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Few businesses have found themselves unaffected in some way by the COVID-19 pandemic. Perhaps the biggest area of changes for many businesses has been their digital approach and the adjustment to having staff work from home.

If there’s one thing that COVID-19 has taught businesses, it is that you never know what’s around the corner. Who knew there would be a pandemic in early 2020 that forced the entire country into lockdown?

Office 365 is the newest version of the Microsoft Office suite and offers something that previous versions never could – a completely cloud-based solution for your office software. But how do you know if it is time to move to Office 365?

More and more, businesses of all kinds rely on their IT systems for everything from product ordering and customer management to employee payroll. But it isn’t usually cost effective to have an in-house IT support system unless you are a really large or multi-site company.

VOIP or Voice over Internet Protocol is the top choice for most business phone systems – but what makes it so popular? What are the VOIP phone system benefits that are persuading businesses to switch to this kind of system over a traditional landline?

When it comes to securing your business, the Wi-fi system isn’t always top of the list. But this is a potential vulnerability that needs to be covered to ensure criminals can’t get access to your system and exploit this.

The smartphone is something most of us have and is also a crucial part of working from home. You need your employees to have that connecting with you or their line manager and also a business approved way to access cloud software or other programs.

The coronavirus epidemic has forced many businesses to change their working practices in order to survive with a larger number of people working from home than ever before. But if you are now planning to try this approach or want to consolidate the steps already taken with the right equipment, what are the best IT solutions for home workers?

Cloud based telephony solutions are a simple and cost effective way to answer the needs for telecoms systems in your business. Rather than the need to maintain the phone on a server with system software in the physical office, you can use a cloud based phone system from a provider and have no server requirements.

As more business open up and return to an office-based work day, the need to combat the spread of COVID-19 hasn’t gone away. Touching something that another person has touched is one of the potential risks and in an office, that means things like computers and telecom equipment.