Technology Archives - Compex IT

  • 3 Common Problems When Transitioning to Remote Working (And How to Avoid Them)

    • 28th September 2021
    • Posted by: Phil Aston
    • Category: Business, Growth, Strategy, Technology
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    Remote work is here to stay and this means a big shift for many offices. We’ve helped our customers go through many transitions over last two years. But are you ready for your own transition to remote working if you haven’t done so already?       We recently sat down and thought about the most common problems

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  • 8 Tips for Protecting Mental Health Online

    • 15th September 2021
    • Posted by: Mark Dodds
    • Category: Technology
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    Tips For Protecting Mental Health Online

    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

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  • Prevention Is Better Than Cure

    • 1st September 2021
    • Posted by: Mark Dodds
    • Category: Business, Growth, Strategy, Technology
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    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.

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  • 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
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    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?

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  • What are the Main Benefits of Using VoIP for Architects and Engineers?

    • 22nd July 2021
    • Posted by: Mark Dodds
    • Category: AEC, Technology
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    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

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  • 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
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    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.

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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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  • 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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  • Is OneDrive or Dropbox Better for Your Business

    • 4th March 2021
    • Posted by: Phil Aston
    • Category: Business, Strategy, Technology
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    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

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  • Is it better to replace or repair?

    • 27th February 2021
    • Posted by: Mark Dodds
    • Category: Business, Growth, Strategy, Technology
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    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.

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