Yusra Shaeik

What some still overlook about ethical business and recruitment

If you want to hire the talent of tomorrow, it’s worth understanding how tightly entwined ethical business and recruitment have become over the past decade. This is something that Gen Z – the generation of people born between 1996 and 2010 – feels particularly strongly about. But it’s not just confined to them. Because more

How to make cybersecurity more accessible

Man looking through a keyhole

Cybersecurity isn’t usually designed to make your team’s lives difficult. Accessibility issues are more likely to be accidental oversights. But they can still be problematic. Here’s how to make cybersecurity more accessible (while retaining its effectiveness) and why it’s worth doing so: Accessibility in cybersecurity The point of accessibility is to ensure that no disability

Do you need a Managed Service Provider?

Watching their IT team slowly drown under a weight of tasks and an ad hoc system that’s stretched and inefficient leaves many organisations wondering: Do I need a Managed Service Provider? Even if you have an in-house IT team, using a Managed Service Provider might be a more cost-effective way to get the expertise you

How businesses can reduce their carbon footprint 

Commercial companies are responsible for a whopping 20% of UK greenhouse gas emissions. This makes it vital to figure out how businesses can reduce their carbon footprint. At least, that is, if we don’t want to live in a world where the current extreme weather events and the like are more and more common. But

What is the difference between CSR and ESG?

On the surface, these increasingly common terms sound interchangeable. They’re not though. So, what’s the difference between CSR and ESG? Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental, Social, and Governance certainly do have some overlap. They both relate to environmental and sustainability practices. The use of both terms is certainly on the rise as consumer purchase decisions

What is Microsoft 365 Copilot?

Microsoft is jumping aboard the AI train. Microsoft 365 CoPilot is a new AI tool that’s designed to boost you and your team’s productivity (as well as do some pretty nifty other things). But how exactly does it work? Why would you want it? If you do want it, how do you get it? Let’s

How to create a killer strategy for sustainable business

By now, everyone is well aware of the climate emergency. Every person and organisation needs to take action. But where do we start? The first step is to have a strategy for sustainable business. One that shows clear progress towards change. Because huge numbers of people (read: your customers) now prioritise their spending based on

Green IT vs Green IS (and why you should care)

Green IT and Green IS sound a lot alike. Information Technology? Information Systems? When it comes right down to Green IT vs Green IS, what is the difference really? Perhaps more importantly, why should business leaders care? The headline here is financial. Reducing the cost of IT is almost always a business outcome of smart

5 key reasons to outsource cybersecurity

With the current shortage of talent (over 2.7 million professionals needed worldwide), it’s no surprise businesses in every industry are considering reasons to outsource cybersecurity. Because cyber threats are constantly on the rise. The number and type of threats continue to evolve. The costs of inaction are huge. Managed Service Providers (or MSPs, as they