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Useful advice, company updates and practical technology guidance from DP-Solutions, covering the issues businesses and local customers most often need to understand clearly.

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How Long Should Business IT Equipment Last Before You Replace It?

Most business PCs and laptops are good for around 4-5 years before performance and reliability start to become a problem. Servers and network equipment can often run...

28 October 2026

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What a Good First 90 Days With a New IT Support Provider Should Look Like

The first 90 days with a new IT provider should involve a full audit of what you’ve got, a clear plan for fixing anything urgent, and no surprises. If you̵...

26 October 2026

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What Is a VPN and Do You Actually Need One for Remote Working?

A VPN creates a secure, encrypted connection between a remote device and your business network, so staff working from home or on the road can access files and system...

21 October 2026

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IT Support for Somerset Hospitality Businesses: Pubs, Cafes and Restaurants

For pubs, cafes and restaurants, IT usually means one thing, the till and card machine working during service. Good hospitality IT support is built around Wi-Fi, EPO...

19 October 2026

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What Happens to Your IT When an Employee Leaves? An Offboarding Checklist

When someone leaves, their access to email, files and systems needs to be removed on their last day, not whenever someone remembers. A proper offboarding checklist p...

14 October 2026

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IT Support for Somerset Retailers: Getting EPOS and IT Working Together

For most Somerset shops, the biggest IT risk isn’t a virus, it’s the till going down on a Saturday. EPOS and general IT need to be looked after together,...

12 October 2026

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Cloud Backup vs Local Backup: Which Does Your Business Actually Need?

Most small businesses need both. Local backup gives you a fast, on-site copy for quick recovery from everyday mistakes; cloud backup protects you if something happen...

7 October 2026

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IT Support for Care Homes in Somerset: What Makes It Different

Care settings need faster response times, tighter data protection, and systems that keep working out of hours, a care home can’t simply wait until Monday if so...

5 October 2026

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Find the Golden Mouse: Win an HP ZBook Laptop This October

From 12pm Thursday 1 October to 12pm Saturday 31 October, we’re hiding a Golden Mouse somewhere on the DP-Solutions website. Find it, follow the instructions, ...

1 October 2026

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Computer and Laptop Repairs in Yeovil: When Is a Repair Worthwhile?

As a rough rule, if a repair costs less than half the price of a like-for-like replacement and the machine is under about four years old, it’s usually worth fi...

30 September 2026

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