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Home working: How to Schedule a Teams meeting

With increasing numbers working from home following the government's social distancing advice, more businesses are using online tools such as Microsoft Teams to schedule meetings between staff. Stockport based Amshire IT has provided a short how-to to help businesses make the most of their Office … [Read more...]

Is your business IT remote working ready?

As Covid19 brings home-working to the front of many business's minds, Amshire IT's Dave Taylor explains how you can get your business ready for a future of remote working. Flexible working arrangements are an increasingly common demand on employees’ wish lists for new jobs. But the government’s … [Read more...]

Stockport awarded £50,000 to improve digital skills

Stockport Council has been awarded a share of a £500,000 Greater Manchester fund to ‘Get Greater Manchester Digital’. The aim is to equip more Greater Manchester residents with the digital skills needed for life and work and ensure that everyone in the city-region, whatever their age, location … [Read more...]

Amshire – Official IT Partner to Power Maxed Racing

Power Maxed Racing have today announced their partnership with IT Security & Infrastructure specialist, Amshire.  Amshire will be working alongside Power Maxed Racing to ensure the infrastructure at their Warwickshire site is up-to-date and running the latest software whilst … [Read more...]

This month’s hot topics in FinTech recruitment

From cybersecurity skills to Brexit – what are this month’s hot topics in FinTech recruitment? Richard Brown, co-founder and director at Stockport HQ'd and specialist IT recruiters Grassroots takes a look: My last post on the latest trends in RegTech has sparked a lot of conversations … [Read more...]

Expert Opinion: RIP Windows 7 – what happens next?

Support for Microsoft Windows 7, a much-loved computer operating system for the last 10 years, where it served businesses and homes all over the world, has ended. Windows 7 surpassed adoption of later operating systems such as Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 but, unfortunately, this love affair is … [Read more...]

Stockport fintech company plan for 2020 growth

Stockport based fintech business, takepayments, plan to expand during 2020 as the UK continues to head towards a cashless society. Takepayments is the new name for Payzone’s card terminal and EPOS business, providing debit and credit card acceptance to small businesses and sole traders. The … [Read more...]

Amshire IT: Travelex – ‘a diamond data heist’

Travelex, one of the UK’s largest providers of foreign currency, has fallen victim to a malicious cyber-attack with potentially dire consequences for its customers. As a result, the company has taken its websites off line across 30 countries to "contain the virus and protect data". The hackers - … [Read more...]

Happy New Year – but not for Microsoft Office 2013!

It's that time of year again when we begin a new year with new dreams, hopes and goals. We have enjoyed Christmas and New Year parties. But there is one party that we all need to be aware of on the horizon. And that is the parting of Microsoft Office 2013. In October 2020, Microsoft Office 2013 … [Read more...]

Love affair with Windows 7 must end!

Support for Microsoft Windows 7, a much-loved computer operating system for the last 10 years, where it served businesses and homes all over the world, is about to end. Windows 7 surpassed adoption of later operating systems such as Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 but, unfortunately, this love affair … [Read more...]