We are probably living through the most challenging business time in living memory. According to the World Economic Forum, we’re in a recession that is unlikely to clear until late 2022.
Businesses are in survival mode; keep the lights on and employee morale up. Beyond those two goals, when ...
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Microsoft Lists Increase Productivity & Efficiency in the Workplace
Microsoft Lists began to roll out to Microsoft 365 Business users worldwide this summer. The new app is available with Microsoft 365 for free and it’s the new hassle-free solution designed to save you time and enable you to work smarter and more efficiently.
Microsoft is always coming up with ...
Why You Don’t Need Survey Monkey If You Have Microsoft 365
Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365) has two perfectly decent survey solutions. Microsoft Forms is the main contender compared to Survey Monkey – and the one we’ll be focusing on. Microsoft 365 also offers a survey app within SharePoint Online which is more complex and probably overkill for the typical user. But that’...
Insight into challenges of WFH from our Home Working Survey
Due to the current COVID climate, many organisations have deployed a remote workforce, and many will continue to do so even after the lockdown is eased. Adjusting to change on such global scale can be a real challenge for people. Many of us have been attempting to work from ...
Office 365 is now Microsoft 365
Office 365 is becoming Microsoft 365
If you already subscribe to Office 365, don’t worry, you don’t need to do a thing. Your product services, apps and features will stay the same, along with the price. The subscription name will update automatically and, for Pensar clients, will be reflected in the ...
Are Macs really immune to viruses?
Many people think that Apple devices – like iPhones and Macs – are immune to malware. But are they really? The answer, unfortunately, is no. So why do so many people hold this common misconception? Let’s break it down.
Understanding why PCs get viruses
Viruses are always written for ...
Download our IT Risk Register template to start your data protection
What is the risk?
The recent data breach suffered by currency exchange giant Travelex will have sent shivers down the spines of IT data managers the world over, as hackers claiming to have downloaded 5GB of sensitive information demanded nearly £5m payment for its return.
The fallout from the ...
The ultimate guide to choosing the right business technology partner
A good business technology partner can optimise your IT systems and enable business growth, but only if you back the right horse. This is the ultimate guide to choosing the right business technology partner.
Choosing a IT partner is a bit like placing a bet. After all, you are trusting ...
The essential employee exit IT security checklist
Employees will come and go in any organisation, so it helps to have an up to date, effective employee exit IT security checklist to make sure that there are no gaps in your defences after they leave. This security checklist is in addition to the standard offboarding process.
When ...
Is your organisation seeing 2020?
Pensar has put together its top technology predictions for 2020. Stephen Covey popularised the phrase “begin with the end in mind”. This phrase captures the spirit of all planning processes. It is important to strategically plan your IT ahead.
Get started with our top 3 technology predictions for 2020.
50% of UK workforce ...
End of Life for Microsoft Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008
Notice for anyone using Microsoft Windows 7 and/or Windows Server 2008 (including 2008 R2) Operating Systems.
As you may have heard, Microsoft has announced the retirement, End of Life, for Windows 7 and Server 2008 as from 14 January 2020.
That means you will need to replace (or upgrade if viable) the computers in your ...
Have you checked your Office 365 Security Assessment Tool?
As part of improving security within Office 365, each customer can test their own configuration against Microsoft’s recommended standards. The assessment tool is free to use.
What is Microsoft Secure Score?
The assessment tool is called Microsoft Secure Score. With Microsoft Secure Score in the Microsoft 365 security centre, you ...
5 Reasons Why You Should Outsource Your IT. Especially Now!