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How Proactive IT Support Prevents Costly Downtime
When technology runs smoothly, it’s easy to take IT systems for granted. But when a server crashes, a network goes down, or a cyberattack strikes, businesses can grind to a halt. The cost of downtime isn’t just financial — it affects productivity, customer trust, and...
Out in the sticks
Living in rural England may be idyllic – until you want to connect with the rest of the world and then you could find there are problems. There are still many places in the UK that either have no broadband at all or a really slow service. Where many of us think...
Bits and Bytes
There’s often confusion over the difference between a bit and a byte in computer-speak so here’s the explanation. Bits are usually part of the calculation relating to the speed of uploading or downloading information so you hear about ‘X bits per second’. Now that...
Clever broadband
If your business is completely dependent on your broadband connection what happens when it fails? People sit idle at their desks, clients get upset and business suffers. ‘Ah,’ I hear you say ‘but how often does that happen?’ Fortunately, not often, but it only needs...
Understanding your broadband
With the big broadband suppliers beating their chests and talking about Fibre and Cable it can be confusing to the non-techie (and that’s most people). The TV ads may have clever graphics showing the information highway racing to your computer and promising lots of...
How do you know your back-up is working?
Having a robust back-up system in place is good business sense, but how often do you check it's working? It's no good having a back-up system if you don't test it regularly. There are a number of reasons you may need your back up: You've accidentally saved a document...
Planning ahead
When you're running a company you are hoping for it to grow and prosper. However, when you're buying or leasing equipment and services it's likely that you'll only be looking at now and perhaps a few months ahead as far as needs are concerned. When I'm talking to new...