On 13th October 2020, Microsoft will end support of Office 2016 for Mac and Office 2010. There will be no extension and no option for extended security updates. Is now the time to migrate to Office 365? It is possible to carry on using your existing Microsoft Office apps. However the lack of support and […]
Ransomware, how much do you know about it?
Ransomware attacks are occurring more and more frequently. This past week we saw global brand Garmin fall foul to what is reported to have been a ransomware attack. Garmin is relied upon by athletes and pilots across the globe and all services were down for a number of days. What is Ransomware? A type of […]
Microsoft Edge – should I switch?
For years now Google Chrome has been the go-to web browser for most people. It has often been the case that the mere mention of Edge would have you instantly shot down. No doubt everyone reading this has experimented with browsers other than Google Chrome. The chances are that experiment was short lived and you […]
Office 365 – Why should you choose it?
Your day to day business can massively impacted by the technology you choose to use. Microsoft Office 365 offers a number of features which can be really beneficial. Ease of migration Moving your business to Office 365 is surprisingly easy. At Proxar we have a team of Microsoft certified engineers. Our team have vast experience […]
Skype for Business vs Microsoft Teams
Many businesses have used Skype for Business as a way of communicating within their workplace. That may be one office or across multiple locations. In simple terms it is a tool that allows your business to communicate anytime, anywhere. However Microsoft Teams has overtaken in the popularity stakes. Skype for Business was designed to support […]
Voice over IP
VoIP or Voice over Internet Protocol is a way of taking analogue audio and converting it into data. The data can then be sent over the internet in the form of a phone call. This conversion enables us to use our existing internet connection to make voice calls. We have seen a growing number of […]
Local IT Support
As a reputable business, we thrive on building good, long-term relationships with all our clients. We know and recognise the huge importance of users having a good experience with their day-to-day IT and understand the impact an outage has on any business, not only with the inconvenience factor but also cost and trust. This is […]
Remote Working
What is Remote Working? Remote working is a work style which allows professionals who typically work from inside an office building, to work from outside that traditional office environment – may it be from home, a hotel room, a client’s office or even another country. Remote working brings the office straight to you which enables your designated work to be easily achieved with the flexibility to work almost from anywhere subject to having an internet connection and a device […]
Windows Server 2019 OneDrive supported
OneDrive Files On Demand – Now Supporting Windows Server 2019 OneDrive OneDrive Files on demand become publicly available after the release of Windows 10 Fall Creators update (version 1709) build 17.3.7064.1005 on October 17th 2017. The Files on Demand (FoD) feature initially was available to just Windows 10, however with increasing demand for FoD to be available on Windows 8, Mac, Windows Server 2012, 2016 and 2019, Microsoft announced the future plans of which operating systems would and wouldn’t be engineered to work with the new […]
24/7 Platinum IT Support Services
Although any company that wants to ensure maximum productivity would appreciate IT support on a 24 hours a day, 7 days a week basis, budgetary concerns can rule out the use of an in-house team. The high salaries that your company would need to pay to suitably qualified personnel frequently make such a solution prohibitively […]
