What is the State of the IT Industry, and Why Doesn’t it Feel Right?
Simon Pardo’s Honest Take I’ve been turning something over in my mind. It keeps coming back, usually after I see another acquisition announcement, so I thought it was worth putting the thought down properly rather than letting it continue to circle. Barely a...
How to Protect Your Firm’s Client Data Before a Breach Happens
Why Conveyancing Firms Are in the Crosshairs Conveyancing cyber security has become one of the most pressing concerns for small and mid-sized law firms across the Home Counties — and for good reason. Cybercriminals know that conveyancing transactions involve large...
We Grew 25% Last Year. Why Does Our IT Feel Like It’s About to Break?
When Growth Exposes the Cracks IT infrastructure for growing manufacturers is one of those things that works fine — until it really, really doesn’t. If your business has grown 25% or more in the last couple of years, there’s a reasonable chance your IT is...
Every Minute Your System Is Down, the Clock Is Ticking: How Proactive IT Protects Your Manufacturing Business
What Does an Hour of Downtime Actually Cost You? Industry estimates suggest unplanned downtime costs manufacturers an average of £4,000 to £8,000 per hour — and for some operations, the figure is considerably higher once you factor in idle labour, missed shipments,...
Growth vs Evolution: 5 Uncomfortable Truths About Scaling Your Business (Number 4 Is About Your IT)
Growth vs Evolution: Ticking the SEO Box We seem to be at a significant crossroads as a species. You can feel it instinctively. In a data-driven world, that kind of visceral response is often dismissed as primitive. But perhaps its forgotten value is close to...
Has Your IT Infrastructure Kept Pace With Your Growth?
When the Business Outgrows the IT Your order book has grown. You’ve taken on new staff, added production capacity, maybe opened a second site. By almost every measure, the business is doing what you built it to do. But here’s a question worth sitting with:...
Why Conveyancing Firms in Surrey and the Home Counties Are Being Targeted by Cyber Criminals
The Threat Is Closer Than You Think Cyber fraud targeting conveyancing solicitors is not a distant, abstract risk. It is happening to firms of your size, in your region, right now. Action Fraud data consistently shows that conveyancing transactions are among the most...
Treating the Flake vs Finding the Cause: A Case for Proactive, Green IT Support
Green IT; Making Circular Less Square The Business Model That Prefers Things Flaky There’s a quietly uncomfortable truth sitting inside a lot of anti-dandruff shampoo bottles: the product’s commercial success depends heavily on the problem recurring. It...