Our people: “M247 helps you discover where your talents lie.”
Head of Customer Delivery Dan Bishopp talks to us about his journey from tech specialist to a key management role. The culture of this company struck a chord with me instantly I joined in May 2011,...
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5 Top Tips: Hosting a global company-wide conference via Microsoft Teams Live...
No one could have foreseen the seismic shift to home working that has taken place this year. A global pandemic has changed the way many will work forever. Employee communication has required more focus...
View ArticleNew Hong Kong privacy restrictions forcing businesses to relocate server...
New China security laws announced this month are causing businesses to search for alternative server solutions outside of Hong Kong. The new rules essentially force internet service providers and...
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5 steps to cyber security protection and recovery
In today’s digitally reliant world, cyber security has never been more important. A cyber-attack can have disastrous consequences – from outages and downtime to data loss and reputational damage. With...
View ArticleCompliance and the Cloud: how to do it right
Compliance is one of the biggest considerations for organisations these days. And rightly so. Without the strictest standards of regulation in place, end-users and customers are left wide open to the...
View ArticleMigrating our engineers to a new normal
M247’s Field Operations Manager and employee of the year, Jason Harris, talks to us about his teams’ journey throughout the ongoing pandemic In our latest blog we asked Jason how his team adapted to...
View ArticleThe future is artificial
As the country emerges from the COVID-19 lockdown, thoughts are beginning to turn towards what happens next. Contact centres have made perhaps the biggest operational changes over the past six months,...
View ArticleBots: Good for contact centres, good for customers
When COVID-19 hit the UK, contact centres were faced with a uniquely challenging situation – how to set their office teams up for remote working while maintaining that all-important service for...
View ArticleM247 supports Tech Equity initiative
M247 have partnered with Tech Manchester, in support of their mission to get more women into network support roles and onto an improved career path with their initiative Tech Equity. Tech Equity...
View ArticleGigabit internet and why your business needs it
Gigabit internet speeds have had to come a long way. Back in 1993, when the internet was launched, public connections were restricted to ‘dial-up’ modems capable of speeds of just 56 kilobits per...
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M247 awarded the G-Cloud supplier status
October 2020: Global provider of cloud and connectivity services, M247 is pleased to announce they have achieved the approved supplier status on the G-Cloud 12 UK Government Framework. The G-Cloud...
View ArticleThe rise of two-factor authentication in 2020
With data breaches and cybercrime continuing to rise, two-factor authentication (2FA) has seen a sharp rise in use and popularity as a means of protection! According to the University of Maryland,...
View ArticleOur people: “M247 is a great place for personal development in a business...
Bogdan Bilboreanu talks about his role as a team leader and his rapid progression within the company. Having joined the business as a student he now manages a team of six in our Bucharest office. My...
View ArticleWorld Internet day
October 29th celebrates one of the most important inventions in history, the internet. What is World Internet Day? World Internet Day is an annual celebration on 29th October that commemorates the day...
View ArticleDigital Transformation: The future of work
On 12th October we hosted a webinar with Dr. Nicola Millard, Principal Innovation Partner at BT who discussed the ‘Ds’ reshaping our workplaces: Disruption, Dilbert, Distance, and Droids. If you didn’t...
View ArticleHow has COVID-19 changed the business IT landscape?
From home working to cybersecurity to digital commerce, COVID-19 has shifted business IT priorities. But how sustainable are these changes in the long term and are firms facing squeezed budgets,...
View ArticleUnderstanding Leased Lines: What are they and how do they work?
What exactly is a ‘dedicated leased line’? If you have any dealings with the network or connectivity of your company’s IT provision, it’s a term you have probably come across. In short, a leased line...
View ArticleMicrosoft Teams: The best features for schools
If you are anyone who teaches, you’ve no doubt managed to find your way around the basics of Microsoft Teams this year. But there are a few lesser-known features that could help you boost classroom...
View ArticleCOVID and the classroom: A new hybrid model for learning
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to cause headaches for organisations around the world, we take a look at the uniquely challenging situation facing the education sector, and how it’s prompting a...
View ArticleBusiness benefits of dedicated Leased Lines
In our previous blog, we took a closer look at leased lines, asking what they are, how they work and outlining the different types available. But this overview led to another set of questions: Why...
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