Did you know that if a device is more than 3 years old it’s cheaper to buy a new one?

• A 5 year old PC could cost twice as much to run as a new one
• A 4 year old PC suffers 55% more security incidents than in its first 3 years

It’s all about getting the balance right. Between equipment that can be repaired and will happily last another couple of years – versus slow, unproductive equipment that really needs to be replaced.

Read our brand new guide now. And you’ll learn 7 signs that will tell you whether you need new computers.

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We’ve been very busy recently talking to businesses, and onboarding new clients as their IT partner.

There are five questions that you could ask us, and we’d be delighted to answer with a very positive YES!

So, we’ve put them into this brand new guide. Download it instantly.

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To shake off the memories of 2020, and focus on increasing sales and profitability? Excellent.

A great place to start is helping you and your team to get more done in less time.

We’ve pulled together a productivity super guide, looking at setting goals, collaboration, and communication. And of course, it lists our most highly recommended productivity tools.

Download your guide instantly.

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But you don’t usually expect to feel awkward asking questions of an IT support company. Well, you should.

A few tricky questions could help you to decide if they’re really the people you want to protect your business and its data.

Make the wrong decision on which IT support company to work with, and you’ll lose time, money…  and a lot of productivity too.

Worse still, if they’re not what they claim to be, you could also put your customers’ information at risk.

And at the moment, you really need to check their safety measures to protect your people.

We’ve written a new free guide, listing the 5 most important questions you should ask your IT support company. And not one of those questions is to do with how much they’ll cost you.

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Here’s our round-up of the latest video call features added to Teams.

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Bad IT is often used as an excuse to start talking and stop working! So, now’s the time to make sure it can’t have a negative effect in 2021.

(it’s going to be a challenging enough year as it is)

You and your team could be more productive, more motivated – and ultimately make more money – with some changes to your technology strategy.

We’ve created a new, free guide to show you the 5 key things you must include in your IT strategy (number 3’s the one your staff will be delighted to help with).

Download it instantly – right now.

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So, in our new video, we’re highlighting three that many people find the most useful.

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But is your business really prepared for it? These are the areas you need to get right.

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Oh no. It’s the opposite. Every device that’s connected to the internet needs to be protected. Here’s why.

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But there’s a second regular you job you must do – and that’s check, and verify your backups.

Here’s why it’s so critical.

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