Teaming Up with Sonovate for Better Recruitment Solutions
As we grow in the recruitment world, we know it's important to work with other great companies that share our goal of giving customers the [...]
Elevating Customer Experience with AI Integration
In today's digital age, providing an exceptional customer experience is paramount for businesses to thrive. As customers expect seamless and personalised interactions across all touchpoints, [...]
CloudCall Alternatives
In today's fast-paced world, recruitment agencies require cutting-edge telephony solutions to stay ahead of the competition. Choosing the right platform can make a significant difference [...]
Cybersecurity is Your Best Insurance
In today's digital age, businesses are thriving on the interconnected landscape of the internet. While this connectivity enhances efficiency, it also exposes companies to a [...]
CRM Solutions: 4 Telltale Signs It’s Time to Upgrade Your Customer Service Phones and CRM System
In the dynamic landscape of customer service, staying ahead is non-negotiable. Here's a 4-step guide to help you determine whether it's time to upgrade [...]
Collaboration With Kingsbridge Recruitment Insurance
We are thrilled to announce our collaboration with Kingsbridge Recruitment Insurance, a leading provider of comprehensive cyber insurance solutions. This strategic partnership aims to [...]
Round Up July
Your Technology Partner Round-Up for July 2023 At SynergyGroup, we are producing a monthly Hot-Topics post to keep you in the loop with what [...]
Cyber Security Awareness Training
Elevating Business Security: Empower Your Team with Reel Me In Security Awareness Training, in Collaboration with SynergyGroup In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, ensuring [...]
Round Up June
Your Technology Partner Round-Up for June 2023 At SynergyGroup, we are producing a monthly Hot-Topics post to keep you in the loop with what [...]
Cyber Essentials Certification
Strengthening Security: SynergyGroup's Journey to Cyber Essentials Certification In an increasingly interconnected world, safeguarding sensitive data and protecting against cyber threats is paramount. We [...]
Round Up May
Your Technology Partner Round-Up for May 2023 At SynergyGroup, we are producing a monthly Hot-Topics post to keep you in the loop with [...]
IT Solutions for Recruitment Agencies: Boosting Productivity and Profitability
In the competitive world of recruitment, staying ahead requires a strategic approach to technology. By optimizing your business's IT solutions, you can unlock new [...]
Round-Up April 2023
As part of an ongoing series, we will be producing a monthly "Round-Up" highlighting the HOT TOPICS that we are discussing, to give you [...]
SynergyGroup Announces 2023 Partner Promotions
Press Releases | 25 April 2023 SynergyGroup has today announced the promotion of 2 Equity Partners across its Senior Leadership Team, effective 1 [...]
Round-Up March 2023
As part of an ongoing series, we will be producing a monthly "Round-Up" highlighting the HOT TOPICS that we are discussing, to give you [...]
Working With Elite Leaders And Their Members
We love working with Elite Leaders and their members, our 'one-throat-to-choke' approach enables business owners to focus on growing their business, by providing their [...]
Round-Up February 2023
We've been scaling the South-East and North-West parts of the UK engaging with recruitment businesses who want to use Technology to enable growth and [...]
Round-Up January 2023
As part of an ongoing series, we will be producing a monthly "Round-Up" highlighting the HOT TOPICS that we are discussing, to give you [...]
5 costly IT mistakes for Small Business
Billions of dollars are lost every year due to avoidable IT mistakes made by small businesses. Whether it’s an inadequate or nonexistent security protocol [...]
What is Direct Routing for Microsoft Teams?
Microsoft Teams is a powerful collaboration tool with instant messaging, video conferencing and voice capabilities. But did you know that you can access voice [...]
How to choose the best IT Support provider for your business
IT support is vital for businesses of all sizes. Technology has become an integral part of the way we work, and a reliable IT [...]
5 Reasons Why Your Business Needs IT Support
Many businesses believe that they can get by without IT support. After all, isn't IT support just for big businesses? That couldn't be further [...]
What do businesses need to know about the ISDN Switch off?
As you may have heard, the current ISDN network will be switched off in 2025. This means that businesses of all sizes across the [...]
SynergyGroup Sponsorship of Golf Day 2022!
We are proud to be sponsoring the WorkWell and Elite Leaders Golf Day 2022 this September taking place at the extravagant Luton Hoo Hotel Golf [...]
How Can You Select The Right IT Provider For You?
In a world full of businesses and endless opportunities, finding the right IT provider can be tricky. Here are some key considerations so you [...]
Protect Your Business From Cyber-Attack
There are more than 2,200 cyber-attacks per day. That equates to about one cyber-attack every 39 seconds! Cybersecurity breaches pose a huge threat to [...]
