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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Windows 11 is Microsoft’s latest Operating System (OS). It was launched in October 2021 and Microsoft have been regularly improving and patching it, ever since. Support for its predecessor (Windows 10) will end in 2025 and although that is still some time off, if you haven’t yet upgraded to the new OS, you could be
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A new feature is being rolled out across Microsoft 365 – Microsoft Feed. Appearing in the list of icons on the left hand navigation pane of Microsoft 365, Microsoft Feed is personalised to each individual user. It provides a mix of relevant content from across Microsoft 365 to help users discover and learn about people
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We have highlighted before, the fact that when it comes to IT security, one of the weakest links in an organisation is its people. When cyber criminals succeed in extorting data or money, it is often not due to sophisticated software or clever technological knowledge. In many instances it is due to the criminals managing
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