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Your go-to resource for expert insights on managed IT services in the United kingdom . Discover practical tips, industry trends, and proven strategies for remote support, cybersecurity, and cloud solutions that drive business success.
Ransomware Protection: A Real-World Guide for UK Businesses
By1st-IT LondonPublished:September 28, 202332CommentsUpdated:3 days ago724Views0LikesShareTwitter-newFacebookShare-emailLink
<p>Ransomware protection wasn't on anyone's mind at a small accountancy firm in Birmingham when they opened the office on a Monday morning in early 2024. By 9:15, every shared drive…
Standing Desk Benefits: What We Found After a Year of Testing
By1st-IT LondonPublished:September 28, 202332CommentsUpdated:3 days ago1KViews0LikesShareTwitter-newFacebookShare-emailLink
<p>Standing desk benefits weren't something anyone in our office took seriously until one of our engineers threw his back out in 2023. He'd been hunched over a dual-monitor setup for…
Record ransom payment
By1st-IT LondonPublished:September 28, 202333CommentsUpdated:February 16, 2026702Views0LikesShareTwitter-newFacebookShare-emailLink
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Record Ransom Payment: What You Need to Know
Record ransom payment is a growing concern that every business needs to understand. Here's what you should know. The…
Search Engine Optimisation
By1st-IT LondonPublished:August 16, 202334CommentsUpdated:February 16, 2026696Views0LikesShareTwitter-newFacebookShare-emailLink
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Search Engine Optimisation: What You Need to Know
Best Practices for Search Engine Optimisation
Search engine optimisation is a growing concern that every business needs to understand.…
Mac support
By1st-IT LondonPublished:August 16, 202328CommentsUpdated:February 16, 2026748Views0LikesShareTwitter-newFacebookShare-emailLink
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Understanding Mac Support in Today’s Digital Landscape
Benefits of Mac Support
Mac support is a growing concern that every business needs to understand. Here's what you should…
Logging support call: Essential Actions
By1st-IT LondonPublished:August 16, 202333CommentsUpdated:February 16, 2026767Views0LikesShareTwitter-newFacebookShare-emailLink
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Understanding the Importance of Logging Support Calls
Logging support call is a growing concern that every business needs to understand. Here's what you should know.
How is…
Ready GDPR
By1st-IT LondonPublished:August 16, 202339CommentsUpdated:February 16, 2026786Views0LikesShareTwitter-newFacebookShare-emailLink
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Ready Gdpr: What You Need to Know
Ready gdpr is a growing concern that every business needs to understand. Here's what you should know.
Ready Gdpr: What…
Windows 10 End of Life: What UK Businesses Need to Do Now
By1st-IT LondonPublished:September 28, 202336CommentsUpdated:3 days ago726Views0LikesShareTwitter-newFacebookShare-emailLink
<p>Windows 10 end of life is set for October 14, 2025, and a startling number of UK businesses haven't started planning for it. Microsoft confirmed the date back in 2021…
Protected cyber criminals
By1st-IT LondonPublished:September 28, 202335CommentsUpdated:February 16, 2026687Views0LikesShareTwitter-newFacebookShare-emailLink
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Protected Cyber Criminals: What You Need to Know
Protected cyber criminals is a growing concern that every business needs to understand. Here's what you should know.
Protected…
Police Data Breach UK: What the GMP Hack Taught Us All
By1st-IT LondonPublished:September 29, 202350CommentsUpdated:3 days ago935Views1LikeShareTwitter-newFacebookShare-emailLink
<p>A police data breach in the UK shook Greater Manchester in late 2023, when a third-party supplier called Digital ID — the company making warrant cards and staff passes…
Ransomware protected
By1st-IT LondonPublished:September 29, 202339CommentsUpdated:February 16, 2026789Views0LikesShareTwitter-newFacebookShare-emailLink
Table of Contents
Ransomware Protected: What You Need to Know
Ransomware protected is a growing concern that every business needs to understand. Here's what you should know.
