Apprenticeships offer amazing opportunities, just ask Nathan Lee
National Apprenticeship Week 2020 – Nathan Lee Today sees the start of National Apprenticeship Week and there are almost 400 events celebrating apprenticeships around England. These include: open days, award presentations and engagements with schools and colleges. I started...
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Kent IT and Communications Provider continues on upward trajectory
One of Kent’s leading IT solutions and communications services providers, Astro, is delighted to have been named as one of the fastest-growing, private companies in Kent on the prestigious annual MegaGrowth 50 list for the second year running. Published...
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Just how safe is our National Telecommunications Infrastructure?
Just how safe is our National Telecommunications Infrastructure? Can we trust any networking equipment? Alongside the relentless stream of attacks by cybercriminals lies the threat from hostile nations. Rogue governments may be less of a threat to your personal...
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BT, The Hodge and the Rugby Legend
BT, The Hodge and the Rugby Legend Meeting a legend and being delighted, thank you BT for a fun morning, and for listening. By Steve Hodges It isn’t every day I get a call from my BT account team....
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Whether Sailing the High Seas or the Economic Ocean, don’t lose sight of your goals
Whether Sailing the High Seas or the Economic Ocean, don’t lose sight of your goals Boulogne or Bust, at sea with the Astro team My elder daughter is a big Knight Rider fan. She has watched every episode of...
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Unplanned wireless network – safety in numbers? I don’t think so.
Unplanned wireless network – safety in numbers? I don’t think so. To plan or not to plan, that is the question! Planning your wireless network does cost, but not as much as not planning it! Sometime back, I read...
Read moreFrom the Highlands to the High Seas of the IT Directors Forum
From the Highlands to the high seas and gigs to shotguns, can any technology really replace the value of face to face time and a handshake? With only five working days to the IT Directors Forum (Saturday to Wednesday),...
Read more7 Warning Signs Your Network is About to Fail – Part 2
7 Warning Signs Your Network is About to Fail – Part 2 Introduction This is not intended to be a comprehensive list of network symptoms, just some of the more common symptoms I see when troubleshooting networks. 1. Slow...
Read more7 Warning Signs Your Network is About to Fail – Part 1
7 Warning Signs Your Network is About to Fail – Part 1 Introduction I am often shown some very basic information such as a page of ping or trace route responses, or a slow reacting PC screen and asked...
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Who pressed the nation’s “it’s too difficult button”?
Who pressed the nation’s “it’s too difficult button”? Is it OK to just surrender to the Beast from the East? By Steve Hodges Firstly, let me be clear this blog is not targeted at the unfortunate people who have...
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