Future-Proofing Your Business for 2019
How You Can Future-Proof Your Business for 2019 With technology increasingly dominating the social and business landscape, it’s high time you future-proof your business before you get left behind. The business world is changing more and evolving faster today than at any other time in history. And in order to survive, businesses must start preparing…
Tech Support Christmas Eve Poem
Twas the night before Christmas, and all through our Desk, The phone lines were lit up, and the queue was a mess. Though all of my colleagues were doing their best, There was too much to do so they were feeling quite stressed! Our customers were sleeping, all snug in their beds, But something had…
College Connectivity Costs Set to Rise
Government Funding Cuts Mean Further Education (FE) Colleges Should Seek an Internet Connectivity Alternative. Cuts in Government funding announced by the Department of Education mean that from August 2019 Further Education (FE) colleges in England will have to pay or be charged more for Internet Connectivity currently provided by the Janet Network.With Further Education (FE)…
Office 365 Backup – MS SLA addresses availability, not recoverability!
Microsoft provides a wide array of powerful services within Office 365 to enable a dynamic, collaborative workplace for its customers. And despite the inclusion of some high quality security measures and attention to privacy, compliance, and accessibility to support the robust functionality of the application, research shows that data loss and protection are still major…
Syscomm Rolling out Pioneering G.fast Technology
Next-generation G.fast broadband arrives in the Midlands as Coventry-based Managed Network Solutions Provider upgrades their network to deliver Ultrafast internet speeds to transform business Internet access. Syscomm is continuing their network investment to support a brand-new type of ultrafast connectivity to firms across Coventry, Warwickshire, Leicestershire and Birmingham. As one of the first ISP’s to…
Broadband for Cloud is a Complex Choice
Clearing the hype and the haze between you and the Cloud. With organisations racing towards the Cloud, having the right amount of Internet bandwidth available to deliver a plethora of Cloud services – and sustain these concurrently, and reliably day-after-day for all your users – is a business priority. Internet really is the 4th utility….
Gigging our way out of slow business Internet
The UK faces a Digital Productivity abyss. Accelerating FTTP is the only answer. Though the UK ranks as the world’s 5th largest economy, we are laggards in terms of global broadband Internet performance. The UK languishes in 26th position for average fixed-line broadband speeds – as measured by the speedtest.net website – sitting behind 13…
Voices from the Cloud – Part 1
The challenge for Voice over the Internet Having been involved with the delivery of both Voice and Internet Connectivity services for well over a decade now, if there’s one lesson I’ve learnt along the way, it’s that customers will not tolerate even the slightest ripple of disruption to their Voice services! The sensitivity of customers…
The rise of IoT: What it means for the demand on our networks
In recent years there has been a shift away from the typical linear expansion of networks in line with the number of users – one user once meant one PC or laptop, but with users becoming increasingly mobile, and increasingly connected, that same user today may also carry a tablet, smartphone or wearable technology –…
Keeping up with the customer
IT modernisation in the face of changing behaviour The trend towards an ever more digitised world creates a gold-rush opportunity for disruptive organisations seeking to lead their sectors with new customer focussed technologies. These disruptors and early-adopters stand to reap the rewards of increased market share and build new customer revenues at the expense of…