With Openreach’s ISDN switch-off now well and truly underway with copper lines about to be switched off in multiple locations across the UK, I have been speaking with a lot of businesses that are looking to take the plunge and move to a cloud-hosted phone system to ensure they still...

Last week’s rail strikes will have been disruptive for many people, but it made me wonder whether industrial action of this scale would have been more devastating before the pandemic? I have written many blogs on disruptions that have highlighted the need for more flexible working...

Ransomware is not going away. Why would it when it is such a lucrative earner for cyber criminals? Businesses in the UK need to be alert and we mean all businesses. A series of slides from the Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit in the US reminded us of ransomware’s devasting...

Without a dedicated IT support provider, SMEs can fall into the trap of spending their time solving internal IT issues themselves. With more than 1.6 million small UK businesses* successfully attacked by cyber criminals each year, this also draws business owners away from prioritising...

If you run a business, having an email signature is a no-brainer. An email signature is like a business card, it shows professionalism and brand consistency to whoever you are in contact with. Using email signature management software, your customers and prospects have your contact...

The cost of a new mobile phone is often wrapped into deals along with airtime and data costs, so businesses are paying hundreds and thousands of pounds a month so staff can get their hands on the latest handsets every two years. However, with most businesses looking to save money this...

With some businesses moving to a mobiles-only communications model, I wanted to wave the flag for the business phone system! In my mind, you should not be retiring any up-to-date phone system just yet as there are many benefits over using just mobiles. In fact, the perfect solution is...

Many small and medium sized businesses assume they do not need a dedicated IT team to oversee their IT support needs. They may rely on a member of staff with a little bit more IT know-how or hire the services of an IT support company, often a ‘one-man band’ set-up. In both cases,...

As a Microsoft Gold Partner, we work closely with our customers from on-boarding new tenants and licences to everyday adds and changes to help them gain the most out of their Microsoft services and subscriptions.For this blog, I am concentrating on the network security and threat...

Most business use mobiles nowadays, especially those that have adopted a hybrid or remote working model. However, while they may be saving money on office costs with less people on site, they could be accumulating mobile overspend that could cost up to thousands of pounds with...