by Matt Shanahan | Sep 25, 2015 | Stream Networks
Following on from our trip to the technical team to meet Sam, we are back there to meet his colleague Arron: B: Hi Arron, without copying Sam, can you let us know what you do when you arrive at Stream? A: I’m usually first in the door so I’ll ensure that all of our...
by Matt Shanahan | Sep 23, 2015 | Stream Networks
In the past few days the Minister for the Digital Economy, Ed Vaizey, has been trying to raise awareness of Cyber Security for businesses. In the past year, 74% of small businesses and 90% of major businesses had a cyber security breach. It’s all well and good trying...
by Matt Shanahan | Sep 18, 2015 | Stream Networks
Another Friday has rolled around and it’s time for the third in the series of ‘A day in the life of..’ Today we look at the Accounts Team and Allison McKie. BP: Hi Allison, what is the first thing you’ll do of a morning? AM: The first thing I’ll do is log into our...
by Matt Shanahan | Sep 17, 2015 | Stream Networks
Over the past few days the telecoms industry has been hit with some negative press. Complaints of price rises and lack of support have been widespread. Which? have conducted a survey of customers of 100 household name companies on staff knowledge, ability to deal with...
by Matt Shanahan | Sep 11, 2015 | Stream Networks
Following on from last week’s talk with Sam of the technical team, today we are in the sales department to introduce Byron Riley to the world. BP: Hi Byron, I’m going to start this conversation by asking the same question that I asked Sam, what is the first thing you...
by Matt Shanahan | Sep 8, 2015 | Stream Networks
What are Virtual Machines? Virtual machine is the technical term for any computer or computer process which can be emulated on another computer’s hardware, a virtualised computer. When combined with a high speed network connection, this virtual computer can be...
by Matt Shanahan | Sep 4, 2015 | Stream Networks
Todays blog is going to be the first in a series giving you an insight into life at Stream Networks, we’ll look at the different departments and individuals that make up Team Stream and find out what exactly it is that they do. We kick-off with Sam, a member of the...
by Matt Shanahan | Aug 28, 2015 | Stream Networks
Thinking about moving office? Out with the old and in with the new! It’s simple right? The Jackson Five might even say as easy as 1-2-3! I’m afraid not. In fact, there’s plenty to think about. Whether you’re expanding, downsizing or cutting costs, your communications...
by Matt Shanahan | Aug 27, 2015 | Stream Networks
The first step in considering a hosted phone system is understanding what hosted telephony is. Simply put, a Hosted PBX is a telephone exchange system that uses IP (Internet Protocol) telephony that is built, managed and delivered by a specialist provider. Instead of...
by Matt Shanahan | Aug 24, 2015 | Stream Networks
One of the most common concerns customers come to us with? “I’m worried I’m going to go over my usage allowance, how much am I using?” Whilst every customer is different and no two needs the same, we thought we’d try to simplify the Usage versus Traffic equation and...
by Matt Shanahan | Aug 18, 2015 | Stream Networks
The message you’ve been waiting for – Fibre Optic Broadband is finally available in the area! Your cabinet is ready and accepting orders. You’ve chosen your package, placed your order and Superfast speeds are on their way, but how exactly is it installed, and more...
by Matt Shanahan | Aug 15, 2015 | Stream Networks
Stream Networks have been awarded an employer of the year award from the West Berkshire Training Consortium.
by Matt Shanahan | Aug 14, 2015 | Stream Networks
It was a cold and wet July morning, typical of the British summertime and the Stream Team were braving the conditions to don their trainers and duck suits and run for Boys Beating Cancer. The team, consisting of Brian (10km), Carl (5km), Pete (10km), Nick(10km), Arron...
by Matt Shanahan | Aug 13, 2015 | Stream Networks
To meet increased demand Stream Networks can now offer Hosted Microsoft Exchange 2013 to its Cloud services portfolio. Microsoft Exchange is the industry standard business collaboration platform combining email, calendars, meetings and tasks. With support for a wide...
by Matt Shanahan | Aug 12, 2015 | Stream Networks
The research has been conducted and the statistics are alarming; not backing up your data increases the likelihood of going out of business. The loss of data can be for any number of reasons, whether it be a virus infection, or fire and theft, these are risks that can...
