• Posted on: 22 Jun

Why Change Your Passwords and Password Policies? With more and more online attacks it is even more prudent for customers to be changing their passwords and reviewing their password policies. Your computers carry a lot of sensitive and important data, so keeping work data safe is a major priority. If your password is still the default password that...

• Posted on: 23 May

Dear Customer, As per the Global Malware incident, we are going through a process of updating servers and machines that are under support by ourselves, over the course of this week. If you do have a Software Support contract in place with us, then rest assured that we are already working on this issue for you. If you...

• Posted on: 11 May

What’s new in the Windows 10 Creators Update Microsoft have recently started to release their next major update to Windows 10 - this being the 'creators update' this feature update adds a lot of new tools to the Windows operating system that the creators feel are nice added features. We believe that everyone is a creator at heart...

• Posted on: 22 Mar

At some point or another, all useful technological solutions need to come to an end, and this is now true of Server 2008 and SBS 2008. Chances are, you are already aware of this - but how can you expect it to impact your business, and where might you find the necessary help for dealing with it?  ...

• Posted on: 8 Mar

Businesses routinely become victims of cyber crimes, and one way to limit exposure is to conduct frequent and thorough IT health checks. Various approaches exist, but certain elements apply to most companies.   Identify current concerns Work with the internal IT staff to gain insight into current issues. Hiring external consultants to either perform initial evaluation or work...

• Posted on: 7 Mar

Office 2013 is no longer available for installation with an Office 365 subscription As you may or may not be aware that Microsoft announced that the ability to downgrade and use Office 2013 in your Office 365 subscription would only be available for a year after the Office 2016 release. Microsoft extended that for nearly two years and...

• Posted on: 22 Feb

Changing technology is a given in IT. Here are ten IT trends for 2017 and ways to prepare for the changes that are coming.   Big data. As businesses grow, they handle larger amounts of data. Businesses can take advantage of their massive data sets to make predictions and be more proactive in pursuing opportunities.   Automation. While automation is commonly used...

• Posted on: 8 Feb

As we head deeper into the 21st century, more and more businesses are migrating critical operations to the cloud. Large enterprises are leading the way, of course, and it's not hard to understand why. The cloud allows widely distributed work teams to interact in real time, synchronising their efforts and pooling resources in an environment where time and place are wholly irrelevant. It also allows corporate management more timely access to...

• Posted on: 25 Jan

The cost of hiring a full time IT manager can eat up a sizable chunk of a company's budget. In the UK, IT managers earn an average salary of £45,675, which can strain the financial resources of a small or medium-sized business. A cost-effective solution to this challenge is to outsource your IT support to an experienced and trustworthy...

• Posted on: 12 Jan

Slow Windows 7 updates...... We have a fix!! As you may have noticed over the past few months with Microsoft Windows updates have been hanging when searching for updates, this time period can range from a couple of hours to even overnight! This happens on multiple machines, multiple builds, on fast internet connections and even on sites that...