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Microsoft Azure Information Protection: A Guide for Small Businesses
Azure Information Protection allows you to protect your sensitive business data no matter which devices you work on and where you're based.
#8 Biggest Cyber Security Mistakes SMBs Make & How To Fix Them
Most SMBs fall victim to the same cyber security pitfalls. Here's the 8 biggest cyber security mistakes SMBs make and how to fix them.
Preparing your Business for the Landline Switch Off in 2025
Almost 70% of UK businesses are unware that the Landline Switch Off is happening. It's a UK-wide change that will affect all landline users, whether businesses or consumers.
Why hybrid working is a security threat and what you can do about it
From a data security perspective, Hybrid Working causes problems. Don't panic though, these problems can be sorted with a single security product.
Don’t sleep walk into a Microsoft 365 Data Loss
Most businesses don't backup their M365 data. Don't sleepwalk into Microsoft 365 data loss - use Redstor Microsoft 365 backup instead.
Data backup is all too often overlooked. Here’s why it’s essential.
Backup and Disaster Recovery is all too often overlooked, but is essential. Without it the business data you've taken years to gather is unrecoverable in a data loss scenario.
How to prevent cyberattacks
Cyberattacks are a threat to SMEs - 54% experienced a cyberattack in 2022. Knowing how to prevent cyberattacks is more important than ever.
NCSC warn businesses amid a surge of cyber attacks
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) – part of GCHQ – have warned the UK about the threat of targeted spearphishing campaigns carried out by cyber actors in Russia and Iran.
Backup your Cloud for Secure Remote Working
Holding data in Cloud storage - such as OneDrive, Dropbox etc. doesn't make it invincible. Many people believe that because it's accessible on many devices, the data is safe and "backed up" to multiple machines. This simply isn't true.
5 reasons you need Microsoft 365 Backup
Whilst many businesses have adapted and embraced recent changes in the way we all work, it's vital that by affording flexibility, companies don't let their security slip. One area that is essential and often overlooked, is backing up your Microsoft 365 data.
The Big Switch Off
The 2025 Big Switch Off is nearly upon us. Whilst it still seems a while away, businesses should start planning their migration now as 2025 isn't the start, it's the completion date. The work has already begun!
In this blog we'll explain what The 2025 Big Switch Off is, what it means and what you'll have to do.
Making Sense of Azure RI and Hybrid Benefit
Historically, there have been barriers to adoption of Azure Servers with expense and unpredictable pricing being the biggest concerns. However, changes in Microsoft's licensing mean that this is no longer the case, and SMBs can now access the discounts that were only previously afforded to larger businesses.
Don’t Overlook Azure
Historically, the power and flexibility of Azure was perfect for businesses who wished to spin up servers for short periods of time. For many businesses who wanted a long term solution though, the expense and unpredictability of its pricing meant that Azure was out of reach. This, however, is no longer the case.
8 Tips for Compliant Call Recording
With increasing regulatory scrutiny and staff communicating in different ways across multiple platforms, there is growing pressure on companies to ensure every conversation is not only recorded but accessible and auditable in real-time. However, recording without the correct permissions, controls, storage and end-user management needed for compliance puts companies at significant risk.
The new normal: what has hybrid working taught us?
Looking back to this time in 2019, before the pandemic, most of us were commuting to and from work every day and working almost exclusively at our own desk in the office. This seems like some strange distant memory now though as the way we’ve worked has changed so much in recent years. We’ve had to work from home, we’ve begun using new technology, and we’ve definitely developed and embraced a new working “normal”.
