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A Troubleshooter’s Guide Are your employees struggling to embrace your Microsoft Azure cloud environment? This article lays out some of the most common user experience problems in Azure, the likely root causes and how to fix them. What tools can I use to ensure consistent deployment in Azure? Inconsistent deployment is the root cause of…

Troubleshooter’s Guide Part 1 If you’ve landed here, you’re likely having IT performance problems in Azure that you need to fix. We’ve split the most common user problems in Microsoft Azure into four categories; performance, user experience, access issues and connectivity. In this first part of our Azure troubleshooter’s guide, we’re tackling performance problems in…

How to Prevent a Cyberattack: Ten Things You Should Never Do. According to the UK’s National Crime Agency, Cybercrime is consistently rising in the workplace and the “most common cyber threats include; Hacking – including of social media and email passwords Phishing – bogus emails asking for security information and personal details Malicious software –…

As Windows Server 2012 reaches End of Life later this month, you might be considering migrating to a full Microsoft Azure environment. Part of your migration planning will involve evaluating your current license agreement. Designed to make the journey to Azure easier, cost-effective and more secure, Microsoft 365 Business Premium is the license we recommend…

Imagine if every employee in your business had their own personal assistant. Someone who could generate documents such as sales proposals or presentations. This priceless PA is also able to improve or finish the work that you start, draw valuable insights from the data you’re working on, and prioritise your tasks. You can employ them…

The global market for collaboration tools for remote and hybrid teams is booming and competition is fierce. By the end of 2024, revenue is predicted to reach US$15.05 billion of which Microsoft Teams will have the lion’s share of users. Teams’ growth has been partly fueled by it being part of the Office 365 bundle,…

The clock is ticking on the Windows Server 2012 End of Life (EOL) deadline. On October 10th 2023, millions of small and medium-sized businesses worldwide will be exposed to vulnerabilities and cyberattack when Microsoft ceases to support the aging server. This article explains the consequences of ignoring Windows 2012 EOL and lays out the upgrade…

If your business is running in Microsoft Azure, you are paying Microsoft to store your data. Although there’s a range of storage options at different price points, the Azure storage model is complex. But for the storage-savvy few, there are big savings to be had when you know which data to store where. This simple…

Azure is a comprehensive cloud computing platform from Microsoft. It offers a wide range of integrated services including infrastructure, databases, AI and analytics. There are more than 200 products and services included in Microsoft Azure that we can use to build, run and manage your applications. What is Microsoft Azure? Compared to an on-premises infrastructure,…

Process Automation, AI and Analytics are technologies that have grown up together. They often work hand in hand and they are each revolutionising the workplace as we know it. However, there is some confusion about what they are and how they work. Moreover, what they’re capable of in the hands of savvy business leaders. Let’s…