05 November 2024

Agrovista is a leading supplier of agronomy advice, seed, crop protection products and precision farming services to farmers across the UK, working with arable, fruit, vegetable, horticultural and amenity sectors.

Agrovista’s existing MPLS network and existing service provider was struggling to deliver - and a more solid foundation for future network evolution was needed to support the business.

05 November 2024

Leverhulme Church of England and Community Trust (LCECT) is a multi-academy trust based in Bolton. Its schools - Rivington & Blackrod High School and Harper Green School - operate as secondary phase teaching environments.

Both schools had ten-year old legacy Meru wireless networks with a mixed estate of HP switches, which were struggling to cope with the throughput and density required by classroom environments. The wireless performance was poor with slow connectivity speeds and the networks were difficult to manage. The Meru Wi-Fi support was also end of life which meant the trust’s central IT team had no technical assistance in place for network troubleshooting.

07 October 2024

Independent family pub, retailer and brewer, Hydes, was founded in 1863, and has remained an independent brewery in the Northwest of England and North Wales ever since.

Like other breweries, Hydes must comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), which exists to help keep sensitive financial information safe from theft, hacking, and other security threats.

07 October 2024

Following a £70 million restoration, London’s iconic KOKO reopened its doors, now offering a one-of-a-kind physical space and media facility that offers an unrivalled experience for live music fans. Launched in partnership with SISTER, the new KOKO marries historic buildings with state-of-the-art technology to build on a long cultural legacy and protect the city’s nightlife for future generations.

However, KOKO’s revitalisation goes beyond the realms of architecture and design. The team wanted a space where artists can create without limits, an all-encompassing location in which music can be performed, produced, and streamed around the globe. The entertainment world is going in new directions and this venue of the future needed the technology to match.

07 October 2024

EfficiencyIT has shared the results of a data centre digital transformation initiative for its customers at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, a world-leader in genomic research and bioinformatics.

The project sought to increase the energy efficiency of its 4.5MW, genomic data centre in Cambridge – one of Europe’s largest, independent and privately owned, research facilities – and improve both the resiliency and visibility of its critical systems.

30 August 2024

The West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Foundation Trust (WMAS) serves as a critical lifeline for the West Midlands region of England, providing essential NHS ambulance services. As one of ten ambulance trusts within the NHS, WMAS is entrusted with delivering emergency medical services across a vast geographical area.

Covering Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall, and Wolverhampton, WMAS’s reach extends to the unitary authorities of Stoke-on-Trent and Telford & Wrekin. Additionally, the trust offers non-emergency patient transport services in Birmingham, the Black Country, Arden, Cheshire, and the Wirral.

30 August 2024

Asignificant and successful pilot study at the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST) has proved that cost effective improvements in NHS connectivity are available now and can be implemented within days, leading to better quality and more flexible patient care, improved staff wellbeing and the potential delivery of a wider range of healthcare services by NHS providers.

With clarity still lacking on when the long-awaited Emergency Services Network (ESN) will come to fruition, the

27 August 2024

Norfolk County Council (NCC) required a partner that could understand its IT estate and deliver a solution that would remove complexity, improve security and reduce costs. The authority wanted to move beyond a large rigid supplier and reduce its reliance on traditional legacy MPLS networking.

Abzorb developed a bespoke SD-WAN solution that integrates existing technology, protecting NCC’s existing investment with the highest performing connectivity providers across more than 221 sites. It worked in collaboration with NCC on a £1.2 million change project aimed at reducing the complexity of its networking environment, increase user satisfaction, drive long-term cost-efficiency and preparing the authority for the future.

04 July 2024

The Wellcome Genome Campus (WGC), located on the Hinxton Hall Estate, is home to world-leading genomics and biodata research institutes, innovative companies, scientific facilities, and a state-of-the-art conference centre.

WGC needed to quickly replace its previous radio system and equipment, as, within a short timeframe, the incumbent provider was no longer able to offer support, maintenance, or repairs. As well as nearing its end of life, the WGC required a radio system with a higher level of resilience and security, which could be expandable for future campus expansion.

04 July 2024

The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) is at the forefront of research in large-scale oceanography and ocean measurement technology innovation. The UK-based NOC is one of the world’s top oceanographic institutions employing around 650 staff. The NOC supports scientists in universities and research institutes with facilities, research infrastructure and irreplaceable data assets; and additionally manages Europe’s largest fleet of autonomous and robotic vehicles, and two state-of-the-art research ships - RRS Discovery and RRS James Cook.