Clayton Glass – Case Study

Clayton Glass were founded in 1956 making them one of the UK’s longest established glass manufacturers. In 2004, the business became privately owned and since have gone from strength to strength. Fast forward to 2021 and Clayton Glass have grown into a much larger business, operating across four separate UK sites, and employing over 400…

Talk Works – Case Study

Talk Works was established in 2014 by two psychologists. From their experience they recognised the need to enable employers to provide evidence-based support to their employees. Their clinics are in Newcastle, Gateshead, Sunderland, Newton Aycliffe, Darlington, and Stockton servicing the entire North East and further afield too when required. Talk Works offers psychological therapy services,…

Feeding Families

Over the Easter holidays Smart IT have been collecting donations for the “Feeding Families” charity. Feeding Families is a registered charity established in 2018. With 8.4 million people in the UK experiencing food poverty, Feeding Families’ key goal is bringing communities together in these challenging times when some families struggle to make ends meet. There…

Success for Smart IT Apprentice

At Smart IT we love a success story and are delighted to share that Telecom’s Engineer Apprentice Jack Marley has passed his Unified Communications Apprenticeship, achieving his Network Fundamentals MTA certification. Network Fundamentals MTA includes the following modules: How to install and maintain a network Cabling and network infrastructure Security Fundamentals “There is an ever-increasing…

MFA

Multi-Factor Authentication

We are all familiar with MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication) It has become a part of everyday modern life. Many of our personal accounts now require multiple methods of verifying our identity upon logging in. Everything from accessing online banking to social media accounts requests a second layer of verification. No longer is a username and password…

Newcastle’s Digital Transformation

Newcastle is undergoing a digital transformation, with City Fibre developing a full fibre network which will reach almost every residential and business in the city.  This network will make Newcastle one of the most digitally connected cities in the UK. What does this mean for Businesses?The old aging copper-based legacy networks will be replaced with…