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28/05/2024

Microsoft 365 is the productivity powerhouse that keeps your business running. But are you getting the most out of your subscription?

Are you and your team relying solely on the familiar faces and features of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint? While these are undeniably powerful tools, Microsoft 365 offers an array of underutilised apps and features waiting to be put to work, such as:

- Forms
- Power BI
- Power Automate
- Stream
- and many underutilised features within Teams

Read our latest article to learn more about how to utilise Microsoft 365 to its fullest capabilities, unlocking a new level of productivity, collaboration, and efficiency: https://rad-group.co.uk/2024/05/26/underutilised-microsoft-365-apps-and-features/

11/03/2024

If you’re considering partnering with a new information technology company, you might wonder where to start, what to expect, and how best to manage the process.

Technology is a key driver for success in today’s competitive landscape due to customer demands, increased competition, economic growth, and other factors. So, by choosing the right technology partner, you’re investing in the future of your business.

In our latest article on this topic, we cover everything you need to know during your research into a new tech partner, how to optimise the selection process, and how you can get the maximum return on your investment over the course of the partnership.

How to hire the right technology consultant:

Hiring a technology consulting partner – best practices If you’re considering partnering with an information technology company like us here at the RAD Group, you might wonder where to start, what to expect, and how best to manage the process. This guide to hiring the right technology consultant...

12/02/2024

In today’s competitive online landscape, your website is your digital shopfront, brand ambassador, and 24/7 salesperson. But is it generating the ROI you expect?

You can turn your website into a sales machine that works hard for you every day, all day. Here are just a few things you'll need: User research, quality content, an attractive, mobile-friendly theme, fast loading times, Search Engine Optimisation, analytics and reporting, and expert advice.

Learn more about website ROI in our latest article: https://rad-group.co.uk/2024/02/07/how-to-get-roi-for-your-website/

22/12/2023

Season's greetings and best wishes for 2024 from everyone at the RAD Group.

We pause for Christmas today at 5pm and reopen again on Wednesday 3rd January at 9am.

Our support queue will be monitored during this period. However, we can only respond to emergency issues, subject to staff availability. If you have out-of-hours contracted cover, we will still be there to support you as normal. All other requests will be promptly processed when we reopen on January 3rd and return to our normal working hours of 9am - 5pm, Monday to Friday.

We wish you all the best for the New Year and look forward to working with you in 2024.

23/11/2023

In today’s digital age, IT infrastructure is the backbone of any successful business. And when IT systems go down, it can bring normal business operations to a grinding halt, resulting in significant financial losses. The average cost of IT downtime in the UK is about £4,000 per minute.

However, financial loss is only one part of the true cost of IT downtime. It also affects reputation, productivity, staff wellbeing, and more. We explore the full impact of IT downtime and how you can mitigate downtime risks in our latest article:

https://rad-group.co.uk/2023/11/19/what-is-the-true-cost-of-it-downtime/

06/11/2023

Recent flooding and cyberattacks across the UK demonstrate that business continuity risks for companies big and small are higher than ever.

On average, businesses lose between £65,000 and £83,000 for every hour of IT system downtime.

That's why every business needs a Backup and Disaster Recovery (BDR) plan. A BDR plan is designed to work alongside a suitable backup and recovery system to protect your critical data from loss or damage, helping you get back up and running quickly in the event of a disaster.

Is your business ready for the worst-case scenario?

Learn more about BDR plans and solutions in our latest article:
https://rad-group.co.uk/2023/10/30/backups-and-disaster-recovery-is-your-business-ready-for-the-worst-case-scenario/

03/08/2023

Did you know that ISDN is being phased out in the UK and will be switched off completely by 2025? And that almost 70% of UK businesses still use legacy landlines, meaning the time to migrate in a cost-effective way to an alternative like Voice Over IP (VoIP) is running out for most?

The UK Government is pushing for businesses to adopt more modern telecommunications like fibre optics and VoIP and have set a deadline of between April and December 2025, after which landline phones relying on ISDN won't work.

We explore the full details of what impact the ISDN switch-off will have across the UK for businesses like yours and what you need to do about it in our latest article, which covers all this and more:

- How to prepare your business for the switch
- All the risks and opportunities of making the switch
- Benefits and features of our VoIP solution

https://rad-group.co.uk/2023/07/29/prepare-your-business-for-the-isdn-switch-off/

17/03/2023

Businesses today face many evolving cybersecurity risks that threaten their operations, reputation, and revenue more than ever before.

According to the latest UK government's Cyber Security Breaches Survey, just over half of all UK businesses have acted in the past 12 months to identify and protect their business from cyber security risks – and only 43% have an insurance policy that covers those risks.

To mitigate these risks and protect your business, you should take proactive measures to secure your networks, devices, and data. One effective measure is through the Cyber Security Essentials accreditation, a government-backed scheme that provides a baseline of cybersecurity best practices that reduce your cyber attack risk by 80%.

In our latest article, we cover these benefits in detail and explain the costs and steps involved in securing the Cyber Security Essentials accreditation for your business.

Secure your business with Cyber Security Essentials accreditation Businesses of all sizes increasingly face cybersecurity risks that threaten their operations, reputation, and revenue. And, with so much customer data now stored online in the cloud, cybercriminals are taking advantage of vulnerabilit...

23/01/2023

If 2022 was a year of communication challenges for your business, it’s time to put that right in 2023 and move forward with a solution.

By putting an effective strategy in place alongside an appropriate tool like an intranet to manage your internal communication, you can help improve productivity and profitability – and create a motivated workforce based on a transparent culture to deal with whatever the year ahead brings, the good and the bad.

Read more in our latest article:
https://rad-group.co.uk/2023/01/21/transform-your-internal-communication-in-2023/

22/12/2022

Christmas wishes from the RAD Group and thank you for everything throughout 2022.

This year, as an alternative to cards and gifts, we have made a donation to the charity Mental Health Foundation. This donation will help deliver vital research and develop solutions to improve prevention and treatment for the 1 in 6 people affected by mental health problems every week.

We pause for Christmas on 23rd December at 5pm and reopen again on Tuesday 3rd January at 9am.

Our support queue will be monitored during this period. However, we can only respond to emergency issues, subject to staff availability. All other requests will be promptly processed when we reopen on January 3rd and return to our normal working hours of 9am - 5pm, Monday to Friday.

We wish you all the best for the New Year.

09/12/2022

90% of UK businesses will experience downtime due to cyber attacks like ransomware*. These attacks often result in significant loss of data, productivity, and revenue and can affect businesses of all sizes.

From lost revenue and financial penalties to reputational damage and disruptive downtime, we cover all the risks of ransomware in our latest article. You'll also learn how to protect your business from this growing threat.

https://rad-group.co.uk/2022/11/22/ransomware-protect-your-business-from-a-growing-threat/

* HMRC Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2022

08/03/2022

More and more businesses are moving to The Cloud because it allows them to be more efficient, productive, flexible, and better yet, it’s much more cost-effective than on-premise solutions. You’re not convinced yet? In our latest blog, you’ll learn about all the benefits the industry-leading cloud platform Microsoft Azure has got in store.

The Cloud is so much more than just Office 365 tools. It’s a way for your business to access flexible, powerful computing anytime, anywhere, for a reasonable price. In many ways, it’s the tool that should define the modern workplace for years to come. It’s, therefore, no surprise that business...