Is Your IT Provider Communicating Well? Or is it Time to CTRL + ALT + Delete?
- 18th March 2021
- Posted by: Phil Aston
- Category: Business, Strategy
No CommentsSuccessful 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
Is OneDrive or Dropbox Better for Your Business
- 4th March 2021
- Posted by: Phil Aston
- Category: Business, Strategy, Technology
As the ability to store files online has become more secure and affordable, our reliance on traditional hard drives has reduced. This has led to more cost-effective hardware purchases and storage which grows effortlessly with your requirements. Cloud storage also provides significant benefits for productivity, thanks to seamless integration with the apps we rely on
Is it better to replace or repair?
- 27th February 2021
- Posted by: Mark Dodds
- Category: Business, Growth, Strategy, Technology
How do you know when the time has come to buy new devices? We have put together a handy guide so you can consider whether your business should repair or replace by illustrating seven signs that you need a new computer.
What Can You do With Microsoft Teams?
- 16th February 2021
- Posted by: Mark Dodds
- Category: Business, Microsoft, Professional Services, Video
If there’s one app which became pretty ubiquitous during 2020, it was Microsoft Teams.
In October last year, Microsoft announced that its online collaboration tool had reached 115 million daily active users. They even described it as “the lifeline for remote and hybrid work and learning during the pandemic”.
Zoom Versus Microsoft Teams: Which is Best for Business?
- 9th February 2021
- Posted by: Phil Aston
- Category: Business, Microsoft, Office 365, Technology
In December 2019, Zoom reported a maximum of 10 million daily users hitting its platform. By the end of March 2020, that number had doubled. This has led to terms like “the Zoom Boom”, and has ushered the video calling platform closer to the realm of transitive verb, just like Google (there’s a chance you’ve
Is your current IT service provider a true partner, or just another supplier?
- 2nd February 2021
- Posted by: Mark Dodds
- Category: Business, Growth, Strategy, Technology
When lockdown hit last year, many businesses realised that their IT support provider was simply another supplier. They provided a service in return for a fee. But there was no real care or concern for the IT infrastructure. There was no partnership.
We’re hiring…
- 27th January 2021
- Posted by: Mark Dodds
- Category: Business
Due to continued growth, we’re looking for another remote and client-facing IT support engineer to be part of the team. But it’s got to be someone special.
What You Shouldn’t Share on LinkedIn
- 12th January 2021
- Posted by: Phil Aston
- Category: Business, Growth, Security, Technology, Uncategorised
Did you know that closing your account on LinkedIn doesn’t delete it entirely? Therefore, if you decide to leave the networking platform one day, anything you published there will still be available to hackers, should LinkedIn’s defences be breached. That’s pretty frightening, but it’s also a timely reminder that we all need to be very
The Ultimate Guide to Productivity in 2021
- 30th December 2020
- Posted by: Mark Dodds
- Category: Business, Growth, Strategy, Technology
Ransomware attackers are like virtual highwaymen, stopping innocent people going about their daily business and demanding money. Ok, so nobody’s threatening “your money or your life!” but the damage caused by ransomware attacks can – and have – killed plenty of businesses.
Onboarding with Compex IT: As Easy and Worry-Free as It Should Be
- 21st December 2020
- Posted by: Mark Dodds
- Category: Business, Strategy, Technology
We completely get it: you rely on your business IT systems to operate, delight customers and grow. Without them, you’re lost at sea. Like anything in life, you don’t always miss what you have until it’s gone. This is why so many businesses fear technological change – particularly when it comes to their IT support