This is your last chance to fund your business’s carbon reduction using a LoCASE grant. Did you know, in addition to providing funding to SMEs for energy-efficiency upgrades to their operations, LoCASE grants can also fund business growth in the low carbon and environmental goods and/or services sector? This could include funding for marketing, [...]
With concerns being raised about how we can speed up actions to help protect our planet - and worries about energy bills this winter, we're all interested in energy saving. Some of our clients have implemented useful solutions already using renewable energy sources and we wanted to share their inspiring achievements, starting with Ashtead [...]
Microsoft, Google and Apple’s latest iPhone, Mac and iPad devices include Passkeys, a replacement for passwords. Learn more here … If you have had enough of having to remember and use passwords you will be pleased to hear there’s an alternative out there. What is Passkeys? Passkeys comprise two digital keys instead of username [...]
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 [...]
Passwords are an everyday fact of being online but they’re a pain aren’t they? Did you know Pro Drive offers a LastPass password manager service to help businesses keep their data secure? Everyone is online these days and businesses use numerous different apps in their daily operations, most of which need passwords. There is a [...]
Our engineers here at Pro Drive have been very busy using their technical skills in their spare time, refurbishing second hand laptops which have been distributed mainly via charities. Our whole team collected laptops that were around 4 – 5 years old or less from some of our lovely clients – as well as [...]
Act now! Microsoft have announced major changes to their Microsoft 365 licensing programme which will, unfortunately, result in price increases. We look at these and suggest ways to mitigate them IF you take action quickly. The price increases on some of the core products will be between 9% and 25%, plus a further premium of [...]
Many businesses add email banners to their email systems to serve as warnings to recipients - but they are often ineffective, resulting in thousands of users falling for cyber scams each year. As providers of cybersecurity services, we partner with Mimecast, the email security expert. They have developed a solution using Advanced Intelligence (AI), which [...]
Microsoft have been evolving their licensing programmes for some time, moving away from licensing purchased on an up front payment to subscription models. Indeed most SME businesses now purchase their Microsoft 365 licensing on this basis. Microsoft have recently announced some important changes affecting any business purchasing Microsoft 365 licensing - the major milestones being [...]
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