Reduce Cost & Simplify your IT
Welcome to the Smartdesc December newsletter. We are NCVO-approved IT experts specialising in the charity sector, enabling nonprofits to achieve more with technology and […]
Consolidate and Optimise your IT
Challenge The 2022 Charity Digital Skills Report underlined the significant increase in adoption of cloud services that the nonprofit sector has seen […]
Christmas Opening Hours 2022
It’s been a pleasure working with all our customers, partners and colleagues this year, and we wish everyone a well-earned festive break. […]
Cost of Living Crisis: IT Cost Saving
According to our partners at the NCVO, charities are at the front line of the cost of living crisis. Supporters are reducing […]
Azure Cost Optimisation
Microsoft Azure is an incredibly powerful Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) platform, but costs can quickly escalate if not carefully managed. […]
A Happy Hybrid Workforce
Welcome to the Smartdesc October newsletter! Smartdesc are NCVO-approved charity sector experts, supporting charities and Not for Profits to achieve more with their technology […]
Establishing a high-performance hybrid workforce
Co-founder of Smartdesc, Adam Monks, discusses how charities can use the momentum of 2020 and 2021 to fully embed a high-performance hybrid […]
How can charities use Microsoft Power Platform to streamline manual processes?
Many charities struggle with laborious processes, pulling data between systems, and manipulating in Excel; it’s time consuming and prone to human error. […]
Information Governance for charities
Common mistakes charities make with Information Governance (IG) Many charities and non-profits approach us because they do not have an information Governance […]
Data Reform Bill
On May 10, 2022, as part of the Queen’s Speech, the UK government announced its intention to introduce a Data Reform Bill.
Internet Explorer 11 Retirement
Internet Explorer 11 Retirement: Internet Explorer to Microsoft Edge Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) will officially retire on 15th June 2022. This means […]
Windows 11 – is an upgrade necessary?
Launched in October 2021, Microsoft Windows 11 is the latest Microsoft Operating System (OS) for PCs. A free upgrade has been rolled […]