

5 Challenges Independent Schools Have Told us They're Facing
Many Independent schools started the new year with a spirit of optimism. It seems the pandemics' constantly changing economic effects are drawing to an end and some schools have found they are seeing higher demand than ever, with a lot of new interest from affluent “first-time buyers”. With this said, it’s too early to say that independent schools are ‘in the clear'. As one of our primary sectors, we’ve had the chance to partner with multiple independent schools, working with them to, consult, plan, and execute overhauls to their IT infrastructure. Doing so has given us the opportunity to learn first-hand what challenges independent schools are facing.
Read more
Windows Virtual Desktop... Why it's Time to Upgrade
Despite support for windows 7 ending in January 2020, over 100 million computers still run this increasingly outdated operating system. In addition to not having access to the full Microsoft Office roster, those that still use outdated versions of Windows are currently at risk of bugs, faults, and cyber-attacks! Fortunately, Microsoft now offer Windows Virtual Desktop, an exciting IT environment designed to solve common business problems, especially useful for businesses reliant on legacy apps.
Read more
Security Considerations for 2022
As we enter 2022 a lot of businesses will be starting the year with a much greater online presence with many companies having made big investments in technology throughout 2020 and 2021. Whilst we may be inching closer towards the end of the pandemic, the changes it brought are here to stay, with remote work becoming common place the need for an online workplace and cloud storage has become a necessity, with many companies heavily investing into their IT infrastructure
Read more
How can your business benefit from Remote Desktop Services?
Did you know a staggering 79 percent of the individuals who were forced to change their place of work because of the pandemic have expressed that they want to work from home more often – and in some cases permanently – in the future?
Read more
Remote Desktop Service vs VPN: What is best for your business?
Since the start of the Coronavirus pandemic, we have seen a huge move towards the use of remote access technologies such as Remote Desktop Services and VPNs. The move came as many organisations were being urged to have their employees work from home in order to prevent the spread of Coronavirus – according to research, RDS use is up by 41% and enterprise VPN use is up by 33%.
Read more
5 ways to secure remote working
2020 has been a turbulent year. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused major disruption to the global economy and has changed the way we all live our lives. However, as cases fall throughout the UK, we are seeing a gradual return to the workplace for many. Indeed, Government advice on home working changes from August 1st, and employees will now be actively encouraged to return to their place of work. That being said, the example of Leicester and the recent rise in cases in Spain, serves as a reminder that we will be living with this virus for many months to come, and localised lockdowns can come very suddenly.
Read more
Top tips for returning to work after lockdown [+Free Guide]
It has been three months since the UK went into lockdown and now, increasingly, the country is reopening. Whilst many across the country were able to work at home throughout the lockdown, there are still thousands that will gradually return to work in the next couple of months. With that in mind, it’s prudent to consider how our working lives will now look, and how we can plan for this “new normal”.
Read more
5 tips for managing a remote workforce during the coronavirus pandemic and beyond
Lockdown is now in place across the UK in the hope that it will help ‘flatten the curve’ of the coronavirus spread. Because of this, employees who are not key workers should now be working from home if they can. Studies suggest this may not be as problematic as it seems. In fact, according to research, the productivity increase among remote workers can be equivalent to an extra day per person per week!
Read more
6 reasons why you need Hosted Desktops in your organisation
With the current global advice surrounding COVID-19, workforces are being urged to work from home. Fortunately, there has never been a more secure, simple and mobile way to work than using a Hosted Desktop.
Read more
The pros and cons of BYOD in the workplace
BYOD is something more and more employees and employers are becoming familiar with. However, even if you don’t know what it means yet, the possibility that you already do it is high. In fact, according to Microsoft, two out of three employees utilise BYOD in the workplace. Interested in finding out how our Hosted Desktop can enhance the security in your organisation? Download our FREE White Paper >>
Read moreSubscribe here!
