Ransomware is costing commercial business billions of pounds worldwide every year. In the United States alone, from those that report paying the ransoms, totals are expected to hit £763,000,000 (US$1.06 billion) this year. Those that seek out other solutions to get their information back still have the cost of their data being inaccessible for days;…
Regardless of your business’s sector or niche, IT hardware will likely form the backbone of your operation. It is through the use of various hardware solutions that you and your staff go about your daily work and keep the business both running and growing. What hardware you invest in, therefore, and what choices you make…
Data centres, servers and the associated network cables are integral parts of any office’s IT network. Their quality and effectiveness determine the speed at which critical data can be transferred between connected devices, and any issues with them can have a profound effect on a business’s overall efficiency and productivity. It is crucial, therefore, that…
Staying ahead of the curve when it comes to your company’s IT solutions is a great way for any business to achieve an edge over their competitors. All firms in all sectors rely heavily on IT in their day to day operations but many don’t have the time or the expertise to properly optimise their…
No business can succeed today without email. It is simply an integral part of the day-to-day activities of all companies in every sector. Whether it is used to contact contractors and suppliers or as a channel of communication for customer service, email is invaluable to all businesses. Traditionally, there has been just one dominant email…
Being able to connect with customers and clients efficiently, quickly and easily is something which can benefit all small businesses. In the same vein, providing a rapid and reliable response to those customers when they need to reach you, is also critical. It is that, therefore, which makes office phone systems so vital to a…
Not matter what their particular sector, once a small business reaches a certain size it simply cannot do without a network server. In many ways, a small business server is the nerve centre of the organisation and that means that choosing the right one for you is absolutely crucial. Whether you are looking to invest…
It is an old adage that moving house is the most stressful thing that life can throw at an individual but that’s only the case because most people never have to undertake an IT office move. Relocating an entire office after all combines all of the usual stresses and issues of a house move and…
It is an unfortunate but inescapable fact of modern day business, that there are a huge variety of different cyber-security threats that you must be both aware of and protected against. One such threat that is almost ubiquitous and which you must know how to combat are so-called email ‘phishing’ scams. ‘Phishing’ is the practice…
