Published: 05/12/2019 by Russell Gower-Leech, Technical Solutions Architect Protecting your cybersecurity online Unfortunately, potential security threats are everywhere, so it’s important for us to be as aware of these as possible. The following advice and tips are by no means exhaustive but provide a great starting point of how to mitigate as many avenues of […]
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Published: 25/11/2019 by Scott Relf, Projects Manager Be cyber savvy when shopping online Black Friday and Cyber Monday have become two of the main shopping events in people’s calendars throughout the year. It’s a great time to find deals and bargains in the run-up to Christmas, but unfortunately, it also means that online scamming and […]
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Select Technology, one of the top 25 managed IT Service Providers in the UK, has reflected on 25 years of business success with a special anniversary event at its headquarters in Paddock Wood, Kent. Geoff Miles, Chairman, Kent and Medway Economic Partnership and Simon Ryan, Investment Director at Locate in Kent were among the guests […]
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Select Technology are officially ISO 27001 certified! As we continue to recognise Cybersecurity Awareness month, Select Technology are very pleased to announce that we have now achieved our ISO 27001 certification in Information Security Management! We all know that cybersecurity is of paramount importance in business and we like to lead by example. Furthermore, because […]
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Password Security – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Published: 08/10/2019 by Russell Gower-Leech, Technical Solutions Architect When it comes to remembering things, humans can be pretty rubbish at retaining information. Increasingly in our lives we rely more and more on technology to assist us in the form of smart assistants and wearables to […]
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Diary of a Technophobe, by Tess Parsons-Broome, Marketing Executive Entry 2: Sharing’s Caring I’m back with another blog! August was a bit of a write-off with holidays and people thin on the ground, but have no fear, I have found time to teach myself some more tech! Recently, all we seem to hear is how […]
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We are excited and proud to announce that we have been shortlisted as Managed Services Provider of the year 2019! Known as the greatest awards in the UK IT industry, the CRN Channel Awards celebrates and gives recognition to achievements and innovation across the channel. Although the awards are now in their 26th year, […]
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Diary of a Technophobe, by Tess Parsons-Broome, Marketing Executive Entry 1: There’s no ‘I’ in Teams Firstly, a confession: I’m a bit of a technophobe. So, you may be wondering why I’m working for an MSP! Well, long story short; after working in consumer marketing within the children’s toys and games industry since 2010, […]
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9th July 2019: We have achieved 100%! Over the last 30 days every single customer survey response has been positive. You’ll notice on our About page, we talk about our values, one of which is providing Exceptional Service: “We constantly challenge ourselves and each other to excel at all times, exceeding expectations and delivering […]
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End of support is coming for Windows Server 2008. Support ends 14th January 2020, but don’t panic, we have the information and solutions to help you. Now is the ideal time to upgrade, modernise and transform to current or newer versions of Windows Server and Azure services for more security, performance and innovation. Check […]
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PRINCE2 (PRojects IN Controlled Environments v2) is a proven methodology for conducting project based change in a structured and manageable manner.
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The weeks blog centres around planning for availability.
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The Insights Team are one of the proactive sides of our services department. We look after the software and tools that assist our engineers in delivering an excellent service.
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If you were ever to make the journey down to the Select Technology office, as you walked through the door, you would be greeted by a wall that spells out our guiding principles as a business.
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Support with no proactivity is like a team sitting in a leaky boat, a vicious cycle of continually bailing out water with seemingly no time to fix the holes while randomly drifting along with no plan for the direction of the boat...
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I was recently speaking at a Microsoft-sponsored Azure workshop held at Select Technology. Talking to the customers it become clear very quickly that lots of them struggle with inflexibility and lack of scalability within their current IT infrastructure.
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Documentation is a vital part of what we do as a Managed IT Service Provider.
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My Customers never cease to amaze me...
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Providing Managed Support services to multiple clients all with varying levels of IT needs provides us with different challenges every day.
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For very nearly forty years the myth of the truly paperless office has been a tantalising goal, remaining just out of reach.
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The Service Delivery Manager role is a busy and enjoyable role...
