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…

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…

Annual Company Awards

Smart IT’s annual Company Awards took place on Friday 29th January, albeit a little different to the usual offsite presentation and knees up. However, with the power of Microsoft Teams, we were still able to hold the awards. So on Friday we all logged on remotely with our Smart IT goodie boxes; loaded with snacks,…

Smart IT awarded WatchGuard Gold Partner Certification

We are delighted to announce that Smart IT have been awarded WatchGuard Gold Partner Certification, one of the only IT Companies in the North East to achieve this prestigious certification. WatchGuard offers pioneering cutting-edge cyber security technology and is recognised as one of the world’s leading network security, multi-factor authentication, secure Wi-Fi and network intelligence…