This last year has been a rollercoaster of new challenges, opportunities and a complete shift in the way many of us work. Who would have thought that technology would play such a pivotal role? Savvy businesses have been taking advantage of the power of [...]
Wondering if you spend too much or too little on IT? Getting it wrong could be costing more than you think. I often get asked to justify my recommendations for IT hardware software and services, and justifiably so. As a business owner or manager, [...]
In this our final blog in this series on how passwords help you protect your most important business data, we look at how rock-solid password management can also protect you from legal trouble and ensure compliance with data security regulations. Keep a close [...]
Part 3 of the password management series gets at a really important topic for businesses, especially smaller businesses that don’t have a lot of extra resources for dealing with IT admin. Using a centralised access control system to make sure your systems aren’t accessible [...]
Part 2 of our series on passwords on when (and how) you should be changing your passwords and how they help keep your business data and systems secure. An alert pops up on your computer: It’s time to change your password again. Sigh, [...]
It’s all too easy to think passwords are a nuisance—when really they are essential to keeping your data and your business safe. Find out how setting and managing strong passwords in part 1 of this password security series. How strong are your passwords? [...]
If you are an employer and you are planning a return to work either part-time or full-time this practical IT guidance is for you. In this guide As we continue the gradual shift out of lockdown, the absence of a vaccine and [...]
Many of us are now transitioning from remote working back to our workplace. In doing so we need to ensure that our office IT systems are safe, operational, up to date, and secure. This guide focuses on the technology requirements of returning to work, referencing, or linking appropriately to trusted sources of health and safety information that may be [...]
Microsoft has announced that it is changing the names of its subscriptions for small and medium-sized businesses. IT Foundations have summarised these recent Microsoft 365 name changes. From April 21st 2020 your subscription will now be called  Microsoft 365.  Microsoft has chosen to drop the [...]
We can’t believe it's now been over 12 weeks since IT Foundations began working remotely. We asked the team to talk about their experiences working from home, revealing their hints and tips that have made remote working manageable. Striking a family-work life balance [...]