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Working from home is a shift that most businesses have had to adjust to. One of the biggest problems with working from a living space is security. Your business is especially vulnerable when you have many employees working in different locations. How are you to secure your company from home?

TAGS: cyber security, managed service provider, outsourced, tips, Data Security, remote workforce, IT support

As the pandemic stretches on it’s becoming increasingly clear that the emergency measures many businesses used at the beginning of the outbreak need to last longer than we expected. That means looking for solutions that work in the long term, not just the short term.

 

With more businesses relying on remote support services it’s time to start considering all their options.

One option that’s relatively easy for businesses to implement, but still offers good security, is to have employees connect to a remote desktop from home.

 

Here’s what you need to know about remote desktops, how they work, and what you should prepare for when your business decides to use one.

TAGS: cyber security, managed service provider, outsourced, tips, Data Security, remote workforce, IT support

With more and more work going remote in both the short and long term, it's more important than ever to know how to set up technology for a remote team. Here's what you need to know to help anticipate the needs of your team and get started.

This isn't a step-by-step how-to for any specific program. Instead, consider this how-to a quick summation of what you need to do to build technology for a successful remote team.

 

TAGS: Microsoft 365, remote workforce, IT support, teams

Microsoft Teams is a collaboration app for businesses, helping your workforce to stay organised, with conversations, meetings, chats and document storage, all in one place. 

TAGS: Microsoft, Microsoft 365, Working from home, remote workforce, teams

Recent changes in the way we work and where we work from is something that is here to stay. Remote working is the new norm posing unique security risks for organisations including the use of BYOD’s and a range of different Wi-Fi access networks to access company information.

TAGS: it security, cyber security, modern workplace, Microsoft, phishing, Data Security, Tech, remote workforce, productivity, covid19, teams

Almost all of us use Word in one form or another and there are countless shortcuts and hacks to make your Word experience more efficient.

 

We have compiled the top 20 Microsoft Word shortcuts that you need to know:

TAGS: Insider, Microsoft, how to, tips, Keywords, Tech, Working from home, remote workforce, work from anywhere, IT support, productivity, IT Support Melbourne

Almost all of us use Excel in one form or another and there are countless shortcuts and hacks to make your Excel experience more efficient.

 

We have compiled the top 20 Windows Excel shortcuts that you need to know:

TAGS: Insider, Microsoft, how to, tips, Keywords, Tech, Working from home, remote workforce, work from anywhere, IT support, productivity, IT Support Melbourne

For some businesses, the shift to remote working was one they had not planned to make but had to in order to survive the current state of the world.

 

Many businesses, ours included, have found countless benefits to the new world of working from home and will continue to offer flexibility post-pandemic lock-down. Empowering your workforce through trust and flexibility can help you keep an edge to attracting, and keeping the right talent for your business!

 

TAGS: cloud, managed service provider, public cloud, Microsoft, Microsoft 365, Tech, remote workforce, IT support

Ransomware is one of the most difficult cyber attacks to come back from, once your files are encrypted, if you don't have an unaffected, live backup, the options to recover your data are slim.

TAGS: it security, cyber security, Data Security, remote workforce, IT support

The not for profit sector is always evolving, as is the technology that empowers it.

 

The IT that supports the not for profit sector must keep up with the fast-moving industry changes while maintaining a stable platform and understanding the unique requirements that nfps have.

 

Managed Services Providers who are providing IT support to the not for profit sector need to do more than just run a help desk, track IT assets and run reports. Let’s talk about some of the key qualities IT support teams need when providing technical support to the not for profit sector.

 

TAGS: Insider, Microsoft, how to, tips, Keywords, NGO, NFP, Fund raising, Tech, Working from home, remote workforce, work from anywhere, IT support, productivity, IT Support Melbourne