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  • What Every IT Support Company Wishes You Knew About IT

    • 16th June 2021
    • Posted by: Mark Dodds
    • Category: Technology
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    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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  • Think You Don’t Need Extra IT Security? You Might Want to Read This

    • 4th June 2021
    • Posted by: Mark Dodds
    • Category: Security
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    “Thanks, but no thanks.” Those really aren’t the words we want to hear when proposing a security upgrade that offers greater protection for a business against cybercrime. But we do sometimes receive that response, and it’s always poorly informed. Which is why we felt compelled to write this blog. Ensuring you have the latest protection

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  • How to Distinguish an IT Support Provider From an IT Support Partner

    • 12th May 2021
    • Posted by: Mark Dodds
    • Category: Security, Strategy
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    Just like every other business on the planet, yours relies heavily on IT – even if your computer or smartphone seemingly plays a minor role in your day. Imagine, just for a moment, if that device stopped working. Now, imagine if that happened right when you were about to press ‘send’ on an important contract,

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  • The 5 Step Plan to Prepare and Protect Your Financial Planning and Wealth Management Firm From Cyber Crime

    • 4th May 2021
    • Posted by: Mark Dodds
    • Category: Business, Financial Services, Growth, Professional Services, ransomware, Security, Strategy, Technology
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    You’re regulated by the FCA. The nature of your business means that you’ll retain very sensitive client data. Therefore, the onus falls on you not to just protect your own critical data, but the financial and personal records of your customers, too

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  • WATCH how easy it is to give away your login details

    • 28th April 2021
    • Posted by: Mark Dodds
    • Category: Financial Services, Security
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    You must have heard of phishing scams. Even if you’re not sure exactly what they are, you’ll know they’re to be avoided. Simply put, a phishing scam is an email sent under the pretence of being from someone else. Like your email, bank, or Amazon, or another place online where you have an account. They

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  • WATCH why it’s so important to update your software

    • 21st April 2021
    • Posted by: Mark Dodds
    • Category: Financial Services, Security
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    We know computers are a pain, but they’re also very important. 10 minutes updating a device now could save you days or weeks of lost time should the worst happen. It’s frightening to think that a whopping 60% of data breaches could have been avoided if someone had taken the time to run the update

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  • WATCH as a computer is infected with ransomware

    • 14th April 2021
    • Posted by: Mark Dodds
    • Category: Financial Services, ransomware, Security
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    Have you heard of ransomware? It’s where all of your business’s data is encrypted and held to ransom by criminals. They demand a huge fee to release it. In fact, I’ve just been reading that the average ransom fee demanded has shot up in the last year. A threat intelligence team in the USA revealed

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  • The tax relief few businesses know about

    • 5th April 2021
    • Posted by: Mark Dodds
    • Category: Professional Services
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    A quick summary: When you buy certain new equipment (including computers) you can claim 130% capital allowance What that means: If you spend £1,000 on computer equipment, it’ll reduce your corporation tax bill as if you had spent £1,300 How long does it last? It started on 1st April 2021 and lasts two years Have

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  • Do I Need a Dedicated Server In-House?

    • 25th March 2021
    • Posted by: Phil Aston
    • Category: Professional Services
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    So many businesses have great big, clunky servers hiding away somewhere. In fact, sometimes, they’re not hidden at all; they stick out like a sore thumb and do nothing more than get in everyone’s way.  Over the last few weeks, we’ve spoken to a number of potential clients who have a machine just like that

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  • Is Your IT Provider Communicating Well? Or is it Time to CTRL + ALT + Delete?

    • 18th March 2021
    • Posted by: Phil Aston
    • Category: Business, Strategy
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    Successful businesses rely on great communication throughout the organisation. It’s how you foster relationships with customers, build great teams, and draw more people towards your brand. Why is it, then, that you’ve not heard from your IT provider for the last three months? Come to think of it, the last time you heard from them

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