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Is your WiFi ready for social distancing? Businesses such as pubs and restaurants are now opening back up in time for Summer. Some restrictions are in place to help slow the spread of COVID-19: not allowing bar service, offering table

Protect your organisation against cyber attack A cyber attack can come in many shapes and sizes, but the vast majority are very simple in nature, carried out by relatively unskilled people. A cyber attack can often be the digital equivalent

G5 Apprenticeship Success for Ben G5 are proud to announce apprenticeship success for Ben Hamilton. Ben is the IT companies second apprentice.  Commenting on the appointment, G5 Director Kate Wemyss said. “Ben is the second apprentice we have employed through

Please be aware that Microsoft have announced that Windows 7 is to become ‘end of life’ with effect from 14th January 2020, what this means is that all product updates and more importantly, security updates for Windows 7, will cease

Emergency Internet Access Aberdeen   What would you do if you suffered an internet outage and needed emergency internet access? As more and more businesses transfer to the cloud, our over-reliance on internet connectivity can become an issue. Contact-less payments

G5’s Cameron is now a Cyber Essentials ACE Practitioner . This certification is held by individuals who have been trained in the testing of the requirements of the Cyber Essentials scheme up to the Cyber Essential Plus requirements. Cameron can

Protect your business against cyber-crime with Government voucher scheme Westhill based IT firm G5 Technologies Ltd is urging local businesses to take up the government funded Cyber Essentials Voucher Scheme before it runs out. To help more businesses become cyber

Spring time is here! Traditionally it’s time to clean the windows, the bottom of the drawers and cupboards in the kitchen and all those other things you have been meaning to get around to. Spring cleaning doesn’t just apply to

Microsoft announced in 2017 that it would no longer support Office 2013. The end-of-support changes apply to Office 365 Pro Plus, Small Business Premium, Business, Project Pro, and Visio Pro subscriptions. All critical security updates for 2013 products ended April

With the recent news that Microsoft no longer support Office 2013 you should consider making the move to a newer version of Microsoft Office (2019) or Office 365 to take advantage of the latest productivity features.  Here are some of the

Tis’ the season to make sure you are helping rather than hindering your business when it comes to IT. Why? Because we had a word with our Technical Team and they might put you on their naughty list if they

Work Placements – Feedback from a Placement Provider G5 Technologies Ltd is based in Westhill and has been providing high quality IT business solutions since 2004. For the past few years, the company has offered work placements to pupils from

We recently helped one of our customers out with with a Sage upgrade on their server. They previously only had it on one PC but wanted to let a second user access it, like many other small businesses. This led

Here are our top 3 email related security tips Cyber criminals are always looking for new ways to get access to your personal information. That’s how they earn money after all.  They can use your email to access many of your

We are delighted to announce that we have updated our website. When our employees are keen to try something new we encourage them to give it a shot.  It means that they learn something and gain confidence in their skills. So when they were keen to rebuild our website we…

Are you feeling the GDPR pressure yet? We are sure by now you have heard some scaremongering about the new General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) which come into play on 25th May 2018. At G5 we are looking at the

Apprentice of the Year G5’s very own Craig Chadwick was at Holyrood on 24th April after being shortlisted for the Microsoft’s Modern Apprentice of the Year awards. Commenting on his experience Craig said: “I really appreciate being nominated for Apprentice

G5 Employee wins award after horrific injury Richard Lowe, senior IT technician at G5 Technologies Ltd has won this year’s Office Professional Award 2015 hosted by recruitment firm Office Angels. To explain the award, Francesca Stubbs, Principal Branch Manager at

We recently made it to our tenth anniversary in April 2014! Any company’s business growth and productivity of work depends on the employees. No individual can take the credit of all those years of success. It’s a celebration for everyone

Apprenticeship success for Craig G5 are delighted to announce the recruitment of their first apprentice, Craig Chadwick, as a full time member of staff. Speaking about his journey into full time employment in IT, Craig said: “Before I started the

G5 are now proud sponsors of Breakneck Comedy in Aberdeen. Breakneck Comedy, see their website for further details. http://www.breakneckcomedy.co.uk We look forward to lots of laughs! Update since our original post: Breakneck Comedy now have their own comedy club!  We