WHAT WE DO HOW WE DO IT OUR SERVICES CUSTOMERS CAREERS ABOUT US BLOG CONTACT Our Blog JUN 11 Sol-Tec, an IT Lab company, becomes a Content+Cloud company UNDER : NEWS Managed service player IT Lab likes to make at least one acquisition a year and has already notched one up for 2020 with a deal to pick up Sol-Tec. READ MORE MAR 13 IT Lab adds Azure expertise with Sol-Tec acquisition UNDER : NEWS Managed service player IT Lab likes to make at least one acquisition a year and has already notched one up for 2020 with a deal to pick up Sol-Tec. READ MORE JAN 24 What’s in Store for Cloud in 2020? Sol-Tec’s Azure Experts Share Their Predictions UNDER : AZURE I realise its not quite the start of the year….but with 11 months and 1 week still left of 2020, I feel we (of Sol-Tec) still have time to weigh in with our thoughts and opinions of what’s hot on the horizon in the world of cloud this year. So, I asked some of our leading cloud consultants and architects (and one Marketing Consultant – for balance!) to dust off their metaphorical crystal balls and reveal their take on the tech trends that will shape 2020. Read on to hear what they had to say, starting with the boss. READ MORE DEC 13 Cloud IT is not just good; it’s common sense UNDER : DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, MICROSOFT 365 Sarah Taylor, Transformation Manager at Sol-Tec When I ran an IT team, there were only two rules. Apply common sense and always check your spelling. Then there was #OwnIt. If you identified the task or the problem, you were empowered to deliver it or find the solution. Collaboratively ideally, but definitely empowered. Ok, that means there were three rules. Oh, and be helpful. Also don’t challenge my arithmetic. So just the five rules. Here at Sol-Tec, we know adopting and delivering cloud IT is common sense. READ MORE NOV 28 Get your Digital Transformation right, first time UNDER : DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION Robert Smith, Microsoft Alliance Manager at Sol-Tec It seems as if every organisation is talking about the importance of their “Digital Transformation” or their “Transformation Journey”, but what does this actually mean in practice? While there is a lot of noise given over to how important a transformational approach is. This can make some organisations lose sight of the WHY and the HOW. READ MORE NOV 18 Solve your end of support headache with a move to Azure. UNDER : AZURE With Windows Server 2008 / 2008 R2 going out of extended support, how can you continue to get support on legacy kit you haven’t moved into the cloud yet? Robert Smith, Microsoft Alliance Manager at Sol-Tec As you are hopefully aware, Windows Server 2008 / 2008 R2 is going out of extended support on 14th January 2020. Support for SQL Server 2008 / 2008 R2 already ended on July 9th 2019. READ MORE NOV 13 Microsoft Ignite 2019 – Techie on Tour. UNDER : MICROSOFT, MICROSOFT IGNITE 2019 Ryan Williams, Cloud Solutions Architect It’s the last day of Microsoft Ignite 2019 and what a week! As I sit in the airport after a slightly earlier finish (2pm today instead of the usual 6pm), waiting for my flight home, I thought I’d take the opportunity to reflect on my first experience of this immense event. READ MORE NOV 11 Sol-Tec Becomes one of Microsoft’s First Gold Competency Partners to Earn a Windows Server and SQL Server Migration to Microsoft Azure Advanced Specialisation UNDER : AZURE, MICROSOFT, MIGRATION Sol-Tec is delighted to announce that it has earned its Windows Server and SQL Server Migration to Microsoft Azure Advanced Specialisation. This notable Microsoft accreditation serves to further demonstrate Sol-Tec’s deep knowledge, extensive experience and proven success in migrating Windows Server and SQL Server-based production workloads to Microsoft Azure. READ MORE NOV 08 Sol-Tec’s Highlights from Microsoft Ignite – All things Microsoft 365 UNDER : AZURE, MICROSOFT, MICROSOFT 365 Robert Smith, Microsoft Alliance Manager at Sol-Tec Earlier this week, I gave a brief overview of the Azure announcements coming out of Microsoft Ignite 2019 – now it’s the turn of Microsoft 365! READ MORE NOV 06 Sol-Tec’s highlights from Microsoft Ignite…3 days in UNDER : AZURE, EVENT, MICROSOFT Robert Smith, Microsoft Alliance Manager at Sol-Tec This week sees Microsoft Ignite kicking off in Orlando and a chance to hear from Microsoft on all the latest and greatest innovations coming to Azure, Microsoft 365 and beyond. As you might expect, Azure and Microsoft 365 dominated the keynote. We will dive into Microsoft 365 in a future post, but for now, let’s focus on Azure. 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