
Any firm responsible for large amounts of confidential personal data and closely regulated by a professional body needs to pay extra attention to their data security, and ease of accessibility to this data, to maintain their reputation and provide an efficient and timely service to their clients. This particularly applies to those managing financial data such as accountancy firms, wealth managers and financial advisers. In this blog, we outline the benefits of working with a specialist rather than a generic Managed IT Service Provider (MSP).
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Topics:
IT Support,
MSP,
Small Business,
data protection,
outsourcing,
Cyber Security,
Business Continuity,
IT Downtime,
financial services

Over the last couple of decades, technology has become an increasingly crucial and integral part of running a business. This places a huge amount of pressure on business owners to provide the right support and management for their IT, but not every SME can afford to appoint a full-time dedicated in-house IT resource. This has led to more and more companies turning to Managed IT Service Providers.
Whether you’ve always been on the fence about outsourcing, or have never even thought about it, the following article highlights just a few of the reasons why you should consider outsourcing your IT support and working in partnership with IT experts.
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Topics:
IT Support,
MSP,
Small Business,
outsourcing,
Cyber Security,
Business Continuity,
IT Downtime

Simply put, cloud computing involves accessing documents and programs via the internet as opposed to your computer hard drive. In other words, as long as there’s an internet connection, cloud based data is accessible. Cloud computing systems are frequently used in small and medium sized businesses, but what makes cloud services superior to alternative methods? Below, we explore just a few reasons why you should use cloud computing at your start-up.
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Topics:
Cloud Computing,
Small Business
When cloud computing was introduced, there was a lot of confusion about what it was. Similarly, there is a lot of confusion about the current IT trend of edge computing. Here are the basics.
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Topics:
Cloud Computing,
IT Support,
VoIP,
Small Business,
business tips,
edge computing

The IT industry is constantly changing. Because there are so many changes, it can be hard to discern which ones are most important. To help highlight the changes deserving attention, here are five IT trends that small and midsize businesses should know about.
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Topics:
solutions,
helpdesk,
IT Support,
MSP,
Office 365,
Small Business,
technology,
Windows,
Microsoft,
Data Storage,
IT strategy,
data protection,
outsourcing,
business tips,
desktop pc,
budgets,
Cyber Security

Honeypots Reveal How Hackers Might Attack Your Business’s Cloud-Based Systems
To discover the security risks that businesses might face when they use public clouds, researchers conducted an experiment using honeypots. Here is what the researchers discovered.
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Topics:
Cloud Computing,
business,
Small Business,
hacking,
hackers,
Cyber Security
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Topics:
Cloud Computing,
Data Breach,
firewall,
servers,
phishing,
ransomware,
theft,
anti virus,
business,
computers,
cyber,
cyber threats,
cyberattack,
cybercrime,
fraud,
Passwords,
protection,
Small Business,
hacking,
scams,
hackers,
Cyber Security
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Topics:
Disaster Recovery,
Business operations,
cyber crime,
IT Support,
phishing,
ransomware,
anti virus,
business,
computers,
cyber,
cyber attacks,
cyberattack,
cybercrime,
email,
fraud,
london,
Office 365,
Small Business,
Cyber Security

4 Gmail Enhancements That Can Help Your Business
Google is totally revamping Gmail. Here are four enhancements that can help you and your employees be more secure and work more productively when using Gmail.
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Topics:
Cloud Computing,
Business operations,
email,
Google,
Small Business,
gmail
Keeping your computer systems secure and operating at peak efficiency needs to be a top priority. Here are six reasons why you should use a remote monitoring service to watch over them.
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Topics:
IT,
Small Business,
IT strategy,
remote monitoring,
management