Get a 5 incident remote support package – and help the NHS

As you are well aware, IT downtime can cost businesses in a big way, and especially in these strange times when you’re also having to make rapid adjustments to homeworking provisions.
Complete IT Systems have skilled technicians available to help business of all sizes and types remotely at the end of the phone.

5 incident remote support package

During the COVID-19 crisis, we are offering a special 5 incident remote support package for only £499 + VAT. And even better, we’ll donate 10% of that price to your choice of either our NHS or a local food bank.

The supported incidents include:

Windows

Windows All revisions Server/Desktop

HyperVisors
VMware Hypervisor – All Revisions
Hyper-V – All Revisions

Server Stack
Exchange All revisions inc 365
Office – All Revisions
Teams
Skype/Skype for Business
WSUS
WDS/MDT

Backup
Veeam – All Revisions
Datto – All boxes
Barracuda
Nakivo
Backup Exec

Storage Arrays
HP
Dell
Tegile
DotHill

Anti Virus
Kaspersky
Sophos
Symantec
McAfee
eSet
Norton
Vipre

Firewalls
Barracuda
Sophos
Sonicwall
Draytek

Get Microsoft Teams FREE for your users!

Connect on Teams anywhere with Windows, Mac, iOS and Android devices, or bring remote participants into meeting spaces of all sizes with Teams.

We know Microsoft can be a little daunting to navigate – we can guide you through the process. Just give us your email address and we’ll get you started.

We’ll be adding more over the coming weeks, so keep checking back for more COVID-19 homeworking resources.

Talk to us – we’re just at the end of a phone

Complete IT Systems Ltd have been providing these services to our customers for over 10 years and have many satisfied clients. For more information on how we can help, or just to get some general advice on IT and business supplies during the crisis, please call us on 01274 396 213. You can also see the full range of products and services we offer, or read more about our support services here.

 

Cloud security – what are the threats?

While cloud adoption rates continue to grow steadily, cloud security remains a top concern at many organisations, often becoming a roadblock to faster adoption of public cloud infrastructure. This is understandable when you consider the number and variety of threats organisations have to be prepared to combat.

Cloud security – what are the threats?

To get a better understanding of how organisations around the world are using public cloud and the challenges they face, Barracuda recently commissioned independent market research firm Vanson Bourne to survey IT decision makers in EMEA, APAC, and the United States. The results of that research were published in the new report: Future Shock: The Cloud Is the New Network.

Including responses from 750 executives, individual contributors, and team managers with responsibility for or knowledge of their organisation’s cloud infrastructure, the report takes an in-depth look at respondents’ experiences with, and attitudes about, moving infrastructure to the public cloud, concerns restricting adoption, and the security and networking solutions being implemented to overcome them.

New perspectives on cloud challenges

The report reveals some interesting insights into how organisations are approaching public cloud solutions, and what might be holding them back. Highlights from the report include:

  • On average, organisations currently have 45% of IT infrastructure running in the public cloud, but that number is expected to increase to 76% in the next five years.
  • 70% of respondents say security concerns restrict their organisation’s adoption of public cloud.
  • 75% of respondents have already been targeted by a cyber-attack.
  • Only 23% of respondents have already deployed SD-WAN, but another 51% are either in the process of deploying or expect to deploy within the next 12 months.

As more IT infrastructure moves to public cloud, cloud providers will offer more native network capabilities, and public cloud will expand to include more network functionality. The vast majority of organisations need their security vendors to offer advanced security and cloud connectivity tightly integrated with the major cloud platforms.

Read more

Get your copy of Future Shock: The Cloud Is the New Network today to see the full results for yourself and get expert advice on how to embrace public cloud securely.

How can I find out more?

As Barracuda Partners, Complete IT Systems can offer you expert advice on the solutions and how they could be effectively deployed in your business.

To find out more please call us on 01274 396 213 or use our contact form and we’ll arrange a good time to call you back.

Microsoft 365 Copilot Workshop

Get the overview you need to understand Microsoft 365 Copilot and plan your next steps.

“First seek to understand” is how the saying goes. Whether you’re a business leader charting the path of AI for your organisation, an IT leader architecting the technology, or a business user building your new way to work, you need to understand the big picture with Microsoft 365 Copilot.

Our Workshop is designed to give you the overview you need to understand Microsoft 365 Copilot and plan your next steps.

  • Frame your understanding on what Microsoft 365 Copilot is, and what it can do within the context of your organisation.
  • Showcase the intelligence added to employee experiences by unleashing creativity, unlocking productivity, and levelling up skills.
  • Define scope, identify business stakeholders, and gather information on key business scenarios. Understand the scope of technical and licensing prerequisites standing in your way, what they mean for Microsoft 365 Copilot, and how to address them.
  • Complete and review readiness assessment and guidance.
  • Develop a plan to implement recommendations based on prioritised scenarios. Define next steps and timeline to develop and implement the solution.

  • High-level overview of what to expect with Microsoft 365 Copilot and Microsoft’s approach to responsible AI.
  • Definition of up to three best opportunities for effective use cases and personas for Microsoft 365 Copilot.
  • A gap analysis of your technical and licensing preparedness for Microsoft 365 Copilot.
  • An assessment report and high-level roadmap for the next steps on your journey.

This engagement is tailored for organisations exploring the value of Microsoft 365 Copilot, bringing together a small group of key contributors from different functional groups including IT and your line of business leaders.

💷 The workshop costs £1,000 + VAT.

📅 When? A date to suit you and your team.

▶ Register now.

Want to learn more?

Complete IT Systems have a team of Microsoft specialists on hand to demo the solutions, discuss business benefits and help you understand how the technology works for your organisation.

To get in touch or request a demo please contact us.

Building security awareness with your employees

We’ve all seen the news about cyber attacks costing businesses of all sizes millions of £, not to mention the reputational damage that comes with losing customers’ data. Even taking into account that some of this may be “hype”, the fact remains that the number and sophistication of cyber attacks on UK companies continues to increase.

Shortages of cybersecurity skills

Yet 82% of UK employers have reported shortages of cybersecurity skills in their companies. This can be for a number of reasons, such as adjustments to remote working, a lack of time or budget, or simply due to a lack of recognition of the importance or need. Furthermore, choosing the right security solutions can be time-consuming, and in a crowded marketplace it is not always easy to evaluate the best solution for your business.

How Caledonian Consumer Finance addressed the problem

During a recent webinar, Darryl Wiffen, IT Support Technician from Caledonian Consumer Finance, described his journey with Complete IT Systems and Kaspersky, and what they were looking for from their solution provider and security platform.·

The solution

With NEW Cloud Discovery (part of Kaspersky Endpoint Security Cloud), Caledonian Consumer Finance can:

• Know which cloud services their employees are using on their work devices
• Block prohibited cloud use automatically
• Uncover new potentially malicious cloud services

Cloud Discovery isn’t the only life-changing tool in the Kaspersky Endpoint Security Cloud arsenal. With SharePoint and Teams now in common usage, the need for a dedicated cybersecurity solution for Microsoft Office 365 has never been greater. That’s why we’ve added Kaspersky Security for Microsoft Office 365.

Watch the webinar

Watch the webinar here and see for yourself how much easier life can be with the right cybersecurity technologies in place for your users.

Want to find out more?

As Kaspersky Gold Partners, Complete IT Systems can offer you expert advice on the solutions and how they could be effectively deployed in your business.

To find out more or request a free trial, please call us on 01274 396 213 or use our contact form and we’ll arrange a good time to call you back.