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5 Ways AI is Supercharging Your Office: From Productivity Powerhouse to Creative Concierge

Technology is constantly evolving, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) is taking centre stage, transforming how we work. Forget dystopian robots; AI is here to empower your human workforce, not replace it.

Oct

The importance of speedy broadband for your business

There are a growing number of technologies that businesses can use to access speedy broadband or the Internet. For years, most businesses have used ADSL, which was limited to around 28mbps. With the rollout of fibre Internet, VDSL became the predominant form of Internet, this normally uses FTTC, which is fibre to the cabinet, it then uses copper for the connection to your home, and it is normally limited to around 70Mbps. Virgin Internet has been a popular option for years, and they have progressively been increasing the speeds available with gigabit currently available. More recently, many companies are rolling out FTTP, or Fibre to the premises. This is both via BT Openreach and CityFibre and will typically start at 150mbps and go up to 1000 Mbps. An increasingly popular option is to use 5G routers as a form of Internet access, in theory, this can hit gigabit speeds, but generally, it is a few hundred megabits per second.

Jun

image showing cyber attack such as Qlocker security threat where files have been locked by malware

Qlocker security threat targets random businesses

Ransomware attacks are nothing new, but they have been growing rapidly in recent years. One estimate puts the annual cost of such security breaches at $11trillion, with an attack every 11seconds of every day. Now there is a new player on the scene in the form of the Qlocker security threat, and it is something every SME needs to be aware of.

May

Bank of processors for a supercomputer offering computer support to the Met Office

Computer support investment worth £1.2bn at Met Office

Computer support has always been key to predicting the weather. It enables meteorologists to process data using complex models of the atmosphere, in order to forecast storms, flooding and droughts, both in the short term and over longer periods. From next year, the Met Office will have more computing power than ever, when a brand new £1.2bn supercomputer comes online.

Apr

A close-up of the kind of chips featured in the semiconductor shortage

Semiconductor shortage – the chips are down

Apr

Working from home – is it here to stay post-Covid?

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Mar

White cloud with 0s and 1s falling from it, Matrix style, to illustrate back-up and cloud computing

I don’t need a back-up – I use iCloud to back-up my business files

Dec

2020, what’s worked?

Aside from the obvious pandemic situation, we love taking a look back to reflect on what’s worked and what hasn’t over the past 12 months.

Dec

5 key IT areas to address in 2021

The Christmas trees are up (some even earlier than usual), the festive tunes are playing on the radio and it’s now socially acceptable to eat a mince pie for breakfast (it’s true, we double checked!) So, the final month of the year is upon us… and what a year it’s been!

Nov

Why on earth would you work with an IT support company?

We’re going out on a limb here, and we’re going to assume that some companies find themselves wondering why they would spend money on hiring an external IT support company when they’ve got someone in house who knows a bit about data systems and tech support…

Nov

4 signs you’re under attack from Ransomwear

You’ve heard us talk a lot about hackers and how to protect your computer, BUT how do you know when you’ve fallen victim to a cyber attack and what should you do if it happens to you?

Nov

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Our Blog

5 Ways AI is Supercharging Your Office: From Productivity Powerhouse to Creative Concierge

The importance of speedy broadband for your business

Qlocker security threat targets random businesses

Computer support investment worth £1.2bn at Met Office

Semiconductor shortage – the chips are down

Working from home – is it here to stay post-Covid?

I don’t need a back-up – I use iCloud to back-up my business files

2020, what’s worked?

5 key IT areas to address in 2021

Why on earth would you work with an IT support company?

4 signs you’re under attack from Ransomwear

IT Support Manchester UK

Our Blog

5 Ways AI is Supercharging Your Office: From Productivity Powerhouse to Creative Concierge

The importance of speedy broadband for your business

Qlocker security threat targets random businesses

Computer support investment worth £1.2bn at Met Office

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