Centric IT

On the 2nd of January and 10:15 am the data centre we house the majority of our infrastructure in experienced a complete inbound power outage courtesy of EDF Energy. This was caused by a malfunctioning sub station about 1km away from the site. Our equipment was not affected at all, and we passed through the incident entirely protected by the excellent service at the data centre.

In the last 6 months or so it seems to have become very popular to use open DNS providers such as Google’s Public DNS or OpenDNS. I personally use Google all the time for testing as it’s simple to remember! However these should not be used for daily consumption because they break an important internet [...]

Are you prepared this time round? A year ago everyone was just getting ready for Christmas when suddenly snow struck everywhere. Without their staff in the office businesses came to a standstill! All of that pain can be avoided though by preparing in advance. Our top tips for keeping your business running during the snow [...]

Teikyo Foundation is a specialist Japanese school based in an impressive period property on a large 20 acre site in Slough, Buckinghamshire.
The Business Challenge
Over a number of years of organic growth, the client had accumulated a disparate collection of hardware and software across the site. The existing hardware (largely PCs) provided Teikyo with varying, but [...]