After being employed in a position that was remote working, i.e. working from home I thought: DING! DING! DING! – winner, winner, chicken dinner!! Previously my commute would take anywhere between 40 and 90 minutes each way, every day, and would involve 6am train journeys, sweaty crowded tubes, coffee in cardboard cups and packet [...]
Our very own Mike Newell takes to the air waves, exploring the importance of leadership and the role it has played in his career to date. Listen to key figures discuss what underpins good leadership… The Leaders Council of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is currently in the process of talking to leadership figures from [...]
As the sun starts to set on traditional ISDN telephony, businesses are increasingly looking for futureproof and cost-effective alternatives that use VoIP technology. There are various alternatives that businesses can explore from SIP trunking to an IP phone system. One alternative that is proving increasingly attractive to businesses looking for a versatile and affordable [...]
Your IT infrastructure is a critical component of your business’ success. As businesses grow so to do their IT requirements. This means components are added and withdrawn over time and are subject to fluctuating demand as the business evolves. The dynamic nature of corporate IT requires companies to be proactive when it comes to [...]
With BT set to retire all its ISDN services in the UK by 2025, now is the time for businesses to explore alternatives to this increasingly dated technology. What is ‘ISDN’ and why is it being retired? Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) refers to a set of standards which enables the transmission of [...]
No matter how well designed and carefully conceived your network is, the stresses of adverse demands coupled with the constant prospect of component failure necessitates continuous monitoring and maintenance to ensure service continuity and avert commercially harmful downtime. Our network care plans are designed to help you minimise disruptive events by avoiding them in [...]
SD-WAN vs WAN – The fundamental differences SD-WAN is a software-defined networking approach that enables network traffic control functions to be performed from a single central location. Less infrastructure-dependent than a traditional Wide Area Network, SD-WAN is essentially a virtualisation of existing networking architecture that reduces the need for (or allows the complete elimination [...]
It is a must for businesses to be prepared for the possibility of the UK leaving the EU. Identifying your operational business strengths and weaknesses so that you can react quickly to emerging scenarios and potential issues that may impact business continuity will be essential to maintain ongoing operations. One area that is easily [...]
Protecting your business, whether it is a start-up, long established or large enterprise, has become a very difficult task against the latest web threats. The importance of protecting both yours and your customers information has never been more important. There are huge implications as a result of external web attacks, internet abuse and [...]
Today, most businesses have become a cyber criminal's target. According to the National Cyber Security Alliance, 60% of small businesses shut down just after 6 months of an attack. The lack of resources, due to the limited budget, is probably one of the reasons that make these small enterprises susceptible to cyber-attacks. Whether you [...]
