3-2-1 Protect your Data!

 The 3-2-1 Backup Rule from Practical Networks Data-loss is a major disaster for businesses of all shapes and size, with 43% of businesses that are faced with data-loss not surviving the hit.  Of the businesses that do backup their data, 34% never test their backups and of those who do,...

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Setting up Automatic Replies and Auto-forwarding in Outlook

Automatic Replies and Auto-forwarding in Outlook Taking some hard earned time off this Christmas? Then why not set up Automatic Replies in Outlook, to avoid having to check your emails from home. Automatic replies are a great way to let people know that you are out of the office and pointing them...

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DESlock - Encrypt your valuable data!

What is DESlock+? DESlock+ is a simple to use, encryption application for companies and organisations of all shapes and sizes.  This software protects your data and helps your organisation comply with government encryption requirements. Encryption is the process of encoding information...

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How to recover an unsaved Microsoft Office Document...

Never worry about losing unsaved changes again! We've all closed the document we were working on without saving the changes we’d made. And we've probably all had a mild panic when we realised that we hadn't saved our work. So here’s how to recover unsaved edits or even never before saved documents. To...

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How can vSphere transform your Business IT?

Vmware vSphere is the industry’s leading and most reliable virtualisation platform. vSphere separates applications and operating systems from the underlying hardware, so that your existing applications see dedicated resources, while your servers can be managed as a pool of resources. The end result...

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Cloud Backup - How can it benefit you?

Cloud backup is increasingly more popular within our current technological environment, so we are taking this opportunity to keep you up to speed with what cloud backup actually is and why there has been an increase in its popularity. Data Backups Before cloud backup we relied on local backup,...

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Workplace Recovery - Prepare for the Unexpected

What is Workplace Recovery? Workplace recovery is designed to prepare your business for the unexpected. Disaster recovery is of critical importance to any business and physical disasters such as fire, floods and lightning strikes are vastly overlooked when it comes to comprising a disaster recovery...

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Cryptolocker - Don't Let It Hold You To Ransom

WARNING - RANSOMWARE! Cryptolocker ransomware is spreading at a rapid rate, with business PC users being a primary target. What is Cryptolocker? Cryptolocker is a ransomware that encrypts files and charges a ransom to decrypt them. Below are examples of the prompt given once cryptolocker...

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So What is OneNote?

So what is OneNote? OneNote is an application designed for note taking, and is often overlooked in favour of Microsoft Word. However OneNote is set apart by its interface, which offers flexibility in the organisation of your notes. The layout is essentially that of a notebook, the pages automatically...

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Windows 8 - The Business Benefits!

Windows 8 Designed to meet its users’ need for speed, multi-device access and touch screen capabilities, Windows 8 has essentially improved on the Windows 7 fundamentals, and is re-imagined to support a number of different working styles. With a range of new features Windows 8 offers...

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What Does Mimecast Have to Offer?

Mimecast We are proud to be a Mimecast partner and are taking this opportunity to tell you about the fantastic email security services we can offer our new and existing customers. Mimecast offers three key services: •             Email...

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Why Cloud Networking?

Cisco Meraki Cloud Networking Meraki was set up with a goal to change the way in which we access the internet, leading them to become leaders in cloud controlled Wireless, Routing and Security. Unlike network products from other vendors, Meraki’s products are centrally managed through a cloud based...

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XP Retiring - So What Next?

Windows XP is fast approaching its end of life date of April 8, 2014 and the questions on most people’s minds are what does end of life mean for XP users? And what happens next?  What does end of life mean for XP users? Every product we use is likely to have a lifecycle, and Microsoft products...

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