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Apr 14
2010

Outsourcing your ICT

Posted by admin in outsourcing , Invictus Technology , business planning

Outsourcing your IT to Invictus Technology will give your business many advantages over developing an in-house IT team.
Reasons to Outsource Your IT:
Cost SavingsInvictus Technology is all about IT. This specific focus gives us expertise, efficiencies and economies of scale that simply couldn’t be achieved by all of our customers individually within their organisations. We therefore are able to pass on our economies of scale to our customers.
No Hidden CostsIt is not just the salary costs of an in-house IT department that should be considered. Staff need to be trained, sickness and holidays need to be covered and specialist skills beyond the team have to be purchased. An IT department will also need good (and expensive) tools to do their job. By outsourcing your IT to Invictus Technology, all of these hidden costs are removed: we charge you a simple, affordable fixed monthly fee, everything else is down to us to sort out.
Range of SkillsTo deliver real value to your business, your IT department should have a range of skills and abilities from IT Directors to Desktop Support Engineers. However, many smaller organisations cannot afford to employ people with all of these skills. This can lead to undesirable situations such as IT strategy being defined  by a relatively junior staff member or a highly paid IT Director spending time fixing PC’s. Invictus Technology have a range of highly qualified partners with various skills and roles, so by outsourcing your IT to Invictus Technology, you will have your own ‘IT Department’ without having to recruit multiple staff members.
Measurable & Flexible ServiceOur service does not get ill, it does not take annual leave: it is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and will constantly exceed the expectations of your business. As your business grows our service can grow with it. If you decide to scale back, our service can also be downsized.
Apr 12
2010

Chartered IT Status

Posted by admin in professional membership , chartered , BCS

I have just graduated to a Professional Member of the British Computing Society from an Associate.  Chartered status here we come!!

 

 

Professional Membership demonstrates both competence and a commitment to keep pace with advancing knowledge and the increasing expectations and requirements of your profession.

Feb 12
2010

Develop an Outstanding Company

Posted by admin in oustanding business , inspiration , business planning

8 Characteristics and foci essential to develop an outstanding company.

No matter what size of company you are, why settle for running a successful business when you could have an outstanding business?

Shaun Thomson, CEO for Sandler Training in the UK, has developed some inspirational guidelines for getting the most out of your organisation. Find out what his 8 top tips are.

Nov 06
2009

Remote Backup

Posted by admin in remote backup , offsite , flooding , disaster recovery , backup

ATS Climate - The mill.Is it good enough just to take a daily backup?

Backups are needed not only to secure a copy of your data but to be able to revert to earlier versions for history.  So you need to manage your backups in a cycle.

So you need to keep managed backups.  Where should you keep them?  In a draw in the office?

We would say NO!!  Backup data should be kept away from the the office to ensure against fire, theft and flood.

Sep 08
2009

Invictus Technology Limited!

Posted by admin in Sole Trader , Limited Company , Invictus Technology

Well I have taken the administrative plunge and registered my current business arrangement which was a trading as / sole trader one to that of a Limited Company.

Did you know that if you register as a "Limted" you are allowed to use both Limited and Ltd in your company name whereas if you just registered as "Ltd" you are stuck with that.

I hope it all goes well.  I can already feel additional burden of paper work and responsibility but at this stage it is the right thing to do.

The new professional image fits nicely with the business plan and my involvement with The Birmingham ICT Practice for gaining certification for the Accredit UK scheme, a Standard or Quality Mark for Technology Services suppliers.