About Bruce Penson

Managing Director of Pro Drive IT

World Cup 2014 / Glasgow 2014 – To Stream or not to Stream – How your business could be affected

2018-01-03T11:46:40+00:00June 5th, 2014|Company News, Productivity, Technology News, Tips and Advice|

If you like sport as we do at Pro Drive you may have a few fans wanting the chance to watch the impending World Cup in Brazil or The Commonwealth Games in Glasgow live whilst working on daily business activities. This could have an undesirable impact on your IT networks with live streaming known to [...]

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Microsoft’s much loved “Start Menu” to make it’s return to Windows 8.1

2017-08-08T15:16:03+01:00June 2nd, 2014|Company News, Technology News|

We have all become used to it being there - that handy little button which opens our world to the inner workings of our machines and devices, whether you want to run a program or uninstall one, we've all used it and expect the Start Menu to be available for us. So when Microsoft developed [...]

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Taking notes on the go

2017-08-07T13:02:29+01:00May 12th, 2014|Company News, Productivity, Tips and Advice|

Note-taking software has come a long way since the humble Notepad first appeared nearly 30 years ago with Windows 1.0. The advent of cloud and mobile computing has seen software in this market evolve substantially over the last few years and there is now a vast array of options on the market which, combined with [...]

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Managing mobile devices in your business

2017-08-07T10:51:55+01:00May 6th, 2014|Company News, Productivity, Security and Threats, Tips and Advice|

Until not that long ago choosing a mobile device for your business was simple – it would be a Blackberry.  Their messaging ability and more importantly the ability to deploy, manage and secure them in a business was light years ahead of the competition. However things change rapidly in the technology world and for many [...]

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Heartbleed Bug

2017-08-08T09:57:58+01:00April 14th, 2014|Security and Threats, Tips and Advice|

You will no doubt have read about the Heartbleed bug affecting some web based systems which was widely reported in the national press last week. There is a significant amount of confusing and often conflicting information about what action you may need to take. So here is the Pro Drive view on it: What is [...]

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3 essential tips for safer web browsing

2017-08-07T15:50:52+01:00April 10th, 2014|Company News, Security and Threats, Tips and Advice|

#1 Beware of pop ups advertising free antivirus scans or software updates Rogue security software or “scare ware” is employed by criminal gangs attempting to lure people into fraudulent transactions. Initially on PCs, it has now appeared on certain smartphones running Android, a new but inevitable twist. Ensure you know what security software you have [...]

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How can I protect against web based security threats?

2017-08-08T13:00:52+01:00March 27th, 2014|Security and Threats|

In our last article we discussed the types of web based security threats and how they might affect your business. Whilst the consequences of a web based attack can be severe there is fortunately a lot you can do to minimise the risk. Education Most web based security attacks come as a result of the [...]

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Why do I need to protect my business from web based security threats?

2017-08-08T14:35:06+01:00March 24th, 2014|Security and Threats|

The exponential increase in the number of security threats from traditional web browsing has been well publicised in recent years and is a risk to all of us both personally and to our businesses. The increased focus on web based threats has been driven mainly by much improved security around modern email services – would [...]

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Pro Drive IT ranked in the world’s top 501 IT Managed Service Providers

2017-08-08T15:31:39+01:00February 28th, 2014|Company News, Technology News|

Pro Drive are very proud to announce that they have been incorporated on the MSPmentor 501 global ranking 2014, a distinguished list identifying the world’s top 501 IT Managed Service Providers (MSPs), for the first time. “We are delighted to be listed amongst the top IT Managed Services Providers in the world” said Bruce Penson, [...]

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How can IT work with the business for incremental growth?

2017-08-08T15:04:20+01:00February 27th, 2014|Company News, Tips and Advice|

This article is not trying to get you to shift your whole business to the cloud. The real question right now for businesses is “how can I use the incremental benefits of opex based services to mitigate costs in growing my business?” Apparently there is a hesitant upturn in the economy of late and if [...]

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