AVD: Flexible cloud platform for remote working No one could have predicted the global pandemic – which forced millions of workers to leave offices and work from home.
Microsoft announce changes to commercial pricing for M365 On Thursday 19th Aug 2021, Microsoft announced an update to pricing for commercial customers for Microsoft 365. Changes will take effect from March 1st 2022, providing organisations with 6 months of n
Migrate to Microsoft 365 Cloud has evolved in recent years, to multi-cloud, private cloud and hyperscale. Solutions are designed to meet your digital, operational and commercial objectives.
Microsoft Inspire 2021 - Key Announcements Microsoft Inspire is one of the tech industry's largest events held annually. In the last two years, the event has been broadcast virtually due to the global pandemic.
11 Steps To Obtaining A Security Roadmap - The Zero Trust Approach Define and implement key aspects of your security strategy all within the M365 Platform. Let’s get you started with our 11 step plan.
5 Recommended steps to implement a Zero Trust approach Zero Trust is a security model that, not new, is becoming more popular due to the technologies required to implement it becoming more mainstream. Always verify, trust no one.
Reduce your cyber risk with tiered security Mitigating cyber risk is an issue that’s evolving rapidly for organisations of all shapes and sizes around the world. 97% of users fail to recognise a highly sophisticated phishing email.
Create a clean, compliant and unified 365 workspace Reflekt creates an efficient, unified space for users within an organisation. It’s a governance, lifecycle management, & automation tool designed specifically for M365 applications.
10 Steps to improve your Cyber Security posture Organisations are always vulnerable to new cyberattacks. In 2020, the National Cyber Security Centre reported 10% increase in the number of incidents, with a 33% increase in victims.
Digital Transformation – what it looks like in 2021. ‘Digital Transformation’ is a popular buzzword in the technology sector, even more so recently with the changes organisations across the world have made during the COVID- 19 pandemic.
Dell Technologies 2020 Live: an overview The Dell Technologies 2020 event was the latest tech event held online. The new digital workspace is not just being talked about anymore, it’s here, and we need to make it more secure.
A Guide to Windows Virtual Desktop Windows Virtual Desktop enables you to access your desktop & all applications on any device, from any location. It’s the only solution on the market fully optimised for Windows 10 and Office 365.
Security & Control with Microsoft Endpoint Manager Endpoint management has typically been used to cover organisations for requirements set by company policies or a governing body that dictates security...
5 reasons why you should be using SharePoint online. SharePoint is a web-based document management and collaboration solution that empowers businesses and teams to work collaboratively and coherently.
Fake news - Cloud is old, AI doesn’t exist and what is DX? Technology trends impress but sometimes the hype vastly outweighs the reality, so let’s consider what’s real with current and future technology trends.
Microsoft Inspire 2020 - the highlights Microsoft Inspire (formerly Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference) is held annually somewhere in North America. This event has up to 20,000 attendees...
Hybrid Theory Like many, we’re now in a hybrid working situation, part from the office and part from home. So recognising that, we’ve come up with some changes as a consequence.
End point security 2020 During the mad rush or “the scramble” as we are calling it, organisation’s IT capabilities have been seriously tested across the globe. Not just that but...
Multi-Factor Authentication - can you afford not to? MFA has been around for a long time – when I first started out in this industry, years ago, the company that I joined already insisted on MFA for remote access...
The remote working scramble... In March 2020, UK IT Distributors reported an increase of 31.8% in sales of endpoint equipment (particularly laptops). This was compounded by Intel shortages...
Olympic performance The Tokyo Olympics may have been delayed a year by the pandemic but that doesn’t mean we have to stand still - we've partnered with BackleyBlack…
Microsoft 365 is changing Find out how Microsoft are changing the name of some of their most common cloud-delivered, commercial packages and bundles...
Same Old Scene In the last few weeks our use of Teams has skyrocketed to become the principal method of communication. We've had some fun with it too...
