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Windows 7 End of Support
Windows 7 End of Support is Approaching – Here’s Why You Need To Upgrade
Over the past few months, we have discussed that support for Windows 7 will end on January 14th, 2020. This means that now is the time to upgrade your business’ Operating Systems to Windows 10. What will happen when support ends? Is it easy to upgrade?...
Avoid Tricks This Halloween By Upgrading To Windows 10 Before The End Of Support Deadline
January 14th, 2020 is a date for your diaries. This is the date Microsoft will stop supporting Windows 7, marking the end of over a decade of service from the operating system, which has become a favourite of users around the world. Who is still using Windows 7?...
Windows Server 2008 & 2008 R2 End of Life – Risks of ignoring the deadline!
For many years many businesses have been utilising Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 technologies. Within these years, however, technology has advanced and due to continuing updates, from January 14th, 2020 Microsoft will no longer support Windows Server 2008 and 2008...
Managed IT Security
Cybersecurity Risks To Be Aware Of In 2020
2019 has seen cybersecurity awareness increase, primarily due to increased threats and updates. Although the majority of businesses are now more aware of the importance of cybersecurity, most are struggling to implement appropriate protocols internally. However, in...
Businesses Warned To Be Vigilant As Invoice Scam Costs Business €200k
Gardaí are warning the business community of invoice redirect fraud and CEO fraud following an increase in these cybercrimes. Cybercriminals have succeeded in defrauding companies of large sums of money. It is reported that one company lost over €200,000 and another...
How To Choose Your Managed IT Security Partner
Business environments are continuously changing, thus forcing businesses in all industries to rapidly evolve to combat these changes. A key aspect of all industries that continues to evolve is security, in particular in terms of program governance, technology and...
Outsourced & Managed IT Services
Boost Productivity Utilising IT
Businesses are continuously searching for ways to increase productivity amongst their team members. With continuous advancements in processes and technology, managers regularly seek out ways to reduce the steps in tedious processes. Generally, within a business, the...
Should You Disable Autocomplete in Outlook?
Microsoft Outlook is the go-to email application for employees around the world. It is where many employees spend a large amount of their work day. Over recent years, Microsoft has grown and evolved Outlook to give users a richer, more enjoyable experience. This...
The Role of Managed IT Services In Digital Transformation
It is not uncommon for many businesses to attempt to digitally transform internal processes but fail to do so. However, businesses should not be discouraged from evolving due to this as the benefits of successful digital transformation can enable a business to...
Bespoke Software Solutions
Digital Transformation – How to unlock underused potential with IT
Businesses around the world are continuously searching for ways to unlock potential in their employee’s and increase their productivity. Through unlocking this, potential companies can grow and expand their operations with ease. However, the appropriate IT...
How Digital Transformation Can Improve Your Business
Digital tools and processes are a necessity in modern businesses. Traditional businesses may have slowly adopted digital technology, however, in recent years technology has been an essential part of business activities. Almost everybody has access to the internet,...
Why You Should Use Bespoke Software
There are many software solutions to help make you, your team and your business more productive. If you are considering utilising enterprise software to maximise your business’ potential, there are two main options; a commercial package with a one-size-fits-most...
SharePoint
Embrace SharePoint & Allow Your Team To Work More Effectively
From its inception, Microsoft SharePoint has grown into one of the top business collaboration tools today. Many businesses use SharePoint today to allow teams to engage with eachother and to easily collaborate. Many view SharePoint as a reliable, scalable and secure...
Boost Productivity Utilising IT
Businesses are continuously searching for ways to increase productivity amongst their team members. With continuous advancements in processes and technology, managers regularly seek out ways to reduce the steps in tedious processes. Generally, within a business, the...
Digital Transformation – How to unlock underused potential with IT
Businesses around the world are continuously searching for ways to unlock potential in their employee’s and increase their productivity. Through unlocking this, potential companies can grow and expand their operations with ease. However, the appropriate IT...
Managed Telecoms
Does Your Business Have A Remote Working Plan For Covid-19?
Does your business have a plan if Covid-19 means your team has to work from home? If you google ‘Covid-19’ or ‘Coronavirus’, in between updates on confirmed cases, you will find recommendations to businesses urging them to be prepared for their...
Is A Cloud Phone System The Right Choice For Your Business?
Is your business at a crossroads in deciding whether to migrate your phone system to the cloud or to stay with your traditional solution? We have compiled a list below to help you understand how a Cloud Telecoms Solution can benefit your business. Reduce Costs...
Migrate To A Cloud Telecoms Solution & Boost Business Uptime & Continuity!
Be prepared for when disaster strikes and keep your business talking with a HCS Cloud Telecoms Solution. Improve uptime and productivity with a modern phone system, that will also help you eliminate over-priced line rental. When your business migrates from a...
Office 365
Get The Most Out Of Microsoft Teams While Working Remotely
Due to the increasing spread Covid-19 many employees are working from home and relying on video conferencing to communicate with team members on a daily basis. Microsoft Teams can help your employees keep in touch and maintain productivity during these strange times....
Does Your Business Have A Remote Working Plan For Covid-19?
Does your business have a plan if Covid-19 means your team has to work from home? If you google ‘Covid-19’ or ‘Coronavirus’, in between updates on confirmed cases, you will find recommendations to businesses urging them to be prepared for their...
Is Your Business Covid-19 Ready? Work From Home & Maintain Business Continuity
Covid-19 has quickly become a global issue, with an estimated 87,000 people affected worldwide and with it now spread to at least 30 countries. Due to the recent outbreak of Covid-19 (Coronavirus), we have seen many people enter isolation in a step to halt the spread...
PowerApps
Why Your Business Should Move From Excel To Power BI
Traditionally, Microsoft Excel has been the general reporting tool for businesses around the world. However, Power BI offers incredible insights and reporting features for businesses. PowerBI allows businesses to quickly and easily create visualisations, statistical...
How can PowerApps help you build a better business?
Businesses across the world are in a period of digital transformation and need application development capabilities that allows them to improve workflows and processes with ease. PowerApps is Microsoft’s latest solution that streamlines app development and...
Turn Data into Insights using Microsoft Power BI
Do you have a new dataset and not quite sure where to start? Need to build a dashboard quickly? Want to review insights that you may have missed? Power BI allows you to quickly create insights and generate interesting interactive visualisations based on your data....
Beekeeper
Boost Productivity Utilising IT
Businesses are continuously searching for ways to increase productivity amongst their team members. With continuous advancements in processes and technology, managers regularly seek out ways to reduce the steps in tedious processes. Generally, within a business, the...
Are Emails Affecting Your Employee Engagement?
Back in its heyday, email was a revolutionary concept in workplace communication. The little, unassuming @ symbol came into our lives and changed the way we communicate forever. While we’ll always be grateful to our forefathers of digital communication, I think it’s...
The Complete Guide To Buying Employee Engagement
Life is too short for bad software. If you’re considering purchasing employee engagement software for your team, you’ll want to make sure that it’s checking all the right boxes for both management and frontline employees. Purchasing the wrong software can be a costly...