The basic premise of search engine reputation management is to use the following three strategies to accomplish the goal of creating a completely positive first page of search engine results for a specific term…
The past couple of months have seen many people adjusting to work from home. Presently, the rules are ever changing, and the big question emerging is should bosses encourage staff to return to the workplace, or can they allow their staff to work from home for the foreseeable future? Obviously, it still may not be […]
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 Security has always been important, and as many businesses grow and utilise cloud-based systems the need to fully secure them has grown increasingly. When you own the IT equipment and know where your data physically is, it is easy to work out your boundaries; ensuring your servers are locked up and your data is […]
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 […]