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Two New Acronis Certified Engineers at Absolutely PC
We are delighted to announce that two members of staff at Absolutely PC have become Acronis Certified Engineers, congratulations to Ellie & Ismail. Office Manager Ismail and First Line Technician Ellie both attended a recent online training course and took an exam...
The blackmail risk of GDPR
While GDPR is designed to force companies to pull their socks up, sort out their data collecting habits and make the online frontier a safer place to be - it's by no means invulnerable. In our time in the business, Absolutely PC have found blackmail tactics like...
What is edge computing and how will it change things?
Edge computing is a means for organisations to process data from the internet of things (IoT), without having to use cloud computing or data centres. Indeed, edge computing allows this data to be processed closer to the device from which it is sourced, accelerating...
Have you made these IT upgrades?
Technology is constantly changing and adapting; as such, it is important to always stay on top of upgrades to ensure you are running at optimum efficiency. At Absolutely PC, IT upgrades are a necessary and consistent part of our monthly and annual maintenance...
Make sure hackers don’t ruin your Christmas
How many online accounts do you have? Most of us have dozens across various banks, social media, online stores, music, video and other services and businesses can have hundreds. Not surprisingly, most people tend to use the same couple of passwords across those sites,...
4000 small businesses a day: the vicious spread of WannaCry
In May this year the online world witnessed the Wannacry ransomware attack, a cryptoworm which spread like wildfire, demanding payments in the cryptocurrency Bitcoin in over 230,000 computers using the Windows operating system. The National Health Service, the UK's...
Chill out: Make sure your PCs and staff don’t overheat this summer
Summer can creep up on us. It seems like only weeks ago we were cranking up the office heating on frosty mornings, but now we are shedding clothes left, right and centre, dashing to the shop on ice lolly runs, and substituting the kettle for the water cooler. It's not...
What is GDPR and how does your IT need to prepare?
We are currently all familiar with the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998 but may not be so aware of its replacement by the new GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) which in the UK will take effect from 25th May 2018. The GDPR is set to be a very...
The expected lifecycle of different IT equipment…
Technology is ever-changing; there's always a slimmer, faster phone coming to the market, or a computer with better HD graphics and processing speed. It can make it tricky to know where the line is between what is 'junk' and needs replacing, versus what is...
Should you switch to Office 365?
So many businesses are realising the benefits of cloud software that the big question isn't whether to move to Internet computing – it's what suite to choose. One of the most popular options is Microsoft's Office 365, but is it right for you? Let's look at the...
Do you love your IT?
IT - in business terms it can provoke emotions from warmth to genuine hatred, but why can the technology choices we make for our organisations produce such strong feelings among employees? With relationships under the microscope this Valentine's Day, it might be...
Make your resolutions achievable this year with Absolutely PC
The start of a new year is a time when many of us take stock. We might review how our business is running, whether IT systems are working as well as they should, and how we can make changes for the year ahead. Traditionally, January is the time when resolutions are...
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