Calculate the cost of downtime to your business
Every second counts In today’s digitally enabled world, businesses are more technologically dependent than ever before. Any level of downtime can impact how a business operates – be this sales taking...
View ArticleFour ways a DDoS attack can damage your brand
A Distributed Denial of Service attack – better known by the acronym DDoS – is a type of cyber security threat which aims to hamper the performance of business networks. Unlike other forms of...
View ArticleThe government’s top-down digital transformation technology plan
It’s no secret that digital transformation is a priority for British business. The government is slowly infusing digital transformation into their policies and strategies, and businesses of the UK are...
View ArticleOur people: “Promotion, progression and professional qualifications – I feel...
Natasha Brealey, Project Manager within the PMO department, tells us about her experience and journey at M247. I’m so pleased to work for a company that has given me the opportunity to progress I...
View ArticleIs hybrid the future of multi-site networking?
Over the past couple of months, we’ve been exploring the topic of Wide Area Networks (WANs), and particularly the options available to businesses as they look for effective networking solutions that...
View ArticleGigabit Internet & why your business needs it
Internet speeds have come a long way. Back in 1993, when the World Wide Web was first launched, public connections were restricted to ‘dial-up’ modems capable of speeds of just 56 kilobits per second...
View ArticleKey business benefits of migrating to a managed data centre
It’s no exaggeration to say that data centres are taking over global IT provision. Driven by the world’s seemingly insatiable hunger for data, greater and greater demand to do everything online or in...
View ArticleFocus on Mental Health: “We’re putting the support and resources in place for...
Zuzanna Bolt is Commercial Business Partner at M247. After joining the company on our graduate recruitment scheme, she made a proposal to get a group of colleagues trained up as Mental Health First...
View ArticleOur people: “I was excited to be involved in such a significant project so...
Michelle Allen, Team Leader of our newly formed Customer Care Team, tells us all about her new role and why the team is integral to M247 and customer experience. I joined M247 just over a year ago on...
View ArticleWhat is satellite internet?
We get a lot of inquiries for satellite internet from M247 – there’s a lot of confusion about what exactly it is and when its best used and what the differences are between wireless internet...
View ArticleOur people: “This is a company where I can really fulfil my ambitions”
Zuzanna Bolt, Commercial Business Partner, tells us about her journey through the M247 graduate recruitment scheme and how the company is supporting her career ambitions. I felt like I was trusted...
View Article5 ways an ultrafast ISP can make your business more profitable
Businesses are often being told of the importance of getting a fast, reliable internet connection for their business. But how fast is fast, and where do you get such a service from? In this blog, we...
View ArticleIs your business taking risks? Why & how you should backup your data
Losing data is as bad for a business as losing money. The stats make that clear. According to government stats in the US, nearly two thirds of companies that lose their data irrevocably shut down...
View ArticleHow data centres are evolving in response to climate change
When you think about climate change and the global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, most of us can probably name the ‘usual suspect’ industries most often singled out for their detrimental...
View ArticleIs your business Black Friday ready?
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View ArticleThe challenges of choosing shared business broadband for your companies’...
Broadband connections have become far and away the most common means of getting online. Its cheap, easy and convenient to access because the public infrastructure is already there and, as we’ve moved...
View ArticleGigabit Internet & why your business needs it
Internet speeds have come a long way. Back in 1993, when the World Wide Web was first launched, public connections were restricted to ‘dial-up’ modems capable of speeds of just 56 kilobits per second...
View ArticleMicrosoft Teams set to eclipse all other business collaboration tools
This year, Microsoft announced that the number of active daily users of Teams had hit 13 million1, outpacing Slack just two years after launch. Teams achieved a 21% share of the collaboration market...
View ArticleUntangling WiFi on construction sites – the benefits of wireless
Having a reliable high-speed internet connection on site throughout a construction project has become standard practice. Let’s take a closer look at why and what benefits wireless access brings to the...
View ArticleOur People: “Working at M247 puts me at the cutting-edge of technology”
Customer Projects and Operational Readiness Manager Ryan Collins explains how he has seen his own professional ambitions flourish as M247 and has enjoyed a decade of growth. From the start, I had so...
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