5 Email Safety Tips to Help Keep Your Business Safe and Secure
Email is a vital way to stay connected with colleagues, clients, and customers. However, it's important to remember that email can also be a [...]
The Importance of UCaaS for Remote and Hybrid Workforces
As businesses continue to grow and become more dispersed, the need for unified communications as a service (UCaaS) becomes increasingly important. UCaaS allows employees [...]
How Can We Transform Your Business?
Technology is ever-changing, no longer do we need to suffer through slow communications, maximum cloud storage, and never-ending buffering... At Synergy, we can offer [...]
Take The Stress Out Of Technology
These days running a business is stressful enough, so why not take the stress out of Technology and explore our services today? We believe [...]
Did you know 96% of Phishing attacks arrive by email?
Phishing is a huge threat to both individuals and companies, and it is currently growing more widespread every year. We are sharing our Top [...]
88% Of UK IT Professionals Have Or Plan To Adopt Cloud Platforms
Did you know? 88% of UK IT professionals have adopted, or plan to adopt, industry-specific cloud platforms to speed up their digital transformation plans. [...]
SynergyGroup Shortlisted Finalist for Vuzion Cloud Awards 2022!
We are very proud to announce that we at SynergyGroup have been shortlisted for the UK Modern Workplace Partner of the Year Award in [...]
How to implement an effective business communication strategy in 2022
Regardless of your industry, effective business communication is an important element that every company needs. This involves not only getting information flowing within the organisation [...]
Where Are You On Your Cloud Journey?
The world has gone crazy for the cloud in the last couple of years. A certain pandemic has played a big part in that, [...]
We’ve Been Shortlisted at the Vuzion Cloud Awards 2022
We are delighted to announce that we've been shortlisted as UK Modern Workplace Partner of the Year at the Vuzion Cloud Awards 2022. The [...]
Long-term client X4 Group – Case Study
Is your business considering any of the following topics? - Rapid business growth - Expansion into foreign markets/new territories - Relocating offices - Managed [...]
Microsoft Teams Integration
Supercharge your Teams experience without superhuman effort! Microsoft Teams is one of the fastest growing collaboration applications globally, and it’s been key in supporting [...]
Customer/Employee Experience = Experience-as-a-Service
Experience Communications as a service (XCaaS) Ensure your team has the best tech tools to enable the best possible service for your clients. As [...]
2022’s Technical Landscape
Can your business navigate the challenges of 2022 and still find time to grow? The past 2 years saw global shifts in the technical [...]
Our Synergy Webinar Series Is Back For 2022
There’s a Synergy between knowledge and better business performance. 2022’s Technical Landscape, 8x8 Experience Communications as a Service (XCaaS), integrating Teams. There can be [...]
What are the key benefits of UCaaS?
Are you using UCaaS (Unified Communications as a Service) in your business?Or thinking of migrating to UCaaS in the future?More and more businesses today are [...]
Long-term client Key Currency – Case Study
Is your business considering any of the following topics? - Expansion into foreign markets - Rapid business growth - Managed journey from on-premise to [...]
The Synergy business communication webinar series
There’s a Synergy between knowledge and better business performance Teams Integration, Technical landscapes, and the latest cloud-based solution XCaaS. Sometimes it’s hard to keep [...]
Introducing XCaas – Experience Communications as a Service
Bringing employee and customer experience together. As the number of communication channels grows and hybrid workplaces become the norm, it’s imperative that both employee [...]
Cloud Platforms Helping With Speed & Scale
Each organisation has its own transformation business objectives. Where we see cloud platforms helping customers the most is with speed and scale. Combining cloud-based [...]
Thinking of Selling?
The pandemic has taken its toll on some business owners, both financially and mentally, and given many the chance to rethink and redress their [...]
Accelerate User Adoption
You can accelerate user adoption with true embedded voice services, inside #MicrosoftTeams, with 8x8. Explore all the benefits in our quick guide... [...]
Team Collaboration Tools
98 per cent of UK businesses are using at least one team collaboration tool - is that even higher than you'd expect? #MicrosoftTeams is [...]
Cost-Effective Alternative to Microsoft Teams
Read about the cost-effective alternative to Microsoft Teams calling plans right here... PS. It's not slow or clunky, and there are no 3rd party [...]
CRM Systems Part Of Unified Communications
In the same survey of 500 IT decision makers in the UK and US, 93% said their organisation’s CRM systems should be part of [...]
Microsoft Teams Integration
As IT leaders consider how they can get more value from their Teams investments in 2021, here's a key survey finding! 80% of IT [...]