5 Essentials For Remote Working Recent events have enabled a truly remarkable global phenomenon – remote working has become the norm, almost overnight...
Cloud and the Intelligent Edge Virtually no discussion on technology nowadays fails to mention ‘the cloud’. Some organisations state they’re ‘cloud first’...
In The Face of Adversity Things look bleak at the moment, don’t they? The Coronavirus is changing everything we take for granted, work, home, our very way of life...
5 Steps For Fighting Coronavirus With Microsoft Teams Take a look at our 5-step guide to get the most out of Microsoft Teams to support your business continuity during the COVID-19...
Could IoT Regenerate City Centres? PTG teams up with Wakefield council to investigate how the integration of technology could impact Wakefield...
There's no place like home! Breaking new ground in the IT sector is a part of PTG’s DNA. The Group welcomes international recruit, Simon Luczka, into the Wigan office as Business Manager.
taking a year out Our pt annual events have been huge for everyone involved, from the first in 2016 with about 100 people right up to pt19 with over 800 people...
Happy New Year Wow…what a year 2019 has been! In no small part, made all the better by the continued support, encouragement, and loyalty from our valued customers...
26% - addressing the gender gap That’s the percentage of female to male in PTG right now and whilst it's significantly better than the 17% sector average it’s still some way to go to achieve a balanced...
pure Esports 2020 Coming to you in January 2020, Esports 2020 will be the first channel-led Esports event in the UK. Brought to you by the pure technology group, this event will feature the latest in Esports..
30-day free trial with dr There is a saying, there are only 2 certainties in life, death and taxes. Well… there are only 2 certainties in IT - bugs and outages. Why not give us a try with a 30-day free trial...
11 reasons you should be using Microsoft Teams What is Microsoft Teams? The truth is, a thing came along called Slack and changed the way people worked forever. Microsoft thought about...
Device-as-a-Service (DaaS) Whatever the device is, whether it is a PC, Smartphone, Tablet or even Server infrastructure. Organisations are increasingly looking to change how their...
Are you ready for 5G? Let’s start off with what we know. You cannot turn a corner without hearing about 5G, whether it is it going ‘live’ in a city near you or whether it...
Quality Matters Customers matter. Our reputation and long-term customer relationships matter immensely and looking after customers is simply the...
Preparing for disaster As human beings, we are eternally optimistic by nature. We are happy in our belief that bad things happen to other people, not us. The same is true in IT in that 50%...
The 2020 problem The so-called 2020 problem is a label given to the ceasing of support for some of the more popular Microsoft products. If you have; Windows Server...
Is your network resilient? Have you thought about how your organisation would cope if your primary Internet or WAN connection failed? Do you even know what services may fail if you...
Microsoft Ignite London 2019 As a Microsoft Gold Partner, the pure technology group (PTG) was invited to attend Microsoft Ignite on Tour. This is a massive event held...
World Backup Day As part of World Backup Day, I was asked to write something about some of the major innovations modern technology has provided to enable us to look after...
VR ‘We believe that that Virtual Reality has a huge potential to transform any and all organisations'. A common question we’ve faced...
Office 365 Backup Microsoft provides a wide array of services within the Office 365 platform and it has now grown to over 155 million monthly active accounts with over 3...
Things we wish we knew... So, you’ve just had an interview and landed your first job in the tech sector… Congratulations! But now what?... The pure technology group have put together some tips...
Help is virtual Over the last few months, I have been trialling Microsoft’s AI- based scheduling assistant, Project “Calendar.help”, which is based on the Cortana...
5 ways VR will change your business Whether your reality is virtual, augmented, blended, mixed or actual; 3D imagery is changing the world and the impact on business in the...
PTG Naked Calendar Recently, some of our staff stripped off to take part in the PTG Naked Calendar, with every penny donated going to Candlelighters...
content We create workshops to be informative, unique and offer real value to our guests. It’s not just about telling customers what we do...
