The Octagon Team

Have you ever wondered what a day in the life of an email looks like? Your inbox is a target of many companies, regardless of their size, industry or location. It is a destination for some very important information. Companies use email for day-to-day communication with their customers, to welcome them and to send updates […]

When graduating from University of Lincoln with a 1st class degree in Business and Marketing I never imagined I would be working for an IT company. In my early twenties computers and technology were never my passion. When studying at secondary school I never used to enjoy ICT, in fact I must admit that I found computers unattractive and learning to use a computer keyboard a waste

Antivirus software has been around for decades, it is likely the third least wanted piece of software on most computers after actual viruses and bloatware, yet it is one of the most essential. In a perfect world it wouldn’t be needed so long as everybody behaved themselves, but that is not the world we live

The Covid-19 situation presented a major threat to many businesses and individuals in the UK and globally. In the UK lockdown led to the closure of many businesses and the hospitality sector has been seriously affected. As of tomorrow (18th September) there will be new measures in place that have been designed to help us

Sixteen-year-old Cameron Sweeney is the latest member of the Octagon Technology team. Cameron joined us through the apprenticeship programme and already he is a vital member of our client support team. In recent years Octagon has taken an active part in the Sleaford Careers Event and this is where we met Cameron. Here is what

When graduating from University with a 1st class degree in Business and Marketing I never imagined I would be working from home for a remote working company, instead I believed I would be working in a corporation where a glass-wall office, desk with a PC, telephone, all sorts of office accessories and a filing cabinet

Your company is running along just fine, everything is working and you want it to stay that way. However life has a say in how you run your business and computers will fail, humans will drop things and the weather occasionally conspires to raze a building. It is easy to replace these physical objects, data

Here at Octagon Technology we have been helping businesses to be able to work remotely and access their office data even when their staff operate from home. Many of our clients have opted for Microsoft 365 and its tools which allow them to access their email, calendars, contacts and other important business documents anywhere and

Covid-19 has not only changed the way we work but also has created many opportunities for cyber-attacks. Every day we hear that there are hacking groups targeting employees who are working from home or scammers who interrupt our daily activities, causing distress or even harm. Regardless of whether you are working from home, office or