Way back in 2015 BT announced they would be phasing out the ISDN and PSTN networks with the goal of deactivating the ISDN Network in 2025. It all seemed a long way off back then, but here we are in 2022 and that target date is ebbing closer. For businesses who haven’t made the switch,…
St Aidan’s Catholic Academy is an all-boys Catholic school based in Sunderland with origins dating back to 1928. In April 2013, the school converted to an Academy. With 900 students, St Aidan’s is now a larger than average-size academy. St Aidan’s still, remains true to its founding principles: They are committed to the care and…
Over the Easter holidays Smart IT have been collecting donations for the “Feeding Families” charity. Feeding Families is a registered charity established in 2018. With 8.4 million people in the UK experiencing food poverty, Feeding Families’ key goal is bringing communities together in these challenging times when some families struggle to make ends meet. There…
Every business uses data daily. If you lost your critical data, what would you do? If you do not have backup, chances are it would destroy your business or if you are lucky, you would gradually work your way back. In fact, 70% of companies go out of business after a major data loss (DTI).…
At Smart IT we love a success story and are delighted to share that Telecom’s Engineer Apprentice Jack Marley has passed his Unified Communications Apprenticeship, achieving his Network Fundamentals MTA certification. Network Fundamentals MTA includes the following modules: How to install and maintain a network Cabling and network infrastructure Security Fundamentals “There is an ever-increasing…
We are all familiar with MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication) It has become a part of everyday modern life. Many of our personal accounts now require multiple methods of verifying our identity upon logging in. Everything from accessing online banking to social media accounts requests a second layer of verification. No longer is a username and password…
Newcastle is undergoing a digital transformation, with City Fibre developing a full fibre network which will reach almost every residential and business in the city. This network will make Newcastle one of the most digitally connected cities in the UK. What does this mean for Businesses?The old aging copper-based legacy networks will be replaced with…
This week we are celebrating National Apprenticeship Week 2021 – Build the Future, running from the 8th – 14th February 2021 The 2021 National Apprenticeship Week’s theme is “Build the Future” – a theme that is very much aligned to our own apprentice program. At Smart IT, we strongly believe that investing in young talent…
Smart IT’s annual Company Awards took place on Friday 29th January, albeit a little different to the usual offsite presentation and knees up. However, with the power of Microsoft Teams, we were still able to hold the awards. So on Friday we all logged on remotely with our Smart IT goodie boxes; loaded with snacks,…
We are delighted to announce that Smart IT have been awarded WatchGuard Gold Partner Certification, one of the only IT Companies in the North East to achieve this prestigious certification. WatchGuard offers pioneering cutting-edge cyber security technology and is recognised as one of the world’s leading network security, multi-factor authentication, secure Wi-Fi and network intelligence…
