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Nothing disrupts your workday quite like unreliable Wi-Fi. One moment everything’s running smoothly, and the next, video calls freeze, files won’t upload, and the team struggles to meet deadlines because everything’s slowed down. Being stuck in this situation is exhausting, killing productivity, and impacting the entire business.
When slowdowns start happening regularly, frustration quickly builds. But here’s the good news: most businesses don’t need to overhaul their entire system. Usually, just a few smart tweaks to your network can bring your connection back to life.
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Donna Aplin
What are ESP PROJECTS’ Christmas 2025 Opening Hours? The festive season is a time for joy, family, and—let’s be honest—a little chaos for businesses. With Christmas comes changes in opening hours, staff working remotely, and customers needing clear communication. This year here at ESP PROJECTS, we’re trying to be a little better at communication with our customers, for that reason, we’ve set out our Christmas Opening Hours below, well in advance. Don’t worry, we’ll keep reminding you via social media over the next few weeks!
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Donna Aplin
Without realising it, technology can drain your business budget. One day, everything seems manageable, and the next, you’re left wondering where all these unexpected costs are coming from. Expenses pile up quickly and become tough to track. Whoever said running a business would be easy?
Here’s the good news: you don’t need to spend thousands on a large in-house IT team or become an IT expert yourself. The best approach is to partner with an IT specialist who can help you manage your IT costs. With their strategic planning and focus, your IT budget will work for you, not against you. This guide is designed to help you better understand IT expense planning.
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Donna Aplin
Nobody builds a house on a weak foundation, so why operate your business based on unreliable data?
According to research, bad data costs US firms over every year, and roughly 40% of company goals fail as a result of inaccurate information.
Data is everywhere, and if you are not utilising it to your advantage, you are missing out. It is found in emails, customer profiles, inventory systems, or basically throughout your entire workflow. But relying on outdated or inaccurate information can lead to confusion, slow down your team, and ultimately cost you a lot of money.
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Donna Aplin
There’s nothing worse than walking into a new job and spending your first day filling out forms, asking where the bathroom is, and staring at a screen that still doesn’t have your login credentials. It’s awkward, overwhelming, and not the welcome anyone hopes for.
According to Gallup, only of employees strongly feel that their company performs an excellent job onboarding new employees, indicating a significant opportunity for improvement through better IT solutions.
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Donna Aplin
It may seem like the file is gone for good when you delete it from your computer. However, the truth is more complicated than that. A deleted file doesn’t really disappear from your hard drive; it stays there until new data fills up the space it occupied.
This process might be hard to understand for people who don’t know much about how computers handle files. We’ll discuss what happens to deleted files, how to recover them, and why they might still be on your device.
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Donna Aplin
You can make your computer experience more unique by changing the style of your desktop. It lets you organise your area well, which makes it easier to get to files and programs you use often. There are many ways to change things whether you’re using Windows, macOS, or Linux.
This can make a big difference in how your desktop looks and how it works, which can help you get more done and make your computer feel more like your own. We’ll look at ten ways to change the layout of your screen.
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Donna Aplin
Device storage decides how many applications, photos, and files you can retain on your device. When you run out of storage, it can affect your productivity and device performance. But finding the right storage amount isn’t always easy.
We can underestimate what we need or get too much storage. This guide will help you figure out how much storage is actually needed.
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Donna Aplin
We use our devices every day, so they need to work well for our needs. A device that’s slow or broken is inconvenient and can affect productivity for day-to-day tasks. But buying a brand new phone or laptop isn’t always the best option. We’ll cover eight things you should consider before making the purchase of a used device.
8 Things to Consider Before Buying Used Technology
Tech that’s used can be a way to save cash. According to recent data, 70% of consumers bought or sold used technology in 2023. It’s a popular market that’s expected to grow to $2.7 trillion in 2025.
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Donna Aplin
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) might assume they’re not attractive targets for cybercriminals. However, the reality is that SMEs are increasingly targeted because they often lack the robust defences of larger organisations.
In this edition of ESP Projects Tech Talk, we’re offering insights to help you foster a cyber security culture within your teams.
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Donna Aplin
You head into work and begin knocking out your task list each day, unaware of a lurking threat right underneath your nose: The Cable Monster! It sticks to the shadows underneath your desk and inside your server closet, creating chaos among the unorganised technology and misplaced cables within your workplace. Its tendrils of tangled wires strangle your productivity and reputation, making it feel like there is no clear path to organising your technology.
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The state of the physical environment of your business often takes a backseat to upcoming deadlines and responsibilities. Why worry about the cables under a desk when the monitors are working just fine?
Among the overlooked areas, server closets and employee workstations stand out: these are epicenters of your business’s productivity, but they aren’t getting any attention! The saying”out of sight, out of mind” is completely true here, leading to a situation in many businesses where these critical areas become cluttered, disorganised, and, frankly, a bit of an eyesore.
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Passwords unlock our digital lives. We use them for email, bank accounts, and more.
Remembering all these passwords is hard. Password managers help us keep our accounts safe and make our lives easier.
What is a Password Manager?
A password manager keeps all your passwords in one place. Think of it as a digital safe for your login information.
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The Internet of Things is growing day by day. More devices are connecting to the internet. And with that growth comes new security risks.
Let’s look at some new ways to keep your IoT devices safe.
What are the security risks for IoT devices?
IoT devices are vulnerable to many types of threats. Some of the common risks include:
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Today’s businesses are no stranger to the word cybersecurity. They are facing a growing wave of cyberattacks. These come from ransomware to sophisticated phishing schemes. How do you stand ahead of these threats? A strong cybersecurity strategy is essential. One crucial component of this strategy is event logging. It’s one that not every business owner is aware of.
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Artificial Intelligence is no longer a technology reserved for companies with big budgets. Today, small businesses can access AI tools that help in several ways. Such as streamlining operations, improving customer experiences, and boosting profits.
The rise of affordable AI solutions has opened the door for small businesses. They can leverage these powerful technologies without spending a fortune. This post will explore seven great examples of how to use AI to succeed in a competitive market.
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What is Windows 10 End of Life? And why does it matter to my business? Well, Microsoft Windows 10 will be the grand old age of 10 on July 15th 2025 (it was launched on July 15th 2015). Microsoft have kept the Operating System alive that was meant to be the final ever release of Windows for ten whole years! They haven’t quite kept their promise of it being the final ever release, but they have kept it running (and running well in our opinion) for a good chunk of time. However, shortly after it’s tenth birthday, they will stop supporting the Operating System and only Windows 11 will be available with support (and updates).
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Was the CrowdStrike Incident the largest ever Global IT Outage?
The scale of effects of the disruption caused make this event, which began on 18 July (according to Microsoft) or 19 July (according to CrowdStrike), makes it the worst cyber event in history, beating the WannaCry cyber-attack in 2017 where 300,000 computers in 150 countries were affected. The CrowdStrike issue apparently affected 8.5 million global computers – totally dwarfing WannaCry, presuming that the numbers being quoted by the relevant bodies are accurate.
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Is MFA the perfect security solution? No. So MFA can be beaten? Yes it can -
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Shiny new tech can be exciting! It promises increased efficiency, happier employees, and a competitive edge. It’s also necessary to stay competitive in today’s technology-driven business world.
But that promise can turn into a financial nightmare if you neglect two important things. These are employee training and change management. You can end up losing money simply because employees can’t use their technology.
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