Sheffield IT Services and Technology Blog

November 21, 2022

Controlling Business Risk with IT Outsourcing

In our last blog we looked at just some of the benefits of outsourcing your IT. There are other longer term benefits of working with a managed services provider. Every business should have a strategy for controlling risks to the business and recovering from a disaster. That may be a flood or fire in your […]

November 3, 2022

Simple Checklist for Microsoft Teams Setup

Microsoft Teams is a lot of things. It’s a video conferencing tool, a team messaging channel, and a tool for in-app co-authoring, just to name a few. During the pandemic, the popularity of Teams skyrocketed. User numbers for MS Teams jumped from 20 million in November 2019 to 75 million in April 2020. As of […]

October 26, 2022

The Costs of Not Outsourcing your IT Support

There comes a time in every business journey where you have grown to the point that some services simply can’t be managed by you or one of your team jumping on a problem as it arises. You also have yet to grow to a size that justifies specialist members of staff dedicated to limited roles. […]

October 5, 2022

Insider Threats

Insider Threats Are Getting More Dangerous! Here’s How to Stop Them Here at Commstec, we believe that one of the most difficult types of attacks to detect are those performed by insiders. An “insider” would be anyone that has legitimate access to your company network and data. This would be via a login or other […]

September 26, 2022

Microsoft Teams Plan Comparison

Microsoft Teams Plan Comparison: Free vs M365 Business vs Teams Essentials The shift to remote work over the last two years has caused companies to realign their digital tools. Now, many meetings default to being via video conference rather than in person, and working from home has become commonplace. Seventy-seven percent of remote workers say […]

September 20, 2022

As a Service…

IT as-a-Service: What is it? At Commstec IT, we like to keep our language jargon and tech speak free as far as we can. One of the most popular ways to describe what we do is “IT as a service, or ITAAS.” With ITAAS, the emphasis is on helping your business reduce the problems that […]

September 1, 2022

Introducing Commstec IT and our “Why”.

Introducing Commstec IT and our “Why”. I bought my first Personal Computer back in 1998, and within a year I had upgraded nearly every major component within it, probably voiding any warranty I had with PC World in the process. I quickly became fascinated with how computers worked and what made them tick, to then […]

August 29, 2022

Understanding IT Security

Understanding IT Security What is IT Security? IT security protects the integrity of information technologies like computer systems, networks, and data from attack, damage, or unauthorised access. A business trying to compete in a world of digital transformation needs to understand how to adopt information security solutions that begin with design. This is what it means […]

July 28, 2022

Manged IT Services: Finding the Right Provider

Manged IT Services: Finding the Right Provider Your business can benefit a lot from working with an IT Services provider. However, you need to avoid several key mistakes when choosing an extension to your team. Time spent on trying to figure out the technology you use in your business can be costly. While doing that, […]