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Is your law firm up to date with technology?

IS YOUR LAW FIRM UP TO DATE WTH TECHNOLOGY? top technology purchases in 2014 include: Laptops Desktops Servers / Networking Printers / Multifunctional Antivirus 65% of Survey Respondents indicated they already have a Mobile Device Security Policy in place; 21% are currently establishing one. 21% 65% 68% of global organisations have been affected by mobile security breaches in the last 12 months. Time to invest in some security! Disaster Recovery Despite lost data costing companies an estimated £1.1 trillion globally in the past year, over a third of IT managers are only 'reasonably confident' their disaster recoveryplan is up to scratch in the event of an emergency. Disaster Recoveryis in the top 3 for highest spending on technology for law fims. 23. IT Challenges Email management tops the legal Tissue lists and has been named the biggest challenge facing IT departments for the 7th consecutive year. Cloud-related security risks are not far behind followed by risk managementand compliance. What technology purchases will you make within the NEXT year? (+%) Survey respondents revealed that many of their planned purchases for the next 12 months are similar to what was implemented last year by other ILTA firms. However, here are some major fluctuations: antivirus/ antispam software planned purchases are down 31% from what was Accounting systems Analytics software Budgeting software Business Intelligence software Document assembly/automation Enterprise search systems Helpdesk applications HR management Intranet/extranet solutions KM software purchased last year; doud storage planned purchases are down 18%; planned purchases for combined dictation software/hardware solutions is down 38% and SAN purchases the last 12 months are 22% higher than planned purchases for the next year. Records management software Security/network security/securi. SharePoint Telephone system upgrade (non-Vo.. Unified messaging Workflow automation What tablets are you purchasing within your firm? Half ofall respondents did not purchase new tablets while 44% chose Apple iPads (down 22% from 2012) followed by Microsoft Surface (up 7% from 2013) and Android devices (down 3%). What percentage of your firm's solicitors use tablets in their day-to-day work? 91% of surveyed firms' attomeys usetablets as partof their day-to-daywork, up 5% from 2013. 61% of the surveyed fims indicated less than a quarter of their solicitor pool uses tablets for daily work compared to 10% (up 3% from 2013) who indicated more thanhalf of their solicitors use tablets work daily. What are the risks and benefits of cloud computing in law firms? • Benefits • Risks Improved backup/disaster recovery Flexibility Increased storage capacity Increased data handling capacity Reduced infrastructure costs Avoiding frequent updates to software Reduced internal IT staff costs Security, data confidentiality and location of data Service reliability and stability Lack of control oer customisation and integration Service response time, and enforcing SLAS Speed and bandwidth Danger of supplier lock-in Difficulty of achieving executive buy-in How can we help? The Stack Group deliver solutions and support in the areas of IT Managementand Cloud services, Telecoms, Infrastructure and Networks. We do this for large enterprises, SMES and publicsector organisations across the UK andare one of onlya few companies who are able to provide such comprehensive integration of services. Our success is built on providing excellent levels of service to our customers. We pride ourselves on our ability to listen, our responsiveness and flexibility and delivering solutions that solve real-world business problems. We eliminate the risk of transitioning to the cloud and help you on every step of the way. BE AHEAD WITH TECHNOLOGY An Infogaphic by Stack www.stack.co.uk Sources: 2014 ILTA/Insidelegal Technology Purchasing Survey http://www.lawsociety.org.uk/support-services/advice/practice-notes/cloud-computing/ Images Provided by Freepik.com STACK

Is your law firm up to date with technology?

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