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In case you missed it: The latest on cyber security.

In a society driven by technology, cyber security is dominating the headlines more than ever, and the past week was no exception. From high profile data breaches to cities being held by ransomware, there is always a story in the cyber security world.

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OneDrive & SharePoint: The tools you need to grow your business.

Back in 2011, Microsoft introduced a subscription based platform for email called BPOS. Since then the platform has grown, and is widely used across the globe now known as Office 365. Following this, in late 2017, Microsoft released their latest solution – Microsoft 365 Enterprise. Bringing together the best-in-class productivity with simple device management and security measures, it helps organisations give the right tools to their employees to perform their roles efficiently.

5 Ways To Help Improve Mental Wellbeing In The Workplace

Mental health is a topic that is in sharper focus these days, however, many don’t feel comfortable handling and communicating these kind of issues in the workplace. 60% of employees say they’d feel more motivated and more likely to recommend their organisation as a good place to work if their employer took action to support mental wellbeing. With this in mind, it is clear that it should be a priority for any business to proactively support and show their commitment to helping with employee mental wellbeing.

6 Tips For Avoiding Burnout At Work

Would you agree that our work lives are more pressured than ever? Many struggle to cope with workplace pressures and risk reaching the point of burnout. While stresses in the work environment are common, burnout is caused by a state of constant, prolonged stress. It is a state of physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion caused by long term involvement in emotionally demanding situations.

How a Virtual IT Director can change your business!

There comes a point in a growing organisation when the board needs access to an IT skilled person who talks 'business' to help build a business strategy. Often the IT manager has grown into the role and is very technically competent, but struggles to communicate potential business advantages of a digital transformation.

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The Worst Data Breaches Of All Time

In the digital era, our online information is more vulnerable than ever. Data breaches are happening daily, and whilst some are minor and go unnoticed, others are so major they can put a whole company at risk. In January 2019 alone, exactly, 1,769,185,063 user records were leaked!

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7 Reasons You Want An External Partner To Manage Your IT Infrastructure

Businesses are under more pressure than ever to support and manage their IT. However, having the time and money to do this on your own can be challenging.

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6 Signs You Need A New Phone System

Knowing when it is time to upgrade your current phone system can be a difficult task. There are so many options and the speed of advancements can be hard to keep up with. Technology is evolving quicker than people are able to adopt and because of this, businesses can be behind the mark when it comes to ensuring their phones are up to the job.

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5 Ways To Make Your Workplace A More Enjoyable Place To Be

Did you know the average person spends 90,000 hours at work over their life time? Yet, research has shown 85% of employees are dissatisfied with their workplace.

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6 Reasons We LOVE Microsoft Teams and Why You Will Too... [+Free Guide]

Microsoft Teams is a cloud-based team collaboration platform with features that combine meetings, notes, files and various Microsoft and non-Microsoft apps in real-time. It comes as part of the Office 365 Suite at no additional cost and was designed to create a new experience that brings people, conversation and content together with the relevant tools teams needed to easily collaborate.