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Boris Johnson announced at a press release today that the government would like people work from home, to avoid social gatherings. He advised Pregnant women, people in the 70 + age group and those with various health conditions should seek advise consider the advice and isolate. He said “People in at-risk groups will be asked…
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https://blogs.vmware.com/euc/2020/03/what-to-do-if-you-suddenly-have-to-support-80-of-users-working-remotely.html A good article that help explain the difficulties of moving your workforce to a primarily a at home workforce.
Many of our customers have taken our advise and utilize 3CX as their business phone system. With much of the world in lock down mode it is likely that the UK follows suit. How your business deals with this pandemic is up to you. However if we can help we are happy to do so.…
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The coronavirus is the topic of the day and businesses are planning operational impact. Panic buying laptops to allow workers to work from home. Today the government announced anyone with a cough or a high temperature should work from home. Mear Technology now have staff meeting this criteria. Our remote operations should not be impacted.…
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Business is all about managing risks. Monitoring the landscape and the Coronavirus has the potential to disrupt business. What risks are your business subjective to Individual staff quarantined. An interview with Matt Hancock (See here). Advised the government have the power to force individuals in to compulsory isolation to help control the spreading of this…
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The threats to business go far beyond cyber criminals accessing data. This can be the start of a very uncomfortable journey for business. After a breach clients have 72 hours to report to the ICO a breach. To help protect our customers we have prepared the following guide on how to activate Multi Factor Authentication…
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Teams is a enormously powerful platform growing in both popularity and function. Take a look at this useful guide published by Microsoft explaining one of its less obvious functions.
Sad news today as we have just heard that Hutchinson Networks has collapsed. The Edinburgh based firm closes putting 94 staff out of work. We are sorry to hear this news. We hope they all manage to find new jobs soon. If Any of Hutchison Network are looking for short term cover why they evaluate…
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As an employer of Apprentices Mear Technology were privileged to be invited down to the offices of Forth 1 and Forth 2 Radio to take part in an initiative to promote the benefits of apprentices for businesses and to encourage young people to engage at an apprenticeship level. It is essential we as business owners…
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Mear Technology is proud to announce that we have been certified as a Microsoft Silver Partner. Mear Technology’s Silver Partner status is a gratifying recognition of our commitment to excellence within the Microsoft Partner ecosystem. Silver Partners are certified as achieving proven expertise in specialised areas of business and as such form an elite tier of…
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