Did you know you can get free training courses on your Microsoft apps and other business topics through Microsoft Teams? You simply add the Viva Learning app to your sidebar. As part of our cloud services offering we're always on the lookout for new and useful apps and we like the look of Viva Learning. [...]
We take you through Viva Insights, part of Microsoft Viva, the employee experience platform which was launched in 2021, with hybrid working particularly in focus. It’s easily accessible in Teams. To get a feel for the intention behind it, Satya Nadella, CEO at Microsoft said at the Viva launch: “Every organisation will require a [...]
In part one of a series of blogs, we look at how tech can both help you attract and retain talented employees at a time when recruiting is difficult – and it’s an ‘employees’ marketplace’ … By Bruce Penson, Managing Director It will not have escaped the attention of most SME owners that hiring good [...]
Pro Drive IT is trialling a new flexible working week arrangement which, our research suggests, will provide benefits to both staff and clients … By Chris Morrell, Operations Director I’m going to start with a confession, I am inherently a very lazy person. Depending on how long you’ve known me this will or won’t come [...]
Laptop spec is an important consideration and something we get asked about a lot (unsurprisingly)! Needless to say, it shouldn’t feel like you’ve climbed mountains just to find the right laptop for you! When you need to get new laptops for your business it can be time-consuming working out what you need, so we’ve put [...]
Many business owners have concerns about the standards and impact of their hybrid meetings. Meanwhile, they are breathing a palpable sense of relief that they are able to bring their teams back to the office. Whilst most of us have adapted well to remote working, and some firms have switched to it entirely, plenty have [...]
Have you got a hybrid strategy in place? Hybrid working, with people splitting their time between being in the office and working remotely, has to be properly planned - although every business will have different needs. This has become a somewhat urgent issue as coronavirus Plan B restrictions - including working from home where possible, [...]
We’ve compiled 5 business IT New Year’s resolutions to add to your list - some are free, the others will save you money in the longer term. If you haven't already, acting on these will help you work smarter in 2022 and beyond. Many businesses, especially those in regulated sectors and those with public sector [...]
We've got 5 business tech Christmas gifts that might be helpful to you – add them to your wish list if you haven’t got them already! 1. Does having to remember passwords drive you crazy? And does it always take so long to wait after you’ve clicked ‘Forgotten Password’? Do you use the same password [...]
We use the Net Promoter Score (NPS) system (SM) to measure our IT help desk performance. We’re told that companies in our business sector who are top performers on NPS generally have a score of 70 and we’re proud to say that ours is consistently above that, between 75 – 80 – but we aim [...]
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