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The Big BT Switch Off: What Does It Mean For Your Business?
Written by Bianca Fani, Comms Account Manager at Conosco In 2017 BT Openreach announced that it will be switching off its Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) and Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) in 2025, replacing them with IP (Internet Protocol) voice services. With BT halting any ne …
3 simple security measures your business can implement to stop hackers in their tracks
Written by Michael Aldrich, Onsite Support Engineer at Conosco As the amount of data we produce expands year on year and cyber attacks become more sophisticated businesses are in the midst of a digital security transformation. New cyber security solutions that promise to stop ransomware, SIEM softwa …
The Pros and Cons of 5G [2021]
Written by Bianca Fani, Comms Account Manager at Conosco What is 5G? 5G is the fifth generation of cellular network technology. It runs on radio frequencies the same as in our smartphones. However, this ground-breaking technology has significantly improved network connection and is providing new opp …
10 Undeniable Reasons Why Data Backup is so Important
Written by Kenneth McNeill, Senior NOC & Automation Engineer at Conosco Loss of business-critical data can have a serious impact on employee productivity, customer experience, day-to-day operations and even revenue. That’s why data backup is so important for your business. Backing up data is the …
Data Protection Post-Brexit – What Can Businesses Do To Prepare?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpogSY_lrW0&feature=youtu.be Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Data Protection Post-Brexit (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpogSY_lrW0&feature=youtu.be) In January 2020, the UK officially left the EU. Since then, we’ve been in a transition …
How to Protect Your Business From a Cyber Security Attack
Written by Hylton Stewart, Head of Security at Conosco Cyber security threats continue to rise, with trends over the last year showing significant increases in ransomware and phishing attacks specifically. The shift to remote working has contributed to the risks faced by businesses of all sizes, and …
6 Benefits of Outsourcing IT Support
Written by Noel Thompson, Director of Global Support at Conosco There are many benefits of outsourcing IT support and a variety of factors to consider, not least financial. IT is the glue that enables your people to work efficiently your processes to run smoothly, your systems to operate effectively …
Top 7 CIO Concerns for 2021
Written by Amit Dattani, Director of Technology at Conosco At the end of each year, technology leaders look to assess how the year has panned out and more importantly look ahead to what challenges need to be overcome in the New Year. In this blog, we dive into the top 7 CIO concerns for 2021 and bey …
Migrating to the Cloud Checklist [2021]
Migrating an on-premise infrastructure to the cloud is no small task. There’s data storage to think about, migration of software, and entire processes that need to be reconfigured. According to a survey by IDG 62% of organisations claim their IT environment is either “all or mostly on-prem”. Yet by …
Public Sector Data Management: 6 Lessons from the Track and Trace Blunder
Written by Jon Taylor, Principal Consultant at Conosco The public sector often comes under close scrutiny, but in the midst of a global pandemic the ability to efficiently run a test, track and trace system has added pressure. In the past month, we’ve witnessed first hand how poor public sector data …
How to save business costs in a rapidly changing world
2020 has been a year of rapid change, with almost every business regardless of sector, confronted by new challenges and questions. Whilst nobody would have predicted that the cause of the next economic downturn would be a pandemic, we are now beginning to see the impact it’s had on global businesses …
New Client Announcement: Pool Reinsurance
We are delighted to announce the signing of a new customer – Pool Reinsurance, a private reinsurance company recognised world-wide as a leading example of public/private partnership in the disaster risk financing arena. Operating commercially, it is estimated that 90% of the UK’s terrorism insurance …