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In my experience, no one does enough about this risk factor

Rent-seeking is great for cashflow, but ultimately doesn't help anyone

Most of them are about culture and commitment

Do you want to rescue that failing IT project and get it back on track?

Computers never used to lie. With AI, we're cool with them doing so

Small organizations that rely on an "associates" model, are ncreasingly. However, with this model, these organizations usually into problems with IT governance

Let's take a look at the unique and often overlooked phenomenon of home-grown IT systems within businesses

Quantum computing means that any secret you're keeping is at risk of being made public in the future

Customers only get to see the end result of IT project pricing -- i.e. the quote and proposal. But if you know how the supplier comes up their pricing, perhaps you can get a) a better deal, and b) control project risk

Is it worth implementing Cyber Essentials in your business? We think so — and here's why

Ransomware is the one thing that keeps us awake at night — it’s getting easier every day for criminals to launch an attack on your business

What happens if you use your employment contract to give more freedom to employees and bind the company into greater levels of commitment?

Two kitchen drawers -- one usually tidy, another usually untidy -- can tell us a lot about how IT systems work in our businesses

The way that we think about software can unlock how we think about it's application within our businesses

SMEs should avoid retail antivirus products, but should make sure that they have "enterprise" solution in place

It's a good idea to set-up you approach to collaborative working around project spaces

"Digital transformation" can mean something very specific, and helpful, to the smaller business

Implementing an IT strategy is, at some level, just an issue of mindset

The issues around Huawei and TikTok covered in the press provides an opportunity for us to think about our own information security

We'll always have a need to manage paper in our offices

Microsoft 365 is the Coca-Cola of the "groupware" world. Is there space for the Pepsi that is Google G Suite?

Backing up is just part of the challenge of keeping your business IT running

Telephone systems have always been an odd fit within the IT market. Might we prefer just to use Zoom instead?

SharePoint is a weird product that nearly everyone uses, but no one really uses properly

Don't lean in to the compromises inherent in laptop design

The way that we work and our relationships with employees, suppliers, and customers has changed forever

Every action within our business results in some data that can help us make better decisions

CRM is the one area that SMEs can invest in that really sets them apart

They were useful for a time, but now their time is passed

Secure your business more effectively with this one weird trick

The one cybersecurity issue that can keep our engineers awake at night