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Welcome to News and Insights. Here you can access all the latest announcements, thought pieces, videos, and FAQs surrounding cloud, security, communications, emerging technologies, and everything 848.

We upload weekly insights, whether that’s a video, blog post, or FAQ page. Our informative and educational content aims to illustrate how a modern IT landscape can deliver real business value.

The 848 Blog.

Get more out of your technology and IT services with advice, insights and tips from our IT experts. The 848 Blog provides educational and informative articles and blog posts, turning technical jargon into clear messaging that explains how IT can be used to overcome business challenges.

Blogs and insights

Implementing Digital Transformation: Putting the Plan in Action

Do you have an idea of what your modern workplace will look like? Have you planned and designed your migration? Have you completed a discovery, addressed challenges and issues, and considered the technology, processes, and cultural shift? If you have, then continue reading. If not, take a look at our ‘Designing a modern working environment’…

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Blogs and insights

5 Ways to Improve Your CRM System

A CRM system (customer relationship management) is a core business application that helps to build and maintain customer relationships through retention and acquisition.  CRM systems allow you to effectively manage and monitor customer engagement and relations, as well as helping you to achieve business goals such as sales, customer service, and marketing.  Whilst CRM applications…

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Blogs and insights Security

UK Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2023: A Summary of the Key Takeaways

The UK Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2023 is a comprehensive and influential research study conducted by the UK government to assess the nature and impact of cyber security breaches on UK businesses. Recently, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) released the report which surrounds the study results and we’ve summarised the key…

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Videos and Webinars.

Get a quick insight into thriving technical topics surrounding cloud computing, cybersecurity, unified comms, new technology, and more. Learn how to get maximum value out of your IT solutions with our latest videos, webinars, tutorials, and virtual demos.

Microsoft Tips

How to Reply to a Specific Message in Teams

Microsoft Teams 365 is so much more than just an instant messaging platform. It also allows you to make video and voice calls, making communication within your organisation simple. Not only can you instant message one person individually, but you can also create multiple group chats for different teams. Group chats are a great way…

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Microsoft Tips

How to Receive SMS Text Message Alerts in Outlook

With emailing being one of the most common ways of communicating and being used daily within organisations, it can be easy to get lost amongst full inboxes and miss those all-important emails. With the help of SMS text message notifications in Outlook 365, you can send alerts straight to your mobile phone device, notifying you…

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Microsoft Tips

How to Change Incoming Email Colours and Fonts using Conditional Formatting

When your inbox is full of emails, it’s easy to lose important messages from specific recipients. Thanks to Outlook 365’s conditional formatting tools, it is now easier to change the colours and fonts of specific recipients so you can always recognise messages of high importance. As with any email platform, inboxes will have pre-formatted conditions,…

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