What is Cloud Computing? Cloud computing refers to the on-demand availability of computing resources, such as storage and infrastructure, as services over the internet. This eliminates the need for businesses to manage physical resources and means they are only required to pay for what they use. Cloud computing is based on the concept of [...]
Microsoft 365 Copilot, released early in 2024, is already transforming the way businesses are using the Microsoft 365 apps, vastly increasing productivity and collaboration and bringing new skills to the workforce. The biggest impact so far has been in Microsoft Teams and in Teams meetings. Copilot has completely changed the way meetings are run, [...]
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 stability and security of IT systems may be something brought to your attention recently on a global scale; July 2024’s IT outage saw transport, healthcare, banks, and media outlets affected by an issue that originated with Crowdstrike, a cybersecurity company based in America. Whilst this particular problem wasn’t caused by a security breach, [...]
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 [...]
The emergence of accessible artificial intelligence and large language models has brought about the beginning of a period of significant change in the legal profession. Whilst there are understandably concerns from employees that this may place their jobs at risk, and from partners that AI backed software may erode their marketplace, there are also [...]
In a clear demonstration of its intent to take action against data breaches resulting from poor cybersecurity practices, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), which regulates and enforces the UK's data protection laws, recently issued a reprimand notice to Durham-based law firm Swinburne Snowball & Jackson (SSJ). The notice was issued as a result of [...]
If you have been looking at replacing or upgrading a major software system recently, such as a practice management or case management system, you will no doubt have encountered the terms ‘Cloud’, ’SaaS’ and ‘Hosted’. You may also be rather confused by what they mean and the implications to your practice. The tech industry [...]
In this third in our series of blogs on law firm email security, we explain where you can level up your game to mitigate the risks of suffering a cyber attack. In our previous blogs we have described how a simple email can completely destroy the reputation of your law firm and some strategic [...]
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