In the modern tech enabled world, most office workers now have more passwords to use than they can remember. If they do not, they are likely committing the grave error of using the same password in more than one system – something that they and your business will live to regret. Most firms still [...]
Pro Drive IT’s Technical Director Matt Taylor shares his thoughts on how automation can benefit SME businesses: I recently attended a workshop with staff from two other technology firms about to discuss how we can leverage automation to help our client’s businesses and Pro Drive’s too. Every business big or small could benefit from [...]
Microsoft have recently announced the release date for their Copilot artificial intelligence engine for Windows and the Microsoft 365 suite, including the Office apps. The Windows update is already available and will gradually be deployed automatically via Windows update as long as you have Windows 11. For Microsoft 365 and the Office apps, the [...]
There are several reasons why your business should be embracing IT automation. ‘Working smarter’ – if you aren’t using automation to be more productive and efficient, there will be other firms who are getting ahead with it in every way – from providing better customer service to being able to attract and retain the best [...]
We look at the advantages that a cloud phone system will provide to your company. The costs of running a business are rising faster than ever. If the sharp increase in energy costs was not enough, firms are being hit with wage hikes and escalating recruitment fees, not to mention the impact of inflation and [...]
Most businesses now use cloud systems for some or even all of their IT software needs. If you are one of them you will know that one of the benefits of the cloud is that your software updates regularly and, even better, you don't need to have IT install the update - it just magically [...]
Microsoft is changing its pricing structure from 1 April 2023, including Microsoft 365 price increases, taking several steps to align the cost of its Microsoft Cloud products globally. This will have an impact on all user and software licences. Obviously this is concerning as we all need to use technology to improve our businesses and [...]
Some of you will know that we at Pro Drive have been hoping to adopt a 4-day working week for our full-time staff. We’re in phase two of our trial and, if you’d like to know what we’re doing, we have a video about it. As many people say they would like to work like [...]
Here at Pro Drive, we use Tango browser extension. If you’re fed up with how much time it takes to document processes for guides etc, you should use Tango too! You’ll know exactly what we’re talking about if you have to spend hours documenting things like Operating Procedures, Tutorials/’How to’s’, Product Updates, Training Guides, [...]
Using the right tech in the right way can really help your business save money – you may be surprised at just how much! Here’s how … By Bruce Penson With the grey clouds of economic uncertainty hanging over us, and the threat of a potentially deep recession on the horizon, many businesses are looking [...]
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