September has traditionally been a peak month of the year for business start-up’s, and a key time for existing businesses to focus on their strategy and growth plans. There may be a number of reasons for this, including: You may be thinking about sales, marketing, staffing, suppliers, pricing, costs… and a whole lot more –
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Video meetings are now an everyday communication channel in a large proportion of UK businesses. For many, they were a new feature during the Pandemic, but time-savings, cost-savings and convenience mean they are likely to be here to stay. However, the effectiveness of video meetings can be significantly impacted by the quality of the equipment
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Publicity and communication about IT security has heightened significantly over recent years. As a result, businesses and individuals are generally more aware of the risks and of ways to mitigate them. However, recently-released data shows that cyber criminals’ activity is ever-increasing. Reports indicate that Cybercriminals often attempt to steal usernames, passwords, credit card details, bank
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Microsoft Teams has, for some years now, been a key application used by a large proportion of UK businesses. The use of Teams soared during the Covid pandemic, when home-working was suddenly thrust upon many organisations. Since then, it has continued to be a market-leader as a business communication tool and meeting forum. Microsoft continues
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If you have ever wondered who visits your website, where they come from, or what they look at whilst they’re there, then you’ve been thinking about the data that Google Analytics provides. Google Analytics is an important tool that gives you insights to your website’s performance. It helps you understand your audience better and enables
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Bookings is an application within Microsoft 365 that helps with the efficient management of calendars. It integrates with Outlook and with Microsoft Teams, and helps managers to organise staff calendars and manage day to day scheduling. It is also an application that can be shared externally – for example enabling your customers to select time
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It’s a subject we have written about before, but there has been another recent flurry of Phishing emails attempting to gain people’s login details. Phishing is the term used for an email (or other communication) in which a fraudster masquerades as a reputable organisation in an attempt to steal information or money. Attackers make Phishing
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As from October this year, Microsoft will stop supporting the server Operating System known as “Windows Server 2012 R2”. The platform is 10 years old this year and no further updates – including security fixes – will be rolled out after October, leaving potential vulnerabilities for those still using it. What should you do if
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In today’s business world, customers expect to be able to contact their service-providers using a variety of communication methods. Whilst many of your customers may be happy contacting you by phone or email, others may expect different messaging services to be available, including those on Social Media sites. There is an increasing demand for solutions
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Millions of UK businesses depend every day on the reliability of their laptops and personal computers. They are vital tools within organisations, but are often taken for granted and not looked after as well as they could be. Here are some tips to help you get the most out of your technology and to maximise
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