Bad weather drives remote working

A growing number of firms in the UK are relying on remote working to keep operations functioning through the cold snap and saving themselves thousands of pounds of lost revenue, reports TMCnet.

Outsourcery reported a 20% rise in enquiries over the past few days from small to medium enterprises (SMEs) wanting help with putting in place integrated communications solutions as a result of the disruption from the bad weather.

The technology has proved vital for many SMEs recently as snow and ice continue to cause major problems for employees travelling to work and important business meetings.

Peak 10 plans to build a second data centre on the company's campus in Atlanta. The new

10 000-square-foot facility will bring the company's total data centre footprint to about 33 000 square feet, reports DatacenterDynamics.

The data centre service provider's president and CEO, David Jones, says the decision to expand in that particular market was driven by growing demand for data centre services from SMEs.

“The response from SME businesses in the market continues to be positive, which is one of the reasons we found expansion in this area so critical,” says Jones. “Our recent expanded credit facility positions Peak 10 to meet customers' growth and technical service needs for the future.”

A hefty fine awaits big businesses whose activities threaten the survival of small enterprises in East Africa, according to the East African.

The development is just a few signatures away and if passed, the guilty will part with $100 000. Company officials will also be handed a general penalty of not more than $10 000, imprisonment for a period of two years, or both, as well as being made to pay compensation for damages.

The proposed law, designed to protect SMEs that are critical to socio-economic wellbeing, has been drafted by the EAC Secretariat with expertise from Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda.