rise of 27% over a year only a minority (44%) of SMBs increased information security spend, and only 7% expect to increase it in 2016 10 is the number of days a business is typically taken offline or paralysed

Despite the apparent paradox, and the myriad permutations and differences of UK SMB (Ltd) the picture is clear - SMBs are far more vulnerable to attack or breach and more likely to be exploited because they have a less secure environment compared with large organisations that expend huge budgets securing their estates.

Cybercriminals scan in excess of 100,000 targets a day and target ‘low hanging fruit’, so given SMBs hold vast amounts of data and have weaker defences they are ripe for exploitation, and with an increasing complex, yet flexible, technology landscape evolving it is not unreasonable to expect the situation to become more acute, sinister and serious. SMBs that haven’t done so already need to put information security centre stage.

SMB IMPLICATIONS – INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL DANGERS The consequences of a breach are often serious and affect a business financially, operationally and reputationally, the latter arguably being the biggest threat to long-term business survival. SMBs also need to be aware of what a threat is and where it is likely to come from.

A threat is not simply some unsavoury types looking to make a fast buck. To draw a castle analogy, the moat, drawbridge, ramparts and so on can be best of breed but if someone lets a wooden horse in over the drawbridge, or throws the crown jewels over the wall at night, or accidentally tips them out with the rubbish, then a breach has occurred. It may be simplistic, but it illustrates that threats are internal as well as external and can be malicious or simply human error. The Information Security Breaches Survey showed 50% of the worst breaches suffered were due to “inadvertent human error”. A breach is not a one-time event, cybercriminals looking to directly profit have an interest to raise the frequency of data theft as the more valid the data, the more valuable it is.

SECURING THE BUSINESS, SECURING THE NETWORK For SMBs to gain control of their security there are some fundamental things they can do, and these broadly fall into the business operations and technology Worlds, although inevitably one affects the other.

For advice in identifying, documenting and readying the organisation to get secure, or improve security then one of the best start points is the Government’s Ten Steps to Cyber Security, offering a practical guide to improving business security, and the subsequent GCHQ authored Common Cyber Attacks: Reducing The Impact document.

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THE BIGGEST AND BEST YET? Integrated Systems Europe has just closed the hall doors on its 13th year and is now seen by many as the leading AV and systems integration show in the World. The show could confidently claim to be the biggest so far, with almost 66,000 visitors from over 150 countries attending the, now four day, event (a rise of over 10% on 2015), and more than 1,000 companies exhibiting. But was it the best to date? And what were the highlights in terms of tech and opportunities for resellers operating, or looking to enter this space?

Ian Aitken, Exertis AV General Manager fitted his MS Band and clocked up over 12k steps per day investigating all the show had to offer.

“Overall the show was definitely the best ever – in terms of the scope of the technology and products, and also in the number and variety of exhibitors in each sector. A clear theme was ‘convergence’ and how the boundaries between typical IT and AV are now more blurred than ever, presenting some great opportunities for both traditional IT and AV resellers. It is a vibrant market to be in and great that Exertis can offer the depth and breadth of product for everyone to succeed.

Talking points were many and varied around ‘convergence’ with many networking vendors like Belkin and A-Ten taking stands. Digital signage and connected rooms stole many headlines with other main talking points covering touchscreen, home automation, the Internet of Things, audio and communications, VR and even drones.

STANDOUT PRODUCTS PROJECTION This year there were key developments in laser phosphor projection - predominantly from Optoma and Hitachi. Lamp-based projectors progressively dim from the moment they are switched on. Laser phosphor projectors don’t, they maintain optimum brightness far longer, thereby delivering much better image quality as a result, and because there is no lamp there is no need for lamp and filter replacements. This increased uptime, low maintenance and running costs, and bright long-life make them ideal for high-use settings like

boardrooms, classrooms and location-based entertainment. Optoma also launched an exciting 4K projector, opening new opportunities in the high-end home cinema sector.

LARGE FORMAT DISPLAYS Something nobody could ignore was extra narrow bezel videowalls, they were ‘wall-to-wall’! LG, NEC and Samsung all launched new products with bezels from 1.4mm to 1.9mm. Other key highlights were OLED and Transparent OLED, with LG having some stunning Retail POS such as transparent fridges for bars, and perhaps the biggest draw of the show was their dual-sided, curved OLED product.