"The perfect password" - 2FA Two-Factor Authentication has recently been deployed across the Group for remote access, mobile access, Bring Your Own Device and data feeds...
PTG academy “The pure technology group’s people are its greatest asset” – this mantra is disseminated by all involved in the group, from the operational support teams to the CEO...
macOS 14 Mojave This autumn, Apple will release its 15th operating system for Macintosh computers. This update was revealed at the 2018 Worldwide Developers Conference...
game changers The Internet of Things (IoT), Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) are still considered to be ‘new technologies’ in the IT sector...
the new Space Race In 1955, the Soviet Union and the USA competed to be the most dominant nation in space flight technology. Dubbed the ‘Space Race’ the rivalry brought with it advancements in technology...
does Citrix have a future? The starting point for this article was a google search of the question ‘does Citrix have a future?’. The first page of Google lists a mix of news articles...
Q&A with Mike Chambers pure technology group (PTG) would like to welcome Mike Chambers to the Group as Regional Sales Director. We caught up with Mike for a Q&A to find out more...
driving the future In 2018 when electric cars are mentioned, most people think of Tesla. Tesla has redefined the automotive industry and continue to disrupt the market...
state of the internet Christmas season sees the largest and most profitable traders start to gear up for the biggest sales season of the year. Online marketplaces like Amazon, eBay and...
AI in the workplace Regardless of whether you work in a factory or an office if you carry out a task that is fundamentally predictable and routine your job might be threatened by a machine...
gdpr GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) is the modern iteration of our current Data Protection Act. It has been implemented to ensure your data is more securely...
azure thing With 2016’s Brexit vote providing a less than stable outlook for the foreseeable future, and the General Election also unable to alleviate concerns...
identity management More than ever, we live in an increasingly connected and consumerised world of IT. Social Media, Internet Banking, Online Shopping, even wearables from Fitbit or Apple...
Dell EMC 14g transformation As part of the launch of Dell EMC’s 14th generation of servers, I had the honour of being invited to the Production Plant in Łódź, Poland...
endpoint: shift It’s no secret that desktop computer sales have declined sharply over the last two years. PC sales, which includes desktops and laptop devices, have recently posted...
Microsoft Inspire 2017 Gary and I had a great time in Washington DC at the Microsoft Inspire 2017 event. One of the key announcements at Inspire was Microsoft 365...
Q&A with Richard Knight We’d like to congratulate Richard Knight on his recent promotion to the Board as Technical Service Director. We caught up with Richard to get a better understanding of...
what a career looks like with PTG pure technology group prides itself on its values, we support our employees and provide them with an environment that promotes success...
make IT simple Consumer technology has driven enterprise technology further and faster over the last decade because most people on the planet want the benefits...
the case for Hybrid WAN Generally, organisations have chosen one of two models for creating a Wide Area Network.
the pure technology group values It’s a great company to work for with purpose, ambition, and drive but’s that not enough I hear you say – so let me tell you why...
Huawei connect europe | paris 16 I have recently attended the Huawei Europe conference in Paris, the theme of which was ‘Shape the cloud’. Speakers included industry leaders and academics...
telephony, reimagined Protocol (SIP) technology should be seen as a priority for any IT Manager. Managers have heard of SIP, but don’t know or fully understand what SIP is...
PTG-china - Huawei Connect 2016 Senior Technical Consultant Simeon Banks and Account Manager Amer Hussain are currently in China attending the week-long Huawei Connect 2016 event in Shanghai...
IT security and evolving threats I don’t lose sleep about IT security but it is a constant concern and has been for the last fifteen years –how to protect data, money and identity...
the dark art of licensing My sanity has been questioned many times over the past 15 years, not all of which were work related, but a good majority were, and software licensing was usually why...
Windows server 2016: a preview 2016 sees Microsoft releasing the latest version of its server operating system, Windows Server 2016. Current estimates place the release in Q3 of this year...
