Upgrading or Installing CCTV
What to consider when thinking of CCTV
Written by
Matthew Harris
on 14th September 2018 General News
Blog Articles
A collection of great hints and tips, advice, summaries and how to’s for a range of issues businesses face that can be influenced by IT.
Upgrading your Phone system
Make you phone work for you
Written by
Matthew Harris
on 14th September 2018 General News
Free 1-hour IT & business discussion session
Find out where you are and where you need to be
Written by
Matthew Harris
on 24th August 2018 General News
Power BI from Microsoft
How Power BI can help your business
Written by
Matthew Harris
on 2nd August 2018 General News
Cyber Security & GDPR Awareness Session
Keep your business and staff safe from Cyber threats
Written by
Matthew Harris
on 19th July 2018 GDPR & Cyber Security Training
How do you address multiple small business pain points?
How we do it and why it's worth doing
Written by
Matthew Harris
on 11th July 2018 General News
Backup, Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity
If you are a small business owner, or work in a small business and have an interest in keeping the I.T systems running and protected then read on.
Written by
Matthew Harris
on 28th June 2018 Backup, D.R & Business Continuity
MDI Networks Security Scan
Help you identify data and system vulnerabilities within your technology
GDPR: A Practical awareness session
GDPR: A practical awareness Session
Written by
Matthew Harris
on 3rd April 2018 GDPR & Cyber Security Training
Making GDPR work for small business
Some handy approaches to making sure GDPR works for you, both from a successful GDPR project and managing costs
A practical guide to Small Business IT Security
The DPA is still law and is an essential basis for GDPR. Here are some practical tips on becoming more secure.
Written by
Matthew Harris
on 1st February 2018 Cyber Security
Windows 10 Keyboard tips
Some great Windows 10 keyboards shortcuts
Written by
Matthew Harris
on 26th January 2018 General News
Call Recording, VoIP & GDPR
Call recording impact in GDPR
GDPR - How to start
Simple steps to get going with GDPR
12 Steps of GDPR
Key 12 points to starting GDPR
What is Meltdown and Spectre
Explanation of the computer processor issues
Written by
Matthew Harris
on 12th January 2018 Cyber Security
Christmas GDPR
How to do it and How to do it
3 Top Tips on Network & Device Security
Increase awareness around securing your space
GDPR – Controller and Processor Responsibilities & Contracts
Controller and Processor Descriptions and Check list
Internet of Things. The rise of the smart light bulb.
What is this Internet of Things?
Retro Games
The original arcade games
Written by
Steve Voller
on 3rd October 2017 General News
Top 10 Tips to help prevent Identity theft
Equifax: 143 million records compromised
Written by
Matthew Harris
on 13th September 2017 Cyber Security
GDPR actions For Business Leaders
What you need to do with GDPR
GDPR Summary for SMB
What SMB's need to think about regarding GDPR
Secure your Employee and Customer Data
Do you know where all your personal data is for employees & customers?
Written by
Matthew Harris
on 11th August 2017 Cyber Security
Can you spot a Phishing attack
5 Suspect Phishing Emails - Can you spot the difference?
Written by
Matthew Harris
on 12th July 2017 Cyber Security
Microsoft Inspire Day2
Microsoft Inspire - Day 2
Written by
Andy Tsoi
on 12th July 2017 General News
Microsoft Inspire 2017 Day1
A description of the events on day1 of the Microsoft Inspire conference
Written by
Andy Tsoi
on 10th July 2017 General News
MileIQ, one of those really useful apps you never knew was in Office 365
Latest useful additions to Office 365 that will save you time
Written by
Steve Voller
on 5th July 2017 Office 365
Services Map
See what you need in one viusual
Written by
Matthew Harris
on 3rd July 2017 General News
Urgent Action Plan
Cyber Security Vulnerabilities check list
Written by
Matthew Harris
on 3rd July 2017 Cyber Security
Cyber Security Planning
Implement a Robust, Powerful yet Simple Cyber Security Plan
Written by
Matthew Harris
on 3rd July 2017 Cyber Security
Watchout there is a new ransomware attack on the way and its worse than Wannacry!