The, exclusive to Exertis, Samsung Interactive E-Board was extremely popular throughout the four days, and high brightness retail screens attracted a lot of interest, especially NEC’s X754HB model.

LED More and more fine pitch NPP LED products were on display, with a major focus on the decreasing pixel pitch. Some 0.9mm were shown, although the more mainstream and popular brands were showing 1.2mm-1.5mm product. It’s worth noting that, as prices fall, a 3.0mm pitch LED product now rivals a 2x2 55” videowall.

TRENDS AND SPACES TO WATCH A key takeaway from the show has to be that LED and OLED technology is still a major growth opportunity and products will continue to evolve rapidly enabling display installations considered impossible only a year ago. One additional area that should interest resellers is the growing area of meeting room collaboration systems - Vivitek and Viewsonic showed some exciting new products here.

AV is a vibrant market to be in at the moment, the pace of convergence quickens and the opportunities benefit resellers of all shades and hues. Following the show some innovative technology will be added to the Exertis portfolio, one that offers resellers the UK’s broadest and deepest solutions covering the key areas of display, networking, signalling, brackets and cables, unified and virtual comms, server and storage.

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Huawei is now a major global information and communications technology ICT solutions business - a recent market report (IHS) named the four leading enterprise networking companies as Cisco, HP, Brocade and Huawei. Huawei is privately held and builds its business on innovation and a customer first mindset – it doesn’t just listen to them, but works together on installations via its armies of engineers at 28 ‘innovation centres’ around the World. It innovates by spending 12% of global revenue on R&D, and 45% of its 170,000 employees involved in this area.

It has been in the UK since 2011 with a mission to ‘build a better connected Britain’, and has contributed almost £1bn to UK GDP. Its products and expertise are found in all sectors and in organisations of all sizes: • • • • • • • • •

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Now is the time to connect with Exertis and Huawei - Dr Brian Wang of Forrester recently noted that Huawei has already shown it can deliver a potent combination of price, service and customisation, and feels sure it will disrupt the IT business just as it did with telecoms.

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Wireless technologies for Better Collaboration Intel® Unite™ Software, Intel® Pro Wireless Display, and Intel® Wireless Docking Selling Business and IT Advantages Revolutionise workplace collaboration with smarter meeting spaces, wireless sharing, and wireless docking.

Today’s workgroups need smarter ways to collaborate - conference rooms that ensure on-time meetings, secure wireless sharing, and fast docking without clutter. The latest Intel® technologies can improve productivity.

Intel® Unite™ Software Intel® Unite™ software is modernising today’s conference rooms by transforming them into smart, connected spaces.

It connects workers from anywhere, seamlessly and wirelessly.1 With a select Intel® Core™ vPro™ processor-based mini PC in the room and the Intel Unite application running on clients, meetings start promptly.1 Both on-site and remote attendees can interact in real-time, and team members anywhere can share screens wirelessly after the meeting is over.1

Lose the Wires

Collaborate in Real-Time

Share Screens Instantly

Intel® Pro Wireless Display Intel® Pro Wireless Display (Intel® Pro WiDi) enables organisations to take advantage of WiDi in the workplace, with all the benefits of wirelessly connecting to projectors and displays through their enterprise networks. It also delivers the security, flexibility, and configuration capabilities that IT requires. You can find Intel Pro WiDi in new Ultrabook™3 2 in 1 systems, mobile PCs, and tablets with the latest generation Intel® Core™ vPro™ processors.4

Intel® Pro Wireless Docking Intel® Wireless Docking with Intel® Wireless Gigabit technology 5/6 offers wireless connection to monitors and USB peripherals, so users get the efficiency of a traditional dock without clutter or clicking in. The instant a laptop or 2 in 1 moves into the area of a wireless dock, the process begins. The dock determines the optimal wireless channel based on the environment - so other devices will not interfere with the performance.

Copyright ©2015, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. Intel, the Intel logo, Intel Core, Intel Unite, Intel vPro, and Ultrabook are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries. *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.

