As mid-sized businesses look to chase productivity gains and scale in the age of AI and automation, many are discovering that their biggest challenge isn’t technology or talent – it’s knowing what to prioritise. A growing ‘Advice Gap’ is leaving leadership teams divided, overstretched, and uncertain about where to invest …
Read More »SoSafe closes cybersecurity gap in SMEs with new MSP platform
SoSafe is launching a managed security provider (MSP) platform that makes it easier for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to access cybersecurity training. The new solution aims to address a widespread cybersecurity imbalance where SMEs and resource-poor sectors often remain unprotected, while large companies can invest heavily in their IT …
Read More »HMRC’s Advance Assurance R&D tax relief scheme targets SMEs
HMRC’s latest figures on R&D tax relief show that record numbers of UK businesses are investing in innovation and development. However, DSR Tax Claims says that many small businesses are missing out on vital funding for research and development projects due to a lack of awareness of the SME R&D …
Read More »bluedog says it’s first to offer 24-hour monitoring to SMEs
A new cybersecurity service bluedog Security Monitoring is promising to “bring professional 24-hour monitoring within reach of SMEs for the very first time”. Launched by Freeparking.com founder Paul Lomax and cybersecurity expert Tim Thurlings, bluedog allows resellers, MSPs and MSSPs to offer smaller firms the type of managed detection and …
Read More »UK businesses say the cloud is “not living up to expectations”
The benefits of the cloud are not living up to the expectations of UK businesses according to a new report from Advanced. Only 44% say the flexibility of the cloud has lived up to their expectations followed by efficiencies (31%), productivity (30%) and mobile (21%). Just 19% say it has …
Read More »Over half of UK SMEs don’t use the cloud
New research has revealed that 58% of UK SMEs are not using cloud-based computing. Conducted by Close Brothers, the research shows that in total, a third of small and medium sized businesses (33%) say that they do not use the cloud at all and 25% say that they are not …
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