Articles

Our published articles cover an array of IT industry issues ranging from the Internet and technological developments such as XML to security and website design.

This page features some of our current articles, but we have many more in our article archive.

Archived Articles for 2012

A Beginner's Guide to the Cloud

A Beginner's Guide to the Cloud

Monday, 10 December 2012

Undeniably the buzz term in the IT industry at the moment, is 'cloud computing'. We've all heard of the cloud, and lots of us are using cloud services to manage our personal IT (Hotmail, DropBox, Apple iCloud )… Increasingly however, clients, colleagues and contacts want to talk ...

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Head in the Clouds

Head in the Clouds

Tuesday, 20 November 2012

We recently worked with a client to provide them with a cloud based solution to help them store, control and share their key corporate documents. The issues they were dealing with regarding document management and collaboration within their organisation are fairly typical of those faced ...

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But isn't Marketing just Advertising?

But isn't Marketing just Advertising?

Tuesday, 30 October 2012

But isn't marketing just advertising? I was recently chatting to a friend's teenage daughter who was debating different career options. She asked me what I did for a living and when I explained that I worked in marketing she replied "ah isn't that just advertising - coming up ...

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Best Business Apps for iPhone

Best Business Apps for iPhone

Tuesday, 25 September 2012

Gone are the days when the Blackberry was the ubiquitous 'business phone' and iPhone, merely the young pretender. The iPhone is, these days, a seriously viable alternative to the Blackberry, due in part to the multitude of apps being developed to help business people use their phone for ...

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What's your problem?

What's your problem?

Monday, 18 June 2012

Hello! I'm Gemma, and have recently been appointed to the position of Business Development Manager at PDMS, the Isle of Man's largest software house. Manx born and bred, I was previously a Project Manager at PDMS, responsible for 'Digital Design' (our Website ...

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BYOT-Bring Your Own Technology

BYOT-Bring Your Own Technology

Tuesday, 22 May 2012

By Neal Kelly, Infrastructure and Facilities Manager, PDMS At PDMS we have never stopped our staff using the company's computers (originally desktops and now laptops throughout) for personal use. We're keen for our staff to have a great work/life balance and it's always ...

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Should You Be Interested in Pinterest?

Should You Be Interested in Pinterest?

Tuesday, 08 May 2012

The latest social media site causing major interest is Pinterest. Currently one of the fastest growing websites in Europe (12 million users and a month on month growth of over 800%) the site has been steadily growing its addicted base of users in the US for a couple of years now. And it seems ...

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Silicon London

Silicon London

Monday, 19 March 2012

Founded on the Isle of Man in 1993, PDMS also opened an office in London in 2007. Having acquired our own headquarters in the Isle of Man Business Park in 2009, we are now also looking to expand our London office, and have been seeking larger office premises in the capital. Currently based in ...

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Monkey Business

Monkey Business

Tuesday, 21 February 2012

In my capacity as PDMS' marketing representative in London, I recently attended a number of seminars on cloud computing at the Cloud Expo 2012. The most memorable and beneficial session, for me, was one which discussed the outages Amazon Web Services (AWS) suffered last year. Amazon's Web ...

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A look back over 2011

A look back over 2011

Monday, 23 January 2012

It is difficult to believe that another year has gone by. The Christmas festivities now seem like a distant memory and I am now eagerly awaiting the signs of spring in the hope of a warm British summer. As I sit here reflecting on 2011, I can't help but feel extremely proud of ...

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