The world we lived in 6 months ago is very different to the one we live in today, the global pandemic caused by the COVID-19 virus has turned all that we thought we knew on its head.

 For most of us going to work every day seemed like it would last forever, we'd always need to work and the jobs we do just aren't the kind of jobs you can do from home.

 Then we were forced in to lockdown and EVERYTHING changed, all of a sudden, the journey to work we'd been taking for granted all of these years had been taken from us, for some that are not classed as key workers this meant being furloughed (or worse) but for a lot of people, technology allows us to continue on working remotely from our offices.

If your broadband has stopped working altogether or has been dropping out intermittently there are a few things you can try yourself before contacting your service provider that could get you up and working again much sooner and save you a call out charge.

We are hearing of calls pertaining to be from BT or their partners where they are deploying scaremongering tactics to commit your business into lengthy phone contracts - by telling you that analogue telephone lines are being phased out, and you “must act now”.
Do not panic. You don’t need to “act”, or buy anything on these calls..

It can be very frustrating when your WiFi keeps dropping or you have black-spots where the WiFi disappears. The good news is there are lots of things you can do to improve the coverage, keep reading to discover 5 simple tips that can improve your WiFi.

Cyber security is constantly in the news and is affecting most business. The attacks we see are sometimes sophisticated but these basic steps found on the cyber essentials web site will mitigate most the common intrusions.

On 30th June, Apollo I.T. will be incorporated for 10 years. Researching businesses that are 10 years old, you discover only 4% of all businesses make it this far. We would like to enjoy this moment and see what how things have changed.

"These phones have transformed our business!" This is the latest feedback when we migrated the client to our hosted phone system, but other clients have given more shocking feedback.

When it comes to Microsoft email servers, there are two options for you to consider: Exchange Server 2016 and Office 365.

Both options have their advantages and implementation challenges and finding the right solution for your business can be extremely daunting. In essence, the main difference is one is a self-hosted system (Exchange 2016) and the other is cloud based (Office 365).

As there are many different Mail apps on the Android platform here are just a few of the most popular, please consult your manufacturer or app creators’ instructions for anything not covered here.

There are 2 sides to what you can do, one is before you are infected, which is a lot easier to implement and once you are infected. Once you have been infected your options will be determined by the preparations you made before the attack and will also depend on the severity of the attack.

Read on to see what you can do.

Apollo are Nominated and Finalists for the best Digital or Tech Business Award.Apollo IT were Finalist in the category best Digital or Tech Business. We were praised for the great work we do, the outstanding customer care and communications.

How to get emails on to your iPhone 

Follow this guide to connect your IPhone to an exchange server. If you need a guide for an Android please ask and we will email it to you.

The way to stop Ransomware is to plan to protect against it, below are 15 top tips from our software partner Heimdal. None of our clients using the measures below has suffered a successful attack to date.

If your data is encrypted already there are somethings you can try before you go down the “pay the ransom” route. See the link at the very bottom of the page.

An SSD - Solid State hard drive upgrade can dramatically improve the performance of your PC and considerably shorten boot up times. So, is it worth swapping my old hard-drive for an SSD?

One of the best products Microsoft has offered small business is reaching End of Life and Microsoft are offering no direct replacement. Yes, it’s the end for Small Business server, the last edition SBS 2011 starts to reach "end of life" in January 2020.

Technology moves along at an incredible rate. One minute you have the latest mobile phone and the next something new is on the market. Having an out of date mobile is one thing, but soon you could be using a Microsoft operating system that is leaving you exposed to cyber attack. That's what will happen when Windows 7 end of life arrives.

Microsoft has a life cycle for their products, and when that product reaches end of life, there are serious security implications for any business that continues to use it. Think of all the work that you put in to protecting your business data and then imagine that data being hacked and stolen because you are using an operating system that is out of date.