Pioneering honour for Astro
Astro is delighted to announce that their Founder and CTO, Steve Smith, has been included in the highly-regarded Field Service News #fsn20 list of service professionals who are leading lights within the field service sector. Field Service News described Steve...
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Camp Cando 2018
Camp Cando 2018 New kids, new leadership, same values, same fantastic outcomes and an important lesson in culture and transformation from an unexpected place Last week I did my, now annual, pilgrimage to the woods in Kent to help...
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Home network devices: friend or foe?
Home network devices: friend or foe? Our home maybe our castle, but just how safe are we with our home network devices spying on us? This week’s BBCs Panorama – Hacked: Smart Home Secrets – discussed the risk many...
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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...
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 moreBonkers, Brave or Bully?
Bonkers, Brave or Bully? Our MD Mr Hodges sent me this blog article and asked my opinion as to whether it is appropriate content for our blog. I found it a very interesting article, especially as having brought Steve...
Read moreNo mobile signal, no wireless, the wrong type of ‘cloud’ and amazing MPG!
No mobile signal, no wireless, the wrong type of ‘cloud’ and amazing MPG! No mobile and no wireless? Could this be a greater challenge than Scafell Pike? Just like any other project, it is great to see our 3...
Read moreThe Value of NOW!
The Value of NOW! The Value of NOW! – a guest blog by Steve Hodges. Over to Steve… I saw this today on LinkedIn by my buddy David Buttress, the global CEO of Just Eat. It is very fitting...
Read moreAstro Review 2016 – Part 1
Astro Review 2016 – Part 1 On land, on sea and on the river – another great year at Astro Every year seems to fly past faster than the previous year. Someone delivered a theory to me over Christmas...
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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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