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		<title>Ride Report &#8211; Ride London Surrey 100 08/10/14 &#8211; event 4 of 4</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2014 10:16:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Rapp]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear All, Before I start, a final reminder that this is for charity as well as for fun, so please visit https://www.justgiving.com/Ben-Rapp-2014 to donate to the NSPCC. As ever, my thanks to everyone who has donated so far. Ride London Surrey 100 10/08/2014  139.3km; 905m of climbing; 4h 13m of riding; 3,595 calories (including there [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Ride Report &#8211; Alpine Challenge (Event 3 of 4)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2014 16:11:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, the “Alpine Challenge” certainly turned out to be challenging. This is a long write up, but there’s a lot to say. Before I start, a reminder that this is, in part, for charity so please visit https://www.justgiving.com/Ben-Rapp-2014 to donate to the NSPCC. We’ve reached 44% of the £3,500 target, so please dig deep. As [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Ride Report &#8211; Tour of the South East (Event 2 of 4)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2014 11:18:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear all, This is the second in my series of reports on the cycling challenges I’m taking on for the NSPCC this year. Before I start, though, I’d first of all like to thank everyone who’s already given to this year’s campaign. I’m bowled over by your generosity; we’ve reached 37% of the £3,500 target [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Ride Report &#8211; FT Sportive (Event 1 of 4)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2014 11:12:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[‘Brutal’ seems to be the word I heard most in the finish area of yesterday’s FT Sportive, the first in the series of four events I’m doing this year in aid of the NSPCC. The weather was against us, with gusting headwinds and chill temperatures – accompanied by occasional light drizzle just for comic relief. [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>10,300 metres of climbing, 600 miles, 4 Challenges &#8211; NSPCC Fundraising.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2014 11:04:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Rapp]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As you may or may not know, our CEO, Ben Rapp rode in the inaugural Prudential Ride London 100 last year to raise money for the NSPCC, raising a little over £1,800. This year, Ben is raising the bar with the astounding target of £7,500. Managed Networks will give £3,000, Ben will donate £1,000 personally [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Dispelling some myths about the cloud</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jan 2014 11:52:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Rapp]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Towards the end of 2013, we looked at the benefits of businesses moving to the cloud. In December, following some eye-opening conversations at The Business Show, we recognised that the IT community clearly hadn’t done enough to explain what the cloud means and how to leverage it. Part of the education hurdle is to clear [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Managed Networks makes Christmas donation to NSPCC</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Dec 2013 10:21:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Rapp]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the last few years, Managed Networks has taken the CSR initiative of financially supporting and raising awareness of UK charities. At Christmas, we step it up a notch and make a bulk donation to a selected charity. This year, among the many charitable causes we’ve supported, we’ve chosen to make our Christmas donation to [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The Value of Doing IT Right: 3-Part Webcast Series</title>
		<link>http://blog.managednetworks.co.uk/2013/12/the-value-of-doing-it-right-3-part-webcast-series/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2013 10:59:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Rapp]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[IT is not a department. It’s not optional. It’s what knits your business together and lets it do what it does to make you money. IT is the foundation of competitiveness and you cannot separate it from doing business. IT ‘is’ doing business. Join Ben Rapp MA(Oxon) FBCS CITP CISSP-ISSMP, CEO of Managed Networks as [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Has the IT community failed?</title>
		<link>http://blog.managednetworks.co.uk/2013/12/has-the-it-community-failed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2013 12:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Rapp]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At The Business Show recently at Olympia it was interesting to see that most of the delegates we spoke with had heard about the ‘cloud’. However, not many knew the first thing about it. If an established business owner can still ask “what is this whole cloud business about?” while pointing at the sky, that’s [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Managed Networks donates free IT to 10 lucky UK-based SMEs &amp; Start-ups</title>
		<link>http://blog.managednetworks.co.uk/2013/12/managed-networks-donates-free-it-to-10-lucky-uk-based-smes-start-ups/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Dec 2013 17:03:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Rapp]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the spirit of the upcoming festivities, Managed Networks, the UK-based provider of cloud services to SMEs, is offering 10 lucky start-ups free IT valued at 15,000 GBP. The winner will receive free cloud support for twelve months, while two runners-up get six months each with the remaining seven each receiving three months&#8217; worth of cloud [&#8230;]]]></description>
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