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Announcing a new cloud resilience focused service

LazenbyIT has expanded services from focusing on organizations with networks and servers with cloud based email and storage to add in Shield247 to provide a focused set of cyber resilience solutions for purely cloud based organizations, typically SMB and smaller charities. The type and speed of cyber attacks have rapidly changed over the last 18 months, many enhanced through use of AI and AI performance, the level of defenses and protection for SMB and Small… Read More »Announcing a new cloud resilience focused service

LazenbyIT sponsors Oxford Finance Leaders Forum 12th June 2026

Phishing attacks are becoming more sophisticated, Cyber risk is now a business risk, not just a technology issue. AI is accelerating the threat, and the consequences can be financial, operational and reputational. Come and join us at the forum, or use our contact us to get in touch for more information. Cyber risk is now a business risk, not just a technology issue and, in many businesses, it sits closer to the finance leader than… Read More »LazenbyIT sponsors Oxford Finance Leaders Forum 12th June 2026

Proactive Managed Service

Why has LazenbyIT developed a Proactive Model to support our clients? The old break fix service appears to be a cheaper option, you only pay for support/help when it is needed. However, this typically results in longer response and resolution times and longer outages or downtime and usually costs businesses more in staff payments while they are unable to work or impacts productivity or deliveries to clients. The managed service model comes from the corporate… Read More »Proactive Managed Service

BACKUP TIP #2 – Why should you protect your emails and files on Microsoft 365 or Google?

Because both companies recommend you use a 3rd party protection solution in their T&Cs. When you delete a file or folder, it is moved to a recycle bin and then after 92 days in Microsoft’s case the file is permanently deleted. With Google Drive a deleted file or folder is moved to trash and after 30 or 60 days is permanently deleted. The same goes for deleted emails by default. Here is the solution With… Read More »BACKUP TIP #2 – Why should you protect your emails and files on Microsoft 365 or Google?

BACKUP TIP #1 – Why is Backup or File Protection Important?

Protecting your files on your laptop of desktop is simple to install and straight forward to use as well as cost effective. Here is the reason We implemented File Protection for a client and the following day he phoned us frantically.  He overwrote a critical spreadsheet with another file he was working on.  We managed to access the system and could ask him which version of the file he wanted restored.  Took us a couple… Read More »BACKUP TIP #1 – Why is Backup or File Protection Important?

Wednesday 31st March is International Backup Day

Case Study – Computer Backup – “saved a whole day’s work” Having setup File Protection on the laptops of one of our clients, we were called a few days later asking for help to recover a corrupted Excel spreadsheet. Connecting to the recover portal and connecting to the recovery function took a minute, speaking with the client they thought they saved the wrong file over it at 4pm the previous day. Checked the last backup… Read More »Wednesday 31st March is International Backup Day

Information rights at the end of the Brexit transition period

What happens now that the UK has left the EU? Will the GDPR still apply when we leave the EU? What will the UK data protection law be? Is the ICO’s GDPR guidance still relevant? Now that the UK has left the EU, there is a transition period until the end of 2020 to allow time to negotiate a new relationship with the EU. During the transition period the GDPR will continue to apply in… Read More »Information rights at the end of the Brexit transition period

SaaS Protection for Office 365

Lazenby IT implements new protection for Office 365 and Google

SaaS Protection for Office 365 Most people ignore the small print but here at LazenbyIT we don’t and you may be surprised to learn Microsoft in their user agreement recommends all users/businesses utilise a 3rd party backup solution. LazenbyIT has tested a number of backup solutions and recommends SaaS Protection for it’s overall coverage, flexibility and ease of use with infinite retention option. SaaS Protection ensures that businesses can access, control, and most importantly protect… Read More »Lazenby IT implements new protection for Office 365 and Google

Business as Usual checklist

LazenbyIT implements backup, “Business as Usual” and disaster recovery in one package

Backing up data without the full ability to restore it is not really a backup, todays systems need a complete solution that allows Business Owners and Managers to sleep easy at night knowing their data, systems and business are properly protected. The international published statistics are shocking! 40% of businesses suffering a major incident go out of business immediately! 78% of businesses suffering a major incident who recover go out of busines within 18 months!… Read More »LazenbyIT implements backup, “Business as Usual” and disaster recovery in one package

Router and Extenders

LazenbyIT has helped many organisations through Covid 19 and continues to provide innovative solutions for our clients

Working from home during the lockdown and post Covid may be more of the norm going forward, we have provided secure remote working systems, units to help home workers work from the Garage, Garden Shed or small office, cost effectively over the power cables in our houses. The question for many businesses is how safe and secure is company data when systems are being used at home, LazenbyIT has a range of security applications but… Read More »LazenbyIT has helped many organisations through Covid 19 and continues to provide innovative solutions for our clients