This week we are delighted to include a guest post from one of our customers, Chris Cato who is Operations Director at Howell-Jones LLP based in Surrey, UK. In this article Chris explains how Power BI can be used to gain data insights that will help increase billable time and maximise your competitive edge. Data management and visualisation challenges aren’t unique to law firms, but the legal sector in particular does struggle with massive amounts of internally produced data. Often that results in the difficult and time-consuming task of analysing and reporting on that data because the business recognises that the resulting insights are a hidden gem to inform...
Read MoreCome May of this year we will see the introduction of GDPR in the UK. Arguably one of the most significant pieces of legislation to affect all businesses, schools and public services in many years. Judging by the sheer volume of material out there at the moment many organisations like AspiraCloud are working out what that means for us and our clients. One of the fundamental strands of GDPR is your right to be forgotten and your right for full disclosure of any data an organisation may hold on you, know as a Subject Access Request. With GDPR only four months away most organisations report that they are still not prepared, but do not worry too much, help is at hand. ...
Read MoreIts been a busy few weeks here at AspiraCloud. Not only are we about to announce three new customer workshops to be hosted by Microsoft but we also have a bit of news of our own. Last week we were awarded another partner competency from Microsoft. We are now Silver Enterprise Mobility Management partners. This means we have a proven track record of helping out customers to not only implement Office 365 or Azure but also taking that extra step to make sure you are working safely and keeping tight controls on your data, devices and documents. Many of our clients have adopted Office 365 and included the Enterprise, Mobility and Security Tools so that they can keep pace...
Read MoreDid you know that 90% of Cyber-Security attacks start with a phishing email? How many times has your business received a suspicious email that looks as genuine as all the others? How many of your colleagues clicked on links in an email and regretted it? If this is something you worry about in your practice it’s time to look at how the Microsoft Cloud can help to secure your business. It’s time to take an approach that is Secure, Strategic and Successful. It’s time for you to talk to AspiraCloud and find out how we can help you just like we helped Howell-Jones Solicitors based in Kingston upon Thames. Legal firm moves to the cloud for greater security,...
Read MoreIn this post I wanted to cover five of my favourite cloud security tips & tricks for Office 365 and Azure. Of course some of these features depend on the level of subscription you have and if you want to know more then all you have to do is contact AspiraCloud. So here are my top five cloud security tips & tricks for Office 365. Tell me more about Office 365 Enable or disable safety tips Log in to Office 365 as an administrator and click on the Admin tile. Follow the route Admin centers -> Security and Compliance Once in the Security and Compliance Page go to Threat management -> Mail filtering. Select the custom tab. You will see the Custom settings are off...
Read MoreCloud services: A view of legal sector guidance I recently enjoyed a visit to one of the UK’s largest legal event specifically designed for lawyers and ambitious law firms seeking ground breaking innovations. As you would expect the Cloud and Digital Transformation and Business Improvement were topics under discussion in every theatre. I did hear one speaker say “There are too many questions relating to Safe Harbour for commercial law firms to trust Office 365”. I’ll be fair to the speaker in case I heard the line out of context, and just say that, without said context, this is #fakenews. Spend some time listening to Brad Smith, Microsoft’s President and Chief Legal...
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