Among our achievements was my personal challenge of completing the Three Peaks Challenge to raise £ 1,500 for the RNLI in memory of my friend Ant who passed away at sea – it allowed me to also talk about the importance of men’ s mental health. I could not have achieved any of that without my team supporting me.

I’ m also proud of the fact that we’ ve got‘ out and about’ far more across the South West. We’ ve made a positive effort to attend events to meet new people and build new relationships. These have included the Badminton Horse Trials, the South West Business Expo in Swindon and the Wiltshire Techies where we were proud to be finalists in the IT support category.

Most recently we have hosted our second successful festive open day and sole trader / business Christmas party. We invited the

public to meet us and this is all part of our mission to help all be at ease with technology. The Christmas party also‘ gave back’ to our fantastic clients and associates, some of whom do not get the chance to celebrate the festive season.

Here are our three top tech tips for 2023

1. Consider the circular economy We understand the importance of sustainability and climate change. However, technology is also becoming more sustainable as an ecosystem for efficiency, progress, and innovation. The circular economy is going mainstream in 2023 and we predict a more‘ repair and reuse’ trend in terms of technology procurement and asset management strategies.

2. Think about AR / VR applications In 2023, augmented reality and virtual

reality will become more accessible and affordable to the everyday user. This will provide opportunities for businesses wanting to showcase their products / services in an engaging and contemporary way. Get ahead of the trend now( we can help!)

3. Zero Trust environments Cyber attacks have risen dramatically over the last five years as criminals become more and more sophisticated. We believe every company will need to implement zero trust environments. This means that staff members won’ t just be able to‘ log in’ to a company’ s system and go access anything they like. There will be more curation of who can access what, and new levels of security with multi-layered log-ins to make sure the user is authenticating when they access company assets and protecting sensitive data. Companies will have to educate staff around

this and explain why it’ s necessary – to get over the fact that many staff won’ t like that change due to it creating more complexity within systems. We can help any company move through this process. And if you need help, support or advice about any of these things please get in touch. Happy New Year!

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