James Naylor is ITbuilder's Managing Director and Founder. He has worked in technology since the early nineties and after a decade in the corporate world, went into business himself.
In the ever-evolving landscape of digital security, the concept of usernames and passwords has become as ubiquitous as the internet itself. As more aspects of our lives move...
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In an era marked by increasingly sophisticated cyber threats, businesses need comprehensive security defenses to safeguard their valuable data and systems. While new technologies...
We frequently get asked for tips and pointers on how to improve security practices in a business and ways of sharing that information among staff. Knowledge is power after all.
During the Christmas period, we like to use that quiet time when everybody is busy exchanging gifts and gorging themselves to work on some business improvements. This year was no...
Whilst implementing Azure Virtual Desktop can provide your business with all sorts of cyber security gains, there are several areas you’ll need to pay close attention to if you...
Since the pandemic turned the world upside down, many businesses had to quickly adopt remote-working technology, like Azure Virtual Desktop: Microsoft’s desktop virtualisation...
Virtual desktops are by no means a new concept. They’ve been around for a number of years.Microsoft are not the only provider of virtual desktop services with healthy competition...
As the world was thrust into chaos following the outbreak of coronavirus, in order to survive, businesses needed to find flexible working solutions. As the era of remote and...
As we begin to recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have settled firmly into the era of hybrid work. Your team are no longer tied to the office or even their...
On 19 August 2021, Microsoft announced that commercial pricing for several of their widely-used Microsoft 365 (M365) subscriptions would be increasing.It is the first price...
Last week we snuck out of work a bit early and went up to our friends at HERTFORD RFC LIMITED to have a bit of a celebration. The small matter of a 20th Anniversary needed...
This week, we were honoured to be supporting the Inspiring Hertfordshire Awards, postponed by 15 months due to the Coronavirus pandemic. As sponsor of the category for Best Use of...
Now that offices are slowly re-opening and staff are making a tentative return to the workplace, does this spell the end of daily video-conferencing?
We’re sending COVID back to school with our new lockers! In preparation for a return to the office, we have installed a personal closet arrangement that takes us back in time. The...
2021 is a big year for the ITbuilder team. In the autumn, we have the small matter of a bi-decennial to look forward to (that’s 20 years in the trade to you and me) and is...
There is a fair expectation that sophisticated security software should provide 100% protection from phishing scams, but I am afraid we have some bad news for you.
Now more than ever, we need to be aware of scammers and their persistent attempts to steal our passwords. The most common method for this is known as Phishing, and if you are not...
We’re writing to you today to communicate ITbuilder’s response to the COVID-19 or coronavirus pandemic. This message will detail our current operating status, actions taken, and...
Part 3 – The Ugly (ok, who’s picking up this trophy then?)
Part 1 – The Good (can you guess who it is from the picture!?)
You can jump to Part 2 – The Bad – over here.
As any reputable IT company should, we celebrated Sysadmin today https://sysadminday.com/
A system administrator, commonly referred to as a sysadmin, is a crucial figure within an...
This week, we took delivery of the new edition of ITbuilder summer T-shirts, just in time for some nice, hot weather.
We order a new design every year to distribute to the team...
Today was a very sad day at ITbuilder HQ.
Following 12 years of loyal service, Steve (Stevie P) Pantall has finally put away his paying-in book, packed away his calculator and...
Following our last post, we came in for some heavy criticism on Instagram for the lack of “Friday throat sauce”.
To demonstrate that we aren’t all about the Ocean Spray and Tommy...
We think that the state of a company’s fridge can tell you a lot about a business. That is why we are proud to throw open the door of ours to the world and demonstrate what a tidy...
Last week, we suffered a serious systems-down emergency at ITbuilder HQ. Our hot-water urn packed up, which plunged the office into relative chaos. An emergency kettle was...
Some lucky users are getting some nice new kit. Kieron and JT are powering through the set-up of new 20+ Dell Latitude laptops and iPhone XRs in Central London.They set up a...
Big shout out to 5 ITbuilders that pulled off a manic mid-day phone swap at city-based yesterday. The guys had to swap 112 IP phones in the middle of the working day in a busy...
Here we have another successful cabinet make-over by our man, Mr. Aldridge.
We start with the fit-to-burst, unmanageable wall-cabinet that is a complete business liability. After...
Over the Christmas period, we installed new desk clusters to accommodate more work-spaces for our tech team. The blue desks have a tasty geometric pattern, which is popular with...
