Optimising Your IT Budget Managing your IT budget effectively is all about striking the right balance, keeping costs in check without sacrificing performance or security. With the right approach, you can control expenses while ensuring your systems run smoothly and efficiently. Here are six practical ways to optimise your IT budget: 1. Focus on What’s…
Windows Server 2012 is Retiring: Why You Need to Upgrade Now We’ve all put off updating our devices before. They always seem to pop up at the most annoying time, and we often don’t think about the security implications. It’s a habit we all share, and one we should break. Especially where business-critical systems are…
Here at Fusion we are huge advocates for having a plan, all of our managers and senior staff are tasked with setting objectives for their direct reports, and as a group of directors we meet on a monthly basis to discuss how our plan is going for the business and anything that might be causing…
Here’s why Cybersecurity Awareness Training is essential for your employees In today’s world, nearly every company relies on digital tools to run operations smoothly, which makes cybersecurity more important than ever. While many businesses spend a lot of money on advanced security systems, one often overlooked weakness is the people behind the screens. Employees, whether…
Here’s how Microsoft 365 Geo-Location Licensing Helps Meet Data Residency Requirements and Compliance… With businesses operating globally, managing where data is stored has become more important than ever. Microsoft 365’s geo-location licensing and Multi-Geo features are designed to give companies flexibility in data residency, compliance, and performance. For organizations operating in regions with specific data…
E-mail, e-mail, e-mail – 3 Guaranteed Ways To Enhance Your Email Security and Compliance with Mimecast E-mails form the primary communication channel for many businesses in the modern world. They’re everywhere (I must have a hundred in my inbox at any given moment!), and, as technology often is, e-mails are frequently used as a tool…
Let’s discuss creating a disaster recovery plan for IT systems. In the modern world, most businesses are reliant on resilient IT systems, that ‘just work’. It is the invisible force behind your card payments, case management, data processing, communication and presentation, among others. But what happens when it fails? How do these firms continue to…
Here are 5 proven benefits of managed IT services for small and medium-sized businesses… Have you tried turning it off and on again? We’ve all heard that one before. IT is often a challenging concept for most businesses outside of the IT sphere. It just needs to work. Sadly, that’s often easier said than done, without the…
I’m sure by now we’ve all heard something or other about Generative AI (artificial intelligence). Be it image manipulation, blog-writing (not this one!), code amendments and testing, content creation, or even cheating at homework, AI is taking the world by storm and showing no signs of slowing down. With viable applications in almost any industry…
13 Useful Pointers for Working from Home Further to my blog last October, I wanted to revisit this topic and provide 13 useful pointers for working from home. Background The landscape of work in the UK has transformed significantly, with a notable shift towards remote working practices. According to the latest data from the Office…