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Why a virtual CISO makes sense for your business

As cyber threats become more advanced, businesses can no longer afford to rely on disjointed security solutions. Recent high-profile breaches like MOVEit (2023) have exposed the vulnerabilities in...

Why resilient businesses succeed

Resilience has been a buzzword for many years, but what does it mean? What are the component parts, and how do you know you have it? We take a look

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The top 5 security risks of remote working

Working remotely is convenient, but remote employees may unintentionally put your company’s data and networks at risk. Unsecured wi-fi connections, unattended computers, and data breaches are...

Why Redcentric For Disaster Recovery as a Service

Public cloud – how to ensure success

Public cloud adoption is not just a technological shift; it’s a strategic move that can propel your business to new heights. However, success in the public cloud is not guaranteed. It requires a...

Data Centre Migration

More pictures than Instagram? No problem!

In today’s digital age, the sheer volume of images and videos captured every second is mind-boggling. Think about it: from the selfies flooding social media to high-definition footage streaming...

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Now offering Starlink for UK businesses

We’re excited to announce that we’ve added Starlink to our portfolio, offering cutting-edge satellite internet services designed for businesses that need reliable, high-speed connectivity,...

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Gigabit Pathways funding now available

We can help you to complete your funding requests for the Gigabit Pathways initiative, supporting you in accessing improved connectivity to meet patient and digital transformation

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What is Microsoft Azure?

Explore all there is to know about Microsoft Azure, including how it works, Azure’s services and features, and the benefits of this global cloud platform.

Why Redcentric IaaS

What is cloud native computing?

Cloud native refers to software-first computing, with infrastructure that’s specifically designed around the cloud environment – rather than as an added feature to existing hardware or physical...

Why Redcentric Managed Backup Service

What is cloud architecture?

In simple terms, cloud computing architecture refers to the way your cloud system is structured, and how various components combine to share information and resources across a virtual network. But...

Data Centre Migration

Redefining hosting solutions for AI

In recent years, the data centre market has witnessed a remarkable surge in energy consumption, largely attributed to the escalating demands of artificial intelligence (AI). This trend, as highlighted...

VMware Acquisition survey

In November 2023, the cloud computing technology provider, VMware, was acquired by the global software provider, Broadcom, in a move to build out its multi-cloud strategy.   The $69bn acquisition...

FAQs

MOVEit Transfer Vulnerability

On May 31, 2023, Progress Software warned the public about a critical SQL injection vulnerability in MOVEit Transfer, allowing unauthorised access to its database. Identified as CVE-2023-34362 on June...

Digital Transformation

What is Cloud?

Cloud is a broad term for on-demand computer resources provided virtually. This article answers all your questions on cloud

Data Centre Migration

What is Colocation?

Colocation is the act of physically moving your servers into a data centre. This article answers all your questions on colocation

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How does immersion cooling work?

Despite all the progress made with immersion cooling since the technique was first used in the 1960s, dunking your expensive hardware into liquid still sounds counterintuitive. Why would anyone go...

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Launch of the Redcentric apprenticeship scheme

Based on an interview with Kieran Brady, Group Sales and Marketing Director, Redcentric   Tell us a bit about the background to the scheme? Over the last 18 months a series of four acquisitions...

Digital Transformation

The Essential Guide to Private Cloud Hosting

Cloud computing is a wide umbrella that encompasses a number of different classes, types and architectures of computer system resources. For commercial use, a feature that regularly distinguishes one...

Digital Transformation

The Benefits of Bespoke AWS Managed Services

Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud adoption accelerated dramatically in the last few years as executives scrambled to add digital agility and flexibility to their businesses. But the cloud doesn’t...

Why Redcentric For Connectivity

MPLS WAN – your questions answered

What is MPLS technology? Multi-protocol Label Switching, or MPLS, is a networking technology that routes traffic intelligently using the shortest path based on “labels” rather than the complex...

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Celebrating success

We were recently invited to celebrate success at an evening hosted by Megabuyte for 2021/22 award winners and alumni. Redcentric delivered a strong financial performance among its peers throughout the...

Why Redcentric For Disaster Recovery as a Service

Guide to Choosing a Cloud Consulting Company

Cloud projects are complex and unique, with many moving parts and stakeholders. It’s why many companies turn to a cloud consulting company for help. With the right approach and guidance, they can...

Why Redcentric Managed Backup Service

The Keys to a Successful Digital Transformation

Since digital transformation projects change your business from the ground up, it’s not surprising that many efforts fall short. McKinsey found that less than 30% of digital transformation projects...

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Top 10 benefits of vulnerability scanning

Vulnerability scans are to enterprises what health checkups are to people; they’re proactive check-ins on a system’s health to ensure it stays in tip-top running condition. For companies, a...

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What are managed infrastructure solutions?

IT infrastructure might seem like boring, background work which isn’t too important, but it’s actually the lifeblood of your business that keeps your business online and your people and customers...

