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Technology Services 2 will save the public sector money

[fa icon="calendar'] Oct 4, 2017 9:57:24 AM / by Richard Blanford posted in IT Strategy, IT Transformation, Technology Services 2

As you may have seen from our news page, last month we became one of more than 100 SMEs included on the Crown Commercial Service’s new Technology Services 2 (TS2) framework. This makes it easier for all public sector organisations – government departments, local authorities, NHS, ‘blue light’ etc. – to buy specialist IT services, from desktop solutions to replacing entire systems.

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How to move your legacy applications to the cloud

[fa icon="calendar'] Sep 4, 2017 3:13:56 PM / by Richard Blanford posted in legacy, cloud intermediation, Cloud migration

How much of your business is in the cloud? Many organisations are now using it for email, document sharing, even CRM – but how about your legacy applications?

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A cloud first strategy for disaster recovery

[fa icon="calendar'] Jul 27, 2017 10:15:21 AM / by Richard Blanford posted in Cloud, cloud intermediation, Disaster Recovery, DraaS, cloud first, tactical

Any organisation considering moving applications to the cloud will begin with the questions: when is the right time and what services should we move? If you can extend the life of your existing infrastructure while reviewing your options in the medium term, a useful first step is to move your Disaster Recovery (DR) to the cloud.

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Beware cloud shock!

[fa icon="calendar'] Jan 18, 2017 12:00:00 AM / by Richard Blanford posted in managed cloud, Cloud, cloud intermediation, Cloud Shock

Have you been tempted by the falling costs of public cloud services? The big players are improving their offers all the time, and with some also setting up UK data centres to meet forthcoming GDPR requirements, server/instances of a few pounds per month can look like a very good deal. And for many organisations and many services, it is.

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