23rd March 2023
This article was produced by Eliot Cole. There are a few ways to use the Scheduling Poll, but here's a quick guide on how to set up a meeting that arranges itself. Note: Remember to use your 'Book With Me' links for One-To-One meetings, as that is even less hassle for you and your potential [...]
21st March 2023
The new Outlook Scheduling Poll
How I Learned To Stop Organising And Let Technology Do It For Me by Eliot Cole Microsoft has recently released a new exciting feature for Outlook, the Scheduling Poll. Akin to Doodle, this new planning tool is an easy way to reduce the emails, calls, and instant messages that go back and forth to arrange [...]
15th March 2023
Microsoft announces the preview of serverless Azure SQL Database
Microsoft has announced a preview of the serverless for Hyperscale in the Azure SQL database; bringing the benefits of Hyperscale and serverless into a single solution. Azure SQL Database is a managed cloud-based database service, available in several formats based on the purchase model, deployment model, service tier, compute model, and hardware types. Customers can [...]
14th March 2023
Emails Exposed in DoD Azure Attack
A gap in a US military server operated by Microsoft left more than a terabyte of data exposed to the internet. This comes only one month after Microsoft 365 was awarded higher level government security accreditations. The openly accessible server was part of an internal mailbox system hosted on Azure's Government cloud and used by [...]
24th February 2023
Azure hybrid cloud benefits
Microsoft Azure is Microsoft's public cloud computing platform offering many cloud services. This includes computing, analytics, storage, and networking. A major advantage for end users is the ability to use any service to develop new applications or run existing applications in the public cloud. With migration and networking tools, single sign on, and identity management, [...]
10th January 2023
Key cloud adoption trends
Organisations are increasingly having to adapt to changing technological, economic and industry challenges. Modern businesses focus on reducing business costs and complexity, as well as increased agility and innovation. Modernising workloads by moving them to the cloud is a significant digital transformation and one that provides security and flexibility. In addition, cloud infrastructure and capabilities [...]
29th December 2022
The SharePoint Vulnerability Crippling Governments
This ancient SharePoint vulnerability is a cautionary tale for businesses big and small… If you’ve been holding off on your SharePoint updates, now is your motivation to do it. For years, Microsoft 365 has been a leader in IT security – in 2020 they fought off the second biggest DDoS attack on record. But they can’t [...]
15th November 2022
Microsoft 365 Business Premium – SMB platform doing more with less
It's no secret that these are testing times for small and medium sized businesses. Ignoring the current economic stresses, 60% of SMBs fail within their first three years, and that number is only expected to grow in tandem with the cyberattacks directed at them. They need help. If we're to continue to see them survive [...]
24th October 2022
Evergreen IT Strategy
Many organisations believe that evergreen IT strategies hold the answer for reducing resources, energy, and IT expenditure. The ability to expand existing software to ensure it's always up to date provides a flexible, cost-effective solution for businesses constantly concerned about compliance. What is evergreen IT? An evergreen IT strategy means implementing software that is regularly [...]
14th October 2022
New Microsoft Licensing Benefits
The Microsoft Partner programme has evolved, bringing new licensing benefits for our customers. These new licensing benefits will allow us to change the way our licences are sold and supported by cloud providers. New changes will support customers' ability to move their license to a partner's cloud, leverage shared hardware, and have more flexibility in [...]