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5 great cloud software solutions from which every small business can benefit

The pandemic period has seen the migration towards cloud accelerate. Latest figures from Gartner suggest global cloud software solution spend will grow by sixteen percent in 2022 to $177 billion. The Grant McGregor team identifies some of the solutions within this vast market that could benefit...

AWS, Azure or Google: Which cloud should you choose?

Cloud computing thrived during the pandemic. Many organisations committed serious resources to the cloud for the first time. Now, as the dust settles, it’s time to ask: which is the right cloud provider for your organisation? In 2021, the global cloud computing market was worth some $64.3 billion....

If 2020 was about responding to COVID-19, what will 2021’s recovery look like?

2020 was a huge challenge for so many of us in so many different ways. As we approach the end of the latest lockdown and we begin to talk about the reopening of society, what is next for the worlds of work and technology? Last year, most IT managers were tasked with supporting the business in new...

Working From Home: are your systems still secure?

Even before the lockdown was announced in March 2020, businesses across the UK were doing what they could to ready their business for the effects of the pandemic. But now that we're in 2021 and a 3rd lockdown for some, have you done enough to make your systems more secure?

The forgotten risk of our new WFH reality

Even before the lockdown was announced in March this year, businesses across the UK were doing what they could to ready their business for the effects of the pandemic. While their efforts have been herculean, it is now time to check that all new systems are secure.

The Importance of Online Backup for SMEs

The single best change you can make to your IT systems and processes this year? Investing in a suitable and effective backup solution for your business. If there is one thing we all learnt from the Travelex ransomware story in January, it’s that even some of world’s biggest organisations, dealing...

Outlook – Cloudy

We recently published an article relating to email and the evolution of cybercrime and another referring to the rising popularity of Microsoft’s Office 365 suite and the growing security risks associated with it.

Windows Server 2008 R2 Approaching End of Life

Are you still using Windows Server 2008 R2 within your business IT environment? If so, it’s time to start planning a migration strategy as the server technology approaches its end of life.

Weighing in on Microsoft’s New Office 365 Subscription Model