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.
SD-WAN: 8 Signs SD-WAN Should Be On Your Networking Agenda
Are you thinking how your existing network provision can work harder or smarter? Here's 8 signs you may need to integrate SD-WAN into your network strategy.
Retail IT Connect
We are excited to share that Redcentric will be attending Retail IT Connect, taking place on 10th-11th June.
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.
SD-WAN: Three benefits your users will thank you for
Here are 3 benefits of SD-WAN that can help you deliver a great user experience and at the same time, help you prepare your network for the future.
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.
Webinar: Firewall to Fireworks – Wireless Security & WiFi Management with Cisco Meraki
Join us and Cisco Meraki for an insightful webinar where our experts will show you how to securely manage your WiFi networks.
Ready to leave slow Internet behind? Switch to FTTP
In today’s fast-paced digital world, the demand for reliable and high-speed internet connectivity has never been greater. As organisations grow and adopt more data-intensive applications,...
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,...
Beyond HSCN: Future proofing your healthcare network with Redcentric
The future of HSCN is uncertain. It's essential to future-proof your organisation and be ready for any changes.
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.
Gigabit Pathways funding now available
We can help you to complete your funding requests for the Gigabit Pathways initiative, supporting you in accessing improved connectivity to meet patient and digital transformation
UK&I Fortinet Security Day 2024
We are pleased to announce that Redcentric will be attending Fortinet's Security Day on 18th April.
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.
WRL Withdrawal: Changes To WRL & ISDN Services
As of 5th September 2023. communications providers can no longer make changes to their existing WLR estate. Discover what that means for you here
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...
Get ahead of the curve with SOGEA as we approach the PSTN switch-off
The PSTN Switch Off means that by 2025 BT Openreach will switch off the traditional, copper-based telephone network and from as soon as December 2023, you won’t be able to purchase any new ISDN or...
Why there are real benefits to a managed virtual firewall
Firewalls have long been an essential part of any WAN, hosting and/or infrastructure design. But against a rapidly changing digital threat landscape, there have been changes in recent years, one of...
Secure SD-WAN: peace of mind for your network
Like almost every technology innovation ever, for every problem it solves, it trails another along in its wake. Take SD-WAN. It’s a popular choice for those looking for MPLS-level Quality of Service...
How to create a digital workspace
Productivity tools enable your teams to work better, but with various solutions available how do you start to create your digital workspace?
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...
Delivering full-fibre projects with a trusted partner for gigabit capable connectivity
When selecting a supplier on the gigabit capable connectivity DPS framework to deliver your full-fibre project, you need someone you can trust. This blog looks at how to find a qualified supplier.
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.
Top 5 remote technical support tips for business owners
When was the last time someone leaned over your shoulder and fixed your technical problems with a few clicks? Unless you have a particularly handy spouse (or teenager), the chances are it’s been a...
A comprehensive guide to Managed IT Services
Outsourcing some functions to a managed IT service provider can bring huge benefits but how do you decide if it’s right for you? Our buyer’s guide explains.
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.
What is Broadband Network Management?
With the increase in connected devices globally, broadband network management is essential for businesses. Learn more about it and how it can benefit you.
Becoming technology enabled
Organisations are becoming technology enabled to create the agility necessary to overcome the challenges of digital disruption. Read more here
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.
SD-WAN: Separating fact from fiction
We look what makes SD-WAN so appealing, how WAN got where it is and why there’s so much talk about network transformation.
The difference between data centre redundancy and resilience
Reducing computer system downtime should be a top priority for every company, since your services going down will have a devastating financial cost – in lost business or paying SLAs – and...
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
Secure Remote Access Solutions: A Buyer’s Guide
Its important for remote workers to be able to access their data and applications. How do we ensure that they can do this quickly, easily and securely?
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.
Managed networks: meeting your emerging business requirements
As emerging business requirements arise like increasing user experience and new inititives, how can you ensure your network can support your future growth?
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.
Remote working tips for keeping a connected workforce
It’s fair to say that Covid-19 is probably the biggest stressor to hit business and society in peacetime. But whereas a decade ago the widespread call to work from home would have resulted in...
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...
Public cloud connectivity – securing access to AWS and Azure
We can say that the time for “moving to the cloud” has now passed with 88% of UK businesses using public cloud services in 2018, but yet security still remains as a major worry. With such a large...
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...
HSCN CSP and Cloud Connectivity: Connecting Healthcare to AWS & Azure
Following the Government Digital Service’s effective green light to public sector use of the public cloud, health and care service providers and clinical application ISVs are keen to exploit public...
