Windows 11: The wait is over

All the benefits of using the very latest version of Windows in your business

After a four month wait, a brand new version of Windows is finally here. It’s a lot more secure, has better functionality and greater possibilities.

And it looks beautiful.

New PCs are now on sale with Windows 11, and the upgrade will be available for existing computers early next year.

Not all machines will be able to upgrade. There are tough hardware requirements.

We’ve listed them, plus the best benefits of the new Windows, in a brand new guide. It’s written so anyone can understand it.

Be prepared: Sooner or later your business WILL be attacked

5 steps to improve your ransomware resilience.

Ransomware is the most terrifying data security threat your business has ever faced.

Imagine all your staff trying to login one morning. But all of them get a bright red screen saying your data has been locked away, and you must pay a huge ransom in Bitcoin to get it back.

Terrifying. Read our new guide now. We’ll answer all your questions about ransomware. Plus, you’ll discover five steps to improve your business’s ransomware resilience.

If your IT support company is ALWAYS fixing your technology… it’s time to switch

You can improve your profits with your IT partner’s "Proactive Problem Prevention"

Just fixing technology when it breaks is so 2010. Most businesses today prefer an IT partner who prevents problems proactively from happening.

If you don’t have this, you need to read our new guide. You’ll see all of the benefits for your business with a more proactive approach to your IT.

So you’ve tapped a bad link on your phone

We’ve all done it – tapped a link, realized it’s not what we thought it was, and then wondered what damage it might cause to our phone.

First of all, don’t panic!

But then, take action. There are two things you need to be aware of now. And our new video tells you what they are.

The biggest security threat to your business is on your payroll

The chance of your business’s data being breached by an inside attack is high.

Most inside attacks are accidental. A well-meaning employee clicks on a bad link by mistake.

But there are some attacks caused by malicious attackers, deliberately looking to do damage, or make money.

Both of these kinds of attacks can be prevented and minimized by focusing on five key areas in your IT strategy.

Read our new guide now to assess how prepared your business is.

These are the threats to worry about

An easy to read guide to the nine most common types of malware

All businesses are being targeted by malware, all the time. And it’s estimated there are now more than one billion different forms of malware out there.

What is malware? It’s MALicious softWARE that’s been designed infect your systems and do damage to your computers or steal your data.

Malware terrifies most IT professionals. And it should terrify you too.

We’ve written a brand new guide to tell you about the nine most common types of malware. It’s been written so anyone can understand it.

Crisis: Your office is on fire

An experience that we all dread happening. But it does happen.

There’s a small fire in your office. Everybody is safe and nobody is hurt. But your workplace suffers unbelievable damage.

The flames. The heat. The smoke. And of course, the huge amounts of water used to put out the fire.

Here’s a question – if there had been a fire in your office last night, what tasks would you wish you’d gotten around to doing yesterday?

Think about all your computers and specifically the data on them. Is your data as protected and backed up as it could be?  Are you triple sure of that?

Read our brand new guide now. It’ll show you the things that you need to make a priority to keep you protected from any disaster.

Cyber-crime: Your business’s 5 step plan to prepare and protect

In 2019, two thirds of all organizations reported some type of incident relating to cyber-crime.

That’s bound to be much higher now because of the fraud opportunities created by the rush to Work From Home because of the pandemic.  Overall, the world economy loses more than $1 trillion to cyber-crime every year which is more than a 50% increase since 2018.

Fact: Your business needs to be as prepared as it can be against the threat of cyber-crime.

Read our brand new guide and you’ll see our 5-step plan to defend from attack, prepare your response, and protect your business.

Repair or replace? 7 signs that you need a new computer

It’s always tempting to hold back on purchasing new IT equipment. However, sometimes it can cost you more if you hang onto equipment for too long.  Did you know that it is often cheaper to buy a new computer than maintain a device that's more than 3 years old?

A 5 year old PC could cost twice as much to run as a new one.

A 4 year old PC suffers 55% more security incidents than in its first 3 years.

