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James Blake is the Chief Product Strategist for Mimecast and has overall responsibility for strategic messaging, customer advocacy and community relations. James has over 15 years experience in information security, continuity and storage solutions.

James holds a PhD in Information Security Management

Posted on 25 November 2008 by James Blake

I am giving a presentation titled leveraging Software-as-a-Service technology to reduce the cost and complexity of email management at IDC's Managing Services and Outsourcing Conference in Dublin today.

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Posted on 6 November 2008 by James Blake

An article I wrote on reducing the complexity of email management is now available on the Communications News website.

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Posted on 6 November 2008 by James Blake

Email is often taken for granted, it is a critical business application used to communicate with colleagues, customers, suppliers and business partners.  It is used to negotiate contracts, confirm appointments, accept orders...

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Posted on 4 November 2008 by James Blake

I was attending a seminar today alongside a virtualisation vendor and it struck me that Software-as-a-Service is the ultimate in virtualisation.

Traditional virtualisation turns hardware into software, but Software-as-a-Service...

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