Long-term Partnerships
During the first lockdown many of our clients were struggling - and SynergyGroup took the proactive stance to support People Over Profit, offering financial [...]
Could Your In-house IT Staff Deliver This?
A cloud communications migration: could your in-house IT staff deliver this? It would be no mean feat for them to plan, execute and optimise [...]
Work Life Balance In A Post-Covid World
The Telegraph reported yesterday that KPMG told its 16,000 UK staff that they can take a morning or afternoon off, any day of the [...]
Emerging Technologies
CX trends: Gartner predicts that by 2022, 70% of customer interactions will involve emerging technologies such as machine learning applications, chatbots and mobile messaging. [...]
Voice Integration With Microsoft Teams
Tip from our CEO: "For me, still one of the best pieces of tech SynergyGroup has to offer is 8x8's full native voice integration [...]
Transition To High-Speed Fibre Services
We're helping businesses transition to high-speed fibre services, now that ISDN phones are becoming obsolete. With our access to cutting-edge UCaaS phone systems, the [...]
Dominance Of Telephone/Voice
This Microsoft data gives a snapshot of customer service channels used and shows the continued dominance of Telephone/Voice calls.
Great Customer Experience
A PWC survey found that 86% of consumers are willing to spend more to have a great customer experience. Does your business have the [...]
Increase in Cloud Services
IT asset management firm Snow Software ran a poll of 250 global IT leaders about how the onset of the pandemic had affected their [...]
People Over Profit & Cloud Services
SynergyGroup took the proactive stance to support People Over Profit, offering financial and operational support to every single one of our clients. We continue [...]
Work From Home or Return To The Office?
Often saved for Fridays and seen as a bit of a skive! That was Working From Home in the pre-covid world. Our CEO has [...]
Want To Empower Your Microsoft Teams Environment?
Want to empower your Microsoft Teams environment? And use Teams as your sole collaboration interface? 8x8 Voice for #MicrosoftTeams provides enterprise-grade phone system functionality [...]
Thinking Of Selling Your Business
SynergyGroup has successfully acquired a number of small #Telephony and IT businesses, or bases of clients, from all over the UK over the last [...]
2021 State of the Contact Center
We'll be attending the launch of the 8x8 '2021 State of the Contact Center' report this Thursday, and promise to report back to you [...]
Tackling a return to the office – or ditching the commute entirely!
Having spoken to a number of business leaders over the last few months, I have found it extremely interesting how businesses are going to [...]
Integration Expands With 8×8 Contact Center
The level of native integration that SynergyGroup can offer existing Salesforce, Microsoft Teams contact center users continues to expand with 8x8 Contact Center recently [...]
Optiv Choose 8×8
Here's why one business, Optiv, chose 8x8 as a cloud-based voice, video, messaging, and contact centre solution: “We selected 8x8 because they have a [...]
Cool Teams Backgrounds
Are your colleagues tired of seeing your bookshelf of John Grisham novels behind you in on Teams video calls? Surprise and delight them with [...]
Future tech: Analysing your mood in the workplace
I saw an interesting, thought-provoking, Tech piece in the Telegraph this week: ‘How HR departments impose tech tyranny in the woke workplace’. Emotional monitoring [...]
Salesforce User?
Salesforce user? We can help you leverage your existing #Salesforce investment by enabling 8x8’s powerful communications suite to effortlessly connect with your customers - [...]
Great Customer Service
Our job is to help you give your customers a great service. We'll advise on the best technology for you to achieve that, even [...]
Online Meeting Top Tips
The most productive online meetings - are you making them the most efficient they can be? Here are 5 quick tips! 1: Limit the [...]
Cyber Security Threats
Should our SynergyGroup team be helping to protect your business from cyber threats? Decentralised workforces are causing cyber security concerns. Ask us to make [...]
Changes Are Coming In 2025
Businesses need to know about this important technological change starting now and completing in less than four years. In 2025, BT will permanently switch [...]
Video Is Your Friend!
Connecting with colleagues via video allows you to see facial expressions, hand movements, and even get a feel for what life is like in [...]
Moving To Remote Working A Challenge?
If you found moving yourself and your teams to remote work challenging, we understand! To finesse the next phase of remote working, download our [...]
How Does The Volvo Cars Group Use Microsoft Teams?
Patrick Wallmoberg, Digital Workplace Director at Volvo Group gives the lowdown in this Microsoft Customer Story: "Because the tools are so user friendly, employees [...]
We’re Ready To buy!
If you have a Telephony or IT business and would be interested in a free, no obligation, valuation, or have some client contracts you [...]
Bring Some Fun Into Your Team Culture
Need ideas to bring some fun into your team culture? Here are light-hearted employee activities from our ebook 'Best Practices for Connecting a Remote [...]
