A major change to your IT infrastructure isn’t something to be planned in a hurry. So if you’re starting to think about ending it with your current systems and bringing your business into the 2020s, there’s plenty to think about before you commit to another long-term relationship.
How’s the January health kick going?
Lots of us take our health seriously – once a year, anyway – and it’s good to spend time thinking about whether you’ve been looking after yourself (and better still, doing something about it).
Your doctor would probably like to see you once a year for a health check, just to pick up any small problems and stop them getting worse.
It’s exactly the same principle with your technology.
So why not book in for an IT check-up, to make sure everything’s in great shape for the journey ahead?
You do this for yourself, you do it for your car, and it’s a good plan to think the same way about your workplace tech. Because it might have to work pretty hard in the year to come.
Getting everything checked out now will pay dividends later.
It’s not easy knowing which new technology to adopt in your business so we’ve got a new video giving you 3 top trends to look out for in 2023.
December is a month when many of us take time to plan for the year ahead.
But instead of looking at your forecasts for the next 12 months, we’d like you to think about what’s coming up over the next decade.
Will you keep up?
Will you choose the right tech?
Here’s our guide to the 8 tech trends that your business needs to be ready for.
Working from home. Or remote working, as it’s now called.
It’s the big thing in business, isn’t it? And some people love it.
They’re happier working where they want, and when they want. And that makes them more productive and less likely to leave.
But have you stopped to consider the downside to remote working? The negative elements for your business and your people?
While many employees are happy to work from home using video calls and collaborative software to stay connected, there’s a small percentage who find the whole experience isolating.
Spam emails. Everyone hates them.
It’s not just the emotional pain of clearing spam from your inbox. Having to do that is a real productivity killer, too.
A recent report found that each one of your employees could be losing up to 80 hours each year, thanks to filtering and deleting spam emails.
That’s a LOT of lost productivity.
Anywhere between 45% and 85% of emails generated each day are spam emails. And worryingly, that also includes malicious emails and those hoping to infect you with malware.
Microsoft is always introducing new features and services to keep your people safe online, and your data secure.
As a business owner or manager, you should already know that weak or reused passwords are one of the biggest risks to data security.
A new update coming soon to Microsoft Edge will give you access to a new and improved password management feature. This will allow you to store all your passwords within your browser automatically, giving you a cost-effective way to avoid password-based cyber-attacks.
However. Although this new feature is more secure than using the same login details across multiple applications, our advice would be to avoid browser-based password managers in your business.
Why?
As a business owner or manager, you know how important good IT is. Your business couldn’t function without it.
Your IT isn’t just about computers and data. It’s everything from your phone system, to your printers, to where you access your documents.
And that’s without going into the measures you must take to keep your data and infrastructure safe and secure from cyber criminals.
So we weren’t surprised by a new forecast from IT research and consultancy firm, Gartner, which predicts businesses will spend more on technology this year.
Do you know if any of your staff would click a dodgy link?
Phishing is one of many cyber-crimes and it’s a pain.
Emails are sent by criminals pretending to be someone they are not, hoping someone will click on a link and accidentally provide them with access to your data.
Do you think your team would be able to spot that phishing email?
Watch the latest video to see the easy way to check.
One of the reasons windows can take ages to start can be due to the number of programs or apps trying launch automatically at startup.
Over time you install programs and they decide they should add something to your startup list.
Our new video shows how to manage this.