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The importance of securing a digital workspace

Cybersecurity has never been more important, especially for companies that depend on digital workspaces. One study found that cybercriminals can breach the network perimeter of 93% of companies today...

Digital Transformation

The business benefits of hybrid IT

If your business is looking to adopt a hybrid IT system, it means you get the best of both worlds.  It’s a flexible and reliable approach to IT infrastructure that’s essential to keeping...

Why Redcentric IaaS

Debunking data centre myths: Operations

Remember that scene from the Matrix where Keanu Reeves emerges from his jellied pod, surrounded by tens of thousands of similar pods. Or all those times Jack Bauer disappeared to the CTU server room...

Environmental Green IT

Debunking data centre myths: Sustainability

Every so often, you may see articles discussing the carbon footprint of spam, or the environmental impact of gifs. These articles remind us that every action we take in the virtual world has a...

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HSCN Peering Exchange contract win

Redcentric are delighted to announce the award of a new contract with NHS Digital to provide the HSCN Peering Exchange service for a further minimum term of 3 years and extendable by a further 3...

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Redcentric acquires 7 Elements

Redcentric plc, a leading UK IT managed services provider, is pleased to announce the acquisition of 7 Elements. 7 Elements is a CREST accredited and award-winning business which provides industry...

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Megabuyte Quoted25 Awards 2022

Redcentric was delighted to be recognised in the Megabuyte Quoted25 Awards and to be awarded Best Performing Company – Telecoms Services within Megabuyte’s annual ranking of public technology...

FAQs

PSTN and ISDN switch-off

BT’s plan to decommission PSTN and ISDN lines will come into effect in 2025. To get prepared and to future-proof your infrastructure we’ve pulled together some key information you will need to...

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A comprehensive guide to public cloud computing

One of the most recognisable forms of cloud computing, public cloud solutions are an efficient and economical way to pool tech resources and infrastructure within a virtualised environment – and...

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CIO Institute Oxford

We are pleased to announce Redcentric will again this year be sponsoring the CIO Institute at Oxford University on 31st March. Empowering the CIO community to shape their agendas with the latest...

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What is Hybrid IT?

Hybrid things are valuable because you get the best of both worlds. A hybrid car is better for the environment but has the performance of a petrol car. A liger has the majesty of a lion but the...

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AWS well-architected framework

It’s no longer enough to simply move your workloads into the cloud and forget about them. From reduced costs to increased performance, the cloud provides the foundation your business needs to...

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Healthcare Digital Transformation Trends 2022

Technology is reshaping healthcare and changing how we look at and manage patient care, clinics, and medical facilities. Investment in healthcare technology is growing rapidly and is predicted to...

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Delivering service excellence with SMAX

Interview with Tim Wilkinson We’ve been championing continuous improvement internally within Redcentric for many years now, so I’m really delighted to be talking to our customers about the launch...

Public Sector Managed Services

CIO learnings from the pandemic

The pandemic has resulted in rapid changes to the way we work, but it's not only the shift to remote working which CIOs have been hard-pressed to deal with. Read more here.

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How to measure digital transformation progress

In a time where digital disruption seems to be constant, the need for business to embrace all things digital is accelerating. Companies understand that data, technology, and analytics are key to their...

Why Redcentric Managed Backup Service

Environmental benefits of public cloud

Climate change presents one of the biggest environmental challenges our species has ever seen and as the impact is increasingly felt, it is becoming increasingly important for us all to reduce...

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Customer Experience – Call2Teams

Join our online demonstration on the 6th October at 2pm to discover how Microsoft Call2Teams creates better working efficiencies, allowing you to make external calls securely from a single...

IT Cost Savings

What is 95th percentile billing for internet?

95th percentile billing is also called burstable billing, and it’s a way of calculating the cost of internet use which ignores the top 5% of internet usage peaks. It’s commonly applied to the...

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Beginner’s guide to server colocation

Server colocation is the act of hosting your servers in a data centre. Your servers will be hosted securely and separately but alongside the servers of the data centre’s other customers, hence the...

Data Centre Migration

The future of the data centre

Do you have an endpoint in mind for your digital transformation journey? For many businesses it’s the cloud. Moving everything to the cloud seems like the modern thing to do, right? It’s so...

The steps of a successful private cloud migration

Private cloud migration is a big trend in IT – and one we anticipate will only grow as the drive for greater efficiency increases. But what are the advantages of private cloud, and how can you make...

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The 4 major business benefits of colocation

Growing your business is exciting – but lots of things can conspire to slow you down – and as you expand, one of the biggest brakes on your growth is IT. But a great upgrade option...

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Becoming technology enabled

Organisations are becoming technology enabled to create the agility necessary to overcome the challenges of digital disruption. Read more here

Why Redcentric IP Telephony

SD-WAN: A Buyer’s Guide

There is a growing buzz around SD-WAN as a network solution. It brings considerable benefits for some use cases but it isn’t a silver bullet for networking.

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