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How do you protect a contractor’s finance and payroll systems?

How do you protect a contractor's finance and payroll systems?

You protect finance and payroll with access controls, MFA, application allowlisting, managed email security, payment-verification rules and tested backups. Contractors are prime targets for invoice fraud, so these systems need real protection. Here’s how.

How do you protect customer and trading data under GDPR?

How do you protect customer and trading data under GDPR?

You protect personal and trading data under GDPR with access control, encryption, managed security, backups and good data handling, so only the right people reach it, it’s safe at rest and in transit, and you can show you look after it.

Should steel detailers work off a central server or local copies?

Should steel detailers work off a central server or local copies?

Most detailing firms work off a central server for one current model, easy backup and collaboration, with local working copies for the largest models and Tekla multi-user mode for big jobs; the right mix depends on your team. Managed IT runs about £45 to £100 per user per month.

NetSuite: config vs customisation vs development, which do you need?

NetSuite: config vs customisation vs development, which do you need?

Configuration changes built-in settings, customisation extends NetSuite with supported tools, development writes code for what the platform can’t do. The costly mistakes are treating a quick config change as a project, or a real build as a tweak. Here’s how to tell them apart.