Posts Tagged ‘IT Support Chester’

Driving technology forward with your business

Saturday, March 6th, 2010

If you’re a growing company, it’s important that you enhance and adapt your technology systems to both adjust to the changing needs of your business and to maximise capacity for new business.

For instance, if you are progressing the ecommerce side of your firm through a new website, the technology running that site is just as important as the graphics and content comprising its design; a potential client will not be impressed by a slow-to-load website or one that frequently experiences technical difficulties.

Within your office, you also need to ensure that you have the proper business IT support to carry out daily transactions. This includes having a comprehensive and reliable phone system, a decent computer network and the right software on those machines.

If you’re a small business, it can be difficult to find the right expertise to offer you business IT support in-house, which is why an external company can often be a cost-effective alternative.

At Medhurst, we not only offer remote expertise – along with rapid response on site business IT support in Cheshire and Hampshire – we also look for new technologies to drive your business forward.

Our Innovation Centre provides an arena in which companies can trial new technology systems before installing them, reducing the risk of your business making a great expenditure for an IT solution that ultimately is not compatible with your type of work.

We can also offer expert advice and services on a number of business IT support issues, including software, internet servers and telephone systems.

Virtual Private Networks and business IT support

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

In the current working environment, the office structure is becoming increasingly flexible. This means that companies may operate from more than one base, employees may move between locations and some people may work part of the time from their home.

One way to create a technological unity between all your possible working locations is to introduce a Virtual Private Network (VPN). A VPN is a computer network created to allow private transactions between a group of people with an extra layer of security over just using the internet. This could take the form of a company intranet, file sharing system or the ability for employees to access key documents and emails from a remote location.

If you think a VPN could benefit your company, it is important to seek knowledgeable business IT support to make sure the facility is implemented properly. Also as your VPN will take up bandwidth from your internet, a specialist IT firm will take that space from existing redundant web links that are taking up unnecessary space.

At Medhurst, with IT support bases from Chester to Southampton, our experienced business IT support experts will discuss your computer needs to determine whether a VPN solution is best for the requirements of your specific organisation.

Business IT support can be very useful if it is used very effectively. We will create the VPN and maintain it as necessary so that all you need to do is take advantage of the extra service that it offers. That way you can unite all your sites and employees with access to the same facilities and documentation.

Internet support for start-up businesses

Thursday, December 10th, 2009

Starting up a business can be an exciting or inspirational time, but for small companies there is often a knowledge gap among personnel regarding your IT requirements.

Most start-up businesses will need high speed internet access in order to carry out essential transactions. However, if you are unfamiliar with computers, choosing the right connection and bandwidth can seem a daunting task.

Your internet requirements will differ depending not only on the number of people using broadband within your company, but also the purpose of your connection. For instance, should you need to stream video footage or music you will need a bigger bandwith than if you are just using the internet to send emails.

There is specialised business IT support available to new businesses to help them establish the optimum broadband connection for your company. As well as advising on the type of connection, it should include installation and configuration of your high speed network connection.

At Medhurst, we offer this and more, such as creating a company website.  We offer a domain name purchasing service so that you can obtain a fitting URL for your company. After registering your website address, we can also help with the maintenance and hosting of your site to ensure that it has a secure location and avoid unnecessary ‘down time’ when the site is not live.

With bases in Southampton and Frodsham, we are ideally placed to provide IT support in Hampshire and Chester.

Outsourced IT support for speedy specialist assistance

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

In this technology driven society, it is essential for businesses to have fully functioning IT services in order to carry out internal and external transactions with colleagues, associates and clients.

If your IT system fails, it can be devastating to your company as it slows down the lines of communication and important deadlines can be missed. For retail-based businesses is can have a particularly detrimental impact, as lost trading time results in a direct loss of income.

For many businesses, the size and nature of the company means it is just not financially practical to hire full-time in-house IT personnel to deal with technical problems. However, you are still in need of quick access to business IT support should a problem arise.

At Medhurst, we specialise in providing outsourced computer solutions. Our modular support system gives you access to remote troubleshooting via phone and online for immediate help with major IT issues.

If your business has additional technology needs, you can add on extra functionality such as constant monitoring and computer health checks, along with specialist hardware, software and other product advice to develop your office computer system to best serve your company.

For businesses with specific internet needs, we also have a range of services to ensure your website runs efficiently and smoothly, such as the ability to outsource the hosting of your site to a dedicated server. We can even supply domain names if you are starting up a company or expanding the internet marketing of your business.

Plus, with bases in Southampton and Cheshire, we can provide speedy on-site solutions for IT support in Hampshire and Southampton along with Chester, Manchester and IT support in Liverpool.

IT support for small businesses

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

Whatever the size of a company, having efficient technology systems is essential to the functioning of your business. You must be IT-mobile in order to connect with potential clients.

Whilst large companies can maintain their business IT services in-house, small businesses often cannot afford to employ full-time technical staff to service their computer needs.

Although most working professionals have an adequate grasp of basic IT troubleshooting, if a larger problem comes along you nay not have the expertise among your staff to deal with the problem.

At Medhurst, we are a complete IT outsourcing provider, which means we can supply Business IT support, computer solutions and technical guidance to your company when you need it most.

As our system is modular, you can pick and choose the elements most appropriate to your company, meaning you won’t have to pay for needless services.

Our basic module includes access to our phone and online support services, as more often than not solutions can be delivered by remote access, without the cost of bringing in an engineer or computer specialist.

If you’re looking for a more proactive service, at Medhurst we can monitor your system constantly and check a variety of services on your network at 15 minute intervals. This means faults can be detected easily and eradicated before they affect your whole system.

With bases in Southampton and Cheshire, we are ideally located to offer IT support in Chester, Manchester and Liverpool, as well as in IT support in Hampshire and Southampton.