Bechtle Blog.

The new shape of the world has made Mobile Device Management (MDM) even more relevant for all businesses, with the need to deliver a fully functional experience for users that work remotely, whilst maintaining control.

Bechtle UK are excited to be able to expand our Google offering. We can now support you with hardware on your desk and meeting rooms, security in the form of Android Enterprise and with productivity tools to tie everything together for an end to end solution.

The last 12 months have seen tremendous changes in how we work. Many companies were on the journey of digital transformation before COVID-19, but the pandemic has accelerated that journey, with some businesses having to move to remote working almost overnight. For many IT teams, it was a scramble to give people access to systems and enable video collaboration, so the business remained productive. It was seen as a short-term fix – to keep things going until life got back to normal.

Meraki has one of the most powerful, scalable and easy-to-use networking systems in the market. Its cloud-based system allows for single-pane-of-glass access to a network of thousands of devices, regardless of geographic location. These simple plug-and-play features are all enabled by the Meraki licenses, meaning without the relevant licensing all the amazing features, which makes Meraki such an easy product to use, are no longer available. Important then that we understand licensing, so that we are making the best use of it for our estate

It’s no secret that Microsoft licensing is not the easiest of topics to get your head around, that’s why we’ve put some information together to help you understand the different licensing platforms and what they mean to you.

This month Microsoft Teams are launching some extended features ranging from the long awaited to out of the blue announcements! This is a quick run through of our top 5 most anticipated updates…

One of the major changes over the last decade is how we work in the modern workplace.
The traditional 9 to 5 in the office is rapidly becoming a thing of the past.

Collaboration is key to moving a business forward, there has been a huge shift in mobility, providing laptops and mobile phones for workers to ensure that productivity isn’t hampered whilst their employees are on the move. By equipping ourselves with the right information and engaging with the solutions teams at Bechtle we can make sure that any choice you make is one that will support your business in the transition into the Modern Workplace.

The market is full of products, some premium and some more accessible. Working with key vendors across this spectrum of functionality, price and quality, means that Bechtle are in a great position to help you achieve your goals whilst not breaking the bank.

Bechtle Direct Ltd has been awarded a place on the Crown Commercial Service’s Technology Products & Associated Services (TEPAS) Framework, RM6068, worth £6.5billion.

On January 14, 2020, support for Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 will end. That means the end of regular security updates. Don't let your infrastructure and applications go unprotected. We're here to help you migrate to current versions for greater security, performance and innovation.

An IT Manager’s reality is all too often so far away from strategy that in some positions I have worked in, it almost becomes a standing (if not sadly ironic) joke. In many cases, BAU not only makes up more than 80-90% of the deployed tasks but is a mask for an almost accepted regime of firefighting. Whilst organisations have been trying to balance this for many years, they all too regularly have failed not due to effort, but the deployment of the resources.

The statement (that is the title of the post) comes from my now boss at Bechtle. It was something he said to me about 6 months before I joined Bechtle - a 10,000 strong IT solutions company. Before I had joined, I only knew three people, the MD, my account manager and my new boss, whom I very rarely used as a pre-sales resource. I mistakenly took it as educated arrogance, what did he know, he may be accredited at the highest level, but I have a £1.5bn company I keep running by finding the very solutions he is trying to sell me…