The rapid adoption of cloud computing, virtualisation and the emergence of big data are reshaping business. These technologies are placing unprecedented demands on the data centre, forcing businesses to transform and evolve their network investments to create cloud-ready infrastructures with speed, reach and efficiency, yet at the same time have the scope to expand as needed.

Should customers ditch their On-Premise CPE Telephony solution for a new Cloud-based Hosted solution?

It is SaintGroup principal message driven both internally and externally, from SaintGroup’s operational philosophy and across each step of any client interaction, and needs to be monitored and measured at every stage.

The recently launched Microsoft Systems Centre 2012 suite brings together a range of modules with a common thread built around Orchestrator, the module that supports the workflow and process automation across the Data Centre and End User Device Management. Fundamentally we believe the Systems Centre 2012 deployment will enable SaintGroup to turn the complex infrastructure needs of our customers in to a streamlined and agile infrastructure and responsive to the ever changing business drivers our customers have.

UK businesses demand vendor transparency as mobile working gathers pace

London, 24 May, 2012 – Unified Communications is recognised as a key enabler in preparing UK businesses as flexible and mobile working gathers pace but IT professionals are still concerned by risks surrounding this and other communications strategies supporting agile working, says research by leading independent managed service provider SaintGroup.

After a disappointing Budget for business and the gathering momentum of spending cuts, Peter Deacon, director of technology and strategy at SaintGroup, provides essential tips for business transformation that can improve operations while controlling IT expenditure.

In an uncertain economic climate, business and IT managers are striving to maintain market share or drive growth. To achieve this, they will need ever more flexible but cost-efficient IT systems that support core operations - and unleash the further potential of their workforce. Making this happen when budgets are being consistently squeezed may seem like the impossible task, but it is feasible with careful planning of resources and rethinking of networks’ capabilities, using sophisticated managed IT services and taking advantage of the consumerisation of IT.

SaintGroup Managed Services is proud to sponsor the 17th Intellect Annual Regent Conference on Thursday 9th February 2012 at the Lancaster London, Lancaster Gate, London, W2 2TY.

In an economy making a slow and patchy recovery from recession, Cloud computing is sometimes marketed by some vendors as being a low cost computing resource, a simple “subscription” model for corporate users.