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IT Onboarding

IT Onboarding Made Easy: A Checklist for Small Business

A formalised IT onboarding process can help a business ensure new starters hit the ground running. Here’s a checklist to help you build yours.

Microsoft Teams Rooms

The Beginner’s Guide to Microsoft Teams Rooms

With remote and hybrid working fast becoming the norm, the ways meetings happen needs to evolve too. To bridge this gap, Microsoft has developed a new solution called Microsoft Teams Rooms – and here’s how it works.

IT Support Automation

IT Support Automation: How Much is Too Much?

Automating your IT support can be a great way to save time for your IT resources, but could relying on it too much be counter-productive?

Microsoft Teams Roundup

Microsoft Teams Release Roundup: January, February, March 2022

New features and updates we’ll cover in this roundup include changes to mirrored video, better message organisation, background effects on the web, and more.

Web 3.0 - The Metaverse

Web 3.0 Demystified: An Essential Guide for Small Businesses

With the rise of crypto, the metaverse, NFTs, and more, you might be wondering what’s happening on the web. Well, it’s called “Web 3.0”, and we’ve put together an essential guide to give UK businesses the low-down.

IT Support Risks

The IT Support Risks Every UK Business Needs to Know About

Running a business is all about managing risk, but when it comes to technology, it’s not always clear where to start. To help you, here are the IT support risks all UK businesses need to know about.

Laptop Problems

IT Support On The Go: How to Fix Common Laptop Problems

Executive Summary With hybrid working becoming ever more popular, the humble business laptop is seeing something of a resurgence in popularity with UK small businesses. Just like desktop machines, laptops aren’t immune from technical problems, meaning your IT support team may often find themselves troubleshooting on the go. To save you (and your IT support […]

User Awareness Training: Security

The Employee’s Guide to User Awareness Training in 2022

User awareness training is one of the most important, yet most neglected, cybersecurity measures that a small business can take. In this guide, designed for employees, we’ll share five pillars of user awareness training to keep your business safe.

5 Ways to Optimise IT Support Costs

5 Ways to Optimise IT Support Costs (Without Compromising on Service)

In a business world with spiralling costs at every turn, can IT support really be done affordably and reliably? Here are 5 ways to optimise IT support costs

Microsoft Teams Phone

The Small Business Guide to Microsoft Teams Phone

If you’re already using Microsoft Teams to support your remote and hybrid workforce, you might benefit from taking the next step with Teams Phone. Here’s how it works for small businesses.

6 Secrets Your IT Support Provider (Probably) Won't Tell You

6 Secrets Your IT Support Provider (Probably) Won’t Tell You

We all want to believe the people supporting our business have our best interests at heart, but what if there’s something your IT support provider isn’t telling you? Here are 6 secrets some MSPs would rather you didn’t know.

Blockchain

The Plain English Guide to: Blockchain

Blockchain is one of the least understood technologies today, but it’s also one of the most talked about due to its use in cryptocurrencies. Here’s what UK businesses need to know about blockchain.

Latest From The Blog

Microsoft is Finally Killing the Control Panel… Or Is It?  

Microsoft is finally saying goodbye to the Control Panel in favour of the Settings app. But is there more to this story than meets the eye?

A Fond Farewell to Microsoft Publisher

After a 33-year career, Microsoft announced that Microsoft Publisher will finally reach end of life status in October 2026.

Microsoft 365 Copilot Release Roundup: June & July 2024

Discover the latest and greatest updates for Microsoft Copilot released during June and July 2024. Includes the new “Catch-up” feature, AI-powered PDFs, and more.