8 Tips for Protecting Mental Health Online
- 15th September 2021
- Posted by: Mark Dodds
- Category: Technology
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With the internet being a regular part of 4.8 billion people’s daily lives, navigating it in a manner that protects your mental health is a challenge. With so much content flying past your eyes as you scroll through social feeds, it’s inevitable you’ll come across something that bothers you. However, by taking advantage of a
Prevention Is Better Than Cure
- 1st September 2021
- Posted by: Mark Dodds
- Category: Business, Growth, Strategy, Technology
Fast response times are important when it comes to your business IT support. You want reassurance that if a disaster should strike, your support partner has your back and will get you up and running again in no time. However. Too many IT support providers are spending most of their time reacting to issues, and not enough time preventing them.
Is My Business Too Small To Use An IT Support Company?
- 23rd August 2021
- Posted by: Mark Dodds
- Category: Business, Growth
Some businesses think they’re just ‘too small’ to need extra help from an IT support company. But what does ‘too small’ mean these days, exactly? With businesses of all sizes operating in a far leaner fashion and implementing new remote working policies, ‘small’ really is subjective. The nub of the matter here is the bigger
How To Create Your Own IT Plan In 2021
- 12th August 2021
- Posted by: Mark Dodds
- Category: Business, Growth
So much has changed in the world of IT since 2020. In fact, a lot has arguably changed since last week! This stuff moves fast. We know that, because we’ve been supporting a whole range of IT systems for many years. We’ve seen trends come and go and have avoided jumping on countless passing bandwagons.
10 Apps You Didn’t Know You Had in Microsoft 365
- 1st August 2021
- Posted by: Mark Dodds
- Category: Business, Growth, Office 365, Professional Services, Security, Strategy, Technology
Guess how many hours you and your team are wasting each week? We don’t mean your team taking 20 minutes to make a cup of coffee. How many hours are your people wasting every week inputting the same information across different apps and software? Or going back and forth trying to plan meetings at a time that suits everyone?
What are the Main Benefits of Using VoIP for Architects and Engineers?
- 22nd July 2021
- Posted by: Mark Dodds
- Category: AEC, Technology
You’d be forgiven for thinking that in the age of Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and instant messaging, the humble telephone is probably making a less than gracious exit, stage-left. That really isn’t the case. There’s a reason 36% of consumers still rank phone calls as their number one method of communication. It remains one of the
You’ve Got a Business Plan. Do You Have an IT Strategy?
- 15th July 2021
- Posted by: Mark Dodds
- Category: Business, Strategy
It’s safe to assume that your business has some form of plan. Sure, it may have changed a little over the last 18 months, but it’s there, and you’re aware of its existence. What about your IT infrastructure? Is there a plan behind that? A strategy, even? Whether you’re running a multi-location empire with hundreds
The Biggest Security Threat To Your Business Is On Your Payroll
- 5th July 2021
- Posted by: Mark Dodds
- Category: Business, Growth, Professional Services, Security, Strategy, Technology
One of your staff is going to put your business’s data into the hands of a criminal. They won’t mean to do it. But at some point someone will accidentally click on a bad link and grant hackers access to your systems. That’s known as insider negligence.
Why You Should Be Highly Sceptical Of All IT Support Companies
- 27th June 2021
- Posted by: Mark Dodds
- Category: Security
Admit it – you couldn’t really give two hoots about the latest tech news, software updates, or cybercrime statistics. That’s fair; you’ve got a job to do and the last thing you need is to concern yourself with the intricacies of the tools you rely on each day to just work. Thankfully, if you pick
What Every IT Support Company Wishes You Knew About IT
- 16th June 2021
- Posted by: Mark Dodds
- Category: Technology
A quick bit of good news: we’re not about to hit you with endless technical jargon and acronyms, although we’d appreciate why you might expect that, given the title of this blog post. As a business owner, it isn’t your job to be an expert in the technology you use. You simply need to understand
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