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Marathon reseller runs London Marathon

In a few weeks time, Chris Robinson, our sales & technical director, is running the London Marathon on behalf of Willow Wood Hospice.  As the UK’s leading partner reseller of Marathon Technologies' high availability/disaster recovery ...

UKTI Passport to Export programme

24/7 Uptime signed up to the UKTI's 'Passport to Export' programme recently so I attended the 2 day introductory workshop this week.  I didn't know what to expect but hoped it wouldn't be a slightly dull, form-filling exercise.  It wasn't. There were a dozen or so delegates on the course and, right from the word go, it was a very interactive ...

Cupcakes, computers and claims newsletter

See our latest 24/7 Uptime newsletter about 24/7 Uptime cupcakes, computers and claims!

St Patrick’s Day/March special – enjoy scrumptious 24/7 Uptime cupcakes

Don't our 24/7 Uptime cupcakes look gorgeous?  And they taste scrumptious too! We're making a special St Patrick's Day offer throughout March - simply introduce us to your optician* and if the practice becomes a Replicate Retina offsite data backup client during March 2012 we will ...

New computer? Data safe? Think again

Your computer or laptop is new so your data is safe - right?  Not necessarily.  Ours were new too but Chris's laptop died completely on Monday morning.  Fortunately our data was protected. In June last year we bought shiny new laptops for the office.  They were lovely, lightweight, fast and we all worked happily together.  Then on Monday morning, Chris switched ...

Business continuity plans could reduce insurance premiums

New research suggests that insurers would be happy to provide premium discounts or improve terms to companies that have business continuity plans in place.  But unfortunately only a small number of small and micro businesses even consider this. The survey undertaken jointly by the British Insurance Brokers' Association and the Cabinet Office found 83% of insurers questioned agreed with the above.  ...

Andrew Steele Olympic fund race results

The 5 mile fund-raising run for Olympic hopeful, Andrew Steele, took place on a very cold February morning (Sunday 12th) and we are delighted to confirm that it has raised £300 towards Andrew's Olympic training fund. The event, co-organised by 24/7 Uptime and Andy O'Sullivan of Andems Runners, had 44 runners tackling the route around Hollingworth Lake and Littleborough.  Running uphill ...

24/7 Uptime sponsor Stockport Wired City Reconnected event

The 24/7 Uptime team are regular attendees at Wired City Reconnected Events and so will be sponsoring the Stockport event on 9 February 2012. The Wired City events are business collaboration/networking events specifically aimed at digital, creative and ICT companies.  They've produced some good business and collaborations. The Stockport Wired City Reconnected Event runs from 5.30pm until 8.30pm at the Houldsworth Suite, ...

Server virtualisation benefits: less hardware, less leg work

Less hardware and less leg work are the benefits of server virtualisation to Sainsbury's.  In an interview with Computing.co.uk, Sainsbury's CIO, Rob Fraser, outlines his plans and reasons: "Sainsbury’s is implementing a new virtualised environment in each of its 600 major stores. Fraser is planning to install two servers at the back of each store that will be fully ...

Cyber Monday online shopping surge

The favourite business day of the year for online retailers - Cyber Monday - had virtual cash tills ringing up the sales according to the Manchester Evening News.  The first Monday after shoppers receive their final pay before Christmas has become known as Cyber Monday after the surge in internet traffic for online shopping. Visa Europe said Monday was its busiest ...

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