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What benefits can SharePoint Online bring while working remotely?
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What Benefits Can SharePoint Online Bring While Working Remotely?

What benefits can SharePoint Online bring while working remotely?

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So, for the whole community who have been using and leveraging Office 365 and realising its business value for many years now this may seem like a really fundamental questions – however imagine you are new to the platform – the evolution of SharePoint actually presents a kind of muddy picture now.

So, happy to oblige and call out why SharePoint is still one of the key tools for facilitating remote working. Rather than starting with SharePoint and its evolution lets dive into where and how you can use the SharePoint Online platform today for your remote teams;

Are changes in technology usage here to stay?
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Are Changes in Technology Usage Here to Stay?

Post-COVID Technology Shifts – What’s Here to Stay?

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If I hear one more expert talking about the ‘new normal’, I’m going to blow a fuse. For starters, there was no ‘old normal’. In fact, ‘normal’ as a concept doesn’t mean much – every person, every business, every household is unique, so who’s going to decide what constitutes normal?

An acceleration of adoption

What the COVID-19 crisis has done is accelerate people’s thinking and adoption of different ways of doing things that were habitual in the world we once knew. A significant part of this acceleration involves technology; doing things online that weren’t done that way before, or using technology to facilitate real-world activities in a different way.

What are the benefits of hiring an IT Director?
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What Are The Benefits of Hiring an IT Director?

What are the benefits of hiring an IT Director?

How important is IT to your company?

Consider for just a few moments the importance of computer systems to your company’s success.  Here are a few specific questions to help you weigh it up:

  • If your IT stops working, how quickly is the pain felt?
    • How quickly can you recover if things do go wrong?
  • Are you confident you are aware of relevant technological solutions which could help you be more successful?
    • Sell more?
    • Understand your customers / potential customers better?
    • Supply your goods / services more productively and cost-effectively?
  • Is technology a propeller or an anchor in your business?
    • Are you investing in the right technology?
    • Are you making the most out of the technology you have already bought?
    • Are you getting value for money from your IT spend?
  • Are you confident that your company is well protected from cyber crime?
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The Leaver: Gone – But Too Often Forgotten

The leaver: gone – but too often forgotten

You’ve had the farewell drinks. You’ve signed the ‘Good luck’ card and wished your soon to be former colleague well in their new role.

It’s unlikely the next thing you do is tell them to keep a spare set of keys for their company car and pop back any time they like to have a spin.

No one would dream of being this lax with their physical assets when an employee leaves their company

It is astonishing how many firms are not similarly vigilant when it comes to their digital assets. For example, do you know how many of your former employees still have login details for your main corporate Wi-Fi network? If not, it is a cyber equivalent of having a pool of unauthorised key holders for the company car fleet. There could be little to prevent those past colleagues standing outside the building and having a quick surf to see what they can find. If they feel aggrieved over the circumstances of their departure, that risk may be increased.

How do I assess how secure our IT system is?
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How Do I Assess How Secure Our IT system Is?

How do I assess how secure our IT system is?

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Common sense isn’t difficult or expensive

There’s often a big difference between perception and reality.

Cyber security is a classic example.  The perception is that it is a form of high tech, complicated warfare.  Acronyms; impenetrable terminology; high profile media stories of boffins fighting to repel the sinister attacks from rogue foreign states.  It’s no wonder we feel this is beyond us mere mortals to understand, let alone do anything about it.

However, the reality is that a lot of cyber crime is relatively low tech and unsophisticated.  Much of it doesn’t even rely on technology; many attacks centre around social engineering.  Cyber criminals have long understood that it’s easier to trick a human being than it is to trick a computer.

Why waste time trying to hack a computer when you can hack a person and get them to click on a dodgy link?

What is a default diary?
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What is a Default Diary? Manage Your Time by Using Immovable Objects

What is a Default Diary?

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How to Manage Your Time by using Immovable Objects

By deciding to divide up the earth’s journey around the sun into 365 days and its rotation around its own axis into 24 hours, humans invented a concept of time that has governed us ever since.

The measurement of time heralded the invention of deadlines, which are considered by some to be a good thing. Without them, procrastinators would rule the world and not much would get done. Deadlines apply pressure, allow for financial time penalties and generally help people to focus on the task at hand.

In many parts of the world, our daily lives are ruled by systems designed around time; bus and train schedules, meeting calendars and school timetables force us to be in a certain place at a certain time.

Where can I learn to use functions in Microsoft Excel?
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Where Can I Learn to Use Functions in Microsoft Excel?

Where can I learn to use functions in Microsoft Excel?

If you need to learn how to use functions in Excel and see how they can take your spreadsheets to the next level, then the video playlist below will be of value to you. A few of the topics covered here are:

  • How to use multiplication
  • How to add a conditional column
  • How to use the IF function
  • How to use the SUM function
Where can I get help with Microsoft Outlook?
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Where Can I Get Help With Microsoft Outlook?

Where can I get help with Microsoft Outlook?

If you are new to Microsoft Outlook, coming back to the workplace or just want to learn a bit more about the software you use every day, then the playlist of videos below will be of value to you, covering topics such as:

  • How to create tasks and to-dos
  • How to ignore conversations
  • How to schedule an online meeting using Teams or Skype for Business
  • How to get someones attention using @
  • How to use flags and reminders
Where can I get started with Microsoft Word?
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Where Can I Get Help With Microsoft Word?

Where can I get help with Microsoft Word?

For relative newbies to Microsoft Word, a selection of 18 videos covering topics such as:

  • How to insert a page break
  • How to insert a table
  • How to insert headers / footers
  • How to track changes in a Word document
  • How to create a table of contents
Where can I learn PowerPoint basics?
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Where Can I Learn PowerPoint Basics?

Where can I learn PowerPoint basics?

Been asked to create a presentation? Microsoft PowerPoint has great tools to help you. Learn here to use Powerpoint animations, 3D objects, templates and much more!

The playlist below contains 11 videos. Click on the menu at the top right of the video to select videos individually.