Welcome to our IT blog! Here you could find a thing or two about current technological and worldly affairs that could affect business.
Here are a few of our observations. Let us know what you think!
Have a think for a second… what’s the worst thing that could happen to your business’s premises? Burglary? Fire? Flood? OK, statistically it’s pretty unlikely that something bad would happen. But if it did, the speed at which your business gets back up and running, totally depends on how much preparation you have done. There’s […]
Windows 7 was such a great operating system. But its life is coming to an end. From January, Microsoft will no longer be supporting it. And that will have serious implications for your business… even if just one of your computers still uses Windows 7.
It seems like a long time ago since GDPR came in, doesn’t it? But it’s only now that the first prosecutions and fines are starting to appear. At the moment it’s mostly big organisations doing big stupid things that are being reported on the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) website. In our view, it’s only a […]
OK, so it’s only just turned 2019. But we want you to look ahead to next January, in 2020. Because there’s a major software problem on the way… and it’s going to affect half of all businesses and organisations.
It’s great when staff can use their mobiles for work, isn’t it? It means they can work at home, on the train – anywhere they get a Eureka! moment and feel the need to get something done. But it has a downside. If you’re not careful, people using their own devices for work can put your business at a greater risk of cyber crime and accidental data loss.
In late 2019 Microsoft Systems will become end of life. Microsoft will be ending support for both its Windows 7 operating system and Office 2010. This means that any devices running these editions will soon lose support. Here are five reasons why you should already be preparing to avoid this by planning for this […]
A question often posed in the news is what is the future of our High Streets ? An emerging trend is the adoption of Retail Co-working. It is no surprise that one of the hippest co-working providers has already moved into this space – literally !
In 2020 Microsoft will stop support on Small Business Server 2011, Microsoft Exchange 2010, Windows 7 and Office 2010.What does that mean for you ?
‘Malware Mania’ is back with a vengeance creating havoc for organizations of all sizes and in all industries. Ransomware protection is now the top priority for any organisation. Cyber criminals have morphed their attack methods with the resurgence of. malware and encrypting ransomware to evade traditional antivirus and firewall defence. As a result, your IT […]
Many companies that we engage with mistakenly believe that their routine backup operations have them covered in an outage or disaster. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard a CIO say, “Our data is backed up via XYZ software each night. That’s our DR plan.” Data backup and disaster recovery are not the […]
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