Permanent Shift To Remote Working
According to a recent @Gartner CFO survey, 74% of companies plan to permanently shift to more remote work post COVID-19 and 80% of Customer [...]
Teams Facilitates Virtual Teamwork
Are you aware of the potential of Microsoft Teams beyond video conferencing? The SynergyGroup team are helping businesses make the most of outstanding technology, [...]
Remote Working Is No Longer A Perk
In 2020, we learned that remote work is no longer a nice-to-have perk – it is an operational pillar that enables employees to: - [...]
Free eBook – Remote Working
Want to build remote work into your operations, to get the full-scale benefits? Download the free ebook we've made available to you here... This [...]
Retain Customers During Coronavirus
Each action you take as a business can reassure customers. Your clients depend on you for leadership. More tips in this 8x8 blog... [...]
Thinking Of Selling?
Over the last 15 years, SynergyGroup has successfully acquired a number of small Telephony and IT businesses, or bases of clients, from all over [...]
Proud To Offer Our Clients Advice And Support
During the current situation we're proud to offer our clients advice and support to ensure they can continue their business... from anywhere. [...]
Attract Talent From All Over The UK
The latest workplace tools allow businesses – including ours! – to attract talent from all over the UK. Being open to candidates from throughout [...]
Working From Anywhere Is Here To Stay
With many businesses now working remotely, there is no doubt that Working From Anywhere is here to stay.We can help you ensure that you are [...]
We Are Looking For Sales Entrepreneurs
We are looking for sales entrepreneurs who have either run their own business or have that entrepreneurial spirit and drive to partner with SynergyGroup [...]
Too Many Online Meetings Can Lead To Stress
Although virtually meeting more might appear to offer better collaboration for businesses, too many online meetings can lead to stress, procrastination and burning out. [...]
Teams Will Be As Big As The Internet
‘Teams will be as big as the Internet’ – quite a bold statement this week from Satya Nadella, Microsoft's CEO! He said in an [...]
8×8 Ease Of Use In A Voice Solution
8x8 is currently one of the only vendors that provides both ease of use in a voice solution, combined with ease of deployment and [...]
New Member Joins the SynergyGroup Team
We're delighted to welcome another new member to the SynergyGroup Team. Kayle Borchard joins us as a Senior Cloud Engineer via South Africa and [...]
All About Trust
To start working with a new technology supplier or consultant for your business requires trust. Take a look who we work with, and what [...]
We’re Feeling Festive!
Can you tell we're feeling festive? 🤣 Today, we're not extolling the virtues of a technological solution, we're all about Christmas Dinner! For us, [...]
Ready For All IP
The move towards all-IP is gathering pace. From 1st December 2020, PSTN and ISDN lines became unavailable in many locations. But SynergyGroup is in [...]
Seamless Transition & Business Continuity
Looking back to what we've achieved this year - here was some fantastic feedback from our client!
IT Investment in 2020 – CIO Survey
The world’s largest technology leadership survey found that COVID-19 forced one of the biggest surges in technology investment in history. The 2020 Harvey Nash [...]
8×8 Voice for MS Teams integration
To be a little blunt, if Microsoft had a great solution for voice calls, 8x8 wouldn’t have bothered building the 8×8 Voice for MS [...]
Progress Toward Digital Maturity
Deloitte identified seven 'digital pivots' in their research which propel an organisation's progress toward digital maturity: 1. Flexible, secure infrastructure 2. Data mastery 3. [...]
Increase Productivity, by Using Convenient Tech Solutions
Microsoft Teams alone has 75 MILLION active daily users! And those users don’t just need to communicate with other Teams users. Sometimes they have [...]
Adding Voice Capabilities
Can you have your cake and eat it? Yes you can! The bottom line is that when adding voice to a Microsoft Teams environment, [...]
Stay Safe Online
We're here to help you and your business stay safe online. Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, related cyber-attacks have come forth and multiplied. Almost [...]
The Productivity Paradigm
54% of remote employees say this is their biggest challenge. But when organisations successfully build collaboration strategies and systems to enable communication among employees, [...]
How to supercharge MS Teams
Companies don't need to settle for app switching to bring people and apps together. We can help you supercharge MS Teams and other apps [...]
Hybrid working is here to stay
Hybrid working is here to stay...is your business ready?We can help you ensure that you are giving your staff all of the tools they need [...]
Safe and Secure When Working from Home
Are you Keeping it Safe and Secure When Working from Home? One of the most important things to be conscious of when working from [...]
