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Still got a server in the office? You don’t have to bin it to modernise
Still got a server in the office? You don’t have to bin it to modernise

Plenty of businesses are keeping their office server for now, for good reasons. What they often don’t realise is that “not fully cloud yet” has quietly turned into “not modernised at all”: two sets of passwords, computers nobody can see, and a Microsoft 365 subscription doing half the job it could. Picture two address books […]

Managing IT
Integral IT is now Integral 365
Integral IT is now Integral 365

After twenty years, we’ve changed our name. Everything else is staying exactly where it is. As of 17th September 2026, Integral IT is Integral 365. New name, new logo, new website. Same company, same team, same phone number, and the same contracts we already have with you. If you’re a customer, there’s nothing for you […]

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You’re probably paying two suppliers for antivirus
You’re probably paying two suppliers for antivirus

Microsoft includes endpoint protection in the licences most businesses already hold. The separate subscription usually predates it, renews automatically, and nobody ever revisits the decision. Somewhere on your monthly invoices there is a line for endpoint security. Antivirus, endpoint protection, EDR — the name depends on who sold it to you. It’s per device, it […]

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You have multi-factor authentication. Here’s what it doesn’t stop
You have multi-factor authentication. Here’s what it doesn’t stop

An attack that’s hitting Microsoft 365 right now doesn’t steal a password, doesn’t fake a login page, and doesn’t break multi-factor authentication. It asks one of your people to read out a short code – and they will, because it looks exactly like something they’ve done before. Think about the last time you set up […]

Security
What stops a client email ending up in WhatsApp?
What stops a client email ending up in WhatsApp?

Your staff have work email on their own phones. That’s usually a sensible arrangement – right up until you ask what happens to the company data sitting on a device you don’t own. “We’re going to let people use their own phones. Cheaper, more flexible, staff prefer it.” Fine. And what stops company data leaving […]

Security
Every IT company says the same three things
Every IT company says the same three things

Proactive. 24/7 monitoring. Security first. When two providers make identical claims and you can’t verify either, the only thing left to compare is the price – and that’s how most businesses end up choosing. Put two IT proposals side by side. Read the first page of each. Proactive support. Round-the-clock monitoring. Security-first approach. Trusted partner. […]

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