• 10 benefits of having a robust cyber security strategy

    Benefits of a Robust Cyber Security Strategy

    In 2020, UK businesses faced nearly 700,000 attempts to breach their systems, that’s an attack nearly every 46 seconds, and a 20% rise from 2019. Reported by internet provider Beaming, this increase is largely attributed to COVID-19 and remote working….

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  • THINKING BIG

    Our new Acora ad campaign – the biggest and most ambitious we’ve ever run – went live in the autumn of 2021. As it reaches its midpoint, our Sales & Marketing Director MATT WOOD explains how it came about, its…

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  • 2022 Message

    2022: Never the Same Again?

    Like most of us, I’d hoped that 2021 would be something more like a ‘normal’ year. But of course, it wasn’t. Likewise, I’d more-or-less assumed I’d now be looking ahead to a bright, shiny ‘post-pandemic’ year in 2022. Doesn’t look…

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  • Intune and Autopilot

    Intune and Autopilot

    If you’re working in the Microsoft 365 ecosystem (or read David Murphy’s recent blog) you’ll have heard of Intune and Autopilot. In this blog, we’ll look at the differences between them, and what they replace from legacy on-premises days. Intune…

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  • Pearson 15 years

    15 YEARS OF UNINTERRUPTED PARTNERSHIP WITH PEARSON

    As 2021 draws to a close, we’re celebrating going into our 15th year of uninterrupted partnership with Pearson – our longest-standing client within our Flexible Support service offering. Pearson is ‘the world’s leading learning company’, and a name familiar to…

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  • Windows 11 Journey

    Windows 11 – How the OS upgrade journey has changed

    How to introduce Windows 11 is a key question for IT leaders. Although the overall method of getting from Windows 10 to Windows 11 hasn’t changed, you’ll need to test the new OS – first with IT, then with pilot…

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  • acquisition

    ACORA EXPANDS WITH LATEST ACQUISITION

    We are delighted to confirm our acquisition of M9 Limited – a thriving and forward-looking IT services provider with over 40 staff, and nearly 100 long-term contracted customers. Based in London, M9 also has an established offshore team in Kuala…

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  • User Experience

    The Light of Experience

    As CIOs, we have a general sense of how people feel about IT. Some of this knowledge comes from formal measures like CSAT but we’re also plugged into anecdotal feedback when considering user experience. While it’s useful to know that…

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  • Windows 365

    Windows 365 – do I need it?

    You could be forgiven for missing Windows 365, even if you pay attention to the IT news. Partly, I suppose, because Microsoft chose to release it during the summer holidays! And really, it’s a pretty simple concept: a PC-per-individual, in…

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