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Disaster Recovery Plan – essential for business

Has your business put a disaster recovery plan in place? Are you fully prepared for an emergency? Have you considered the 'What if' factor? This week we have witnessed yet another truly horrendous situation at Grenfell Tower in London. Lives changed in a flash, forever. No-one could have prepared … [Read more...]

Cyber Essentials certification for Comms Byte

Increasingly you will find that your clients and potential clients will be demanding a minimum level of validated security from their supply chain. Their clients are demanding it of them. You don’t want to be held up over your own data either. IT specialists Comms-Byte has achieved the … [Read more...]

Stockport based Leemic unveils new look

As Stockport based Leemic are capitalising on a new London base they are also unveiling a new look and a new product offering. After the successful opening of a new London Venture, an ever growing team and the implementation of an updated software strategy, it is no wonder that Leemic have … [Read more...]

Midshire put best feet forward for Francis House

Staff from Stockport office technology provider Midshire® have taken part in the Great Manchester Run to support Francis House Children’s Hospice, raising a total of £616 for the charity. Midshire ran as guests of the Kirsty Club, the fundraising legacy of the remarkable Kirsty Howard who was given … [Read more...]

Designs to make Greater Manchester UK digital city

Ambitions to make Greater Manchester the UK's leading digital city are a step nearer as Andy Burnham appoints the leader of Rochdale Council as portfolio lead for Digital City Region. Mayor Burnham has laid out his ambitions to harness the power of technology and spark a new digital revolution - … [Read more...]

Woodbank Office Solutions staff up for growth

Office printer and document management specialists Woodbank Office Solutions have appointed James McManus to the role of Business Development Manager. As part of Woodbank’s regional expansion plans James will be responsible for supporting new and existing business across the Yorkshire area. With … [Read more...]

Midshire Celebrates Legal Excellence with Liverpool Law Society

Local technology sales and service provider Midshire® sponsored an award at the Liverpool Law Society biennial Legal Awards dinner, celebrating legal excellence in the region. Hosted at the Titanic Hotel’s Rum Warehouse in the Stanley Docks of Liverpool, the awards honour the very best local legal … [Read more...]

It’s all about the patch management

Patch management is an effective approach of managing updates applications, software and technologies; it repairs any system vulnerabilities to maintain security within information systems and can apply to different parts of an IT infrastructure. Why do I need Patch Management? As soon as a … [Read more...]

New obligations in General Data Protection Regulation

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) , which comes into effect on the 25th of May 2018, is a new set of obligations from the European Parliament for businesses on issues related to the data protection rights of all European Union (EU) residents. The new regulations cover breaches and … [Read more...]

National Cyber Security Centre advice follows WannaCry attack

Following Friday's global cyber attack causing the shutdown of many IT infrastructure and computer systems worldwide, the National Cyber Security Centre - NCSC - have published guidance on how to protect IT systems from the WannaCry ransomware.  150 countries have been attacked with the WannaCry … [Read more...]

Charity Cruises to Destination Florida with Midshire

Office technology provider Midshire® is supporting children’s charity Destination Florida in their effort to give children with life threatening and life limiting illnesses, the ‘holiday of a lifetime’ to Florida. Based in Eccles, Manchester, the charity organises the life-enhancing biennial trips … [Read more...]

Awareness Software takes last unit at Rhino Court

IT company Awareness Software has bought the final unit at Rhino Court in Hazel Grove, Stockport from Manchester based property investor MCR. Awareness Software Ltd, a provider of outsourced IT services to SMEs, has bought the 8,274 sq ft unit five, the last available office on the scheme … [Read more...]