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Having spent the last 10 years working in the IT Services sector, I have seen first-hand the transformation of the Managed Services Provider or the MSP as we are commonly known.
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Why should we move our IT infrastructure to a cloud based model, when we can purchase on-premise physical hardware and not have to worry about it again for the lifecycle of the equipment?
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With the media attention Cyber Crime has been given over the past 12 months it is clear that the risks are increasing all the time.
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Over the past 2 weeks, I have been undertaking a wide range of customer activities based around GDPR.
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As part of our continued commitment to develop our service and solutions, I am pleased to announce that Select Technology has been awarded the Gold Small & Midmarket Cloud Solutions Competency from Microsoft.
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Five years ago, if you would have asked most industry insiders about the position of Microsoft as a serious player in the device market, they probably would have labelled you as some kind of crackpot and gone back to working on their brand new MacBook Air.
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IT Support for business is essential if you have customers that rely on your systems…
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With the recent spate of ransomware targeting previous versions, and some backup file extensions, you may have heard the term offline or air-gap backups.
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Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for the last 72 hours you will know that the NHS has taken a hit by Cryptolocker.
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Kent Vision Live 2017
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Picture this. You’re standing in the middle of Trafalgar Square with approximately ten thousand people around you...
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Moving your data and applications into the cloud could be the smartest move you’ve ever made...
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Apart from sounding like a rude word have you wondered what IaaS actually is?
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Now you might well think that this is going to be one of those come-speak-to-Select-Technology-because-we-are-the-best-in-the-world kind of blogs…
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The state of tech in post-Brexit Britain is looking promising, according to a KPMG report exploring The changing landscape of disruptive technologies...
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Office 365 Takes On the Collaboration King...
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With cybersecurity at the forefront of most IT leaders’ attention, it has never been more important to consider GDPR compliance when speaking to IT service providers.
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Ransomware has become an increasingly prevalent topic in IT circles and the mainstream media at large...
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With the recent hullabaloo surrounding last week’s AWS S3 outage, some of you may be wondering if cloud migration is an appropriate next step for your business.
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Not everyone will relate to this post but the message is an important one for anyone looking at managed IT services...
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I recently interviewed our Sales Manager Guy Webb on the importance of viewing IT as an investment rather than just another expense...
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Amazon joins Microsoft and Apple as the latest giant to announce that it is increasing its investment in Britain, with the addition of 5,000 roles across the country.
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In this article we’re going to look at some telltale signs that it may be time for you to start talking to IT service providers to ensure you aren’t left behind.
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I’ve been talking about downtime and its effects on business continuity quite a lot recently...
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Managed IT services providers can fill a number of roles for businesses, by augmenting existing in-house IT departments or replacing them with fully outsourced IT support...
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With 2017 well under way, it’s the perfect time to review your IT Support contract to ensure you’re receiving the best value through the coming year...
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Following on from Part One of our interview with Sales Manager Guy Webb, this final part looks at the hidden costs of deferring investment...
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So many business owners view IT as some kind of necessary evil akin to tax that must be tolerated, rather than embracing IT as an investment...
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The Internet in its present form was originally conceived as a way of transmitting simple communications like email...
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With a growing number of businesses moving their computer systems into the cloud, you might have been considering migrating to Office 365...
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One of the most common objections I hear when talking to businesses is that they are happy with their current IT support provider...
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We live in an exciting age where everything including your house could be classed as smart…
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IT Services Kent, how secure is your business?
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IT outsourcing companies in Kent & London – how do you choose the right one?
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Office 365 Migration, what are the benefits?
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IT Project Management, getting expert advice from our projects team can mitigate risks, drive efficiencies and identify opportunities...
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Outsourced IT, what does that mean?
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IT Support Kent, there are lots of IT companies in Kent but how do you choose the right one to support your organisation? Break out the Trumpet…
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IT Outsourcing, how do we make it friendly?
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Disaster recovery and business continuity plan, you have one don’t you?
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Crypto Locker a real threat using Cisco DNS can help protect your business...
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Ransom ware Klepto Zepto could steal millions...
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Our very own Sales Manager Guy Webb is raising money again!
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IT For Education Select Technology & Microsoft team up to deliver an Educational e-guide...
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