The world of technology is always changing, however some changes are more important than others. Buzzwords fly thick and fast and working out which ones are important to your firm just gets harder and harder. This is a great chance to find out what technologies your IT departments should be investigating.
Why not come along and learn about the law firm of the future?

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We believe the cloud represents a new way of thinking rather than a tangible item that you can add to your IT rooms.

The most commonly accepted definition of the cloud is as follows “Cloud computing is Internet-based computing, whereby shared resources, software and information are provided to computers and other devices on-demand, like the electricity grid.” This is probably accurate but could do with a little clarification.

In it’s simplest form the term Cloud means moving your in-house IT systems (Email, Practice Management and Accounting servers normally) to a data center location where they are installed on a large array of servers. When the demand is light your servers consume minimal resources and thus cost less to run. When demand is high your servers consume additional resources that are allocated to them as they are needed. This means you never pay for space or power you don’t need. In addition to this many companies are offering to manage your systems for you. This means that the company in question will deal with any issues or changes that you may need made for you. This outsourcing often allows IT budgets to be cut and sometimes expensive IT staffing to be reduced.

Utilising the cloud as a way to decentralise your systems can bring great benefits. Many providers are happy to manage anything from your email to your practice management servers freeing up your in house IT staff to focus on other roles or just reducing your monthly costs.

Remote workers often notice very large speed and reliability increases when servers are moved from the relatively slow and unreliable connections present inside offices to the high availability to the data center and the cloud.

The popularity of hosted and managed solutions is leading to a large rise in what are known as virtual law firms. These firms exist sometimes without premises or sometimes with small offices, with the majority of their staff working from home. These firms achieve a huge saving in rent and rates and are able to stay nimble in an ever changing market place.

Gideon Squared are able to provide cloud solutions for your law firm, enabling you to streamline your business, improve reliability and ensure your essential applications are managed in the most efficient and secure way possible. If you would like to find out more about the cloud or how it could help to streamline your business then we would be very happy to come and have a chat and see if we can find a solution that suits your needs.

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Over the years, technology has helped to speed up the more mundane tasks and allowed time to be used more effectively. From the photocopier to the computer, all the way through to the new generation of smart phones, things are getting smaller and more compact.

Dictation machines are very useful tools, however they do have several disadvantages that can now be overcome by using digital dictation tools.

Firstly, the older generation of dictation machines require tapes, meaning that not only do you have to ensure a supply of these is available, you also have to be able to get the tape to the person who is going to do your typing. This is fine if your secretary is only a few paces away, but what if you are at court or even on another continent?

Digital dictation means that with a small handheld device or maybe even a Blackberry or smart-phone, you can dictate your vital matters from anywhere in the world that has an internet connection. Smart-phone based solutions even allow you to dictate from the back of a taxi or whilst walking down the street if you really need to. Once you are finished dictating, you press a button and the file lands on your typist’s desk within two to three minutes. This allows you to get on with your day, safe in the knowledge that the urgent matter has been given due attention and you can then focus on the next task.

By using digital dictation you can gain flexibility and potentially allow your secretaries to work from home which can help your firm comply with new government legislation.

To find out more about the solutions available please do not hesitate to get in touch.

What does the law firm of the future look like? Over the coming months Gideon Squared will be investigating what technologies are likely to shape the future of the legal industry. We already have a good idea of what technology is in demand in the firms that we deal with but we want to cast the net a little bit wider and see what is available and more importantly what firms are looking for.

If you would like your firm to be profiled in this series of articles then please get in touch.

In the meantime have a wonderful Easter break.