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Reaching your mailbox limit? Online Archive will solve the problem.

Reaching your mailbox limit? Online Archive will solve the problem.

For those reaching the limits of their mailbox, automatic Online Archiving is the answer.

See the business benefits of Artificial Intelligence with our Microsoft Copilot workshop

See the business benefits of Artificial Intelligence with our Microsoft Copilot workshop

Join us for a free Workshop on 19 March at 10am via Teams. Find out more.

Web-filtering keeps your business safe and productive

Keep your business safe and productive with web filtering

Web filtering not only protects your colleagues from malicious sites but also those that can be a time-wasting distraction.

Vulnerability Assessments help protect your business.

Vulnerability Assessments help protect your business.

Vulnerability Assessments allow your business to identify any digital or network weaknesses and address them before they become a problem.

Secure remote working: what you should know.

Secure remote working: what you should know.

In this short video Rebecca Richards, Compliance Specialist at Strident, looks at the key elements of secure remote working.

Case Study - RDA highlights the benefits of ISO Certification support

Case Study - RDA highlights the benefits of ISO Certification support

Grace Manning at RDA, experts in R&D tax credits, explains the importance of ISO accreditation to their business.

Get more out of your business data with Microsoft Copilot.

Get more out of your business data with Microsoft Copilot

Microsoft has launched Copilot for Microsoft 365, an AI-powered productivity tool to provide real-time intelligent assistance. Discover more

Strident is proud to be one of the first to offer ISO42001 consultancy

Strident is one of the first to offer ISO42001 consultancy

The ISO42001 AI Standard is brand new and addresses AI management systems certification. Discover more.

Windows 10 is coming to the end of its support.

Windows 10 is coming to the end of its support

It will no longer be supported by Microsoft in October 2025 but if you have many devices now is the time to start.

Microsoft holds prices for April 2024.

Microsoft holds prices for April 2024

In 2023, Microsoft announced that it would align the pricing globally twice each year. It's holding prices for April 2024.

ISO 27001 transition to the latest version.

ISO 27001 transition to the latest version

Watch our video as Rebecca Richards, Compliance Specialist at Strident, takes you through the changes to the 2022 version of ISO 27001.

ICO lessons learned in 2023

What can you learn from the ICO's reprimands in 2023?

The ICO has issued this year’s lessons learned from reprimands they handed out during 2023. Discover what you can learn from others' mistakes.

Case Study - Suffolk Wildlife Trust

Case Study: Suffolk Wildlife Trust.

Steve Aylward, Head of Project Development at Suffolk Wildlife Trust, explains why the trust switched to Strident and its plans for the future.

Teams with Voice Isolation

Clearer calls on Teams with 'voice isolation'.

Early in 2024, Microsoft will be rolling out Teams With Voice isolation. This will enhance phone calls in noisy background environments.

Business continuity and disaster recovery - what systems do you have in place?

Business Continuity planning could save your business.

Our Disaster Recovery as a Service is a robust and proven process to help you prevent a problem from becoming a disaster. Find out more.

Data Protection Act - what to do if things go wrong.

Data Protection Act - what to do if things go wrong.

Rebecca Richards looks at the key requirements of the DPA 2018, or UKGDPR as it is often known, and your business responsibilites. Find out more.

New CRM and project management tools developed for SMBs

New CRM and project tools developed for SMBs

Cloud9 Insight has launched two new "Lite" products that could help your business grow, streamline processes and save time, without breaking the bank. Find out more.

Exclaimer provides consistent branding for James Blake Associates

Consistent branding for James Blake Associates

Ensuring that brand identity is effectively represented across different media can be hard. Exclaimer ensures consistent email signatures.

How hackers decide who to attack and what your business can do

How hackers decide who to attack and what your business can do

Rebecca looks at what threats we are up against, what happens when things go wrong and what we can do to stop it.

Microsoft online workshop: how to do more with less

Microsoft online workshop: how to do more with less

Microsoft is hosting a free online workshop on 25th September looking at the challenges small businesses face and how they've adapted. Find out more

Microsoft holds prices for its Cloud services

Microsoft holds prices for its Cloud services

In contrast to many other products and services, Microsoft will not be increasing prices for its cloud services this Autumn.

Changes to calls in Teams

Changes to calls in Teams

Microsoft has announced that it will no longer support 'normalization' of phone numbers starting with a plus sign. What should you do?

Finalist for the Piccaso Awards

Finalist in the Privacy Awards

We're delighted to announce that Rebecca Richards, Strident's Compliance Specialist, has been named as a finalist in PICCASO's Privacy Awards for 2023. Find out more.

Microsoft Entra now includes Azure Active Directory

Microsoft Entra now includes Azure Active Directory

Microsoft Entra provides users and customers secure access and control to the digital world including Azure Active Directory. Find out more.

Windows 2012 Server will no longer be supported.

Windows 2012 Server will no longer be supported.

Windows Server 2012 support will end on 10 October 2023. After this, it will no longer receive security updates. What should you do?

Take 5 to Stop Fraud

Take 5 to Stop Fraud

"Take 5 to Stop Fraud" is a campaign by Action Fraud.The idea of the Take 5 campaign is to encourage everyone to take 5 to think about what they are seeing.

ISO 27001 has been updated. Are you ready?

ISO 27001 has been updated. Are you ready?

ISO 27001 has been updated and organisations have until October 2025 to transition to the new version. Discover the range of services we offer to help businesses make the change.

Helping your business achieve ISO Certificationt

We can help your business achieve ISO Certification

Strident can now assist you with all aspects of ISO certification from an initial consultation through planning and review, to arranging certification. Find out more.

Harness the power of the Azure Network

Harness the power of Azure

We have the expertise to create bespoke cloud-based solutions that enable you to securely work on your applications from anywhere.

30 Years Strong

Strident is 30 Years Strong

This month, Strident turns 30 years old. We take a quick look back over the years. Find out more.

Microsoft announce biannual price realignment

Microsoft announce biannual price realignment

Microsoft has announced that it will align the pricing of its Microsoft Cloud products globally twice every year. Find out more.

Web-filtering keeps your business safe and productive

Web-filtering keeps your business safe and productive

Protect your colleagues from malicious links and inappropriate web sites with Cisco Umbrella. Find out more.

Acorn Village  – IT Support with a balanced approach

Acorn Village – IT Support with a balanced approach

Acorn Village offers high quality care to adults with learning disabilities. Strident helped with Cyber Essentials re-certification and security enhancements.

Microsoft 365 Copilot: your AI assistant?

Microsoft 365 Copilot: your AI assistant?

Microsoft has announced its new AI assistant that will be integrated into Microsoft 365 the coming months. Find out more.

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