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Women in Technology
When graduating from University of Lincoln with a 1st class degree in Business and Marketing I never imagined I would be working for an IT company. In my early twenties computers and technology were never my passion. When studying at secondary school I never used to enjoy ICT, in fact I must admit that I found computers unattractive and learning to use a computer keyboard a waste…
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What constitutes a good Anti-Virus solution?
Antivirus software has been around for decades, it is likely the third least wanted piece of software on most computers after actual viruses and bloatware, yet it is one of the most essential. In a perfect world it wouldn’t be needed so long as everybody behaved themselves, but that is not the world we live…
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Can you work from anywhere?
During the current COVID 19 crisis, many companies have shared their knowledge and offered tips and tricks to help other businesses “bounce back” and perhaps change the direction of their company or offer their services in a different way. Octagon Technology has taken a full part in this by offering free online training on Fridays…
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Octagon Technology Security Review – We practise what we preach
Whilst also writing my dissertation this week, I have been carrying out a security and privacy review for Octagon Technology. Normally I do it in January each year (during my holiday in Aviemore away from distractions) but three things have happened this month to cause me to look now rather than later: We have taken…
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iOS 14 – the first 30 minutes
My iPhone updated overnight to iOS 14 and over breakfast I of course had to play with the new features. In the current circumstances the Exposure Notification has got a lot of the headlines but in my first 30 minutes I really like the new widgets. When I had a look and play with them…
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Is your personal information worth a cup of coffee? – Customer data collection mandatory from 18th September
The Covid-19 situation presented a major threat to many businesses and individuals in the UK and globally. In the UK lockdown led to the closure of many businesses and the hospitality sector has been seriously affected. As of tomorrow (18th September) there will be new measures in place that have been designed to help us…
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My first days at Octagon
Sixteen-year-old Cameron Sweeney is the latest member of the Octagon Technology team. Cameron joined us through the apprenticeship programme and already he is a vital member of our client support team. In recent years Octagon has taken an active part in the Sleaford Careers Event and this is where we met Cameron. Here is what…
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Working from home can be challenging but rewarding at the same time
When graduating from University with a 1st class degree in Business and Marketing I never imagined I would be working from home for a remote working company, instead I believed I would be working in a corporation where a glass-wall office, desk with a PC, telephone, all sorts of office accessories and a filing cabinet…
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Why I said no?
At the moment I am working on my Master’s degree dissertation which has a long and complicated title but essentially is about how small businesses use Microsoft 365. As part of the background work I have been looking at privacy and security and how the two relate, and how business understands them, and how decisions…
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Routines and risks for doing a manual backup
Your company is running along just fine, everything is working and you want it to stay that way. However life has a say in how you run your business and computers will fail, humans will drop things and the weather occasionally conspires to raze a building. It is easy to replace these physical objects, data…
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Work from anywhere checklist
Over the past few years we have spent a lot of time helping clients “work from anywhere”. Octagon first learnt how to work from anywhere because we had given up our office and had to develop policies and procedures to support this new remote working. In 2007 the tools were not as good as they…
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Backup you business data
Here at Octagon Technology we have been helping businesses to be able to work remotely and access their office data even when their staff operate from home. Many of our clients have opted for Microsoft 365 and its tools which allow them to access their email, calendars, contacts and other important business documents anywhere and…
