Weak infrastructure – not regulation – blocks innovation
What conditions allow for innovation? To the layman, the secret recipe might include creativity, freedom, investment – the kinds of things that give experts a free hand to explore, implement and...
Your network isn’t just infrastructure – it’s a critical source of risk
Your network is the bedrock everything depends on. Without it, most work would cease to function, which is why we tend to view the network as a switch. When it’s on, it works and doesn’t...
Balancing information governance standards with the need for mobile clinical access
The NHS 10 Year Health Plan is clear on direction. Care must move out of hospitals, become more integrated across services, and increasingly be delivered in community and neighbourhood settings....
Future-proofing your network: why regular IT estate reviews are critical
Discover how a proactive network review can future-proof your business, enhance security, and ensure your IT infrastructure aligns with your evolving needs.
Wide Area Network: The Essential Guide to WAN
Your complete guide to Wide Area Network (WAN) - what it is, what it’s main features are, why MPLS is so dominant and the challenge from SD-WAN.
SD-WAN Management: A Buyer’s Guide
There is a growing buzz around SD-WAN as a network solution. It brings considerable benefits for some use cases but it isn’t a silver bullet for networking.
How to Select The Right Managed SD-WAN Service Provider
As business needs continue to change, along with the needs and wants of your users, businesses need to look for innovative network solutions that can keep up in terms of performance, security, and...
Managed WAN Services: 6 reasons your business needs them
Managed WAN Solutions can help your business with the agility it needs to scale. We've outlined 6 key benefits of Managed WAN Services in this short article.
Now offering Starlink for UK businesses
We’re excited to announce that we’ve added Starlink to our portfolio, offering cutting-edge satellite internet services designed for businesses that need reliable, high-speed connectivity,...
When and why you should do a network audit
Periodically a network audit can help you to stay ahead of potential issues, optimise network performance, and plan for future growth.
Why wayleaves shouldn’t be overlooked for your business and affects your network
Understand the significance of wayleave agreements for businesses, and if overlooked, they can hinder your company's performance and network.
MPLS WAN – your questions answered
What is MPLS technology? Multi-protocol Label Switching, or MPLS, is a networking technology that routes traffic intelligently using the shortest path based on “labels” rather than the complex...
PTSN and ISDN Switch Off: What To Know and How To Prepare
BT’s plan to decommission PSTN and ISDN lines will come into effect in 2025. To get prepared and to future-proof your infrastructure we’ve pulled together some key information you will need to...
Supporting the ‘working from anywhere’ model with Secure Remote Access
The uncertainty caused by Covid is now very much an ongoing feature of business life for many. Covid has meant we have come to rely on a whole host of technologies that were once perceived as...
What should retailers look for in a Managed Services Provider?
The retail sector is increasingly focused on adding value, building resilience and delivering innovation, we look at why MSPs are an attractive option for retailers.
Enterprise IT Network Issues & How To Fix Them
Network problems can put the brakes on your company’s productivity. Here are the 5 most common enterprise network problems and the best ways to solve them.
New digital project will benefit thousands of patients in East Hertfordshire and West Essex
Patients using GP surgeries in East Hertfordshire and West Essex are set to benefit from better quality online care. Discover how Redcentric are helping.
What is a managed service provider?
A managed service provider (MSP) is a company that manages a range of IT services and infrastructure on behalf of an organisation. Read more here
Managed network services: a buyer’s guide
A Buyers guide to managed network services. The key things you need to consider when investigating investing in managed networking for your business.
Connecting NHS Nightingale Hospital in Harrogate
Working closely with our trusted partner, ACI Integrated Solutions, to get critical infrastructure up for getting Harrogate Nightingale Hospital operational.
HSCN Secure Remote Access Tokens FAQs
Secure remote access to HSCN services and data provides clinicians critical information to support them to make informed decisions on the move. Get your questions answered below on HSCN secure remote...
Internet First: FAQs
HSCN is an important transitional step towards the Internet First policy, making digital health and care services available over the internet. In this FAQs article we look at what will this mean for...
Does the end of Windows 7 mean greater efficiencies for your clinicians?
January 2020 may have marked the end of support for Windows 7 but FOI requests released the same month show that a staggering 46% of machines in the NHS are still running the OS, this despite the...
Top 10 benefits of using managed IT services
There was a time when organisations only had to concentrate on their core offer: baking cakes, selling furniture, making cars, providing care etc. But over the past three decades, every specialist...
Top tips for switching data centres
There are many reasons for relocating your IT equipment to a new data centre, varying from a refresh of equipment currently running in-house to dissatisfaction with an existing data centre to a desire...
What is SaaS (Software as a Service) and what are the advantages?
Cloud computing is becoming increasingly-common in business, with online software and applications revolutionising the way we work – from communicating to file sharing. And, as part of our evolution...