Technical Blog

Keeping your IT infrastructure updated is critical to maintaining a secure network and protecting your data.

Are you getting the most from your Microsoft 365 subscription? Are you using Power Apps or Power Automate to help make efficiency and cultural improvements in your business? Here is an example at Datcom of how we used Power Apps to improve team members communication and to prompt team working.

When considering network management and support, one of the key things to think about is how to monitor business infrastructure, such as servers, switches, routers and other elements.

Here at Datcom, we help many of our clients ensure their business data is backed up. Let’s look into why it’s worth considering if your business needs to evaluate its backup requirements.

Microsoft has stopped official support for Windows 7, more importantly, you may not have heard that this was also the case for their Server 2008 and Server 2008 r2 operating systems. You will no longer receive software updates for either system, making your data vulnerable. What should you do about it?

Here at Datcom, we help many of our clients ensure their business data is backed up. Let’s look into why it’s worth considering if your business needs to evaluate its backup requirements.

What to consider if you need to comply with PCI DSS

With a large spotlight being shined on the technologies being used for working from home, we have taken this opportunity to talk about securing Microsoft Teams and best practice surrounding the data held within.

A review of the first 6 months of using Teams internal and external voice calls.

Here are some quick tips on how to prepare your IT systems for people returning to work.

Learn how you can secure and safely extend the business network to home users, to make it seem like your in the office and not at home.

You have probably heard a lot about 5G in the news during lockdown. Here we look at what 5G is and how it could benefit your business.

In IT, nothing is more important than security. Here we cover how you can protect your IT systems and your passwords using Multi-Factor Authentication.

Still using one screen, or even worse stuck staring at a laptop screen all day? Learn why you need to upgrade your screen real estate now.

There are many methods for giving employees access to corporate resources in a secure and reliable fashion, here are some of the more common methods you can implement for your business.

Working from home security risks can be reduced, here are some tips on how to minimise the risk of a security breach.

Working from home increases your security risk foot print of your business data, here are some of the major security issues you need to consider.

Getting setup for working from home is essential to continuing business as usual, here are some quick and essential things you can implement to make working from home work for you.

How to check the detailed speed of Wi-Fi connection on your Windows PC.

Office 365 has a large range of different editions for business uses, we take a look at the various editions that could be suitable for your business and how to choose one (or several!)

With the increased prevalence of working from home here are some tips on what laptop type might best suit you

Microsoft have rename the business editions of Office 365 to a new naming schema, we'll look at what's changed

Tips on how to update your backup tech to get the best business continuity solution during and after the COVID-19 crisis.

First time working from home on a regular basis? Read some of our top tips for staying super productive and mentally strong

The sudden popularity of Zoom has brought several security flaws to the fore.

Don't discount tapes from your backup strategy there are still several advantages over pure online backup solutions.