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Walkie talkie comes to Teams

Walkie Talkie

Instant voice communication with your whole team at the push of a button: Walkie talkie comes to Teams If you like looking at all the new features in your Microsoft Teams application, you might have noticed the walkie talkie feature in preview. Maybe you’ve even tried it out on an

Tech Tips

In case you haven’t heard, Microsoft’s increasing its subscription prices for Microsoft 365 in March. It could cost you up to 40% more. Here’s what you need to know.   To Talk about the options, contact us now.

365 Prices are increasing

365 pricing

Microsoft’s increasing the cost of 365 in March. Here’s how to freeze your price In case you haven’t heard, Microsoft’s increasing its subscription prices for Microsoft 365 in March. It’s the first big price rise for a decade. And you can expect to pay around 20 to 40 per cent

Data Breaches

If your business is the victim of a cybercrime, it’s not just money and productivity you’ll lose. It’s also reputation and trust. Here’s why. To Learn More about protecting you data, contact us here

Defend and Invest

Your technology strategy for 2022 Did you get a short break at Christmas? Even if it was just a few days, that break can give you huge clarity of thinking about where to take your business this year. We call this the January Refresh & Refocus. Let us tell you

How we work has been completely transformed by the growth of cloud computing. There are, however, many challenges associated with security in a cloud environment. You will learn all you need to know about protecting your business in our new guide, which cuts through the jargon. We’ll show you how

Password Managers

Don’t worry about the potential downsides of a password manager. The upsides are far greater Last week there were stories that a password manager called LastPass had seen some of its customers’ master passwords compromised. The company denies that happened. And it’s possible that some of the people who reported

Mondays Moment, Thoughts, IT Support

Its Mondays Moment! Happy New Year!! In this weeks Mondays Moment we talk Goals, what are you Business and Personal Goals for 2022?? Have you sponsored James yet? Click here to sponsor him In the next Month Teams is getting an update. What are you looking for? For questions about

Predict your hardware expenses

Predict your costs.

Are you pulling together your budgets for next year? It can be hard to know how much your business will spend on software – especially as your needs change throughout the year , but you can accurately budget for your hardware for the year. Just ask yourself these 5 key

Top Tips – Sway

Managed IT Services, Sway

Microsoft 365 Sway: A niche app with a real purpose So you need to design a document for work… but you’re not a designer. And apps like Publisher are too confusing? Enter Sway. It’s inside Microsoft 365, and makes designing easy for non-designers. Here’s our take on it. To find

Top Tips – Data Breaches

Data Breaches

Spotting the early signs of a data breach. And limiting the fallout A data breach is one of the worst things that can happen to your business. The financial and reputational impact can be massive and have long lasting effects. Here’s how you can spot the early signs of a

Managed IT Support

The most severe security threat ever is affecting the whole internet. Here’s what you need to know There’s a major security alert that’s affecting the whole of the internet right now. Security researchers have called it one of the most severe vulnerabilities the world has ever seen. Yet you’d be