An industry known for its traditional working practices, with an abundance of regulatory requirements and a reluctance to embrace innovation, law firms today must put technology at the forefront of their plans in order to survive. There is no doubt that making the technology of your law firm more robust and adaptable to rapid change […]
Category archives: IT Strategy
Covid – The catalyst for change in the Legal sector
Guest blog Robert Camp – Robert Camp Consulting There’s no doubt that every sector has experienced rapid and fundamental changes within their business over the last 6 months, but for the legal sector, this has been especially exponential. An industry known for its traditional working practices, with an abundance of regulatory requirements and a reluctance […]
Why you should be using a Password Management Tool
Perhaps you’re still using your favorite football club or favorite place, or worst still the good old ‘Pa$$w0rd123’ phrase as your current password. Or maybe it’s a combination of numbers and letters with some complication that you think no one will find out, but trouble is you keep forgetting the combination. Hassle for you and […]
Remote working – Benefit or Pain?
So, restrictions are lifting and greater freedoms are being granted by the Government, but are businesses taking advantage of these new freedoms? Yesterday I walked through Pynes Hill to check on our office and what was very noticeable was the emptiness of the office car parks that I walked past. What is normally a very […]
How well did your MSP cope?
The Covid-19 pandemic threw thousands of businesses sideways, forcing many to shut their offices and replicate productivity from totally new locations; people’s homes. Some were prepared for this, but for most it was completely new territory. Business owners would have looked to their MSP and IT Providers for help and support to make this unexpected […]
A checklist for reopening the office – Covid-19
As the Government announces a phased exit plan of the lockdown, starting with getting more people back to work, many businesses are now considering reopening their offices. Lots of us will be keen to get back to some form of normality, but having been out of the office for what is now a matter of […]
The business landscape post Covid-19
Although we don’t yet know when the end will be in sight, many of us are now in the swing of this new way of working and are starting to take stock of what we’ve learnt from this situation so far. One thing we can all agree on is that technology has been fundamental in […]
3 ways to boost employee morale during Covid-19
Never in our lifetime have we experienced a situation like the one we find ourselves in today. The huge uncertainty, the concern for the health of our loved ones and the financial instability we now face, continues to cause great stress and worry to individuals across the globe. However many businesses are still operating, providing […]
5 Signs it’s time to change provider
Changing suppliers, whether that’s at work or in your personal life, can be seen as a bit of a pain. Normally, however once you’ve made the move, you feel so much better. Like you’re receiving the service you deserve at a price that’s actually reasonable. Rather than settling for the same old poor service you’ve […]
First GDPR fine issued in the UK – are you compliant?
A London based pharmacy has been fined £275,000 after findings that the company had failed to secure a number of care home patients special category data. This is the first fine for a UK business since the regulation came into force in 2018. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance is crucial for every organisation […]