Recent posts
Posts by tag
- technology (98)
- Security (66)
- business (56)
- IT Security (53)
- Microsoft 365 (53)
- cyber security (53)
- workplace (53)
- modern technology (49)
- Working from home (48)
- cloud computing (47)
- Cloud (46)
- Microsoft Teams (45)
- microsoft (45)
- cloud it (42)
- office (42)
- Managed Service (41)
- productivity (40)
- Uncategorised (38)
- employees (38)
- office 365 (38)
- flexible work (36)
- cyber attack (35)
- IT support (34)
- entrustit (34)
- IT (33)
- efficiency (29)
- Remote (28)
- schools (28)
- Hosted Workspace (27)
- independent schools (27)
- hosted desktop (26)
- school ict (26)
- cyber privacy (21)
- collaboration (19)
- computing (19)
- Password Security (17)
- covid19 (17)
- public cloud (17)
- cybersecurity (16)
- entrust (16)
- password (16)
- teamwork (16)
- hacking (15)
- passwords (15)
- VoIP (14)
- hosted applications (14)
- Coronavirus (13)
- GDPR (13)
- data (13)
- network (13)
- Cyber (12)
- cloud voip (12)
- covid-19 (12)
- email security (12)
- it support bournemouth (12)
- it support dorset (12)
- office 365 support (12)
- 2020 (11)
- Protection (11)
- private cloud (11)
- ransomware (11)
- Hosted Desktop and Applications (10)
- Windows Virtual Desktop (10)
- it support hampshire (10)
- vulnerabilities (10)
- digital (9)
- hackers (9)
- hardware (9)
- it consultancy (9)
- telephony (9)
- Backup (8)
- eu (8)
- hack (8)
- internet (8)
- internet safety (8)
- management (8)
- software (8)
- staff (8)
- uk (8)
- windows (8)
- windows 10 (8)
- Google (7)
- Microsoft Planner (7)
- data breach (7)
- education (7)
- hybrid cloud (7)
- it consultancy bournemouth (7)
- it consultancy dorset (7)
- it consultancy hampshire (7)
- it support southampton (7)
- it support winchester (7)
- mobile (7)
- offsite backup (7)
- phishing (7)
- 2019 (6)
- 2022 (6)
- Apple (6)
- OneDrive (6)
- Skype for Business (6)
- architect (6)
- attack (6)
- cctv (6)
- child protection (6)
- cloud cctv (6)
- european union (6)
- it consultancy southampton (6)
- legal (6)
- legal it (6)
- onsite backup (6)
- virus (6)
- Azure (5)
- IT audit (5)
- News (5)
- apps (5)
- brexit (5)
- designer (5)
- desk phone (5)
- mobile phones (5)
- personal data (5)
- planning (5)
- resources (5)
- website (5)
- 3d design desktop (4)
- Facebook (4)
- Hampshire (4)
- IT Director (4)
- IT costs (4)
- VPN (4)
- WannaCry (4)
- communication (4)
- hacks (4)
- infrastructure (4)
- ios (4)
- law (4)
- legacy (4)
- msp (4)
- 2021 (3)
- BYOD (3)
- Bournemouth (3)
- Desktop (3)
- Dorset (3)
- Google Drive (3)
- Government (3)
- IP (3)
- ISO (3)
- NHS (3)
- SharePoint (3)
- Windows 7 (3)
- Zoom (3)
- budgets (3)
- ddos (3)
- digital hub (3)
- guide (3)
- instagram (3)
- partnership (3)
- password manager (3)
- remote learning (3)
- smartphone (3)
- storage (3)
- teaching (3)
- trump (3)
- twitter (3)
- 2018 (2)
- Attacks (2)
- DR (2)
- DR planning (2)
- Environment (2)
- Firewall (2)
- Gen Z (2)
- Help (2)
- ISBA (2)
- Local (2)
- Macs (2)
- Microsoft Forms (2)
- New Forest (2)
- Tiva (2)
- android (2)
- artificial intelligence (2)
- awards (2)
- bcs (2)
- broadband (2)
- camcloud (2)
- citrix (2)
- closed cloud (2)
- cloud storage (2)
- computer performance (2)
- digital transformation (2)
- disaster recovery (2)
- dropbox (2)
- exhibition (2)
- finalist (2)
- innovation (2)
- internet of things (2)
- legalex (2)
- london (2)
- macos (2)
- meetings (2)
- online meetings (2)
- organisation (2)
- paypal (2)
- predictions (2)
- president (2)
- proactive (2)
- remote desktop service (2)
- sme (2)
- strategy (2)
- surrey (2)
- us (2)
- video conferencing tools (2)
- 1998 (1)
- 2016 (1)
- 5G (1)
- AMD (1)
- ARM (1)
- BBC (1)
- Burnout (1)
- CAD (1)
- CEO (1)
- Case Studies (1)
- General (1)
- Go Integrator (1)
- Ignite 2018 (1)
- Ignite 2020 (1)
- Leaders (1)
- MFA (1)
- Market (1)
- May (1)
- Multi Factor Authentication (1)
- MyAnalytics (1)
- PBX (1)
- PM (1)
- PaaS (1)
- Power BI (1)
- Privacy Shield (1)
- Regulation (1)
- WCry (1)
- WannaCrypt (1)
- Wifi (1)
- acquisition (1)
- afc bournemouth (1)
- afcb (1)
- ashley madison (1)
- b2b (1)
- battersea (1)
- beach (1)
- big data (1)
- big switch off (1)
- bitwarden (1)
- bloatware (1)
- blockchain (1)
- cambridge analytica (1)
- canada (1)
- cia (1)
- clinton (1)
- cnn (1)
- copyright (1)
- cryptocurrency (1)
- dark web (1)
- dns (1)
- donald (1)
- dyn (1)
- east grinstead (1)
- election (1)
- equality (1)
- executive order (1)
- farnham (1)
- fax (1)
- football (1)
- gchq (1)
- grinstead (1)
- intel (1)
- intelligence (1)
- josh widdicombe (1)
- landmarks (1)
- learning (1)
- legal technology forum (1)
- machine learning (1)
- meltdown (1)
- millennials (1)
- mirai (1)
- no-deal (1)
- paper (1)
- performance reviews (1)
- pound (1)
- premier league (1)
- procrastination (1)
- recruitment (1)
- research (1)
- serval systems (1)
- sharefile (1)
- snowden (1)
- solent (1)
- solent business awards (1)
- solentBA (1)
- spectre (1)
- sterling (1)
- storm (1)
- talktalk (1)
- trumppresident (1)
- ukitawards (1)
- united kingdom (1)
- united states (1)
- usa (1)
- vault 7 (1)
- vitality stadium (1)
- whatsapp (1)
- white (1)
- white house (1)
- wikileaks (1)
- wireless internet bournemouth (1)
- wireless internet southampton (1)
- women in business (1)
- xiongmai (1)
- year (1)