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2021-06-08 14:45:27
8 Cool Features You Should Be Using in Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams has gone from a quirky tool used – if at all – by the IT department to an essential piece of day-to-day business kit. But there are many cool features that are seriously under-used. Do you use these eight great features of Microsoft Teams? In the last year, most of us have had to...
2021-05-10 07:30:00
New NCSC Research Shows Small Businesses Have Most to Gain from Cyber Essentials Scheme
Small businesses typically benefit the most from a Cyber Essentials or Cyber Essentials Plus certification, according to new research conducted for the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre. The NCSC commissioned BritainThinks to perform a baseline review of Cyber Essentials to look at how the scheme...
2021-04-19 07:30:00
How Can You Streamline Your Digital Communications Channels?
Remote working has required a plethora of new solutions to be introduced to help us collaborate more effectively throughout the lockdowns. As we remerge into the next “new normal”, it’s an opportunity to review and streamline the various tools and systems in play. Digital communication has been on...
2021-04-12 07:30:00
What Are the COVID-19 Keepers? Four of 2020’s Changes We Plan to Continue
As we pass the year anniversary of the first lockdown, Grant McGregor asks: what are the COVID keepers? A lot has changed in the world of IT over the last twelve to eighteen months. The changes we’ve made to enable our organisations to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic have been far-reaching. And...
2021-04-05 07:30:00
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...
2021-03-30 07:59:11
Quick Q&A: Should You Be Reviewing Your Corporate VPN?
The Grant McGregor team talks you through a quick Q&A to help you understand why it might time to review VPN provision, the factors at play and whether they relate to your organisation. The short answer as to whether you should be reviewing your corporate VPN is: Yes.
2021-03-25 15:30:40
The 10 phishing red flags you need to know about
Phishing is the most destructive type of cyber-attack. While you can stop some phishing attempts with your security tools, it’s almost inevitable that some will reach their intended targets. This means educating your people has to be a key plank in any phishing defence strategy.
2021-03-08 14:59:00
How can organisations optimise their digitalisation and cloud initiatives?
Business analysts are warning that the pandemic is widening the gap between organisations which were ahead with their digitalisation projects and those who were already behind. What should organisations be doing now to make sure they don’t lose competitive advantage? The COVID-19 pandemic has led...
2021-03-01 09:00:00
Maximising your Investment in Microsoft 365 with Business Voice
To survive the new normal, organisations of all sizes and in all markets need resources that let them adapt how they do business without sacrificing productivity. Agility is not just a marketing buzzword, but a requisite and a proven loss deterrent. There are no paint-by-numbers books on managing a...
