Over the last few years Pro Drive has invested significantly in changing the way we provide our IT support service. Our Operations Director Chris Morrell has taken to the blog to explain how and why. Recently I wrote a blog on how to choose a new IT support provider. It is a crowded marketplace [...]
In the King’s Speech introduced by the new UK government in July 2024, the UK Cyber Security & Resilience Bill was one of two pieces of legislation introduced to strengthen the UK’s cyber defences. This bill is part of the UK's broader strategy to bolster national security against cyber threats and follows legislation brought [...]
Imagine this… You wake up in the morning and your mobile phone is dead. It died during the night. Hardware can fail at any time and these amazing devices take a daily battering in pockets / bags / coats. Perhaps you woke up late because your alarm didn’t go off? If, like me, you [...]
Accountancy and law firms have pivoted from having an office-based workforce to a significant proportion of staff being more mobile and working from home. This has had a significant impact on IT systems, with many organisations opting to switch their case and practice management to cloud or hosted provision. Whilst most firms now have [...]
The Pro Drive team recently had the pleasure of attending the annual “Past Presidents Championship Cup” karting event hosted by one of our legal sector partners, the Surrey Law Society, at the amazing outdoor Daytona racetrack at Sandown Park racecourse in Esher. 16 teams of 3 drivers took part in an endurance style event [...]
In a recent announcement, Microsoft announced the release of a new category of Windows PCs called Copilot+ PCs. The latest generation of Microsoft Surface devices will fit into this category, but Copilot+ PCs will also be produced and sold by Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo and Samsung. What is a Copilot+ PC? The key [...]
It’s been a month since Accountex 2024, the premier event for accountants, finance professionals, and bookkeepers, took place at the ExCeL centre in London. With over 11,000 people attending over two days, this is the biggest event for the accounting profession in the UK. Pro Drive were exhibiting for the first time and we [...]
With the rapid growth in the availability of AI you will no doubt have heard of Microsoft’s AI product, Copilot. Many people are however confused about what exactly Copilot is and whether they must pay for it. Copilot is in fact a term Microsoft used for any AI assistant and different versions of it [...]
The eagle eyed amongst you may have noticed some changes to the appearance of Microsoft Teams recently. For a little while you will have had the option to switch to ‘new Teams’. Some of you may have done this or, as the cut off point for using ‘old Teams’ is approaching, have already been [...]
In a first for Woking, our Technical Director Matt has just launched Woking Workrun, part of the Workrun movement that is offering a unique approach to business networking. Here’s some words from Matt on what you can expect from Woking Workrun: I’ve never particularly enjoyed running so you might think this is a strange thing [...]
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