Cloud Backup for Microsoft 365

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With Microsoft 365, OneDrive and SharePoint provide fantastic storage and Exchange and Outlook give high-end business email services. For most businesses Microsoft 365 is a great solution, making it much easier to access data and services in different locations and across different devices. Once all of that data and all of those services are running […]

3CX Phone System

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3CX is an international Voice over IP (VoIP) system developer and provider with over 250,000 customers in 190 countries. The 3CX Phone System is a fully-featured, premium-level system that competes with systems like Mitel, Cisco and Avaya, but at a more affordable price point. ITPro gave the 3CX Phone System a five star review in […]

Microsoft 365 Business Voice

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Microsoft is one of the 50 largest companies in the world by revenue, with over 140,000 employees and revenue in excess of $140 billion per annum. The emerging telephony functionality within the Microsoft cloud product stack is seeing rapid growth, and is already a genuine alternative to existing and established VoIP solutions like Mitel, Cisco […]

Avast Business Antivirus

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Endpoint security, also called antivirus or anti-malware software, is one of the key lines of defence against a multitude of cyber security threats. Antivirus was initially focussed on detecting and removing viruses. However, as other types of malware emerged (including browser hijackers, ransomware, keyloggers, rootkits, Trojan horses, worms, adware and spyware), protection software evolved to […]

Cloud Backup

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There is no doubt that cloud computing has had a huge impact on IT, and that is set to continue with Gartner forecasting that cloud spending will increase to over 14% of total IT spending in 2021. But while the term ‘cloud’ has become incredibly widespread, it’s really just a metaphor for using the internet […]

Cloud Storage

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There is no doubt that cloud computing has had a huge impact on IT, and that is set to continue with Gartner forecasting that cloud spending will increase to over 14% of total IT spending in 2021. But while the term ‘cloud’ has become incredibly widespread, it’s really just a metaphor for using the internet […]

Hosted & Cloud Servers

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A server is usually seen as a hardware device that provides functionality to other devices, called ‘clients’, housed in a cupboard, cabinet or rack, making a lot of noise and with lots of flashing lights! The numerous functions or services a server can provide, including sharing data, applications or other resources are sometimes called ‘roles’, […]

Virtualised Servers

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A server is often thought of as a hardware device that provides functionality to other devices, called ‘clients’. This is true, but a server can also be operated in software and provide this functionality, where virtualisation is used. The numerous functions or services a server can provide, including sharing data, applications or resources (e.g. printers) […]

Physical Servers

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A server is a hardware device (or software, where virtualisation is used) that provides functionality to other devices, called ‘clients’. The numerous functions or services a server can provide, including sharing data, applications or resources (e.g. printers) are sometimes called ‘roles’. Typical roles include file and print server; database server; mail server; web server; and […]