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		<title>ISN works for 3 out of 4 largest UK independents</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Afren now ranked 3rd in UK main board peer group After the entry of ISN client, Afren plc (AFR.L), into the Kurdistan region of Iraq, they are now ranked 3rd amongst UK independent oil companies by last reported net 2p and 2C reserves. The acquisition of Kurdistan&#8217;s Barda Rash and Ain Sifni assets increase Afren&#8217;s recoverable reserves from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cloudy with sunny intervals</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Make no mistake, despite very public emarrassments at Sony and Amazon, cloud computing is here to stay. IT providers need to embrace the paradigm and IT users need to see beyond the hype and plan the best delivery platform for the services their business depends on. (In fact the cloud paradigm is not so new: [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.isnsolutions.co.uk/news/2011/05/cloudy-with-sunny-intervals/</link>
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		<title>Taking the pain out of IT support</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A friend was telling me recently about his company&#8217;s general frustration with their IT support provider. (I&#8217;d love to quote for a better service but they are unfortunately tied in to a long contract with this provider). Vicious circle Despite the fact that the support techs involved are hard working, competent guys with great customer [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.isnsolutions.co.uk/news/2011/04/taking-the-pain-out-of-it-support/</link>
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		<title>IT and comms for Oil and Gas</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is the kind of IT work ISN does best Check out the comms dome we put on the bridge of the Armada Perkasa FPSO for Afren in the YouTube movie below. A floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit is a floating vessel used by the offshore industry for the processing and storage of oil and gas. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.isnsolutions.co.uk/news/2010/08/it-and-comms-for-oil-and-gas/</link>
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		<title>Choose the right NAS as backup target</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NAS devices can be useful backup targets in business but there is a wide range of hardware available in the category and gigabytes of storage per pund spent is not always the best measure to find a solutions that is right for your situation.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.isnsolutions.co.uk/news/2010/07/choose-the-right-nas-as-backup-target/</link>
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		<title>ISN consultant becomes one of the UK&#8217;s first Citrix XenDesktop CCAs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Paul Reed who works as a consultant in a pre-sales technical role at ISN Solutions, has just passed his Xendesktop CCA. The exam is new, as is virtual desktop technology so this puts ISN ahead of our competitors in London&#8217;s IT support and consultancy market.   Here&#8217;s Paul&#8217;s take on the how studying for the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.isnsolutions.co.uk/news/2010/06/isn-consultant-becomes-one-of-the-uks-first-citrix-xendesktop-ccas/</link>
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		<title>#ITIL Certification on ISN Service Desk</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tom Clowes, ISN&#8217;s service delivery supervisor, recently gained the ITIL v3 Foundation Qualification. ISN are firm believers in #ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) as a structure for delivering and managing IT services. It has been developed as a framework, originally by the UK Government, covering all aspects of providing IT infrastructure services reliably, effectively and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.isnsolutions.co.uk/news/2010/02/itil-certification-on-isn-service-desk/</link>
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		<title>#Cloud services &#8211; far more than a buzzword</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Now that Internet connections are faster, cheaper and more reliable, offering services across the net can be a reality. This year I have sat through too many presentations on the topic of Cloud Computing. These are usually at vendor events where they explain how their products are the key to unlocking the benefits of Cloud [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.isnsolutions.co.uk/news/2009/12/cloud-services-far-more-than-a-buzzword/</link>
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		<title>MCITP &#8211; Enterprise Administrator</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ISN service desk analyst, Serhiy Krokhmal, gained his Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) &#8211; Enterprise Adminstrator accreditation over the weekend. The MCITP: Enterprise Administrator credential has become the leading qualification for Windows Server engineers, providing the most widely recognised validation of an engineer&#8217;s ability to support and design systems based on Microsoft desktop and server operating systems. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.isnsolutions.co.uk/news/2009/12/mcitp-enterprise-administrator/</link>
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		<title>MCITP &#8211; The new Microsoft MCSE engineer qualification</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ISN systems engineer Ben Gould today completed the last of the tests required to become a Microsoft Certified IT Professional. The MCITP is the leading Microsoft Certification which provides widely recognised, objective validation of Ben&#8217;s ability to plan and execute modern projects involving cutting-edge technology such as Hyper-V and iSCSI using Microsoft Server Technologies. Most organisations can&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.isnsolutions.co.uk/news/2009/11/new_moon/</link>
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