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Floating on Cloud9?

Cloud 9

There are a few reasons why Cloud9 will not work for you. Keeping our clients safe from online threats is something we put a lot of effort into. There are several types of attacks, including key loggers that record your login information, and DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks, which

Trouble Setting Up Video Calls?

video calls

Setting up video calls takes you hours each week? Due to the hassle of setting up video calls, each member of your team may be losing a full working week. In addition to saving a great deal of time on travel, video conferencing has revolutionised team meetings. Despite the benefits

November’s Technology Insider: Hello and welcome to the November 2022 edition of our Technology Insider newsletter. We start this month discussing something called zero trust. This is a way of operating your network that treats every device and login as a threat until proven otherwise. Which is great for security

Slow Wi-Fi??

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi tips for offices and remote workers Internet access that is slow is the quickest way to upset your employees. It is a sure way to create tension among the team members and a sure way to kill productivity when the Wi-Fi is bad! The following guide will help you

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Pirate Software

If you use pirated software, you’re walking the plank! The use of pirated software is an option that small and medium-sized businesses consider when they want to save some money. It has been revealed in a new study that a surprising number of businesses break the law in order to

Teams

When you think of another Teams or video call, do you groan inwardly (or outwardly)? In spite of the fact that they are now a common part of our working lives, that doesn’t mean that they are any more exciting. Introducing mesh avatars for Teams, Microsoft’s version of Metaverse avatars.

Password

These great bits of software, or apps, can make you life so much easier as well as getting staff to stick to best practice. You can save time and money, so everyone wins! Watch our video for 3 things to consider when looking at Password Managers. We can help provide

This is what we know! We’re already hearing rumours about Windows 12, despite the fact that Windows 11 has only just reached its first birthday. As we won’t see this new operating system until 2024, there’s no rush for now, but we love being ahead of the game, so let’s

Teams

Don’t do that on Teams! Microsoft Teams has become one of the most useful business tools available in today’s world. Communicating and collaborating quickly and reliably is possible no matter where your people work. There are, however, some MAJOR security risks associated with remote working. A recent study shows that

October’s Technology Insider:

Insider

Do you know exactly what services your staff are signing up for? Hello and welcome to the October 2022 edition of our Technology Insider newsletter. Do some of your team sign up for software to get a job done, and then abandon their accounts? Nothing wrong with that so long

Wi-fi

It is hard enough to run a business without having to deal with slow internet. As a team and as an individual, you deserve better. Boost your Wi-Fi speed with these five simple steps. We wrote a handy guide for you here.

Password Manager

Everything YOU need to stop the password confusion. Lots of people find Password Managers confusing and difficult. This great bit of software, or app, can fill in you details for you including MFA, remembers sites and passwords and can even help you sort out that 20 character, numbers, letters, capitals