In theory, cloud computing should be seen as a godsend by businesses in the UK. Its flexibility and scalability should provide organisations with ways to reduce their operational and IT support costs, while also improving efficiency and productivity. In theory. Many businesses who implement cloud computing into their IT infrastructure actually end up doing the opposite, and face costs they didn’t anticipate. Here are a few reasons why this is the case, and how hiring an outsourced IT support team in London to manage your cloud capabilities can prove to be the solution you need.

No business can afford to experience network downtime for any significant period of time, or face constant interruptions to business continuity due to faults in the IT infrastructure. Time is money, so if your organisation can’t keep things running ‘business as usual’, every second wasted because of an IT meltdown represents costs you would rather avoid. But what causes a company network to crash? And what can you do to prevent it from happening? Here are the main reasons why businesses suffer network problems, and how an outsourced IT support team in London can help.

In order to be able to run a successful company, you need to know that your UK business has the right level of IT support in place. The only way to really know this is to perform an IT audit that assesses what IT assets you have, what they are used for, whether they are efficient, and where there are gaps in your IT infrastructure. But what exactly is an IT audit, what is involved, how is it done, and what are the benefits of hiring an outsourced IT support team in London to carry it out? Here’s the answers to those questions.

The goal of any organisation should be to provide the best possible service to its clients and customers, and at pebble.it, we constantly strive to improve in order to stand out as a leading provider of IT solutions. Having become certified GDPR practitioners in order to offer our expertise on the new data protection regulations that came into effect in May, we have now added the ISO 9001: 2015 certification for Quality Management Systems to our list of credentials. That means we can continue to provide our expertise and excellent services to all of our clients.

Businesses across the UK are faced with a double-threat when it comes to maintaining a functional and secure IT network. On the one hand, as companies increasingly depend on technology to support business processes, they need more and more investment in the IT infrastructure, and the more tech assets they have, the more work needs to be done to adequately secure them. The same goes for the volume of data they now gather and process on a daily basis. It all needs to be protected.

In today’s business world, having the right IT support in place is critical, and as we become more and more reliant on technology, that can mean companies face ever-growing costs around investment in the maintenance and services needed to keep processes working. That’s before the business even considers its plans for growth and innovation. However, it doesn’t have to mean busting the IT budget every year, and there are ways to ensure you get the tech support you need at an affordable price. One such option is to outsource your IT support in London to a provider who can offer a flexible and scalable service model.

There’s no two ways about it: Your business needs reliable IT support in order to keep things running efficiently, to innovate and to stay ahead of the competition. The problem is that as your company expands, or even simply tries to keep up with the rapidly evolving tech world, IT support presents a series of challenges your business may struggle to overcome. What do you do when you are faced with increasing staff costs, a lack of expertise regarding new technology, managing a growing number of tech assets and aligning your IT roadmap to the business strategy? It can all be a major headache your current IT team won’t be able to manage, which is why you need to recognise the signs that you should consider outsourcing your IT support.   

Your company’s server is the most important part of your IT infrastructure. Think of it as the brain, or heart, of your business, enabling all other processes and systems to operate. In order to do so effectively, it needs to be working at optimum levels, so when it starts to become less reliable, or to display signs of wear and tear, it may be time to consider whether it has reached its use by date.

Every organisation needs to be able to securely backup their data in order to ensure business continuity in the event of an unforeseen IT disaster, because losing data and the ability to operate as normal can often lead to losing business. With the arrival of GDPR, this has become an even more pressing matter, as organisations need to be able to locate, access and share an individual’s data with them at very short notice if they are subject to a data request. However, choosing and operating an effective backup model presents many big challenges for businesses in the UK. With the help of an outsourced IT support service in London, you can overcome these obstacles and continue with business as usual, secure in the knowledge that your backup capabilities are in safe hands.

When it comes to IT budgets, small or medium-sized business can’t compare with large organisations, but they do still need an increasing level of IT support in order to not just compete, but grow. But how can they keep up with the big boys and invest in the technology they need while still staying within budget? Here, we outline some of the most cost-effective options for smart IT investment that will help reduce costs and increase efficiency, and how an outsourced IT support service can help.