From 21st April 2020, Microsoft are re-branding their Office 365 products. These will become Microsoft 365.
Microsoft Teams can make the way a business works together even when they are separated, more effective and more efficient. For years, most businesses would have a few files located on a server in the corner of their office. If someone at another office needed a file, they would ask someone to email them the […]
Office 365 provides infrastructure resilience with high availability for its systems. However, data protection remains the customer’s responsibility. Office 365 Email provides a deleted item folder within outlook which is emptied by the user or outlooks settings and has the ability to recover some deleted items for up to 30 days after their deleted date. […]
How you decide what is the best data storage for your business comes down to what you really need, as well as what you would be most comfortable with using. You have the option of using either on-site data storage or the cloud, however there are pros and cons for both. On-site Data Storage: Requires an […]
What is a Disaster Recovery Plan? A Disaster Recovery Plan (or DRP) is essentially a business plan that is written down and put in place to ensure that work can be resumed quickly and effectively in the event of a major catastrophe. Every business should ideally have one in place to allow your IT structure […]
Use passphrases and not passwords Due to the higher character numbers, it becomes more difficult than a typical word and number formula for hacking software to crack. Passphrases contain spaces between words and can function as a sentence or string of letters. It doesn’t have to be grammatically correct. The longer the passphrase the harder […]
IT systems have changed a lot over the past few years and our team have helped over a thousand end users, spread over more than 100 small businesses through Essex, Herts, Suffolk, Kent and London. We have even been fortunate enough to travel to clients in Europe. Our founder and Managing Director, Matt Beardon, has […]
Microsoft have announced that the official end of support has been extended from 14th January 2020 to 13th October 2020. Although this gives a number of small businesses a few more months of official updates and support, this is still should be replaced sooner rather than waiting till October 2020. What does end of support […]
Over the past few years we have seen an increase in phishing attacks, as IT systems have improved the human factor has become a weak link in the defence of your computer security. In 2019, Verizon data breach report stated that 32% of successful cyber attacks involved phishing. Email scams have been around for years, […]
Benefits of outsourcing your IT support through Managed Services Deciding if outsourcing your IT for your business can be a tough choice for some small businesses, here are a few benefits which can help you make the decision Cost An in-house IT role can be quite an expense, taking into account recruitment time as well […]