How Microsoft Copilot Turns Outlook into Your Executive Assistant

2026-02-05T17:49:51+00:00February 5th, 2026|AI, Tips and Advice|

Opening your inbox first thing in the morning can feel overwhelming. Meeting invites, follow-up requests, and “quick questions” pile up before you’ve even started your day. It’s easy to lose hours reacting to emails instead of focusing on strategic work. Now imagine having an assistant who organises your schedule, prioritises what matters, and drafts [...]

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Client spotlight: MSP Organisation

2025-09-18T09:18:37+01:00September 18th, 2025|Company News, Cyber Security|

Our Managing Director, Bruce, recently caught up with Philippa Keith, CEO at MSP Organisation. MSP Organisation is a UK-based corporate services group that provides a wide range of specialist services to help businesses succeed. They have been a long term client of Pro Drive’s for over 5 years. Services we provide to MSP: Strategic [...]

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Why IT outages hit professional services firms hard – and the simple strategy to avoid it

2025-09-17T20:43:10+01:00September 17th, 2025|Productivity, Security and Threats|

For all companies, downtime related to IT is costly and frustrating. For Accountancy and Law firms that charge by the hour it's worse as you're getting hit twice. You still have to pay your staff but they can't work and therefore can't charge out to your clients. Every minute your team can’t access critical systems [...]

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Not all Windows Laptops are the same – what you need to know about ARM laptops – the new kid on the block

2025-02-21T16:53:25+00:00February 21st, 2025|Tips and Advice|

For years now the choice of processor when buying a windows laptop was limited to just two main options - Intel or AMD. Intel were seen as the safe choice, with AMD usually coming in slightly cheaper and offering better value pound for pound. In recent years laptops with ARM processors, similar to those [...]

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Life at Pro Drive: A Journey of Flexibility and Fulfilment

2024-10-29T09:11:20+00:00October 29th, 2024|Company News|

Debbie from our Sales Support and Finance has kindly shared her experience of life as a team member at Pro Drive. As a working disabled mum, finding a job that accommodates my needs while allowing me to thrive professionally and personally has been a game-changer. Here’s a peek into my life at Pro Drive [...]

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How Pro Drive has a different perspective on IT support

2024-09-10T10:13:36+01:00September 10th, 2024|Productivity|

Over the last few years Pro Drive has invested significantly in changing the way we provide our IT support service. Our Operations Director Chris Morrell has taken to the blog to explain how and why. Recently I wrote a blog on how to choose a new IT support provider. It is a crowded marketplace [...]

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What is NEW Microsoft Outlook and should you be using it?

2024-03-05T17:33:26+00:00March 5th, 2024|Cloud Services, Productivity, Technology News, Tips and Advice|

You may have noticed a new 'switch' has recently appeared in Microsoft Outlook, giving you the option to switch on 'New Outlook'.  The more curious amongst you may even have tried it out.  For those of you that have not, or have but are not sure on the differences, here is our guide to [...]

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A decision maker’s guide to choosing an IT partner for accountancy practices

2024-02-09T15:38:50+00:00February 9th, 2024|Accountants, Productivity|

Picking a new business IT support company is not easy, how do you know if it’s going to be a fit and if they can provide the service you need? Plus moving can be daunting prospect with the concern of disruption, time overhead for senior staff and without a guarantee, the worry you may [...]

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How do I choose a secure smartphone for my business?

2023-09-08T11:58:49+01:00September 8th, 2023|Compliance, Cyber Essentials, Cyber Security|

Choosing a mobile phones can be quite a personal decision – even when it comes to it being for business use.  In fact many smartphones being used for business purposes are in fact owned by staff and not the company. Most staff do not wish to carry a personal and business phone and businesses [...]

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Financial Services Tech Strategy

2022-08-11T16:05:02+01:00August 11th, 2022|Financial Services|

With the FCA regulator scrutinising everything in the financial services sector lifecycle and high inflation rates impacting everybody, having a tech strategy which improves your firm’s efficiency is crucial … We focus here on the financial services sector but all businesses should have a clear IT strategy which includes an assessment of where their tech [...]

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