Device-as-a-Service (DaaS) Whatever the device is, whether it is a PC, Smartphone, Tablet or even Server infrastructure. Organisations are increasingly looking to change how their...
Are you ready for 5G? Let’s start off with what we know. You cannot turn a corner without hearing about 5G, whether it is it going ‘live’ in a city near you or whether it...
Quality Matters Customers matter. Our reputation and long-term customer relationships matter immensely and looking after customers is simply the...
Preparing for disaster As human beings, we are eternally optimistic by nature. We are happy in our belief that bad things happen to other people, not us. The same is true in IT in that 50%...
The 2020 problem The so-called 2020 problem is a label given to the ceasing of support for some of the more popular Microsoft products. If you have; Windows Server...
Is your network resilient? Have you thought about how your organisation would cope if your primary Internet or WAN connection failed? Do you even know what services may fail if you...
Microsoft Ignite London 2019 As a Microsoft Gold Partner, the pure technology group (PTG) was invited to attend Microsoft Ignite on Tour. This is a massive event held...
World Backup Day As part of World Backup Day, I was asked to write something about some of the major innovations modern technology has provided to enable us to look after...
pureVR ‘We believe that that Virtual Reality has a huge potential to transform any and all organisations'. A common question we’ve faced...
Office 365 Backup Microsoft provides a wide array of services within the Office 365 platform and it has now grown to over 155 million monthly active accounts with over 3...
Things we wish we knew... So, you’ve just had an interview and landed your first job in the tech sector… Congratulations! But now what?... The pure technology group have put together some tips...
Help is virtual Over the last few months, I have been trialling Microsoft’s AI- based scheduling assistant, Project “Calendar.help”, which is based on the Cortana...
5 ways VR will change your business Whether your reality is virtual, augmented, blended, mixed or actual; 3D imagery is changing the world and the impact on business in the...
5 ways VR will change your business. Whether your reality is virtual, augmented, blended, mixed or actual; 3D imagery is changing the world and the impact on business in the coming years...
Collaboration Like many trends in business technology that gather momentum and become 'the next big thing', collaboration has become a major talking point...
PTG Naked Calendar Recently, some of our staff stripped off to take part in the PTG Naked Calendar, with every penny donated going to Candlelighters...
content We create workshops to be informative, unique and offer real value to our guests. It’s not just about telling customers what we do...
"The perfect password" - 2FA Two-Factor Authentication has recently been deployed across the Group for remote access, mobile access, Bring Your Own Device and data feeds...
pure academy “The pure technology group’s people are its greatest asset” – this mantra is disseminated by all involved in the group, from the operational support teams to the CEO...
macOS 14 Mojave This autumn, Apple will release its 15th operating system for Macintosh computers. This update was revealed at the 2018 Worldwide Developers Conference...
pure academy “The pure technology group’s people are its greatest asset” – this mantra is disseminated by all involved in the group, from the operational support teams to the CEO and the Board of Directors...
game changers The Internet of Things (IoT), Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) are still considered to be ‘new technologies’ in the IT sector...
the new Space Race In 1955, the Soviet Union and the USA competed to be the most dominant nation in space flight technology. Dubbed the ‘Space Race’ the rivalry brought with it advancements in technology...
does Citrix have a future? The starting point for this article was a google search of the question ‘does Citrix have a future?’. The first page of Google lists a mix of news articles...
Q&A with Mike Chambers pure technology group (PTG) would like to welcome Mike Chambers to the Group as Regional Sales Director. We caught up with Mike for a Q&A to find out more...
driving the future In 2018 when electric cars are mentioned, most people think of Tesla. Tesla has redefined the automotive industry and continue to disrupt the market...
state of the internet Christmas season sees the largest and most profitable traders start to gear up for the biggest sales season of the year. Online marketplaces like Amazon, eBay and...
AI in the workplace Regardless of whether you work in a factory or an office if you carry out a task that is fundamentally predictable and routine your job might be threatened by a machine...
gdpr GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) is the modern iteration of our current Data Protection Act. It has been implemented to ensure your data is more securely...
azure thing With 2016’s Brexit vote providing a less than stable outlook for the foreseeable future, and the General Election also unable to alleviate concerns...
identity management More than ever, we live in an increasingly connected and consumerised world of IT. Social Media, Internet Banking, Online Shopping, even wearables from Fitbit or Apple...
Dell EMC 14g transformation As part of the launch of Dell EMC’s 14th generation of servers, I had the honour of being invited to the Production Plant in Łódź, Poland...
endpoint: shift It’s no secret that desktop computer sales have declined sharply over the last two years. PC sales, which includes desktops and laptop devices, have recently posted...
Microsoft Inspire 2017 Gary and I had a great time in Washington DC at the Microsoft Inspire 2017 event. One of the key announcements at Inspire was Microsoft 365...
Q&A with Richard Knight We’d like to congratulate Richard Knight on his recent promotion to the Board as Technical Service Director. We caught up with Richard to get a better understanding of...
what a career looks like with PTG pure technology group prides itself on its values, we support our employees and provide them with an environment that promotes success...
make IT simple Consumer technology has driven enterprise technology further and faster over the last decade because most people on the planet want the benefits...
the case for Hybrid WAN Generally, organisations have chosen one of two models for creating a Wide Area Network. The safest model has always been to buy circuits from a Tier 1 telco...
the pure technology group values It’s a great company to work for with purpose, ambition, and drive but’s that not enough I hear you say – so let me tell you why...
Huawei connect europe | paris 16 I have recently attended the Huawei Europe conference in Paris, the theme of which was ‘Shape the cloud’. Speakers included industry leaders and academics...
telephony, reimagined Protocol (SIP) technology should be seen as a priority for any IT Manager. Managers have heard of SIP, but don’t know or fully understand what SIP is...
pure china - Huawei Connect 2016 Senior Technical Consultant Simeon Banks and Account Manager Amer Hussain are currently in China attending the week-long Huawei Connect 2016 event in Shanghai...
IT security and evolving threats I don’t lose sleep about IT security but it is a constant concern and has been for the last fifteen years –how to protect data, money and identity...
the dark art of licensing My sanity has been questioned many times over the past 15 years, not all of which were work related, but a good majority were, and software licensing was usually why...
Windows server 2016: a preview 2016 sees Microsoft releasing the latest version of its server operating system, Windows Server 2016. Current estimates place the release in Q3 of this year...
