It would be lovely if we never had to change the way we worked, but our competitors are pushing the boundaries all the time, trying to find that edge in business to put them in the lead. One of these solutions, which we often get asked for, is a VoIP pabx.
 

In this modern world it is no longer acceptable to have staff tied to their desks when the alternative is a more mobile workforce, happier and more productive. Your staff do not have to be physically located near the premises, your staff do not have to be within driving distance of your premises, and you do not have to dedicate office space to every worker. Virtual Private Networks are just that, private, and alow your company data to piggyback securely on the public internet.

As the cost of entering the leased line arena decreases every year, more and more companies are opting for this versatile, fast, reliable option to connect their company to the digital world of the internet.
Fibre-to-the-premises is an ideal way to put your company on the map! The increase in upload speed easily allows you to host your own websites, email sevrers and VoIP pabx systems should you so choose, all of which is difficult to do (and with often less than satisfactory results) on a broadband or sdsl line
 

The Carbon trust is a government initiative to help companies lower their greenhouse emissions. Around £100million has been earmarked to be used as loans for businesses to help them replace power-hungry equipment with more efficient items.
 
As of late February, Carbon Trust loans are now made available to replace I.T. equipment, including servers and workstations.
 

We do supply general purpose office computers, for business use in governmental bodies, as well as laptops (notebooks) and the smaller class netbooks. We source these items at competitive prices on the open market from various suppliers for our clients, either for use under a Support Contract for replacement or as upgrades for their existing infrastructure. We do not manufacture in-house, but purchase pre-built machines from approved suppliers who we trust.

Hi-Grade Solutions would like to extend their congratulations to Amir Khan for his successful title defence on Saturday Night.

We were ready to complete a single virtualisation job a client had. Simple, one exchange server, and things were going well. We calculated that with the  current data transfer rate we would probably miss round 1, but catch up with the big fight in round 2.

My colleague switched on the telly after the job was complete, only for the office to be greeted with Amir Khan's victory celebrations.

Market Leading Eurostar Tour operator Short Breaks Ltd contracted Hi-Grade Solutions to virtualise three of their older servers and are now happily running both Windows and Linux servers using modern hardware.
They now intend to virtualise at least three more of their servers.
IT manager Jamie Brown said 'It's a weight off my mind knowing that these mission critical servers are running so much more efficiently and we now have space in our racks for new servers. I can sleep at night now'.
 

Hi-Grade Solutions are now able to offer a quality range of SAN servers for your virtualized environment, from the acclaimed Boston Supermicro.

From high-density 1u servers using either Intel or AMD solutions all the way up to petabyte and beyond 2q and 4q broadcast capable backbones, Hi-Grade Solutions are able to supply and commission these next-generation capable monster networks.

If your business has a Microsoft or Unix/Linux network with just two computers or a complex business network spanning multiple offices, our support solutions can be designed to meet your needs. If your business needs expert technical support then our IT support solutions are for you. Our outsourced IT support contracts are designed around your business - we calculate the complexity of your IT network, and use this data to create a bespoke support contract, drawing from standard service offerings. This contract is regularly reviewed and can be adjusted at any time.

Open wireless hotspots are becoming more and more ubiquitous as modern life demands 24/7 internet access. Pub and coffee shops fill this niche, however, sometimes malignant users can turn dreams into nightmares
This article recently posted in The Guardian newspaper highlights the risks with running an open hotspot
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2009/nov/27/pub-file-sharing-c...