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IT Project Management: How we deliver IT projects on-time and on-budget.
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...
How to use SimplyFile to reduce time spent filing emails
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’s Enterprise Mobility + Security? (And why you need it)
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...
Windows Server 2008/R2 Reaches End of Support in 2020
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...
It’s important to escalate
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...
How we support you (2017 edition)
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...
New kid on the block
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...
Serious about Security
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...
Think ahead – be secure!
About four weeks ago, one of our clients who shall remain anonymous called us in a panic. During the night, they had been burgled and four laptops which were key to the running of their business had been stolen. Disaster! What should they do and how quickly could they...
What is Microsoft Teams?
Chat, instant messaging and collaboration in general are a staple part of everyday lives in today’s society. In keeping with that trend, it is important that this also be true of the office environment. Hence Microsoft introducing their latest offering in Office 365 –...