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Things change fast in the world of business connectivity.

We’ll make sure you’re up to speed with the latest news, research stats and resources, as well as keeping you informed about developing cyber security risks and changes happening at Beaming.

Why use a specialist ISP for your business?

When deciding on an ISP for your business, you may be struggling to decide between some of the larger, big-name brands, and specialist ISPs.

Cloud storage considerations for professional services

We’ve put together a list of key factors that should be considered when deciding whether your professional service firm should move its servers into a private or public cloud.

Traditional ISP or new Altnet provider?

Someone’s tearing up roads across Britain. Altnets, or alternative network providers, have exploded onto the fibre market in the last five years. But behind the flash prices and attention-grabbing speeds, what are altnets doing to ensure businesses get what they need right down the line. Here are the questions to ask

Watch: Technology’s role in managing business change during COVID-19

We explain how technology can help business leaders keep everything working smoothly and make sure staff are always connected, whether they’re working from home, in the office or in a hybrid set up.

Celebrating 15 years of Beaming

Beaming turns 15 years old this week. Find out what’s changed and what’s stayed the same since we started the business in 2004.

UK businesses lost 60 million hours to internet downtime in 2018

Almost 60 million hours of working time were lost by UK businesses to internet outages last year. On average, UK businesses experienced two major outages & 16 hours of downtime each in 2018.

Good night Miss Moneypenny, hello Alexa

While cybersecurity and connectivity top the IT spending plans of UK businesses in 2019, the number of large firms using A.I. assistants will surpass human PAs and secretaries for the first time.

What makes a great workplace?

New research shows business leaders want Comfort, great Connectivity and space for Concentration.

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A third of businesses would sack suppliers that neglected cyber security, research shows

Find out more about our research, which reveals that the majority of business leaders believe that their suppliers are obligated to ensure they do not expose them to unnecessary cyber security risks.

Cybercrime victim rates fall as SMEs boost security

The number of British businesses falling victim to cybercrime fell by a fifth in 2017, despite an increase in the volume of attacks.

Small firms hit hardest by 82m hours of internet downtime in 2017

UK businesses lost almost 82 million hours to outages in 2017, according to our latest internet downtime research.

Cybersecurity, cloud and connectivity top business technology plans for 2018

Almost half of companies in the UK plan to improve their cybersecurity defences and extend their use of cloud computing in 2018.

UK businesses targeted 65,000 times each by hackers in three months to June 2017

Average number of attacks per business rises to 65,000 over three month period, with a substantial increase in attempts to control company databases.

The cost of cyber security breaches: British businesses lost almost £30 billion in 2016

2.9 million UK firms suffered cyber security breaches nationwide in 2016.

Why would someone steal my data?

Leaders of small and medium sized businesses frequently ask why anyone would be interested in their data.

Viruses and data theft considered the biggest threats in business

UK bosses rank computer viruses and data theft as the biggest security threats to their businesses, according to new research conducted by Beaming.