axon IT has provided a cloud computing solution to the Federation of Irish Societies (FIS) – the national representative body for the Irish in Britain.

Through Microsoft Office 365 – a Cloud-based solution hosted by Microsoft – axon IT has replaced the organisation’s outdated on-premise VPN (Virtual Private Network) solution with Microsoft’s latest cloud offering, enabling fast and effective collaboration of workers across the country.

Jennie McShannon, Chief Executive of Federation of Irish Societies said: “With offices in London and Birmingham as well as home-based workers across Yorkshire with frequent travel to Ireland, we needed an up-to-date and reliable solution that would enable all workers to communicate and share data effectively and efficiently wherever they were.

“Microsoft Office 365 has provided a creative and dynamic approach to our information and communication needs. It has helped us to cut costs, while significantly reducing the number of hours wasted by staff unable to work while waiting for VPN or server repairs.”

Launched in June 2011, Microsoft Office 365 offers feature-rich productivity tools including Microsoft Office Professional Plus, Microsoft Exchange Online, Microsoft SharePoint Online and Microsoft Lync Online – all hosted in the cloud.

Graham Fern, Technical Director of axon IT added: “Cloud computing can help businesses to improve their productivity while significantly reducing costs. Microsoft Office 365 is paid for on a monthly basis meaning the capital costs required to replace an on-premise server are removed and turned into a running cost. Maintenance costs are also significantly reduced with no on-site server to look after.

“Microsoft’s highly secured data centres located around the world guarantee 99.9% uptime with information securely backed up in different centres across the globe, so companies have round the clock access to their business critical services 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Business information can be accessed quickly from any location with a reliable internet connection meaning increased flexibility for workers, higher levels of productivity for businesses and a clear disaster recovery and business continuity plan – if offices become unusable or the internet goes down, employees can simply go home, or work from the nearest wi-fi enabled café or hotel.”

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For more information, photography or an interview with the senior management team please call Anna Nicholls at axon IT on 0845 313 0025 or email alnicholls@axon-it.com.

axon IT is supporting expansion with the appointment of a new senior engineer.

Richard Bradney brings with him more than 10 years’ experience in system administration and holds MCSE (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer) and MCTS (Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist) qualifications. He joins axon IT from TelstraClear Ltd, New Zealand’s second largest Telecommunications company, where he spent six years as a Senior Systems Engineer.

In his role with axon IT, Richard will provide technical support to customers, working to investigate and resolve high level technical queries both on site and remotely.

Commenting on his role, Richard said; “This is an exciting time to be joining axon IT and the firm’s continuing expansion is testament to the high levels of technical ability, motivation and hard work put in by the team. I am looking forward to contributing to the company’s on-going success.”

Graham Fern, Technical Director at axon IT added; “Richard has experience in a diverse range of technical environments and this expertise will prove crucial in supporting the growth axon IT is currently experiencing.”

Press Information: For more information, photography or an interview with the senior management team please call Anna Nicholls at axon IT on 0845 313 0025 or email alnicholls@axon-it.com.

axon IT’s Technical Director Graham Fern, is featuring in the North West Business Insider Ask the Expert section as their Digital Security Expert.

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IT solutions provider axon IT is celebrating after securing a new account win with C&O Powder Coatings – a leading provider of powder coating based in St Helens.

axon IT has worked to migrate C&O Powder Coatings over to a cloud computing solution through Microsoft Office 365 – an internet-based hosted service which enables businesses to access email, documents, contacts, and calendars from anywhere with a suitable internet connection and on almost any device.

axon will now work to support the new solution through an initial 12 month IT support contract.

Tom Holmes, Director for C&O Powder Coatings commented; “Compared to a traditional on-premise server solution, Microsoft Office 365 was far more cost effective. Rather than the capital cost of purchasing a server, we pay monthly for the service and our company data and emails are stored on Microsoft servers, meaning no maintenance or repair bills.

“Office 365 also gives us the flexibility to let staff work from home if they need to and staff now have their emails coming into their smartphones which means they can provide a quick response to enquiries wherever they are, therefore increasing productivity.”

axon IT has also provided a load balance router and secondary broadband line to C&O Powder Coatings, protecting the business against costly downtime. Tom added; “We wanted a company that could look after every aspect of our IT needs – whether it be a hardware issue, software query, broadband problem or simply a question from one of our users. I see IT as a service that should just work, and with axon IT we have somebody working with us to keep that service running, who we can turn to for each and every issue that crops up.”

Press Information:-
For more information, photography or an interview with the senior management team please call Anna Nicholls at axon IT on 0845 313 0025 or email alnicholls@axon-it.com.