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Working at home is the new normal, offering benefits not previously attainable in the standard office. However even with this whole new world of work, there can be some downsides...

Stephen Dracup, Chief Operating Officer at Chess, summarises the most recent updates on the 2025 PSTN Switch Off.

Gavin Wood, CTO at Chess, uncovers what is Penetration Testing and what a Penetration Test report should provide.

There are some significant changes to the Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) programme coming, impacting current Microsoft CSP agreement and Online Service Plans. 

These changes apply to Consumer customers only.  A Consumer is natural person who contracts with Chess for services for their own personal use and so not for use for their trade, business or profession.  Ofcom has changed the defined term it uses to describe these customers from “Domestic” to “Consumer” within its General Conditions of Entitlement. These customers are also sometimes referred to in our industry as “Residential”.

Leading technology provider Chess with the recent acquisition of the highly accredited penetration test provider Armadillo, win contract with Identity, appointed to deliver COP26 in Glasgow on the 31 October to 13 November 2021. 

2020 and 2021 were turbulent years filled with uncertainty, change and development, so we asked our board of directors for their predictions and plans for 2022. Interestingly, none of them mentioned NFTs, the Crypto Gold Rush or virtual reality. Instead, they all focused on simple things you can do to grow your business next year.

Martin Bacon, Consultant Team Leader at Chess, discusses how Cloud Voice and EMIS work together, and how you can create greater efficiencies now and in the future.

Jack Smallpage, Information Security Officer at Chess, tells the story of a recent Business Email Compromise (BEC) incident which almost cost us €60k.

Megan Yates, Business Sales Team Leader at Chess, looks at her recent experience as an Adoption and Change Management Consultant at a large law firm who chose Chess to help them connect their people with a new communications solution.

Martin Bacon, Consultants Team Leader and Unified Communications Expert at Chess, reviews the differences and benefits of Cloud Voice and Teams Voice.

Gavin Wood, CTO at Chess, summarises in a 3 minute read what Pegasus Spyware is and how it can hack your phone.

The 2025 PSTN and ISDN Switch Off - It's a big problem! Here's what to do.

Gilbert McHarg, Sage Consultant at Chess, explains what you need to consider when moving to a new finance system.

Gavin Wood, CTO at Chess, explains the difference between Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing and their applications.

Martin Bacon, Consultants Team Leader and Unified Communications expert, explains what you need to consider when creating your communications plan.

We brought together more than ten technology partners, leaders in the industry, and over 25 expert speakers, to share knowledge and advice with customers. All 52 sessions were delivered live during the two days, but don’t worry – you can still catch up on-demand here.

There are few things worse than having a busy day ahead of you only to find you cannot connect to the internet. To help out, we have launched Broadband Protect. With Broadband Protect you can work securely anytime, anywhere. Here’s how...

We have updated the incentives we offer in relation to network mobile services and as such we have made changes to Schedule 3.5B which contains the ap ...

It’s National Customer Service Week, and at Chess that’s a big deal.   2021 has been a challenging year for all. We’ve all had to respond to many une ...