It’s all about getting the balance right between equipment that can be repaired and will happily last another couple of years versus slow, unproductive equipment that really needs to be replaced.

Read our brand new guide to learn 7 signs that will tell you whether you need new computers.

The top 5 questions you could ask us, that we’d love to say ‘YES’

The pandemic made many businesses around here question the quality of the IT support they were receiving.

We’ve been very busy recently talking to businesses and onboarding new clients as new IT partners.

There are five questions that you could ask us and we’d be delighted to answer with a very positive YES!

So, we’ve put them into this brand new guide. Check it out now.

Your 2021 productivity super guide

Ready to make 2021 a wildly successful year for your business?

To shake off the memories of 2020, and focus on increasing sales and profitability? Excellent.

A great place to start is helping you and your team to get more done in less time.

We’ve put together a productivity super guide that looks at setting goals, collaboration, and communication. And of course, it lists our most highly recommended productivity tools.  Download our guide now.

5 key IT areas you must address in your business’s 2021 growth strategy

All business owners and managers hate it when their staff’s productivity goes down.

Bad IT is often used as an excuse to start talking and stop working! So, now’s the time to make sure it can’t have a negative effect in 2021.

(it’s going to be a challenging enough year as it is)

You and your team could be more productive, more motivated – and ultimately make more money – with some changes to your technology strategy.

We’ve created a new, free guide to show you the 5 key things you should include in your IT strategy.

Download it instantly – right now.

4 signs you’re under attack from ransomware

A ransomware attack is one of the most terrifying things that can happen to your business.

This is the computer attack where a hacker locks you out of your systems and data. And you must pay a ransom, typically in Bitcoin, to get access again.

What most people don’t realize is that hackers access your system weeks before they launch the attack. It takes time for them to set it up, and prevent IT security experts from helping.

So, there are signs to look out for – ways to spot if your system has already been breached, and an attack is imminent.

Download our brand new guide and know how to keep your business safe.

This is the ultimate secret to keeping your business data safe

Hackers are targeting all businesses, all the time. Using clever automated tools, and by sending out billions of emails every day. It only takes one person to click on one bad link… and hackers can get into your system.

That’s why we’ve written a brand new guide. To tell you about the ultimate secret to keeping your business data safe. You won’t believe how simple it is. Download your copy now.

Are you set up for working anywhere, on any device, at any time?

Didn’t 2020 just throw a massive curveball at us.

After the urgent rush to work from home in March, many businesses now have some staff still at home, with others in the office.

And it’s looking like (cliché alert) this will be the “new normal.”

Seeing as we don’t know what the next few years have in store us, this is a great time to make sure that all of your team can work from anywhere, on any device, any time.

This gives you maximum flexibility and minimum future disruption.

We’ve put together a brand-new guide to show you the most important things to consider with a permanent flexible working arrangement for your people.

Make Work from Home (and the office) easier with Microsoft Teams

After the drama of lockdown subsided, we’ve shifted into a new way of working. A hybrid way.

Some people work from home. Some are in the office. Everyone needs to work from anywhere at any time.

And that can play havoc with getting things done. Communication becomes a chore and interferes with projects.  But not if you use Microsoft Teams. It’s the perfect tool for the way we need to work right now.

And we’ve just put together this step by step guide to help you get the most out of it.

5 difficult questions to ask your IT support company

Sometimes in life we have to ask awkward questions. How much did that cost? Do you really need a second piece of cake? What’s that smell?

But you don’t usually expect to feel awkward asking questions of an IT support company. Well, you should.

A few tricky questions could help you to decide if they’re really the people you want to protect your business and its data. Make the wrong decision on which IT support company to work with, and you’ll lose time, money... and a lot of productivity too.  Worse still, if they’re not what they claim to be, you could also put your customers’ information at risk. And at the moment, you really need to check their safety measures to protect your people.

We’ve written a new free guide, listing the 5 most important questions you should ask your IT support company. And not one of those questions is to do with how much they’ll cost you.