Intro to 8×8 Voice for Microsoft Teams
Forgive us for not overlaying a British accent on this video! But it's a great short intro to 8x8 Voice for Microsoft Teams: an [...]
The last thing you need is more tools & confusion
For Microsoft Teams users who need voice communications, it’s time to banish the burden of switching between Teams and external communications apps. To help [...]
When considering adding Voice to Teams
When considering adding Voice to Teams, to accept and make phone calls directly from the interface, you might ask yourself: What kind of #telephony [...]
More tools = more confusion
More tools = more confusion SynergyGroup is here to make your communications and technology more convenient. We recommend #8x8 for Microsoft #Teams as it [...]
The appetite for cloud technology is growing
The appetite for cloud technology is growing - want to partner with us to help clients access it? We are looking for sales entrepreneurs [...]
Thinking of selling your business?
We had some interesting enquiries from small Telephony and IT business owners last month, when we put the word out that we're open to [...]
ISDN phones are becoming obsolete
A UCaaS service such as 8x8 is a superior solution. The transition to high-speed fibre services means that businesses can access cutting-edge UCaaS phone [...]
Why choose 8×8 Voice for your business?
You'll want to know the cost when integrating with Microsoft Teams, so: The total cost of ownership using 8x8’s cloud communications service is demonstrably [...]
We’re pretty busy here at SynergyGroup!
That's because we work across all these services for our clients...Voice & DataIT Managed ServicesCloud SolutionsCyber SecurityMobile TelecommunicationsStrategic InvestmentService ProcurementContractural Decisions
5 Benefits of Windows Virtual Desktop
In today’s environment, enabling remote working is essential for any business. SynergyGroup is the ideal partner to set up the most effective remote working [...]
8×8’s Communications Platform
8x8's communications platform spans the globe providing PSTN coverage in 38 countries, calling plans including up to 47 countries and toll free and DID [...]
Attracting Talent
The latest workplace tools allow businesses - including ours! - to attract talent from further afield in the UK. Do you have contacts who [...]
Adding Voice to Microsoft Teams
Keeping Microsoft Teams at the centre of your employees' user experience gives them a consistent experience they are accustomed to when making calls. We're [...]
What is UCaaS?
UCaaS stands for Unified Communications as a Service and it manages communications within a single platform. It brings together many different forms of communication [...]
Your Technology Partner
We're your technology partner. At Synergy Group, we help your executive teams work more effectively together, and enable your activities and hard work to [...]
Customer Expectations
Low customer service levels in April 2020 were possibly acceptable to your clientele! Not so now. Ensure your inbound enquiries are handled promptly and [...]
Changing work venue again?
How will you organise the technology to keep everyone's work efficient, now that it's all change again and government guidelines encourage us to work [...]
Adding 8×8 to Microsoft Teams
The interest from our clients in adding 8x8 to their Microsoft Teams setup is strong and here's why! Your personnel will be able to [...]
Can you afford not to take your CyberSecurity seriously?
Ransomeware - 71% of attacks are on small businesses Phishing - Accounts for 90% of Data Breaches, up 65% in 2019 Talk to Synergy [...]
Does your business plan to support flexible WFH?
Does your business plan to support flexible WFH or even embrace a fully distributed workforce moving forward? Is your business ready for any potential [...]
Thinking of selling your business?
The events of the last six months have taken their toll on many business owners, both financially and mentally, and given many the chance [...]
Which telephony service you need for your business
Here's a really useful article by 8x8 UK to help you evaluate the kind of telephony service you need for your business: As you [...]
Minimal disruption
Some businesses know full well that their IT systems aren't quite robust enough for the job. But managers fear how disruptive it would be [...]
Add voice to Teams
To accept and make phone calls directly from Microsoft Teams would be highly useful, right? We can enable it. Just ask Synergy Group to [...]
Very professional and quick…
We have worked with Synergy Plus from the outset, we have found them to be very professional and quick to fix any issues. Mike [...]
Kind words…
Thank you to our client James Gray Recruitment Ltd for these kind words - we're happy to help! We're glad our assistance has been [...]
That’s what we like to hear!
Thank you Atlantic Capital Markets for the great review! #clientreview #testimonial #happyclients #telecommunication #cybersecutiry
Complete remote working solution
If you’re looking for a seamless migration to the cloud, advanced enterprise-grade security and a host of productivity tools, Microsoft 365 is a solution [...]
Make your online meetings more seamless
The COVID-19 lockdown has forced a shift in habit for millions of businesses, accelerating them into a flexible working era that, prior to the [...]
Save hundreds of mouse clicks!
Did you know that if you use keyboard shortcuts, you can save hundreds of mouse clicks and movements each day? Check out this document [...]
Returning to the office?
