“Downtime costs money.” That’s no secret, but it doesn’t quite capture the whole experience…you arrive to work in the morning, grab your coffee knowing you’ve got a hectic day ahead, and are ready to dive in. For some reason your computer can’t access the database and neither can anyone else’s. You restart the server while fielding […]
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IT Monkey began life in November 2009, founded by Liam Mac Namee & MJ Smyth. We commenced provision of a simple and effective computer repair service for individuals and owner/managers of small businesses. Over the past 10 years IT Monkey has grown exponentially. We are now a complete Managed Service Provider, managing IT, security and
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The words “due diligence” may make you think of a courtroom drama on television. Surely, that’s something only lawyers have to worry about? Not so fast. Due diligence is something your business can be doing, too. Are you covering the basics? Due diligence is about taking care and being cautious in doing business. It extends
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Your business likely talks a lot about continuous improvement. It’s everyone’s goal, right? Yet “set it and forget it” is a common approach to handling business technology. Here’s why IT needs your ongoing attention too. Your competition is increasing, and it can feel as if it is doing so exponentially. Why? There are lower barriers
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Updates often come at the worst possible moment. You go to shut down your laptop to rush to a meeting, and you get a “Windows is updating. Do not power off” message. Argh! Or you leave your desktop to go to a meeting and come back to find your computer has restarted in your absence.
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Large companies are at risk to cyberattacks and ransomware problems just like everyone else. However, most of the bigger corporations have structures in place, as well as greater financial power, to survive such an attack relatively unharmed. Yes, a major company may incur public embarrassment or minor data losses, but legal teams and 24-hour cyber-security
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We were all set to provide a step by step guide on how to create a simple email signature (it’s something we are asked about all the time), when we came across this excellent (and free!) tool provided by Hubspot. It provides everything you need to easily create an attractive HTML email signature with website
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Windows 7 support is coming to an end. Are you prepared? As of January 14th 2020, Windows 7 will finish support and reach its ‘end of life’. What does that mean for users? Microsoft will no longer be providing IT support and security updates to PCs and devices using Windows 7. Because of this, all
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What is Ransomware? Ransomware is an attack on the data, information and privacy of your computer by use of dangerous software. Typically, the security and access to a system is compromised. The attackers could essentially: Threaten to release sensitive data. Block access passwords to your systems. Threaten to delete both the data and passwords. Often,
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The process of influencing your company’s website to rank higher in a Google search is commonly referred to as SEO (Search Engine Optimisation). The basic premise is that various modern tools are used to cause a website to appear closer on the top of ‘page 1’ in a google search. This means that, if executed
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