Now that the government has confirmed the ending, next week, of most Covid restrictions, business owners are making decisions about how their companies will operate, going forward. Some have already returned to their workplaces; others are making plans to do so. For many organisations, however, home working is continuing to feature. Some employees have switched
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Remember the days, before 2017, when you might have been faced with mobile phone “bill shock” after travelling in Europe? Many business travellers and holidaymakers were hit with unexpected charges of hundreds or even thousands of pounds, after using mobile data abroad. In 2017 the EU brought in legislation which meant that the data bundles
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Microsoft has recently unveiled its next generation Operating System – Windows 11. Features of the new software will include Smaller, faster updates The ability for users to configure multiple desktops for work, home, and gaming New wallpapers, animation effects and sounds The Start button is moving to the bottom centre of the screen Tighter integration
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A growing number of businesses – large and small – are choosing to move their IT arrangements to a virtual desktop solution. What is a virtual desktop?A virtual desktop is a full desktop which, instead of running locally on servers and PCs, runs on a remote server in the Cloud. It enables users to securely
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Apple has recently rolled out the latest versions of its Operating System – iOS 14.6 and iPadOS 14.6. As well as the latest security updates, 14.6 brings new features that include: Apple Card Family support. This enables users to share their Apple Card via Family Sharing. You can share Apple Card with up to five
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Microsoft’s 26-year-old web browser Internet Explorer is finally reaching end of life and will no longer be available after June next year. Seen as a market leader when first introduced, over time it was felt that Internet Explorer failed to keep pace with the competition, and it gained a reputation of being sluggish and less
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New terminology that will be increasingly heard over the coming months, is SoGEA. It stands for Single Order Generic Ethernet Access and it’s a new way of delivering Broadband. Until now, all Broadband services required an underlying phone line for the Broadband to run across. However, by December 2025, the UK’s PSTN circuit (Public Switched
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With UK Covid cases falling rapidly and vaccination numbers rising, there is growing optimism amongst business owners about an imminent return to some degree of normality. This optimism is reinforced by the prediction from many financial experts that the second half of 2021 will bring economic upturn. Whilst some businesses prepare to return to their
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It is anticipated that over the coming weeks and months, a large number of businesses will see at least some of their staff returning to offices, following a period of home-working. There will be many aspects for business owners to think about when planning such a move – including HR issues, Health & Safety, and
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There has been a rapid fall in recent years, in the number of businesses still relying on on-premise servers to handle their data and communications. Cloud solutions have so many advantages, including ease of access, security, reliability and no need for costly hardware. With Cloud services, such as Microsoft 365, there is no worry about
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