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Are you looking for easy-to-understand yet empowering insight into the world of IT and digital technology? Our cyber blog covers comprehensive guides, in-depth discussions and detailed reports into the essential IT topics your business needs to know about. From cyber security and digital threats to executing IT strategy and digital transformation plans, our blog is your user-friendly window into the ever-changing world of business IT.
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Our Blog: Written by Experts, Created for You
The team at Optimising IT are award-winning experts, qualified across a range specialist areas including IT consultancy, cyber security, data compliance and more. Secure industry-leading insight and improve your business IT services with a group of senior IT figures proud to have over 100 years of combined experience in information technology.
Cloud Telephony Guide: How it Works + 5 Benefits of Moving to the Cloud
What is cloud telephony? How does it work? We answer these & other questions in our ultimate cloud telephony guide.
The Ultimate Guide to Digital Transformation Services
In this guide to digital transformation services, we break down how new digital technologies are changing the way businesses operate and provide value to customers. The COVID-19 pandemic has been a watershed moment for digital transformation. As lockdowns and social...
The Importance of Cyber Security and the Cloud for Remote Teams
The COVID-19 pandemic represents an inflexion point for remote work. According to data from Statista, around 4.6 million people in the UK were working remotely in 2019, growing to 5.6 million a year later. Meanwhile, Finder.com’s research shows that at the...
Quantum Cyber Security: Are Quantum Attacks a Threat to Your Business?
Looking back to 2019, I’m sure some of us can remember the leaked memos from Britain’s ambassador to the USA. This diplomatic incident publicly highlighted a “new” and aggressive kind of cyber attack — one that allowed access to sensitive, historical and encrypted information.
Information Security and the end of Risk Management
As device management agents are trusted sources, endpoints implicitly trust them and carry out any command they are requested to execute!
What Is a Microsoft Gold Partner? – What It Means to Be Certified
You may have noticed that the Microsoft Gold Partner status is boasted by companies that have worked hard enough to earn this certification. But what exactly does it mean to be a Microsoft Gold Partner? Is it just another certification that all companies could get if...
Is My Hard Drive Encrypted?
Isn’t it surprising that given the existence of a universally adopted security specification, such a vulnerability makes its way through many disk varieties from different vendors? Here at Optimising IT, we break down the security issues related to hard drive encryption.
Cyber Security Basics: 5 Easy Cyber Security Fixes
We’ve produced our top 5 easy cyber-security fixes, including installing internet facing firewalls, avoiding free anti-virus, locking down administration account usage, training end users to avoid cyber vulnerabilities and updating software and operating systems.
ISO 27001 Cyber Security
Find out more about ISO 27001 and how it protects the information assets of organisations with Optimising IT.
How to Reduce Supply Chain Risk
Optimising IT has carried out over 30 Information Security Reviews for suppliers to our customers this year. As a result, we have made previously unknown and unimagined risks visible to our customers. Our comprehensive Information Security Review highlights the risk areas and offers advice on reducing such risk, giving it real value.
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What Our Customers Say
Optimising IT is an award-winning IT service provider with industry-leading accreditations and partnerships with major technology suppliers. But all this means absolutely nothing without happy and satisfied customers.
So what do our previous business service clients have to say?
MIKE HOTARD
GROUP IT MANAGER, H.R. OWEN
Customers of H.R. Owen have very high expectations of service. To meet that expectation H.R. Owen need support partners that share the same ethos of service excellence. Optimising IT delivered that service.
DANIEL TAYLOR
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, AUTORAMA UK LIMITED
As a consultative partner, Optimising IT are helping to shape the Network, IT Services and Security strategy to help underpin our ambitious growth strategy. They have taken time to understand our requirements and develop an IT strategy to meet those needs.
TIM STYLES
GROUP CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER, NGAGE
Optimising IT made some compelling commitments during our IT Services partnership evaluation stage. It has been refreshing that they have delivered on their promises and executed an expedited implementation program that exceeded our high expectations. This is a true partnership between Optimising IT and nGAGE to deliver a great user experience for our staff.