For the past couple of years, the tech world has been struggling with a huge global chip shortage. But it’s not just tech businesses that are feeling the impact. So many of the things we use every day contain a chip. Laptops and desktops, sure. But also household appliances, even our cars. It’s hard to find an electric device without a chip. This shortage has...
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Smartphones and tablets are often the preferred device for communications, web searching, and accessing many types of apps. They’re more portable and can be used from anywhere. We’re seeing the takeover of many activities that used to be performed on traditional computers. Now, people are using mobile devices instead. For example, Microsoft estimates that up to 80% of the workload in many enterprise organizations is now...
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IQ in IT had the opportunity to be a part of the careers fair, held by the South London Partnership, and discuss technological opportunities plus apprenticeships at Chessington School. As our own team consists of many apprentices, we wanted to show that anybody with a passion for technology can join the IT industry. With technology not just being the future but the present, lots of students...
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Remote and hybrid working is now the norm for a lot of people but a recent survey has found that, despite it being more than two years since many of us were forced to work from home, too many businesses still don’t have the right cyber security measures in place for those working remotely. The survey was originally intended to learn about spending plans from...
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It’s likely a lot of the applications and software tools you’re using now are different from the ones your business used before the pandemic. That’s because we’ve all had to make big adjustments to the way we communicate and collaborate. And to begin with, it may have been hit and miss. It’s possible in the first few weeks and months that your employees had to...
Read MoreApproximately 34% of businesses take a week or longer to regain access to their data and systems once hit with a malware attack. Malware is an umbrella term that encompasses many different types of malicious code. It can include: VirusesRansomwareSpywareTrojansAdwareKey loggersAnd more The longer that malware sits on your system unchecked, the more damage it can do. Most forms of malware have a directive built in to...
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One of the most important applications we choose is our internet browser. When on a computer or a mobile device, we work in that most of the time because many applications are now cloud-based, so accessing them means going through your browser. Over the years browsers have come and gone. A little over a decade ago, Internet Explorer was the head of the pack, and...
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While many companies have moved most of their workflows to the cloud, there is still a key component of office operations that is location-based. This would be employee computers. Most companies still rely on desktops and laptops to allow employees to access critical software and as their main workstation. This can become inconvenient if you’re doing work from one location. For example, if you work both...
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We had a great day at the Kingston Expo this year, organised by the Kingston Chamber of Commerce. Starting off the day with a lovely networking breakfast early in the morning, all of us were ready and ramped up for the event to start. The event started at 9:30am and was ushered in by two impactful speeches by the Councillor Yogan Yoganathan, mayor of Kingston-Upon-Thames,...
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Microsoft’s decided to retire and rework an AI tool that could not only recognise our facial features, but also identify our mood. Azure Face is an emotion recognition tool. These are highly criticised by experts who believe they violate human rights. Microsoft has just published the updated version of its Responsible AI Standard. It wants AI to be a positive force in the world, and says...
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