by James Golden | Feb 28, 2021 | Maintenance
It’s always tempting to hold back on purchasing new IT equipment. Yet it can sometimes cost you more if you hang onto equipment for too long. Did you know that if a device is more than 3 years old it’s cheaper to buy a new one? A 5-year-old PC could cost twice as much...
by James Golden | Feb 8, 2021 | Maintenance, Managed Services, Productivity
The lock-downs and rush to work-from-home made many businesses question the quality of the IT support they were receiving. We’ve been very busy recently talking to businesses, and on-boarding new clients as their IT partner. There are five questions that you could ask...
by James Golden | Jan 4, 2021 | Productivity
Your 2021 productivity super guide Ready to make this a wildly successful year for your business? To shake off the memories of 2020, and focus on increasing sales and profitability? Excellent. A great place to start is helping you and your team to get more done in...
by James Golden | Oct 26, 2020 | Security, Security Awareness
This is the ultimate secret to keeping your business data safe. Hackers are targeting all businesses, all the time. Using clever automated tools, and by sending out billions of emails every day. It only takes one person to click on one bad link… and hackers can get...
by James Golden | Oct 20, 2020 | Managed Services
Are you treating your network with painkillers or vitamins? Many people take painkillers for a temporary fix. It may be to relieve the pain of a headache or an injury or to provide temporary relief from back pain caused by weak back muscles. And yet others instead...
by James Golden | Aug 28, 2020 | Working From Home
Didn’t 2020 just throw a massive curveball at us? After the urgent rush to work from home in March, many businesses now have some staff still at home, with others in the office. And it’s looking like (cliché alert) this will be the “new normal.” Seeing as we don’t...
by James Golden | Aug 22, 2020 | Ransomware, Security, Security Awareness
Ransomware is terrifying. Just terrifying. Imagine switching on your work computer one morning. And instead of the screen you normally see, the screen has gone totally red. There’s a message telling you your business’s data has been locked. And the only way to get it...
by James Golden | Jul 28, 2020 | Microsoft 365, Working From Home, Working Remotely
After the drama of lockdown subsided, we’ve shifted into a new way of working. A hybrid way. Some people work from home. Some are in the office. Everyone needs to work from anywhere at any time. And that can play havoc with getting things done. Communication becomes a...
by James Golden | May 27, 2020 | Security
Aside from the usual jokes about brewing endless pots of coffee for programmers and systems administrators, what does coffee have to do with the security of your network? The other day, during an online group meeting, we were discussing how everyone is getting their...
by James Golden | May 27, 2020 | Outlook
According to Microsoft’s roadmap (ID 60371), Outlook signatures will be stored in Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365). This new feature is slated to begin rollout this June. What does this mean for your business? It means that finally–let me repeat...