Returning to the office probably feels great for many temporary home workers who believe that their office desk set-up can’t be replicated. Getting back [...]
Some kind words…
Some kind words from one of the many clients who needed to switch over to remote working during the pandemic. Thank you again for [...]
Loved this project…
We loved working on this project with the Foundry Office Space. Thank you for your appreciation! #clienttestimonials #telecommunication #telecoms #telephony
‘Rethink your Business’ webinar
Last month our CEO, Leon, joined Honeycomb Business's panelist of experts for the 'Rethink your Business' webinar. The webinar covered a variety of topics [...]
Build a complete remote working solution with SynergyGroup
Returning to the office probably feels great for many temporary home workers who believe that their office desk set-up can’t be replicated. Getting back [...]
OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENTREPRENEURIAL PEOPLE
With COVID-19 having such an impact on people’s careers, many have used it as a time to reflect on what is important to them, [...]
Every penny counts
Every penny counts so why waste money on your telephone bills and furlough staff’s emails? It only ever seems that people look at their [...]
Why now is the time to carry out important migrations to the cloud!
Why now is the time to carry out important migrations to the cloud! Have you used the extra time you’ve had at your disposal, [...]
Does your business plan to support flexible WFH
Does your business plan to support flexible WFH or even embrace a fully distributed workforce moving forward? Is your business ready for any potential [...]
Did you miss our webinar with Honeycomb Business?
Did you miss our webinar with Honeycomb Business? Not to worry, we'll be sharing some of the nuggets of wisdom that our CEO, Leon [...]
Why Microsoft Teams is Winning in the Remote Working Era
Ever since the world went into lock down, businesses and employees stuck at home have been relying on internet-based video calling platforms. Does the [...]
Your Future with Broadband
Openreach is on track and continuing to upgrade their network to make sure everyone working from home has brilliant broadband. We're excited about their [...]
We Love MS Teams
Having been in Telephony for over 30 years and seen a few game changers over the years, this, in our opinion, is definitely one! [...]
8×8 Teams Demo
As another week of lockdown draws to a close, the ONS figures released earlier today remind us just how much damage was done to [...]
Three Months In: the Cybersecurity and COVID-19 Relationship
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, related cyber-attacks have come forth and multiplied. Almost every industry has been affected, but non-profit, manufacturing and retail have [...]
The Relentlessness of Online Meetings
The COVID-19 lockdown has forced a hift in habit for millions of businesses, accelerating them into a flexible working era that, prior to the [...]
You’ve had over 6 weeks working from home now. Is it what you expected?
Is it time to review your Business Continuity / Disaster Recovery planning? Whilst a lot of companies have Disaster Recover/Business Continuity plans that support [...]
Microsoft Teams Shortcuts
Microsoft Teams is a fantastic tool which provides unrivalled collaboration abilities. Microsoft Teams enables every business to perform as a modern workplace and for [...]
You’ve had over 5 weeks working from home now. How have you found it?
As the lockdown extends it is time to think about setting up something a bit more permanent for your telecoms – removing diverts and stopping the team [...]
Is This the End of the Office Era?
The past month has been a rollercoaster of change in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the most prominent transitions is that of [...]
Free Microsoft E-1 365 Licenses
SynergyGroup have today received access to free Microsoft E-1 365 licenses and have taken the decision to apply these free licenses to all furloughed [...]
Are you Keeping it Safe and Secure When Working from Home?
Are you Keeping it Safe and Secure When Working from Home? One of the most important things to be conscious of when working from [...]
Common Frustrations When Working From Home
Below we discuss from of the common frustrations when working from home. We can't extend your house to give you an office space, force [...]
Essential for Working from home
With so many people now working-from-home we are well placed to identify and troubleshoot issues. Have a look at our top tip for ensuring [...]
Make Working from home a Seamless, Fully-inclusive and Collaborative Transition
With the number of COVID-19 cases rising daily, Sky News has advised: "You may find yourself regularly working from home over the coming weeks [...]
Office 365 is Built for your Business
Microsoft Office 365 is a cloud-based service that combines the familiar Office desktop suite with Microsoft’s next-generation communications and collaboration software to help organisations [...]
Future-proof with SIP Trunking
Be future-ready with SIP Trunking from the UK's leading provider, supported by award-winning SynergyGroup. What is SIP Trunking? SIP trunking is a type of [...]
Are you Prepared to say Farewell to Skype for Business Online?
Known as the “hub for teamwork” in Office 365, Teams is now the recommended upgrade from Skype for businesses. Combining chat, calling and video [...]
SynergyGroup – Cloud Backup
Keeping Your Data Safe In simple form, backup is the copying of data (systems, applications and user-created content) to a second location, which can [...]