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5th 5th and and 6th 6th Generation Generation Intel® Intel® Core™ Core™ vPro™ vPro™ Processors Processors include: include: Intel® Intel® Unite™ Unite™ Software, Software, Intel® Intel® Pro Pro Wireless Wireless Display, Display, and and Intel® Intel® Wireless Wireless Docking Docking Intel® Unite software11 Intel® Unite software

Connect with confidence, share with ease, and collaborate in real time.

Connect with confidence, share with ease, and collaborate in real time.

Intel® Pro Wireless Display22 Intel® Pro Wireless Display

Security connect devices to conference room big screens and projectors without Security connect devices to conference room big screens and projectors without wires and dongles. wires and dongles.

Intel® Wireless Docking11 Intel® Wireless Docking

Instantly, effortlessly connect a device to a monitor and other USB peripherals.

Instantly, effortlessly connect a device to a monitor and other USB peripherals.

Intel® Active Management Intel® Active Management Technology77 Technology

Find it and fix it anywhere with remote management over wired or wireless networks, Find it and fix it anywhere with remote management over wired or wireless networks, across all device types. across all device types.

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SECURITY SECURITY

• Intel® Unite™ software: Meeting access protected by a rotating PIN code, and the host • Intel® Unite™ software: Meeting access protected by a rotating PIN code, and the host controls attendance. Hardware-enhanced security powered by Intel® vPro™ ensures controls attendance. Hardware-enhanced security powered by Intel® vPro™ ensures encrypted data.11 encrypted data.

• Intel® Pro Wireless Display: Users must verify their connection to a target projector or • Intel® Pro Wireless Display: Users must verify their connection to a target projector or television prior to displaying content. This can help avoid inadvertently projecting television prior to displaying content. This can help avoid inadvertently projecting sensitive or private information to a display in an adjacent conference room. sensitive or private information to a display in an adjacent conference room.

• Intel® Wireless Docking: Intel® Wireless Gigabit technology has point-to-point sharing • Intel® Wireless Docking: Intel® Wireless Gigabit technology has point-to-point sharing that transmits within a short range of the wireless dock. Data shared has Advanced that transmits within a short range of the wireless dock. Data shared has Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) 128-bit hardware encryption and user profiles are saved on Encryption Standard (AES) 128-bit hardware encryption and user profiles are saved on the device. the device.

PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY AND AND COLLABORATION COLLABORATION

• Intel® Unite™ software: Both on-site and remote attendees can easily view and interact • Intel® Unite™ software: Both on-site and remote attendees can easily view and interact with content in real time, and team members anywhere can share screens wirelessly.11 with content in real time, and team members anywhere can share screens wirelessly.

• Intel® Pro Wireless Display: Users can securely and wirelessly share content from the • Intel® Pro Wireless Display: Users can securely and wirelessly share content from the device to a conference room TV or projector.22 device to a conference room TV or projector.

• Intel® Wireless Docking: Users can work and transfer large files without delay. The • Intel® Wireless Docking: Users can work and transfer large files without delay. The system supports up to two external monitors and near-real-time peripheral connectivity system supports up to two external monitors and near-real-time peripheral connectivity with native USB 3.0, and different devices can connect to the same dock at different times. with native USB 3.0, and different devices can connect to the same dock at different times.

MANAGEABILITY MANAGEABILITY

• Intel® Unite™ software: IT can remotely manage & repair all in-room PCs even when • Intel® Unite™ software: IT can remotely manage & repair all in-room PCs even when turned off. turned off.

• Intel® Pro Wireless Display: EXCLUSIVE mode gives one presenter control of the display, • Intel® Pro Wireless Display: EXCLUSIVE mode gives one presenter control of the display, INTERACTIVE allows controls amongst attendees, MODERATED sharing allows one INTERACTIVE allows controls amongst attendees, MODERATED sharing allows one person to control display use. person to control display use.

• Intel® Wireless Docking: Software and firmware updates are easily pushed by IT patch • Intel® Wireless Docking: Software and firmware updates are easily pushed by IT patch tools or management consoles to Intel Wireless Gigabit technology-enabled clients. tools or management consoles to Intel Wireless Gigabit technology-enabled clients.

