Microsoft Solutions

As a Microsoft Certified Partner we work closely with Microsoft, which enables us to give you the products you want with the expertise you need, such as Microsoft Small Business Server 2008.

We can supply, install and support virtually all Microsoft workstation and server-based systems, including:

		Windows XP and Vista
		Windows Server 2003 and 2008
		Microsoft Small Business Server 2003 and 2008
		Microsoft Exchange
		Microsoft SQL Server
		Microsoft SharePoint
		Microsoft Dynamics CRM

We are Microsoft license resellers and so are able to satisfy any volume license requirements you may have.

IT Management

Is your business expanding rapidly? Are you heavily dependent on Information Technology for the successful operation of your business? Perhaps you need the services of an experienced Technical IT Manager to take control of your investment in IT?

We can provide you with a dedicated Technical IT Manager on whatever basis suits you best; a number of days per week or per month. Let us take care of your IT and you can take care of your business.

As part of this service we will perform a free IT Health Check and Security Audit. This will provide us, and you, with a baseline from which to develop your IT infrastructure.

Project Management

Are you struggling to run an IT project while trying to run your business at the same time? Do you need help with validating the technical solution being proposed by a supplier?

With many years experience of technical IT project management, we can either act as your Technical Authority on the project or take over running the whole project for you. You can then concentrate on doing what you do best; running your business.

Purchasing Advice

Are you about to make a major investment in IT equipment, systems or services? Are you looking to purchase a certain item but do not know what products or services are available? Are you trying to evaluate a range of products or services, but lack the technical knowledge to break through the sales hype?

With our technical understanding and knowledge of the IT marketplace we can ensure that you make the investment that correctly matches your business needs.

Office Moves

Are you moving office? Do you need someone to be responsible for handling the IT aspects of your move?

With considerable experience of carrying out office moves in the UK and abroad, we can take full responsibility for the planning and execution of all of the IT aspects of your office relocation. If you are refurbishing your new office we can advise on how it should be fitted out ready from your IT equipment.

Then, when it comes to the actual move, we will ensure a smooth transition of your IT equipment between the locations and will get everything "plumbed in" ready for your staff to sit down and start working. If you wish, we can move everything over the weekend and have it ready for everyone on Monday morning. In addition, we can be onsite on Monday to assist with any unforeseen post-moving IT issues.

Hardware & Software Installations

We can confidently install the following:

		Server hardware and operating systems
		Server-based software systems
		Windows-based infrastructure services
		Desktop & laptop hardware and operating systems
		Client application software, including Microsoft Office
		Windows-based mobile device applications
		Broadband routers and wireless devices
		Peripheral devices, such as printers and scanners

Pretty much anything and everything you would have in your average office.

Networking Solutions

Do you need your office networking? Would you like to connect your offices? Would you like to provide a wireless internet service for visitors that is not connect to your main office network?

Would you like to have remote access to your documents or emails that are on the office server from outside of the office? Would you like your home-based staff to be able to have access to the latest sales material, without having to email everything to them?

We have experience of all sorts of networking and can happily implement the following:

		Internal office networks
		Inter-office networks
		Wireless networks
		Broadband lines
		Remote access solutions

IT Health Check & Security Audit

Are you continually being hit with computer related problems? Are you wasting time and money patching up aging IT equipment? Are you experiencing compatibility problems within your company, with partners, suppliers and customers?

How secure are your systems? Are you doing enough to protect your business information? Information Security is not just about protecting yourself from hackers, viruses and spyware. What about the business critical information that only lives on your laptop?

We can conduct a combined health check & security audit of your equipment and systems, and suggest recommended actions for getting you onto an efficient, reliable and secure IT infrastructure.

Ad-hoc Support

Is something broken or not working as you think it should? Have you purchased something and it just will not work, even though you are sure you have followed all of the installation instructions to the letter?

Give us a call, we can help.

With over 18 years experience in the IT industry we can usually get the better of most technical "annoyances".

Deployment Solutions

Do you need help rolling out a number of PCs, either just a few or hundreds (or even thousands)? Would you like to move to a more standardized environment with standard "images" for your desktops and laptops?

We have considerable deployment experience, having organized and executed numerous rollout projects, ranging from a handful of computers to thousands, both in the UK and abroad.

Our Deployment Solutions are based on the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2008 (formerly Microsoft Business Desktop Deployment (BDD) 2007), though we can work with earlier versions if you already have those in place.

We can provide the following deployment solutions:

		Image creation and management services.
		Deployment services, across multiple locations if required.
		Full planning, management and execution of rollout projects.
		Set up of Business-As-Usual (BAU) imaging & deployment processes.
		Application Compatibility testing using Microsoft's Application Compatibility Toolkit 5.0. For example, prior to rolling out Windows Vista.

What is the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2008?

The Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2008 (formerly BDD 2007) contains best practice guidance, sample templates, and technology files (such as scripts and configuration files) for deploying Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 and Microsoft Office. Organizations generally use the toolkit to:

		Set up an image creation and management process prior to beginning a deployment.
		Test for application compatibility if they are deploying a new operating system, in order to ensure that their existing Applications will work on the new OS.
		Deploy the images (and Applications) as part of a rollout project.
		Provide a Business-As-Usual (BAU) imaging & deployment service after the rollout has been completed.