YouView TV Renew Long Term Agreement
Longstanding client, YouView TV, have recently re-signed for a new long term agreement retaining SynergyGroup as their primary provider of resilient Internet and Hosted [...]
SynergyGroup Ends 2019 on a High
With 2020 fast approaching and the SynergyGroup team taking a well-earned break, we are delighted with 2019’s results. SynergyGroup delivered more projects, across multiple [...]
New Client – James Gray Recruitment
SynergyGroup are delighted to welcome Glasgow based James Gray Recruitment Ltd as a client; continuing our strong understanding of the staffing sector with the [...]
SynergyTech – Busy Period Ahead
2018 has seen SynergyGroup break all sales targets and records - it’s been our best year yet! SynergyGroup’s IT and UC divisions, SynergyTech and [...]
SynergyPlus – Global 8×8 Deployment for X4 Group
SynergyGroup’s UC division, SynergyPlus, are proud to support X4 Group’s continued growth with the novation Hosted IP services to a new global 8x8 UC [...]
SynergyPlus – Parkinson’s Virtualisation Project
SynergyGroup’s Voice & Data division, SynergyPlus, are delighted that long standing client, Parkinson’s, have instructed us to manage the virtualisation of their legacy phone [...]
New Client – Claremont Consulting
SynergyGroup are delighted to welcome Claremont Consulting Ltd as a client; continuing our strong understanding of the staffing sector with the addition of another [...]
New Client – Black Swan Group
SynergyGroup are delighted to welcome Black Swan Group as a client; continuing our strong understanding of the staffing sector with another recruitment client. Black [...]
YouView TV – Charity Success in the Brecon Beacons
Longstanding client YouView’s annual challenge was again proudly sponsored by SynergyGroup. The team from YouView completed the challenge in a highly respectable 26th and [...]
SynergyGroup to Support N&S with Migration of Technology Services
Following the sale of Express Newspapers to Reach plc, SynergyGroup are proud to have been awarded a long-term agreement to provide Northern & Shell [...]
New Client – Source
SynergyGroup are delighted to welcome Source. as a client; continuing our strong understanding of the staffing marketplace with another recruitment client. Source. will benefit [...]
New Client – Lennon Wright Associates
SynergyGroup are delighted to welcome Lennon Wright Associates as a client. They have taken advantage of our fantastic IT MSP offer and have signed [...]
New Client – Arguile Search
SynergyGroup are delighted to welcome Arguile Search as a client. They have taken advantage of our fantastic IT MSP discounted offer and have signed [...]
SynergyGroup Announcement: New Starters
SynergyGroup are delighted to welcome two exciting new additions to our ever-growing team. Dhiresh and Pedro bring a wealth of experience in Cyber Security [...]
New Client – Richburns
SynergyGroup’s mobile division continues its excellent start to Q2 with another large deployment of data SIMs to enable the roll out of the company’s [...]
New Client – National Children’s Bureau
SynergyGroup are proud to be supporting another key organisation within the charity sector, on this occasion deploying an agile mobility solution to enable the [...]
New Client – Premier Group Recruitment
SynergyGroup are delighted to welcome Premier Group Recruitment as a client – taking advantage of a bespoke outsourced technical helpdesk, relationship management, solution, for [...]
Trinity Mirror plc acquire Express Newspapers
Following the recent acquisition of Express Newspapers, from Northern & Shell, SynergyGroup are proud to confirm that Trinity Mirror plc have re-signed long-term agreements [...]
New Client – Big Blue Executive Search
SynergyGroup are delighted to welcome Big Blue Executive Search as a client. They have taken advantage of our fantastic IT MSP discounted offer and [...]
SynergyGroup present at Events
SynergyGroup presented at two different events last week showcasing our array of products and services.We would like to extend our thanks to Bryden Johnson for [...]
SynergyGroup announce strategic agreement with 8×8
SynergyGroup are pleased to confirm the signing of a strategic agreement with global UCaaS provider – 8x8. Leon Penny, CEO of SynergyGroup commented: “The [...]
SynergyGroup Announce Meet The Expert Event for 2018.
Meet The Experts 2018 "Security and Privacy in Digital Transformation" Covering GDPR (Privacy & Security), Mobile Device Management, DaaS and Cyber Security. Date: Thursday, [...]
SynergyGroup IT Security Audit
With IT security being an integral part of the new GDPR regulations. SynergyGroup are able to offer a comprehensive IT security audit. Our experts [...]
SynergyGroup’s guide to the GDPR
SynergyGroup’s guide to the GDPR explains the key legislation changes, what impact it will have on your business and shows how to achieve GDPR Privacy [...]
