Rupert Davey

General Manager

16 May

Common Microsoft Licensing Mistakes

In March I gave a quick crash course in Microsoft Licensing, this time a few common (and not so common) traps. Hopefully this information will stop you from being caught out.

10 May

Industry News Roundup, May 10

My pick of the latest news from across the UK IT industry for the week ending Friday 10 May. This week YouTube launches pay-to-watch subscription channels and Microsoft announce there is a major update to Windows 8.

2 May

Ungoogleable

In the past few months this rather odd phrase has turned up. Ungoogleable. What does this mean and why are people starting to use the phrase? Here is a brief history and some interesting facts.

25 Apr

IT Support: Total Cost of Ownership

As I mentioned at the end of my last blog, there is a cost associated with your IT system. This cost is made up of many different things and invoices from your suppliers are only part of it.

19 Apr

Industry News Roundup, April 19

My pick of the latest news from across the UK IT industry for the week ending Friday 19 April. This week Twitter launches a new app that helps fans discover new tracks and John Lewis offers free broadband with every Kindle, tablet and more.

10 Apr

Buying IT Support and Services

There are two main issues here. Firstly there is a standard way of doing IT in a SME environment and secondly getting apples-for-apples quotes to close the gap between that design and where you are now.

21 Mar

Crash Course in Microsoft Licensing

In many small businesses there is a common theme, the use of Microsoft software. Microsoft licensing is both very complex and very simple. Here's some quick tips to ensure you're pointing in the right direction!

15 Mar

Industry News Roundup, March 15

My pick of the latest news from across the UK IT industry for the week ending Friday 15 March. This week Google announced it will retire the RSS news-feed service and Samsung unveils the Galaxy S4.

8 Mar

Industry News Roundup, March 8

My pick of the latest news from across the UK IT industry for the week ending Friday 8 March. This week Dixons Retail sells Equanet to Kelway and Microsoft has been fined for failing to promote a range of web browsers.

27 Feb

Microsoft Outlook 2013 - 1 week in

Last week we all moved to Office 2013. As a heavy user of Microsoft Outlook, I thought I would share my thoughts with you. Here are my highs and lows of the new version.

20 Feb

Patch your machines!

Here is a shocking statistic. In the first half of 2012, 85% of attacks made use of a vulnerability Microsoft fixed in 2010. A recent blog post by Microsoft's Tim Rains made five threat predictions for 2013.

12 Feb

Hidden Tips for Google AdWords

This isn't my normal "day job", but last week I had a rather interesting conversation with a Google AdWords expert. He showed me some excellent little tips and I would like to share these with you.

30 Jan

The end of Windows Live Messenger

The long running Microsoft instant messenger application is due for retirement. With an estimated 300 million users, Microsoft is closing down MSN Messenger and replacing it with Skype.

25 Jan

Industry News Roundup, January 25

My pick of the latest news from across the UK IT industry for the week ending Friday 25 January. This week Dell gives details about a new computer that defies category and Twitter boss posts the first video tweet.

15 Jan

CES 2013 - My Highlights

Every year the top tech firms in the world gather to show off some of the latest kit at the world famous Consumer Electronics Show. Sadly this year I have the flu, so was unable to attend this amazing global event, but here's my pick of the best.

18 Sep

IT Policy - Hardware Refresh Cycles

Every business has desktops, laptops and servers. Do you wait until they die before you replace them? I hope not.

18 Jul

The Trend of the Company IT Policy

Since 2006 there has been a steady increase in people searching for information about the "Company IT Policy" and the Google forecast is that interest will continue to rise.

2 Apr

Tips on Implementing an IT Policy

Every business that uses computers should have an IT Policy in place. This document monitors, reviews, audits and enforces the use of the IT system within your business.

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Rupert Davey BSc MCP MBCS

Joining the company in 2003 in Technical Support, Rupert quickly showed his aptitude for management, rising through the ranks to Technical Support Engineer and Team Leader by 2005, and to General Manager in 2007, before stepping in to lead our new Sales and Marketing team in 2011.

During his time in the Technical Support team Rupert was instrumental in creating many of the processes and approaches that continue to define the product to this day.

Rupert heads-up the day-to-day operations of the firm, ensuring that the teams have everything they need to deliver an outstanding service and that the company meets all its internal performance targets.

Rupert holds a first class honours degree in Computer Systems Engineering with Internet Technology from Bucks New University, is a Microsoft Certified Professional and a member of the British Computing Society.

Simply the best IT support for businesses in Cambridge and beyond.

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