With so many business functions being reliant on software, and so many choices of software available, it’s not always easy to determine which will be best for your organisation. Whether you’re looking at “line of business” software that is specific to your industry, or software to run your accounts, your payroll, your HR records or
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Warnings about online scams are nothing new. Technology provides fraudsters with a shield to hide behind and also helps them to simulate genuine situations. Two scams which have been in the news recently are: 1. Screen-sharing with “investment advisers” This scam stems from the world having become accustomed to online meetings and screen-sharing, due to
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Following on from last month’s tips for organising Teams and Channels within Microsoft Teams, this month we take a look at some of the features relating to Teams messages. Quickly find conversations that you’re a member of or messages that you’re tagged in. To do this, click the Activity icon at the top of the
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Many businesses were already very familiar with Microsoft Teams before the global pandemic hit. Others hastily started using it when they needed a remote communication tool due to home working. However, Teams is so much more than a method of holding online meetings. It’s a comprehensive collaborative tool that helps groups of people work together,
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The management of IT security is an ever-changing landscape as cyber threats continually evolve. Since 2020, all businesses that have migrated their IT into the world of Microsoft 365, have had “Security Defaults” put in place as a matter of course. Businesses that have been using Microsoft 365 (previously Office 365) for longer than that,
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Until relatively recently, all Broadband services required an underlying phone line for the Broadband to run across. However, by December 2025, BT Openreach will have shut down the UK’s PSTN circuit (Public Switched Telephone Network) and traditional phone lines will be no more! That switch-off is happening on a gradual basis, so although December 2025
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At its online conference in November 2021, Microsoft announced the release of a new collaboration platform – Microsoft Loop. Designed specifically to fit the remote working world that has emerged due to the global pandemic, Loop is designed to help teams of people think, plan and work together easily. It also responds to a market
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When you consider the items in your business or home that might make you vulnerable to a cyber security threat, your list is likely to include computers, laptops, tablets and smartphones. However, you could also be at risk through the “Internet of Things”. The Internet of Things (IoT) refers to the billions of physical devices
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The global focus on COP26 over recent weeks has highlighted the need for all businesses and individuals to play their part in saving the planet. In the UK, many larger companies have had an environmental policy in place for some time, but this has been less common with smaller organisations. There may be many reasons
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A new search results experience is being launched next month in Microsoft Teams. Its aim is to simplify and enhance the process of finding messages, people, and files that are held within Teams. Currently, when users search on a word or multiple words, the results are displayed in a list in the left column of
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