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The latest news, updates and blog posts from the Urban IT Support team
How 2024’s business IT & Tech trends will help Yorkshire businesses
For firms across Halifax, Huddersfield, Bradford and Leeds, Covid-19 is continuing to have a huge impact on the way business IT operates – bringing drastic changes in just months that would otherwise have taken years. Likewise, ‘Artificial Intelligence’ (or ‘AI’ for short) was one of 2023’s biggest developments – and 2024 will no-doubt see further […]
Case Study: How our Business IT Services helped a Law Firm
We’re often asked for examples of how our IT Services have helped businesses work smarter with tech. We were approached by a local law-firm for support with their IT, and over 6 months, worked with them to upgrade their rather-old IT systems! Here’s the full detail: Background: With offices in Halifax, Leeds, and Bradford, this […]
Top 10 Tips to Avoid your Server and Network Going Down
Top of the list of words you don’t want to hear in any business is ‘the server’s gone down.’ It stops everything – your computers, your emails, your workflow – yet can be so easy to avoid with straightforward maintenance. Urban IT Support, based in Halifax, West Yorkshire, pro-actively monitor all essential IT equipment remotely […]
Top tips for backing up your Office 365 data
You might presume that data stored in the cloud is secure and backed-up – and although Microsoft do protect your data, it’s important to consider additional steps to prevent data loss. Here’s just three top reasons on why backing up your Office 365 information is essential for any business: Protect against accidental deletion: From single […]
What is Artificial Intelligence (AI), and how can my business benefit from it?
Suddenly, out of no-where, everyone is talking about Artificial Intelligence. We’re getting calls from businesses across the areas we serve (Halifax, Bradford & Huddersfield) asking what it is – and how can my business benefit from it. Is it just something from ‘back-to-the-future’, or is it really something that can help my business grow and […]
How to outsource Business IT Support – Halifax, Bradford & Huddersfield
As your business continues to grow, having IT systems that are reliable, dependable, and can scale with your business is critical. We’ve worked with firms of all sizes across Calderdale, Bradford & Huddersfield to help outsource their IT. But in reality, we consider ourselves more an ‘IT partner’, rather than just an ‘IT outsourcer’. Having […]
Making your PC network run quicker and smoother
Every business wants a quick, stable and reliable computer network – especially given how much firms rely on IT. There’s some relatively quick and straight-forward steps that you can take to improve the speed of your network. Need support? Book a free 15-minute consultation with our Halifax IT team for a chat on how our […]
Top Tips on the Best Web Design
It doesn’t matter if you’re looking for your first website, or fully rebranding and relaunching your old one – following key website design rules are essential to making it a success. To help, we’ve got ten, easy to follow top tips on designing the very best website. If you’re a West Yorkshire firm looking for […]
10 Tips on improving Business Efficiency using Technology
Most businesses know that technology can help make their business more productive and efficient – but often ask “How exactly do we do it?” If used correctly, technology has the power to save time and improve profitability – especially for smaller and medium sized businesses To help you get started, we’ve got 10 key tips! […]
Choosing the best IT Support Company
Looking for IT Support for your business? You’re probably thinking ‘What should I look for’ when choosing an IT Support firm. In short, two things stand out: (1) Any IT firm should be proactive – rather than reactive. And (2) you need to see your IT firm as a ‘partner’ that can really get […]