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2020-02-12 16:17:25
The new security threats faced by every UK business
As 2020 gets well underway, the Grant McGregor team is taking the opportunity to ask: what are the security threats we need to be aware of now? Here’s our take on the security issues you should be thinking about in 2020. Facing off against the ever-changing IT security threat resembles a game of...
2019-11-25 07:30:45
Does Better the Devil You Know Hold True for IT Support?
The maxim “better the devil you know” has a sidekick: “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”. In today’s world of fast-paced change, increasingly competitive markets and evolving security threats, both phrases are outliving their usefulness.
2019-11-11 15:14:55
The 8 Warning Signs that Indicate You Need to Switch Your IT Provider
Change can be scary – but changing IT support partner needn’t be. In fact, sticking with the devil you know can be a lot worse! We look at some of the signs that indicate it’s time to change your MSP.
2019-10-16 15:44:40
Why Are Software Updates (or Patches) So Important?
Software updates (or patching) is familiar to us all. We’ll update the apps on our mobile phones with some regularity and the same should apply to all the software applications we use on all devices we use. Unfortunately, we find that many businesses are still using out of date or older versions of...
2019-10-07 08:59:58
Want to Get Back to Doing Your Day-Job?
“IT Support is not in my job description”
2019-09-02 07:30:41
Calling Last Orders on Windows 7!
The Windows 7 operating system was launched by Microsoft on October 22, 2009, and there remain many people and organisations in the UK who are using it. If you’re one of them, you need to act now to upgrade before it goes out of support on January 14 next year.
2019-07-03 09:33:24
Grant McGregor Ranked Among World’s Most Elite 501 Managed Service Providers
We’re delighted to let you know that we’ve been named as one of the world’s premier managed service providers on the prestigious 12th annual Channel Futures MSP 501 rankings.
2019-06-19 14:12:53
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.
2019-05-20 10:16:02
Can Outsourced IT and Internal IT Work Together?
Outsourced IT and Internal IT provision is often posited as an either/or choice. On the contrary, says Grant McGregor, the relationship can be a highly successful collaboration.