Ransomware Protected: What…
Has website been Hacked
By1st-IT LondonPublished:September 29, 202334CommentsUpdated:February 16, 2026898Views0LikesShareTwitter-newFacebookShare-emailLink
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Has Website Been: What You Need to Know
Has website been is something every modern business should have on its radar, whether you're a small firm or…
Outsourcing IT Support UK: Why More Businesses Are Making the Switch
By1st-IT LondonPublished:November 8, 2024228CommentsUpdated:3 days ago2KViews0LikesShareTwitter-newFacebookShare-emailLink
<p>Outsourcing IT support in the UK picked up sharply after 2020, but the trend didn't start with the pandemic. It started with a spreadsheet. Specifically, the kind of spreadsheet a…
Clear signs time: 7 Critical Worst IT Mistakes
By1st-IT LondonPublished:November 8, 202448CommentsUpdated:February 16, 2026725Views0LikesShareTwitter-newFacebookShare-emailLink
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Clear Signs Time: What You Need to Know
Clear signs time is a growing concern that every business needs to understand. Here's what you should know.
Clear…
IT Solutions for Small Business: Cutting Through the Noise
By1st-IT LondonPublished:November 8, 202443CommentsUpdated:3 days ago757Views0LikesShareTwitter-newFacebookShare-emailLink
IT solutions for small business owners have become one of the most oversold, overpromised categories in the tech industry. Everyone's got a platform. Everyone's got a dashboard. Everyone claims their…
IT Outsourcing UK: Affordable, Secure, Ready to Scale
By1st-IT LondonPublished:May 21, 20250CommentsUpdated:February 21, 2026909Views0LikesShareTwitter-newFacebookShare-emailLink
In 2025, IT outsourcing UK is more important than ever for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). As cyber threats grow and technologies change rapidly, many UK businesses are finding it…
Windows 10 End of Life: What UK Businesses Should Do Before October 2025
By1st-IT LondonPublished:October 14, 20250CommentsUpdated:February 16, 2026361Views0LikesShareTwitter-newFacebookShare-emailLink
Windows 10 end of life, windows 10 end of support is a growing concern that every business needs to understand. Here's what you should know.
Windows 10 has been a…
5 Essential Tips: Heathrow Cyber Attack Worst Nightmare
By1st-IT LondonPublished:February 16, 20260Comments43Views0LikesShareTwitter-newFacebookShare-emailLink
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Understanding the Threat
Heathrow Cyber Attack: A Lesson in Vulnerability
Preventing Future Attacks
The heathrow cyber attack is a stark reminder of the devastating impact a cyber…
Do Nvidia chips have a kill switch?
Table of Contents
Nvidia News: What You Need to Know
Nvidia news is something every modern business should have on its radar, whether you're a small firm or a large…
Remote working
By1st-IT LondonPublished:September 28, 202347CommentsUpdated:February 16, 2026738Views0LikesShareTwitter-newFacebookShare-emailLink
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Remote Working: What You Need to Know
Remote Working
Remote Working: What You Need to Know
Remote working is reaching unprecedented levels of popularity. Did you know…
Ready to grow your business 2026
By1st-IT LondonPublished:May 14, 20250CommentsUpdated:February 16, 2026716Views0LikesShareTwitter-newFacebookShare-emailLink
Ready grow 2025 is a growing concern that every business needs to understand, especially as we approach the year 2025. Here's what you should know about ready grow 2025.
…
Is Cloudflare Down?
By1st-IT LondonPublished:November 18, 20250CommentsUpdated:February 16, 2026239Views0LikesShareTwitter-newFacebookShare-emailLink
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Is Cloudflare Down, Cloudflare, Cloudflare Dns, Cloudflare Stock, Cloudflare Issue Today, Cloudflare Issue, Internet Outage: Is Cloudflare Down? What happened
Who was affected
Why the impact was…
Ransomware Protection: A Real-World Guide for UK Businesses
By1st-IT LondonPublished:September 28, 202332CommentsUpdated:3 days ago724Views0LikesShareTwitter-newFacebookShare-emailLink
<p>Ransomware protection wasn't on anyone's mind at a small accountancy firm in Birmingham when they opened the office on a Monday morning in early 2024. By 9:15, every shared drive…
Standing Desk Benefits: What We Found After a Year of Testing
By1st-IT LondonPublished:September 28, 202332CommentsUpdated:3 days ago1KViews0LikesShareTwitter-newFacebookShare-emailLink
<p>Standing desk benefits weren't something anyone in our office took seriously until one of our engineers threw his back out in 2023. He'd been hunched over a dual-monitor setup for…
Record ransom payment
By1st-IT LondonPublished:September 28, 202333CommentsUpdated:February 16, 2026702Views0LikesShareTwitter-newFacebookShare-emailLink
Table of Contents
Record Ransom Payment: What You Need to Know
Record ransom payment is a growing concern that every business needs to understand. Here's what you should know. The…
Search Engine Optimisation
By1st-IT LondonPublished:August 16, 202334CommentsUpdated:February 16, 2026696Views0LikesShareTwitter-newFacebookShare-emailLink
Table of Contents
Search Engine Optimisation: What You Need to Know
Best Practices for Search Engine Optimisation
Search engine optimisation is a growing concern that every business needs to understand.…
Mac support
By1st-IT LondonPublished:August 16, 202328CommentsUpdated:February 16, 2026748Views0LikesShareTwitter-newFacebookShare-emailLink
Table of Contents
Understanding Mac Support in Today’s Digital Landscape
Benefits of Mac Support
Mac support is a growing concern that every business needs to understand. Here's what you should…
Logging support call: Essential Actions
By1st-IT LondonPublished:August 16, 202333CommentsUpdated:February 16, 2026767Views0LikesShareTwitter-newFacebookShare-emailLink
Table of Contents
Understanding the Importance of Logging Support Calls
Logging support call is a growing concern that every business needs to understand. Here's what you should know.
