http://www.isnsolutions.co.uk/news News for ISN Solutions IT Consultancy and Support Customers Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:19:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Once a business has settled on the right server technology and understands the benefits of installing quality hardware that will perform all day and all night for years to come, it is tempting to look for opportunities to save money on secondary storage like the hardware around the chosen backup ... http://www.isnsolutions.co.uk/news/2010/07/choose-the-right-nas-as-backup-target/ 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's IT support and consultancy market.   Here's Paul's take on the ... http://www.isnsolutions.co.uk/news/2010/06/isn-consultant-becomes-one-of-the-uks-first-citrix-xendesktop-ccas/ Tom Clowes, ISN'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 ... http://www.isnsolutions.co.uk/news/2010/02/itil-certification-on-isn-service-desk/ 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 ... http://www.isnsolutions.co.uk/news/2009/12/cloud-services-far-more-than-a-buzzword/ ISN service desk analyst, Serhiy Krokhmal, gained his Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) - 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's ability to support and design systems based on Microsoft desktop ... http://www.isnsolutions.co.uk/news/2009/12/mcitp-enterprise-administrator/ 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's ability to plan and execute modern projects involving cutting-edge technology such as Hyper-V and iSCSI using Microsoft Server ... http://www.isnsolutions.co.uk/news/2009/11/new_moon/ Windows 7 is the latest desktop and laptop operating system out of the Microsoft stable and it's a thoroughbred from the start. As one of ISN's desktop specialists, I have been using it for some time now. I like it a lot. Better Performance It's faster than Windows XP and much faster ... http://www.isnsolutions.co.uk/news/2009/10/microsoft-windows-7-magnificent-seven/ ISN client, Premier Oil, began oil production in the Shelley field at 9am on Thursday 6th August. This is the first fruits following Premier's takeover of Oilexco NOrth Sea assets earlier this year. The announcement of a second well is expected imminently. ISN have been pleased to assist Premier Oil with ... http://www.isnsolutions.co.uk/news/2009/08/premier-oil-celebrate-first-oil-from-shelley/ Today several businesses and employees are waking up to a uncertain future in central London. On Friday a large scale fire broke out in Dean Street, Soho, gutting at least one business and leading to a large number of residents being evacuated for many hours. Whether the fire could have been ... http://www.isnsolutions.co.uk/news/2009/07/soho-fire-business-disaster-recovery-questions/ ISN's technical consultants have put their heads together and come up with some practical advice for IT teams considering introducing virtualisation. 1 - Start small and work up So that you and your team can familiarise yourselves with the concepts and issues around virtualisation, start with free or inexpensive tools like #Citrix ... http://www.isnsolutions.co.uk/news/2009/07/11-expert-tips-for-successful-virtualisation/