axon IT is celebrating 10 years of business achievements.

Founded in 2001 by business partners Graham Fern and Mike Agutter, the firm has successfully grown to boast a predicted turnover of £1,000 000 for the current financial year, 14 employees and an impressive customer base including Macclesfield Town Football Club, Bolton Arena, Gascoigne Halman estate agents and Keele University.

Co-owner of axon IT Graham Fern commented; “We have come a long way in the last 10 years and seen a lot of industry change. We feel the key to our success has been accepting and keeping up with that change, remaining one step ahead of the competition and growing with the times.”

During the last ten years the firm has also gained a number of industry accreditations including Microsoft Gold Partner with Virtualization Competency, Microsoft Cloud Accelerate Partner, Microsoft Small Business Specialist and Cisco Select Partner.

Fern concluded; “axon IT’s success is testament to our dedicated staff and we are looking forward to seeing what we can achieve as a team over the next 10 years.”

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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 local commerce by offering to price match the technical support contracts of companies wishing to bring business into the town.

The initiative comes on the back of an earlier campaign which provides free IT support to start-up businesses in the town.

Graham Fern, Technical Director for axon IT commented; “Of late, we have received a number of enquiries from local companies wanting to bring business back into the town. To help fit in with budgets and encourage firms to make this move, we decided to price match any existing IT support contracts on a like-for-like basis.

“The 12 Months Free IT Support scheme for start-ups has proven a big hit so far, and we wanted to expand on this by offering something to more established businesses as well. We hope that by offering a no-quibble guarantee on price, we can help bring more business to Macclesfield and help fuel the local economy.”

The axon IT 12 Months Free IT Support scheme was designed to help give new businesses a boost and is available to any company based in Macclesfield which has been incorporated within the last year.

Fern added; “The success of local businesses is crucial for our town’s economy and we want to see them succeed. Macclesfield is a great place to do business and after 10 years successful trading in the town this is our way of giving something back to the community that has supported us so well.”

For more details or to discuss an quotation, business owners should contact axon IT on 0845 313 0025 or info@axon-it.com.

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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.

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IT giant Microsoft has made axon IT a Microsoft Cloud Accelerate Partner in recognition of the firms accomplishments in providing Microsoft cloud computing solutions to its customers.

The accreditation comes just six months after a previous Microsoft endorsement, when axon IT became the first business in the North West to be awarded Microsoft Gold Partner status with virtualization competency.

Launched in 2010, the exclusive Microsoft Cloud Accelerate Partner programme is designed to recognize and reward high performing companies who have a proven track record of delivering Microsoft cloud solutions to their customers. axon IT met the required criteria through its promotion and implementation of Microsoft Business Productivity Online Standard Suite (BPOS), which is now known as Microsoft Office 365.

Microsoft Office 365 is an internet-based hosted service that gives users the option of remote working from any location with an internet connection. Including Microsoft Office Professional Plus, Microsoft Exchange Online, Microsoft SharePoint Online and Microsoft Lync Online, the solution is hosted in the cloud and offers in a cost effective alternative to purchasing hardware and software upfront.

Graham Fern, Technical Director at axon IT commented: “To be recognised twice in six months by Microsoft for our business achievements is a great honour. Cloud computing is revolutionising IT as we know it so it is vital to the success of our business that we keep up with these emerging technologies. The recognition is testament to the hard work of our engineers and we are proud to be leading the way in this ever-changing industry.

“Although still a new concept to many businesses, cloud computing offers a far more cost effective alternative to traditional on-premise solutions, increasing flexibility and productivity, and ultimately contributing to business growth.”

As a Microsoft Cloud Accelerate Partner axon IT will now benefit from internal technology use rights, preferred partner pricing, marketing resources, pre-sales and technical support and other business benefits.

In January 2011, axon IT became the first business in the North West to be awarded Microsoft Gold Partner status with virtualization competency, making the company the only provider of virtual and cloud computing-based systems in the region to be endorsed by Microsoft at that time. The firm also provides its own virtual solutions through a data centre in Manchester, including a fully managed online backup solution – axonBackup24/7.

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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.