Your Microsoft Excel spreadsheet isn’t as clever as you think

There comes a time in every homeowner’s life when they realise their garden shed has become their workshop, their storage room, their office, and somehow their gym all rolled into one. What started as a simple place to keep the lawnmower has gradually expanded to house power tools, Christmas decorations, bikes, a desk, and that […]

Why password managers are like gym memberships nobody uses

Remember January? It rolled around (as it always does), you signed up for that shiny new gym membership with every intention of becoming the fittest version of yourself. Fast forward to June, and you’re driving past the gym car park (again) feeling slightly guilty whilst clutching a takeaway coffee and a bacon sandwich. Sound familiar? […]

The business owner’s guide to IT budgeting: No technical degree required 

Have you ever done that last-minute dash around the supermarket at 3:55 pm on a Sunday? No list, just grabbing whatever catches your eye, hoping you’ve remembered everything essential, while simultaneously throwing in three things you definitely don’t need or filling it up with loads of the same thing in a panic?  That’s remarkably similar […]

AI that works as hard as you do without asking for a pay rise

We are used to small business owners coming to us utterly bewildered after being bombarded with emails about “transforming their business with AI.” They all ask roughly the same thing: “What on earth does that actually mean for someone like me?” Fair question. While the tech giants are throwing millions at custom AI solutions, most […]

Cloudy with a chance of desktops: why Azure Virtual Desktop has small businesses looking up

In the world of business IT, there’s always something new on the horizon promising to revolutionise the way we work. Some of these technologies are as changeable, unpredictable and impermanent as the British summer weather, while others stick around and become essential tools in our digital toolkit. Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) is certainly making a […]

Coming out fighting. Why you need a Virtual IT Director in your corner.

When you’re a business owner running the show is very time-consuming and a real test of the “wearing many hats” scenario. This is an even more poignant fact when it comes to anything technical, and business critical, like your IT function, especially if that’s not your bag (or your hat). And unless you’ve got some […]