Archive for July, 2010

Types of IT support

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

For start-up companies, often one of the biggest areas of concern can be finding the right business IT support to meet the needs of your growing organisation. With a limited number of full-time staff, many firms choose to employ the services of a third party consultancy.

When considering business IT support companies, it is important that you assess not only the level of expertise in their initial advice, but also how much time and effort they will put into assisting you once those systems are in place.

There are three main ways that consultancies can offer IT support, all of which you should bear in mind when investigating their services. The first of these is phone support: you must be sure that whatever time of day something goes wrong with your technology system, someone will be on hand immediately to offer diagnoses and possible solutions if applicable.

The second form of business IT support that a reputable third party firm should offer is e-support. This is the ability of them to fix problems with your computer systems remotely i.e. from their office, so they do not have to come out to your building in order to rectify the issue.

Finally, in the event of a major disaster or a need for in-depth training, your consultancy of choice should be able to pay you a site visit.

At Medhurst IT, we offer all of the above services to help you maintain and develop your technology systems as your company continues its path of growth and development.

The benefits of ADSL

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010


Businesses with more than one site, or start-up companies based from different homes, are fully aware that effective internet transactions are key to enabling their workforce to effectively work together – overcoming the fact that they are not physically based in the same geographical location.

At the heart of this success lies broadband communication, as a strong network infrastructure will offer firms the technological capacity they need to successfully interconnect the different offices or personnel that make up their company.

To facilitate this, many companies lease broadband lines. However, ADSL bonding technologies might be a far more effective solution to provide the business IT support that your organisation requires.

For instance, if your company requires a greater bandwidth for online activity, a number of ADSL lines can be pooled together to increase the speed of uploads and downloads. As each line is a relatively low cost, it can also be a lower budget solution than using a leased line.


ADSL lines can also better business IT support in that they are less likely to fail. This is because each line can be connected to a different provider, so that if one goes down the others continue to offer online connectivity and can therefore keep your business up and running.

Choosing an ADSL line is also unique because you can bond secure traffic, which makes it safer from a security perspective than other technological solutions. This is particularly important for businesses with multiple locations, as often you are transferring sensitive documents or data virtually between sites.

At Medhurst IT, we can offer comprehensive advice on whether an ADSL line is the best option for your company and the optimum bandwidth to meet your business needs. With offices in Cheshire and Hampshire, we can also offer speedy on-site IT support in Chester, Manchester, Liverpool, Southampton and other key locations.