Ransomware Security Alert
Written by
Steve Voller
on 27th June 2017 Cyber Security
Why SMB's should use a password Vault
Key benefits of having a password vault
Written by
Matthew Harris
on 26th June 2017 Cyber Security
Email Security
Tips on becoming more secure
Written by
Matthew Harris
on 26th June 2017 Cyber Security
Ransomware in action - Stopped by Intercept X
Intercept demo video
Written by
Matthew Harris
on 17th May 2017 Cyber Security
NHS Cyber Message
what to do if it happens
Written by
Matthew Harris
on 15th May 2017 Cyber Security
How do you know that you know enough about Cyber Security
Assumptions around cyber security
Written by
Matthew Harris
on 26th April 2017 Cyber Security
Small Business Cyber Security Tips
I started working in the IT industry 27 years ago and in that time things have moved at a fast pace and some of the technology changes are hard to believe. In most cases, it has been a positive improvement but there is always another side to the coin.
Written by
Matthew Harris
on 6th April 2017 Cyber Security
Stop ransomware dead in its tracks
Looking at the next generation of Endpoint Protection
Written by
Matthew Harris
on 6th April 2017 Cyber Security
Two-Factor Authentication
Who has it and why?
Written by
Keke Koena
on 31st March 2017 Cyber Security
IoD Policy Report now out on Cyber Security
IoD CS report
Written by
Matthew Harris
on 28th March 2017 Cyber Security
MDI becomes a Microsoft Gold Small and Midmarket Cloud Partner
MDI has transitioned to the new Microsoft Gold Partner Status in Small and Midmarket Cloud Solutions
Written by
Steve Voller
on 28th March 2017 General News
Did you know you can move your Office 365 and Azure data to Microsofts UK datacentres?
With the UK leaving the EU is it time we considered bringing our data back as well?
Written by
Steve Voller
on 26th March 2017 Office 365
Fitness Devices made unusable by Ransomware?
Hacked Fitness devices held to ransome
Written by
Matthew Harris
on 15th March 2017 Cyber Security
Cyber Security Tips
Cyber Security Tips
Written by
Steve Voller
on 13th March 2017 Cyber Security
Are TV's susceptible to spyware? Wikileaks thinks so!
Are TV's susceptible to spyware? Wikileaks thinks so! There has been another set of documents released by Wikileaks describing how MI5 and the CIA worked together to deploy spyware capable of accessing Internet connected TV's and phones.
Written by
Steve Voller
on 13th March 2017 General News
Office 2013 availability and removal from Office 365
If you are still using Office 2013 then please let us know, with Office 2013 becoming unsupported this year its time to consider Office 2016.
Written by
Steve Voller
on 4th February 2017 Office 365
Undo Send e-mail feature added to Office 365
At last a button that allows you a short delay to decide on retrieving an e-mail. Possibly relationship or career saving option added to Office 365.
Written by
Steve Voller
on 29th January 2017 Office 365
Securing your business from scams, ransomware and phishing attacks.
A guide for the small business on the common cyber threats and how to avoid them.
Written by
Steve Voller
on 20th December 2016 Cyber Security
Microsoft price increases upto 22%
Microsoft has announced that as of 1st January 2017, British Pound prices across all Volume Licensing will increase to realign closer to Euro pricing
Written by
Matthew Harris
on 8th December 2016 Office 365
Small business guide to Internet connections
A guide on how to select the most appropriate Internet connection.
Written by
Steve Voller
on 6th December 2016 Backup, D.R & Business Continuity
Microsoft Teams
A guide to Microsoft Teams
Written by
Steve Voller
on 1st December 2016 Office 365
How to plan your work using Microsoft Planner
An introduction to using the Office 365 Planner tool for organising your projects and tasks.
Written by
Steve Voller
on 21st November 2016 Office 365
Office365 what does it mean to the small business?
This article looks at the Office 365 Business suite and the key components that make it suitable for the small business user.
Written by
Steve Voller
on 20th November 2016 Office 365
