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Secret 3: How Doing IT on the Cheap Ends Up Being More Expensive

Grant McGregor’s guide “The Six Little-Known Secrets” of IT support highlights a few key factors you need to consider in order to get the very best from your IT company. In this blog, we take a look at secret #3: beware of choosing an IT support provider on the basis of price alone! Price is, of...

What does “back to work” mean for your business continuity planning?

Organisations must revisit their operational strategies and business continuity planning in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Here, the Grant McGregor team considers what this might mean for your business continuity planning and, especially, IT. In a recent blog, we looked at how the current...

What has Coronavirus exposed about your disaster recovery and business continuity plans?

Disaster recovery and business continuity plans should be revisited on a regular basis to ensure they remain fit for purpose. The current coronavirus pandemic has us all moving forward those DR/BC reassessment planning sessions. There can be few businesses around the world that haven’t found their...

Phishing in the time of coronavirus

Grant McGregor has written extensively on this blog about the growing risk from phishing, spear phishing and social engineering. Now, experts warn these risks have got an extra boost from the coronavirus pandemic. In April 2020, the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) launched a campaign to...

The 4 Essential Dos and Don’ts of Handling Confidential Information in Your Business

GDPR has changed our attitude towards the information we hold in our businesses and our perceptions of the responsibility we have for it. But GDPR isn’t just about electronic information – it relates to all the information you hold within your organisation. Digital systems have changed the volume...

Why have I not received my email?

Read out most recent blog: 10 Reasons Why you Might Not Be Receiving Emails in 2025 Follow these simple steps to resolve most email receiving failures. We’re so used to immediate communications these days, that waiting for a hotly anticipated email can be incredibly frustrating. If you are...

Secret 2: Computer Geekery Isn’t All You Need

Change the Way We See IT Support: from Tactical to Strategic Activity

IT can no longer simply be seen as just a support service for the different business units. It must be understood in the context of the value and transformation it can deliver for the business. And that has implications for how you deal with your IT service provider.

Why should you outsource your IT?

Outsourcing IT isn’t just for large companies. Outsourcing IT often makes even more sense for smaller companies – giving you access to a breadth of skills and support you couldn’t otherwise afford.