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COVID-19 exposes passwords as weak link in video conferencing
Monday 27th Apr 2020Business tool Zoom has seen a 20-fold increase in users recently, as COVID-19 forces millions to work from home. However, reported problems with privacy and security have sparked concern about using video conferencing tools amongst governments and bu...Read More...
Security and skill gap challenges remain amidst multi-cloud adoption
Wednesday 22nd Apr 2020Research from F5 Networks revealed earlier this year that the EMEA region leads the way for multi-cloud adoption, although security and skill gap challenges remain. According to the sixth annual State of Application Services (SOAS) report, 88 p...Read More...
One in five small businesses say working remotely is a major concern
Thursday 16th Apr 2020With lockdown underway for the foreseeable future, new research has revealed a large number of small businesses are facing significant problems without the right tech infrastructure in place. A survey by Hitachi Capital Business Fina...Read More...
UK businesses struggling to meet customer expectations
Wednesday 15th Apr 2020UK businesses are failing to satisfactorily answer over a third (36%) of all routine queries asked on the web, email, Twitter and Facebook, with performance dropping by 5 per cent since 2019. The research, from customer service softw...Read More...
Covid-19 is biggest cybersecurity threat to hit businesses
Thursday 2nd Apr 2020The COVID-19 outbreak is forcing millions of employees to work from home. This means countless organisations are faced with a unique challenge: how to keep as many business-critical functions running as possible whilst maintaining adequate security. ...Read More...
Mental health warning for business professionals
Monday 30th Mar 2020As the reality of home working for the foreseeable future sinks in, usually sociable and outgoing business professionals need to address their mental health. The Government drills home every day the importance of getting exercise, and many are out a...Read More...MPU1
Autonomous service models see rising demand
Monday 23rd Mar 2020UK business and healthcare sectors have discovered a not-so-secret weapon in the battle to contain Covid-19 and to cope with staff shortages due to self-isolation; robots. Robotic technology has proved to be a valuable solution to social distancing ...Read More...
5 tips for businesses to maximise efficiency during crisis
Thursday 19th Mar 2020Whenever there’s a crisis, as humans, we tend to lose control just a little bit. But when it comes to business, leaders must work to minimise the disruption and maximise efficiency for the long-term benefit of staff, customers and suppliers. I...Read More...
Why cloud print services are the way of the future
Tuesday 17th Mar 2020The print industry is at a critical point where it must build momentum around as-a-service offerings to provide greater flexibility, reliability, and improved performance as well as reduce costs and free up internal resources. Quocirca has released ...Read More...
Over half of UK SMBs risk serious financial loss through printer hacks
Monday 16th Mar 2020Over half (54%) of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the UK are exposing themselves to a serious data breach because they are not adequately protecting their office printers, according to new research from Sharp. Despite the latest analyst...Read More...
Half of women have experienced discrimination in UK tech industry
Thursday 12th Mar 2020Half of women have experienced discrimination while working at a tech firm, new research from Studio Graphene has revealed. The London-based digital agency commissioned a survey of 500 full-time workers in the UK tech industry. It fo...Read More...
Could coronavirus revolutionise working from home in the UK?
Wednesday 11th Mar 2020The increase in UK companies implementing work from home policies to try to stop the spread of coronavirus could lead to a revolution in the way that we see remote working, says workplace stress and mental health organisation, Mente. It is believed ...Read More...MPU 2
Taking breaks helps workers make better decisions
Thursday 13th Feb 2020We tend to assume that work and productivity stop when workers take time to relax, away from their desks, however, people that use micro-breaks are actually better prepared and more effective, according to new research. A study of 1,000 workplaces p...Read More...
‘Digital nomads’ present new way of working for 2020
Wednesday 29th Jan 2020In today’s business world, the new working life has made way for the ‘digital nomad’ – a person who doesn’t rely on working in one specific location. Instead, they work entirely remotely, using technology and connectivit...Read More...
Careers one of top causes of youth stress
Thursday 23rd Jan 2020According to a study by UK Youth, young adults spend more than six hours a day ‘stressed out’, but 1 in 10 feel they have no one to discuss their concerns with. Today’s adults are concerned by a culmination of factors spanning ...Read More...
Consumers misled by green buzzwords
Thursday 23rd Jan 2020With many retailers accused of ‘greenwashing’ OnBuy.com conducted a survey to find out what consumers think. The survey was completed by 3,446 participants. Biodegradable, recycled and recyclable are among ten green and sustainable buzzw...Read More...
Blue Monday affects half the UK
Monday 20th Jan 2020Between the realisation of having to go back to work post-Christmas and struggling with finances over the 5-6-week payday gap, just under half of all adults (44%) confess to suffering from January Blues. The most depressing day of the year, dubb...Read More...
Retailers need to take stock of risk strategies to be resilient
Friday 17th Jan 2020The threat landscape is continually changing and whilst in-store crime is still a major issue, retailers are now faced with needing to protect the business from cybercriminals who may well be operating from thousands of miles away, as well as all of ...Read More...MPU 3
Cloud infrastructure vital to digital transformation
Thursday 16th Jan 2020With over a quarter (28%) of businesses in the UK having a fully formed digital transformation strategy in place, and over half (54%) are in the process of implementing one, research from Cloud Industry Forum (CIF) has found that the cloud is critica...Read More...
Co-working spaces bringing hot water challenges
Wednesday 15th Jan 2020The rise of co-working spaces in the UK is changing the nature of hot water heater specification, bringing unique challenges to the role of specifiers. This is according to Andrews Water Heaters. Co-working, where offices are shared by the sel...Read More...