Blog Posts In Category: IT Strategy

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What Is IT Lifecycle Management?

By Sam Harding / November 30, 2023

Every part of your IT system has a limited lifespan: a period of time during which it is genuinely useful and beneficial to your company. If you fail to keep up with the lifecycle of your hardware, you may quickly find that your equipment stops working as effectively as you might have hoped, creating a…

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Why Choose Managed IT Services?

By Sam Harding / August 22, 2023

Is your SMB still relying on an in-house IT team to maintain your systems? It may be time to consider a change. Most small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) aren’t equipped to keep up with the current pace of innovation. As a result, many organizations are currently taking a reactive rather than proactive approach to IT…

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Why Cyber Awareness Training May Be Required To Keep Cyber Insurance Providers Happy

By Sam Harding / June 5, 2023

We get it, you’ve read countless blogs about how important cybersecurity awareness training is. You may have seen the startling statistics, too, with the latest ones showing that global cybercrime costs may reach $10.5 trillion annually by 2025. But we’re not here to say the obvious. We’re just redirecting your focus to a more pertinent issue.…

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What is Azure Blob Storage? (Besides a Funny Name)

By Sam Harding / February 23, 2023

Data is invaluable in today’s digital world. In fact, according to Zippia, 94% of companies leveraged cloud services in 2022. In particular, the migration to remote working due to the COVID-19 pandemic forced many organizations to migrate their data and workloads to the cloud. Some of this data may be stored in hierarchical form, but a…

ChatGPT Cybersecurity Risks and Impacts

By Sam Harding / February 1, 2023

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has revolutionized many aspects of modern life, with applications in customer service and support, education and training, and virtual personal assistants. AI-based chatbots, in particular, have grown popular thanks to their ability to simulate human conversations and provide human-like responses through text box services and voice commands. Going by recent developments, ChatGPT seems to be…

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What is IT Service Management (ITSM)

By Sam Harding / December 1, 2022

Tech businesses need to deliver the best quality IT services to end users. There’s no better way to do so than having an IT partner to help your company design, manage, and improve the quality of services provided to end-users. IT service management (ITSM) is the strategic approach business leverage to improve how they use their IT…

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Why Your SMB Needs Next-Generation Antivirus

By Sam Harding / September 22, 2022

When people mention malware attacks, we tend to assume that larger organizations are the primary target. However, that couldn’t be further from the truth because SMBs are equally lucrative targets. According to a recent report, 52% of SMBs suffered a cyberattack in 2021. More worryingly, 60% of SMBs are likely to close shop within six…

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Is Microsoft Defender Enough to Secure Your PC?

By Sam Harding / August 11, 2022

If you have just acquired a new Windows PC, you are probably wondering whether you should also buy third-party antivirus software to protect against numerous threats from malware and other viruses. The good news is that both Windows 10 and Windows 11 now come with their own antivirus known as Microsoft Defender Antivirus or Windows…

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Cloud Computing, On-Premise, And Hybrid Cloud: What You Need to Know

By Sam Harding / February 23, 2022

When choosing service technology, you have three options: cloud computing, hybrid, and on-premise. However, deciding between the three options is complex and more complicated when you consider the number of vendors and providers to choose from. Understanding the three solutions helps you select the most appropriate for your business.  Cloud Computing Cloud computing is an…

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How Manufacturers Can Benefit from Azure DevOps

By Sam Harding / January 1, 2022

Azure DevOps is gaining popularity across different sectors, thanks to its ability to create a collaborative culture. The manufacturing sector has largely embraced this cloud-based innovation to streamline processes, improve efficiency, as well as scale production. All manufacturers need a data-centric approach, and the Azure DevOps approach seems to get it right. If you are…