Having a different conversation about SD-WAN
One of the issues I have with much of the PR hoopla around SD-WAN is its tendency to major on the cost savings, with the implication that organisations could finally unshackle themselves for good from...
Top 10 questions for choosing a network provider
Proactive management, monitoring, securing and reporting of a complex network are difficult things to get right. Investing in managed network services can appear to be the answer, bringing you better...
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...
Common problems with onsite data backup
Many companies are still using traditional backup methods which can cause issues and be ineffective in comparison to online data backup solutions. We look at common issues come with traditional onsite...
Using Oracle Data Integrator knowledge modules
This article will review one aspect of the ODI product, the concept of “Knowledge Modules”, and discuss how these can be used to stream-line the ETL development process through the use of...
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 ADSL? The Differences Between Business and Home ADSL Broadband
ADSL stands for Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line, a broadband communications technology that can run over existing copper telephone lines. Through a single ADSL connection users can make voice calls...
Oracle data integrator: enabling the transition to SOA
This article will review the web service features of ODI and discuss how they can be used to develop and deploy a ‘data service’ layer that will prove critical within a Service Oriented...
Transitioning from N3 to HSCN
By the end of the decade, the NHS’s N3 wide area network will have passed into IT history: as of 2017, the transition to the next generation Health and Social Care Network (HSCN) will begin....
IaaS Meaning: What Is Infrastructure as a Services?
If you’re migrating to a cloud environment – or maybe you’re already operating within a virtual space and just want to learn more about the available solutions – it’s important to know...
Migrating from Oracle financial analyzer (OFA) to Oracle Hyperion planning
This article compares the two systems and highlights the similarities, differences and details what is to be gained by moving over to Hyperion Planning from OFA. It also looks at the methodology to...
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...
Migrating from business objects planning to SAP BPC (budget planning and consolidation)
Following the acquisitions of Outlooksoft and Business Objects in 2007, SAP have recently announced a revised go-to-market offering for Planning, Budgeting and Consolidation. As a result of this,...
Confusion reigns: when 20mb/s internet speed is only 2mb/s
The technology industry loves its confusing terminologies and TLAs (three-letter acronyms). Things had improved mainly because of the consumerisation of IT but yet there still exist a lot of different...
Choosing between SQL server mirroring and log shipping: when to go for either
SQL Server professionals have always been locked in the dilemma of which SQL Server High Availability solution to recommend to clients who require a cheap, easy to install and reliable solution. In...
Back to basics – 5 key controls from the cyber essentials scheme
For all the media’s fascination with the apparent inexorability of uber-sophisticated cyber attacks on our nation’s businesses and organisations, recent events have shown that security risks can...
Bricks and mortar retailers need to be fast and agile too
Despite the remarkable advances in online shopping, I’m still staggered when the order I submitted late on Sunday evening turns up at my front door before midday on Monday. How do they do that? As...
Why HSCN is better than N3
As of April this year, all health and care organisations will fully transition to the Health and Social Care Network (HSCN), leaving N3 a thing of IT past. For over fifteen years, N3 has provided a...
Firewalls: to manage or not to manage – that is the question
As threats continue to evolve and evade traditional security measures, these next generation solutions are able to provide advanced application level security to protect the network while delivering...
Top 10 things to know about 21CN
We look at the features and benefits of the BT 21CN network as well as common questions about the service. 1. WHAT IS BT’S 21CN? BT is investing billions of pounds in changing out the various UK...
ISDN30 or SIP: is service being sacrificed to revenue?
There’s no doubt that the advantages of SIP trunking over ISDN30 are being recognised but anecdotal evidence from our customers suggests that many network providers are reluctant to actively sell...
SD-WAN Benefits: Why it’s good business
I’ve been asked a couple of times recently whether our support for SD-WAN is a bit like turkeys voting for Christmas? After all, Redcentric has built a business on managed networking and the...
Did you know? Interesting data and storage facts
As an IT professional with a particular interest in data and Cloud services, I often stumble across nuggets of information that grab my attention. I’m sure I’m not alone in my fondness for facts...
Infrastructure transformation across the NHS
Combining LDRS, STPS and the Nhs Five Year Forward View As the NHS continues its program of digital transformation, technology strategies also have to change and mould in order to adhere to the...
Firewalls Explained: Types of Firewalls
Firewalls are an essential part of a company’s cyber security, but there are different types of firewall available and you need to deploy the correct firewall for your company to ensure you are...
DDoS attack: how can one affect your business?
DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) is an effective and dangerous form of cyber attack that requires specific protections in place to defend your IT. How does a DDoS attack work? DDoS attacks flood...