Timely IT Insights and Perspectives

Along with the rest of the country, those working within the IT and technology sectors wait with bated breath to see if the outcome of Brexit is going to inflict any barriers or limitations. The impact of Brexit on the IT sector won’t be fully known until there is...

Employees leaving a firm is a natural part of business. Many that leave their current employment do so on good terms. However, not managing their exit from the business properly, especially when it comes to identity and access management, can leave your business...

In September 2016, Microsoft was officially declared as the first global public cloud provider to offer a complete and trusted cloud solution from data centres in the UK. This news was well received. We immediately saw the adoption of some of the services from...

Planning for projects can, at times, be a challenging anddaunting prospect, especially when overhauling IT infrastructure is concerned. But our highly skilled and experienced project management teamare here to help. Together, we can make IT project management...

I  wanted to share with you another application we have found that can vastly improve your level of efficiency. On average, how many hours each week do you think individuals spend on email ‘admin’? The average employee spends 28% of their working week on email....

What is enterprise mobility? And why is it so prevalent today? EM+S integrates Mobile Device Management (MDM), Identity and Access Management (IAM), and Mobile Application Management (MAM) with enterprise-grade security solutions to provide businesses with the...

Only last month we wrote a blog that detailed Microsoft’s SQL Server 2008 reaching end of support in July 2019. Now, we’d like to bring to your attention to the fact that on the 14th January 2020, support will be ending for Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2008...

As much as we'd like to be able to deal with all issues ourselves, sometimes this is not possible and so we need to pass it to a more senior colleague to assist. Escalation between different levels of IT Support is a standard process in modern IT companies. There is...

Update: a 2024 version of this article has been published here. From monitoring to end user remote support, we have a myriad of tools that we use on a daily basis to provide the best possible support to our clients across the globe. While our clients may never see...

I joined Chalkline about six weeks ago now and I thought it would be interesting to document my experience and how I have been welcomed into the Chalkline family. On my first day I must confess I was filled with trepidation. I was excited to be starting a new role but...

As part of our continuous drive for quality and security, Chalkline is proud to have been certified compliant with the ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 27001:2013 standard for the delivery of consultancy, design, installation and support of IT systems. To achieve the...