IT Outsourcing: Meaning and Key Benefits for Businesses

We needed this fixed yesterday! Sound familiar? While your in-house IT team struggles with daily technical issues, your competitors are racing ahead with new technologies. Do you know what their secret is? They do not try to handle everything by themselves. Smart businesses now see outsourcing as a strategic tool that lets them stay ahead with their advanced operations. This …

Why Reliable IT Support from Cygnet IT Services is the Backbone of Small Businesses in 2025

The necessity for digital transformation has reached a point where every small business is trying to implement it. The management of IT infrastructure for UK businesses has evolved into a complex system which brings both unexpected difficulties and promising possibilities during the year 2025. The technological demands of today require specialised expertise beyond troubleshooting, so companies need professional IT support …

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The Undeniable Value of an IT Support Service for SMEs

For any SME, survival during a global crisis requires astute management and clear thinking. To succeed, business owners must focus on their core business. Coping with reduced staffing levels and remote working calls for a re-evaluation of how the business operates. In this article we look at not just survival but how IT supports business growth, even during a crisis. …

Benefits of Outsourced IT Services for Small Businesses & Charities

The importance of high-quality IT services for small businesses is growing all the time, especially as organisations become increasingly reliant on IT systems, requiring continuous, uninterrupted access to data. This is a challenge, particularly for organisations such as charities where resources are limited and much of the workforce operates on a voluntary basis. IT services has far exceeded merely providing …

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How can Technology Help My Business in a Recession?

Recession is a horrible word for most of us, but it is a reality fast coming our way. Surviving one can often means a careful balancing act between managing cash flow, staying productive, adapting strategies, and cutting costs. In big business, you often see investment in technology in these times as they look to streamline. At the same time, small …

6 Things to Consider During Your Next Video Call

Video calls are not exactly the newest thing to grace the technology stage – in fact, Skype has been doing it for well over 10 years. But they are quickly becoming our biggest lifeline for maintaining communication both in our personal and professional lives. Put simply.  The various video chat platforms around are not complicated to use, but it also doesn’t take a lot for them to become a painful …

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What does Anti-malware software actually do?

As technology advances, integrating itself into almost every aspect of our lives- we become more accustom to providing personal and sensitive information to machines, websites, apps and emails when they request it. However, as technology evolves so do those out there trying to exploit it for there own personal gain. Therefore, it’s so important for businesses to ensure they have …

Why should you back up cloud platforms?

Cloud platforms (Office 365 or Google G Suite) – Why Back Them Up?

Cloud platforms, the holy grail of data storage – or so many might think. While these platforms are a wonderful tool for storing and managing company data, they don’t provide foolproof data protection. Data stored in the cloud can still fall victim to malicious attacks, user error and accidental overwriting. It’s unlikely Microsoft or Google’s servers will entirely fail, but …