• Bad IT Support During Lockdown? Here’s What It Should Have Been Like…

    • 22nd May 2020
    • Posted by: Mark Dodds
    • Category: Business, Technology
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    You might go days (even weeks) without needing really critical IT support. That’s cool. But what about when you need it most? What if something happens that means your IT support issues are far more crucial? A pesky global pandemic, for instance. If COVID-19 and the subsequent lockdown has proven anything, it’s that having great

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  • Summer 2020 Newsletter

    • 13th May 2020
    • Posted by: Mark Dodds
    • Category: Business, Newsletter, Technology
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    We’ve just released our brand new 4-page quarterly newsletter “Technology Insider”. Every quarter it’ll be packed with tech hints and tips for you to be able to use straightaway. And it’s written for humans not geeks…we promise!

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  • How architecture firms can protect themselves from ransomware

    • 6th May 2020
    • Posted by: Mark Dodds
    • Category: AEC, Business, Technology
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    With more companies in the construction industry now working from home due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the threat of a hacking attack is greater than ever before. Zaha Hadid Architects recently suffered a ransomware attack where data was encrypted.

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  • Top 3 points to consider when planning your return to the workplace

    • 1st May 2020
    • Posted by: Mark Dodds
    • Category: Business, Technology
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    Even though no-one knows when lockdown will be lifted, we think that this is the perfect opportunity to start preparing. Especially as a phased end looks more likely. Our brand new guide “Planning for the return to your workplace” addresses the three main areas that businesses must consider

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  • How to Work from Home Efficiently and Effectively

    • 20th April 2020
    • Posted by: Mark Dodds
    • Category: Business, Technology, Uncategorised
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    Whether or not the COVID-19 pandemic will prompt a more permanent shift to home working is open to debate, but a lot of our clients have indicated that they plan to use IT more instead of travelling to so many face-to-face meetings. Back in 2018, over four million Brits were working from home, and it’s

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  • What is proactive IT?

    • 1st April 2020
    • Posted by: Phil Aston
    • Category: Business, Technology
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    Why would you ever wait for the worst to happen when it comes to IT? In the digital economy, ‘the worst’ might be very bad indeed. For instance, a data breach could cost your company its reputation, your customers their personal data, and your staff a tonne of unnecessary stress. Prevention has always been better

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  • The Simple Way to Remote Access Project Files in the AEC Industry

    • 18th March 2020
    • Posted by: Mark Dodds
    • Category: Business, Microsoft, Office 365
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    One of the biggest challenges the Architectural, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry has always faced is file access for workers in the field. It needs to be fast, secure, and possible with virtually any device. There are many ways to do this, yet very few of them are convenient, cost effective, or cyber secure. Fortunately,

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  • How to Continue Running Your Business Amidst the Coronavirus Panic

    • 13th March 2020
    • Posted by: Mark Dodds
    • Category: Anti Virus, Business, Uncategorised
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    At the time of writing, Coronavirus news is flooding every social feed, news website, and topic of conversation. The impact of Covid-19 is already far-reaching, but several London-based businesses are taking matters into their own hands, as recently reported by the BBC. Two of London’s biggest firms, Crossrail and Chevron (who both share a building

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