Month: January 2019

BA grounds flights for its traditional yearly IT outage

January 22, 2019

After 44 years in business, many passengers might expect British Airways to have tightened up on its IT support. But on the 19th July – one of the most popular travelling days of the year – the former “world’s favourite airline” suffered yet another catastrophic IT failure, delaying tens of thousands of passengers for up […]

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How to increase business collaboration with Cloud technology

January 22, 2019

Collaboration has always been an important tool within business. Being able to work on the same project with colleagues is crucial for success. Even if staff are not working on a project together, they may still need to collaborate across departments or on a one-to-one level. Think of a guidance document drawn up by one […]

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Microsoft Windows Store nagging us to update Windows 10

January 22, 2019

Once again, Microsoft has succeeded in getting on people’s nerves with incessant pop-ups. This time, it relates to when people are using the Windows Store. There now appears a banner announcement on the app’s landing page with the prime goal of alerting users that their Windows edition is older than the April 2018 update version. […]

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The necessity of backups for your organisation

January 22, 2019

Having a duplicate copy of your business’ critical information, stored in a remote location, is a must for any organisation. There is no shortage of calamities which can befall your data and cause you to lose a vital set of files at a crucial moment. – Computer crashes always happen at the worst possible time, […]

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Balancing security with usability, and why keeping your users happy is a good thing

January 22, 2019

What’s the best way to make a computer secure? Unplug it from the internet, turn it off, and put it back in the box. True though that may be, forcing your entire team to shut down their laptops and lock them away is unlikely to be great for their productivity levels. Like many jokes, though, […]

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Microsoft Security: what’s new and what you need to know

January 22, 2019

Microsoft Threat Protection Microsoft has announced its new security solution Microsoft Threat Protection. Saving users and security teams time by integrating its protection across email, documents, PCs, identities, and infrastructure into a single experience in Microsoft 365. Microsoft has drawn from its experience in security products to produce its most comprehensive security solution, offering an […]

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Cyber security: a business essential

January 22, 2019

For businesses in the UK which operate digitally in some respect, cybersecurity is now a non-negotiable aspect of operating a company. According to government figures, some 98 per cent of businesses and charities in the country have an online presence of some sort, underlining just how important cybersecurity has now become. Which businesses need to […]

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If you’re not outsourcing your IT support, you should be – here’s why

January 22, 2019

More and more businesses are outsourcing their IT support. With an efficient and secure IT framework being the nervous system of every modern business, it’s obvious they’re not doing it for no reason. What then are the benefits for businesses of outsourcing their IT support? Here we’ll discuss why specialists such Consilium provide the kind […]

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Common cloud service mistakes

January 22, 2019

Businesses are increasingly becoming digitalised, and one of the fastest growing changes is the uptake of cloud services. For a full explanation of cloud services and why your business should use them, please take a look at our Cloud page which can be found here. While these are likely to help your business become more […]

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Beware of the latest e-mail scam

January 22, 2019

People have been using email to scam people for as long as it has been around. In the early days these scams were generic and fairly easy to spot. The classic scam was to send an email, supposedly from a foreign prince, claiming they could not move their money out of their country. All you […]

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