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AMJ IT is an IT Services specialist with over 19 years experience in IT Support, IT Cloud, Website Design and Software Development.

We are regularly producing articles and updating our website with the latest news to keep you up to date.

Safeguarding email with DMARC

Safeguarding email with DMARC

Safeguarding your email with DMARC authentication in line with upcoming compliance changes   Protecting your brand is of utmost importance when sending customers’ outbound emails. Unfortunately, once the messages leave your domain, hackers often have a field day...

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Cyber Security and Remote Working

Cyber Security and Remote Working

Cyber Security and remote working - Staying Safe Online when remote working   The coronavirus pandemic has led to millions of us working from home instead of the office. While this can be convenient, it can also increase the risk of a cyber attack. In this...

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Self Service Password Reset

Self Service Password Reset

The Time Saving Advantages of Self Service Password Reset (SSPR)   Log in access denied! Incorrect password. Please call your IT administrator!   We’ve all been there! Forgotten passwords are a fact of life in any organisation. But given the ever-increasing...

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Office 365 MFA

Office 365 MFA

The benefits of Multi-Factor Authentification and Office 365   Any modern organisation has to take identity security extremely seriously. Identity theft is the main method that hackers use to gain access to systems, and these days they don’t just want your...

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Proactive IT Support

Proactive IT Support

Proative IT Support plays a key part in the optimisation of your IT network. Find out more on the benefits of our preventative solutions for your business.

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Microsoft 365 business

Microsoft 365 business

Microsoft 365 Business  How Microsoft 365 can help your business If you run a business, you are always on the lookout for ways to improve efficiency, cut costs and boost revenue, and modern technology can help you achieve that. One of the most effective pieces of...

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End of Support for Windows Server 2008 R2

End of Support for Windows Server 2008 R2

If you are a Microsoft product user, you need to be aware that support for another of the company’s most widely used products is due to end in the next few months. Following the widely publicised end of Windows 7 support, Microsoft have announced that they will be ending support for Windows Server 2008 R2 at the beginning of 2020.

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Backup Office 365

Backup Office 365

Office365 has many advantages and is widely used across all sectors. But it does have one significant disadvantage. Office365 has no native recovery and backup system. You might be tempted to think that this isn’t a big deal, but there are a number of reasons why backing up your business data is vital to the viability and success of your organisation.

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Windows 7 End of Life

Windows 7 End of Life

Windows 7, widely considered as the most successful operating system developed by Microsoft is still used by a large number of organisations but will reach end of life (EOL) on 14 January 2020. It is therefore critical to prepare for the inevitable upgrade announced by Microsoft sufficiently in advance, in order to avoid problems in less than a year’s time.

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IT Support Engineer

IT Support Engineer

AMJ IT recruits a 2nd line IT Support Engineer to join their team. You will be located at our Ashford Kent offices and will be responsible for the maintenance of our clients’ networks and you will provide support remotely and on site as well as the management, maintenance and exploitation of our company network in the UK.

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Website and GDPR – Are you Compliant?

Website and GDPR – Are you Compliant?

Whether you are operating a large online store, news portal or just a small personal blog, if they process any kind of data taken from the users who visit the site, it is very likely that the business needs to meet GDPR requirements before the May deadline. AMJ IT has put together a general guidelines on how these principles apply to specific website elements.

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IT Security and GDPR  – How it will affect your Business

IT Security and GDPR – How it will affect your Business

IT Security and GDPR – On May 25, 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation will come into effect and it has major implications for all UK businesses. GDPR introduces sweeping changes to the way that businesses gather and retain data, and if your business is not yet GDPR compliant, you need to act now. Here is a brief guide to GDPR and its implications for business.

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IT Security – What can you do to keep your IT secure in 2018?

IT Security – What can you do to keep your IT secure in 2018?

The last few months have seen a spate of cyber-attacks targeting companies across all sectors, reminding us all of the vital importance of maintaining effective IT safeguards and cybersecurity. And with the arrival of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on May 25 this year, all businesses will face the extra scrutiny of their IT practices.

As a specialist IT Support company, we advise businesses in every sector on security. To help you analyse and improve your own organization’s security, here’s a helpful guide to the main areas of focus, and the steps you can take to stay safe. 

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Server IT Maintenance Plan – Why is it important?

Server IT Maintenance Plan – Why is it important?

There’s one thing that every business – large or small – relies on these days: their ability to work digitally, around the clock. The linchpin is your server, whether this is hosted onsite or in the cloud, storing information and controlling your network and without an IT maintenance plan for your server, you could be building your business on sand.

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IT Support and the importance data backup

IT Support and the importance data backup

Whether your company requires IT Support in London, IT Support in Kent or anywhere in the UK, you should take the time to read this article as it is about the continuity of your business by ensuring your data are securely and safely backed up.

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Ransomware attacks and IT Support for your business

Ransomware attacks and IT Support for your business

On May 12, 2017 a major ransomware attack took place worldwide called TheWannaCry ransomware attack and considered as one of the biggest and most complex incident by the NCSC. Our technical teams provide you with advice on what ransomware is, how to prevent it and mitigate its effects.

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IT Support and ransomware

IT Support and ransomware

Ransomware is malware that takes files on a PC or network storage, encrypts them and then by force puts you in ransom for money to unlock the files. It is be becoming widespread and can be damaging to businesses. In order to optimise the security of your business or...

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IT Support Contract – What to Expect

IT Support Contract – What to Expect

Like an insurance, knowing that you have a competent support contractor to call on in times of need gives a certain amount of peace of mind. But you have to carefully choose the company and the level of support required and then take your responsibilities seriously the support contract may not cover everything !

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Why Small businesses need a server

Why Small businesses need a server

No matter how small the business, a server is an integral part of your success. In the early stages for a new start-up, a server will help you to grow in terms of optimised communication and will ensure increased productivity.

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Computer Network IT Support

Because IT is at the heart of every business and every organisation needs IT that works to operate efficiently, AMJ UK has decided to put together some information on IT essentials business owners need to know during our next blogs topics. On this first article we will focus IT Networks or computer networks including choosing the right hardware for your organisation’s needs and ensuring efficient IT Support of your network.

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Windows10 IT Support

Windows10 IT Support

Windows 10 IT Support IT Support tips to upgrade Issues and  to resolve them! It has been a year since Windows 10 has been launched back on the 29th July 2015.  As standard with Microsoft, the deadline to upgrade to Windows 10 at no extra cost to existing Windows 7...

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Google Analytics on the verge of becoming a paid service

It was too good to be true – A few years ago Google decided that they would make search more secure by sending users who have signed in with their Google account to a secure version of the site when they perform a search. As a result , encrypted searches now reach...

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Office2016 installation and update

Not long after the release of Windows 10 that generated strong interest, Microsoft has launched this month the new version of its Office productivity software for Windows PC users and represent the first major update of Office since 2013.

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Apple IOS vs Android

Mobile technology and mobile applications are an integrated part of business. Businesses develop applications and put in place mobile marketing strategy to reach tehir customers and the right choice of mobile platform is key to ensure a successful achievement of your business goals.

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