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A Run For Camp Cando Update
A Run For Camp Cando – Update [feather_share] Steve Hodges completes the Lincoln 10K Road Race – call that a race? At the beginning of March I announced that our MD Steve Hodges would be running the Lincoln 10K...
Read moreIT Directors Forum 2014, See You There!
IT Directors Forum 2014, See You There! The IT Directors Forum – 2003 to 1013 I was first introduced to Richmond Events in 2002 by one of my longest standing customers – Bourne Leisure. I happened to attend one...
Read moreSmart Cities, Smart People …and Bandwidth
Smart Cities, Smart People …and Bandwidth In the past week or so I’ve attended two excellent, thought provoking events. One of these events was also very inspiring. On Thursday 13 March I attended the Dame Kelly Holmes Legacy Trust...
Read moreNational Apprenticeship Week 2014
There are only 10 types of people in the world… …those who understand binary and those who don’t! This week was the seventh National Apprenticeship Week. So I thought it only appropriate to blog about some of our own...
Read moreA Run For Camp Cando
A Run For Camp Cando Steve Hodges to run the Lincoln 10K Road Race for Camp Cando We are a lot of things at Astro… we are friendly, we are technical, we are customer focussed, we are hardworking and...
Read moreBusiness Continuity in Practice
Business Continuity in Practice “I love it when a plan comes together” A very wise and very nice man (divorce lawyer) recently used an expression I had not heard before. When talking about some personal challenges he used the...
Read moreDame Kelly Holmes – Really Can Be In Two Places At Once
Dame Kelly Holmes – Really Can Be In Two Places At Once Kelly Holmes Education Sporting Excellence Programme Talent Day (18 January 2014) In the midst of moving office last week (my excuse for this post being a week...
Read moreShoreTel, CommsVision and the Gleneagles Experience
[h5] It was interesting to see ShoreTel growth announced in Comms Business this week, especially ahead of an exciting few days at Commsvision. I’ll keep this brief as I am making the most of the Gleneagles experience just before...
Read moreRising Stars, Shining StarLeaf and Angels
Rising Stars, Shining StarLeaf and Angels Evangelists, Pugilists, Medalists and don’t forget the Man from UNCLE It has been an interesting month. Astro formed a partnership with a revolutionary cloud videoconferencing manufacturer, we attended our annual boxing event and...
Read moreThe Importance of Cable Testing
The Importance of Cable Testing It is essential to thoroughly test every data cable during installation especially before the installation goes live or depending on circumstances before the cable routes are covered. The image on the right (click on...
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