News & Case Studies
News, case studies and white papers from Strident in 2023.
18 December 2023
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.
12 December 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.
29 November 2023
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.
17 November 2023
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.
11 October 2023
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.
4 October 2023
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.
2 October 2023
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.
21 September 2023
Consistent branding for James Blake Associates
Ensuring that brand identity is effectively represented across different media can be hard. Exclaimer ensures consistent email signatures.
19 September 2023
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.
6 September 2023
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
7 August 2023
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.
3 August 2023
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?
26 July 2023
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.
17 July 2023
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.
12 July 2023
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?
9 July 2023
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.
19 June 2023
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.
12 June 2023
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 Azure
We have the expertise to create bespoke cloud-based solutions that enable you to securely work on your applications from anywhere.
16 May 2023
Strident is 30 Years Strong
This month, Strident turns 30 years old. We take a quick look back over the years. Find out more.
9 May 2023
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.
27 April 2023
Web-filtering keeps your business safe and productive
Protect your colleagues from malicious links and inappropriate web sites with Cisco Umbrella. Find out more.
5 April 2023
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.
27 March 2023
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.
9 February 2023
Back up your valuable Teams information
As your business data moves from away from email into Microsoft Teams including Teams Chat, you can ensure that all your data is safely backed up.
30 January 2023
Supporting 50km Ultra challenge for CALM.
We are delighted to help support Tony Felgate, Director at Strident customer Monthind Cleaning, in his Easter 50K Ultra Challenge to raise money for CALM.
13 January 2023
Take notes in Microsoft Teams using OneNote.
Microsoft has recently announced that it will be retiring the Wiki feature in Teams and OneNote will now be used for note taking.
5 January 2023
Microsoft announces price increase for Cloud
Microsoft will be reviewing the pricing of its Microsoft Cloud products twice per year. UK prices rise by 9% effective from 1 April 2023.
