Working from home can become a lonely enterprise, especially in this era of social distancing. However, it doesn’t have to be. Making plans that will ensure communication between your colleagues and taking regular breaks are some of the things you can do to make sure you remain productive, stimulated and efficient while working remotely. For […]
The world seems very different than it did last January. Since the lockdowns began, the entire economy has found significant challenges in enabling teams to work from home for the foreseeable future, especially around productivity, security, resiliency and collaboration. Finding novel solutions to these problems will help businesses in the long run, not only to increase the […]
Tips for parents caring for children and home-schooling while remote working With schools and nurseries once again closed due to COVID – 19, many of us will need to balance remote working with childcare and home schooling. Just working from home can be challenging; dealing with feelings of isolation, and problems with technology. But when […]
We are delighted to announce that SoConnect has acquired IT Centric, an Edinburgh based IT and telecoms services business serving corporate clients in Edinburgh and across Central Scotland. The merger strengthens our IT managed services offering and enables our customers to benefit from an increased team of experts in cloud, cybersecurity and hosted services. This […]
The Christmas holidays are fast approaching but while we start to wind down to enjoy the (virtual) office party, activate out-of-office messages, and crack open the Buck Fizz, Beware! – Cyber Grinches are poised to steal your data. But all that Christmas good cheer doesn’t need to result in the cold hard reality of hefty […]
In this article, we cover a few tips on how to get started with a digital transformation strategy, and what this might mean in practice for your business. Digital transformation can seem an abstract term. This is because it encompasses complex processes that represent a significant cultural shift in the workplace. Many businesses find that they understand […]
Introducing Microsoft 365 Business Voice! Over the last few months, businesses have increasingly adopted cloud-based communications in order to continue to operate. The uptake in applications such as Microsoft Teams has been invaluable for ensuring that staff working remotely during the pandemic can seamlessly access information and communicate internally with their team. However, legacy phone […]
Over the last two decades, the Internet of Things (IoT) has revolutionised industry by allowing a greater number of machines to communicate instantly and without human interaction. Now business is looking to the next logical step; and this means that the age of the connected worker is upon us. Wearable technology provides a way of […]
Nothing can cost a business more than down-time. The recent news surrounding coronavirus has raised concerns for businesses and how they can continue to operate through any periods of self-isolation. There are many other factors that can contribute to your business not being able to run normally. Extreme weather and damage to vulnerable legacy technology […]
Cybercrime is said to cost UK businesses between £9 billion and £11 billion every year. Digital crime is vastly growing. Internet criminals exploit our personal and business information for their own gain. They use the dark web to trade in illegal products and they can even gain access to classified government information. In the UK, […]