1. Intel® technologies may require enabled hardware, specific software, or services activation. Performance varies depending on system configuration. No computer system can be absolutely secure. Check with your system 1.manufacturer Intel® technologies mayor require enabled hardware, specific software, or services activation. Performance varies depending on system configuration. No computer system can be absolutely secure. Check with your system or retailer learn more at intel.com manufacturer or retailer or Display-enabled learn more at intel.com 2. Requires an Intel® Wireless PC, tablet, Smartphone, compatible adapter, and TV. 1080p and Blu-ray* or other protected content playback only available on select Intel® processors with built-in visuals 2.enabled.

RequiresConsult an Intel® Wireless Display-enabled PC, tablet, Smartphone, compatible adapter, and TV. 1080p and Blu-ray* or other protected content playback only available on select Intel® processors with built-in visuals your PC manufacturer.

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3. Ultrabook™ products are in multiple Some models not be available in your market. Consult your Ultrabook™ manufacturer. For more information and details, visit intel.com/ultrabook.

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Ultrabook™ products are offered in multiple may notAvailability be availableofinfeatures your market.

Consult Ultrabook™ manufacturer.

For more information and details, visit intel.com/ultrabook.

4. Intel® vPro™ Technology is sophisticated and models. requiresSome set upmodels and activation. and results willyour depend upon the set up and configuration of your hardware, software and IT environment.

4.To Intel® vPro™ is sophisticated and requires set up and activation. Availability of features and results will depend upon the set up and configuration of your hardware, software and IT environment. learn moreTechnology visit: intel.com/technology/vpro.

To learn an more visit: intel.com/technology/vpro.

5. Requires Intel® WiDi-enabled system and Intel WiDi-enabled receiver device. 1080p and Blu-ray* or other protected content playback is only available on select Intel® processor-based systems with built-in visuals 5.enabled, Requiresaan Intel® WiDi-enabled system Intelplayer, WiDi-enabled receiverIntel device.

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6. Intel® technologies may require enabled hardware, specific software, or services activation. Check with your system manufacturer or retailer.

Intel®Active technologies may require enabled hardware, specific software, services activation.

Check with your system manufacturer retailer.

7.6.Intel® Management Technology (Intel® AMT) requires activationor and a system with a corporate network connection, an Intel®or AMT-enabled chipset, network hardware and software. For notebooks, 7.Intel Intel® Active Technology requires activation andconnecting a system with a corporate network connection, Intel® AMT-enabled chipset, network hardwareupon and hardware, software. For AMT mayManagement be unavailable or limited(Intel® over aAMT) host OS-based VPN, when wirelessly, on battery power, sleeping,anhibernating or powered off. Results dependent set notebooks, up & Intel AMT mayFor bemore unavailable or limited a host OS-based VPN, when connecting wirelessly, on battery power, sleeping, hibernating or powered off. Results dependent upon hardware, set up & configuration. information, visitover intel.com/content/www/us/en/architecture-and-technology/intel-active-management-technology.html. configuration. For more information, visit intel.com/content/www/us/en/architecture-and-technology/intel-active-management-technology.html.

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Dell UltraSharp 32 Ultra-HD 4K Monitor

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UP3216Q with PremierColor now offers a wider colour coverage with 100% REC 709 and 87% DCI-P3 in addition to 99.5% Adobe RGB and 100% sRGB, which were available previously in the predecessor. The two new colour spaces are ideal for colour-critical projects that rely on industry standards, and are typically used by content production professionals. Reveal a high level of detail, even in dark areas, with a colour depth of 1.07 billion colours.

UP3216Q Features •

3840 x 2160 Ultra-HD resolution @ 50 to 60 Hz

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6ms response time

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1 x DisplayPort, 1 x Mini DisplayPort, 5 x USB 3.0

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3-Year Advanced Exchange Service and Premium Panel Guarantee

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Fine-tune your colours using the Custom Colour mode, or make further adjustments with the user-accessible hardware look-up table (LUT). Calibrate the monitor in-house using Dell UltraSharp colour Calibration Solution software with the optional X-Rite i1Display Pro colorimeter (sold separately).

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