How is…
Windows 10 End of Life: What UK Businesses Need to Do Now
By1st-IT LondonPublished:September 28, 202336CommentsUpdated:3 days ago726Views0LikesShareTwitter-newFacebookShare-emailLink
<p>Windows 10 end of life is set for October 14, 2025, and a startling number of UK businesses haven't started planning for it. Microsoft confirmed the date back in 2021…
Protected cyber criminals
By1st-IT LondonPublished:September 28, 202335CommentsUpdated:February 16, 2026687Views0LikesShareTwitter-newFacebookShare-emailLink
Table of Contents
Protected Cyber Criminals: What You Need to Know
Protected cyber criminals is a growing concern that every business needs to understand. Here's what you should know.
Protected…
Police Data Breach UK: What the GMP Hack Taught Us All
By1st-IT LondonPublished:September 29, 202350CommentsUpdated:3 days ago935Views1LikeShareTwitter-newFacebookShare-emailLink
<p>A police data breach in the UK shook Greater Manchester in late 2023, when a third-party supplier called Digital ID — the company making warrant cards and staff passes…
Ransomware protected
By1st-IT LondonPublished:September 29, 202339CommentsUpdated:February 16, 2026789Views0LikesShareTwitter-newFacebookShare-emailLink
Table of Contents
Ransomware Protected: What You Need to Know
Ransomware protected is a growing concern that every business needs to understand. Here's what you should know.
Ransomware Protected: What…
Has website been Hacked
By1st-IT LondonPublished:September 29, 202334CommentsUpdated:February 16, 2026898Views0LikesShareTwitter-newFacebookShare-emailLink
Table of Contents
Has Website Been: What You Need to Know
Has website been is something every modern business should have on its radar, whether you're a small firm or…
Outsourcing IT Support UK: Why More Businesses Are Making the Switch
By1st-IT LondonPublished:November 8, 2024228CommentsUpdated:3 days ago2KViews0LikesShareTwitter-newFacebookShare-emailLink
<p>Outsourcing IT support in the UK picked up sharply after 2020, but the trend didn't start with the pandemic. It started with a spreadsheet. Specifically, the kind of spreadsheet a…
Clear signs time: 7 Critical Worst IT Mistakes
By1st-IT LondonPublished:November 8, 202448CommentsUpdated:February 16, 2026725Views0LikesShareTwitter-newFacebookShare-emailLink
Table of Contents
Clear Signs Time: What You Need to Know
Clear signs time is a growing concern that every business needs to understand. Here's what you should know.
Clear…
IT Solutions for Small Business: Cutting Through the Noise
By1st-IT LondonPublished:November 8, 202443CommentsUpdated:3 days ago757Views0LikesShareTwitter-newFacebookShare-emailLink
IT solutions for small business owners have become one of the most oversold, overpromised categories in the tech industry. Everyone's got a platform. Everyone's got a dashboard. Everyone claims their…
5 Essential Tips: Heathrow Cyber Attack Worst Nightmare
By1st-IT LondonPublished:February 16, 20260Comments43Views0LikesShareTwitter-newFacebookShare-emailLink
Table of Contents
Understanding the Threat
Heathrow Cyber Attack: A Lesson in Vulnerability
Preventing Future Attacks
The heathrow cyber attack is a stark reminder of the devastating impact a cyber…
Do Nvidia chips have a kill switch?
Table of Contents
Nvidia News: What You Need to Know
Nvidia news is something every modern business should have on its radar, whether you're a small firm or a large…
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