New Client – Tomorrow London
SynergyGroup are delighted to welcome Tomorrow London as a client. They have signed an IT MSP with SynergyTech.
New Clients News – CG Consultants, Dartmouth Partners & Locke-McCloud
SynergyGroup are delighted to welcome Locke-McCloud, Dartmouth Partners and CG Consultants as clients – having been selected as their new IT Support partner. We [...]
Introducing PrivacyEngine, the one tool you need to be GDPR compliant
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) mandates that organisations maintain a structured and evidence-based approach to how they are processing personal data. SynergyGroup [...]
New Client – The Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust
SynergyGroup are delighted to welcome The Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust as a client. They have signed an IT MSP with SynergyTech. [...]
Fantastic response from SynergyTech’s IT Audits
SynergyTech are delighted with the fantastic response they have received from businesses regarding their IT infrastructure Audits.With Audit’s booked in across the UK in the [...]
New Client – Holtby Turner
SynergyGroup are delighted to welcome Holtby Turner as a client. They have signed an IT MSP with SynergyTech.
SynergyGroup reveal Noah’s Ark Case Study
We are delighted to reveal our latest case study showcasing the work we have been doing with Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice. Thank you to [...]
SynergyTech’s Menu of Managed Service Solutions
SynergyTech help support your organisation’s IT and Security requirements. We offer a menu of four managed service solutions; designed to suit you; your scale, complexity, [...]
Office 2007 End of Life
The typical support lifecycle of any Microsoft product is 10 years and on 10 October 2017, Office 2007 will reach End of Life. What [...]
New Client – Claret Recruitment
SynergyGroup are delighted to welcome Claret Recruitment as a client. They have taken advantage of our fantastic IT MSP discounted offer and have signed [...]
New Client – Tepilo
SynergyGroup are delighted to welcome Tepilo as a client who have recently signed up for our Voice & Data services with SynergyPlus. [...]
New Client – Roskel Contracts Limited
SynergyGroup are delighted to welcome Roskel Contracts Limited as a client who have recently signed an IT MSP with SynergyTech. [...]
Skype for Business – A great product just got even better…
Cloud PBX from SynergyPlus gives you one efficient system for voice calls, instant messaging, email and video conferencing. It integrates perfectly with Office 365 [...]
Executive Search Industry case study available
We're pleased to share news of the release of SynergyGroup’s latest case studies featuring Global Board Advisory firm - The Zygos Partnership. Thank you to [...]
The countdown to GDPR has begun
The data protection landscape is changing. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is the biggest single change in data protection legislation. The new legislation, which [...]
SynergyGroup reveal Invenias case study
Thank you to David Grundy of Invenias for his endorsement of SynergyGroup and for the contribution to our case study showing how together we supported [...]
SynergyGroup to achieve early GDPR compliance
SynergyGroup has partnered with Sytorus, recognised leaders in pragmatic Data Protection deployment, to achieve GDPR compliance before the end of 2017. A full six months [...]
SynergyGroup logo revealed
SynergyGroup revealed its new logo and brand identity. The launch of SynergyGroup is a public statement that we intend to develop and enhance our [...]
Investing in talent
Congratulations to SynergyTech's IT Apprentice Tom Pierce, on successfully passing his final Microsoft MTA exam and completing his level 3 IT systems and Networking [...]
SynergyPlus chosen for BT UC trial
We are excited to announce, SynergyPlus has been chosen to be part of BT Wholesales WHC3 trials. Wholesale Hosted Centrex 3 (WHC3) takes unified [...]
Toshiba CIX and IP Edge are now End of Life
Toshiba CIX and IP Edge are now End of Life Toshiba telephony solutions have long been a part of SynergyPlus’ business. However, Toshiba Northern [...]
SynergyPlus trialist of BT wholesale next generation voice services
Having worked in IP since 2004, SynergyPlus were one of only ten UK providers to be selected to trial BT Wholesale’s Carrier Grade Next [...]
SynergyPlus’ maintenance service
SynergyPlus’ maintenance service will help you avoid the cost of replacing a poorly performing system, minimising the risk of any system downtime and sweat [...]
SynergyPlus sponsor YouView’s UK charity challenge event in Dartmoor
SynergyPlus are delighted to be able to sponsor YouView’s entry in this year’s UK Challenge event in Dartmoor as the hybrid TV platform raises [...]
Official Silver Microsoft Partner
SynergyGroup are an Official Silver Microsoft Partner and offer consultation, implementation and support for Office 365 and Windows 10.
Guide to Windows 10
Our complete guide on Windows 10 is now available. Find out why it is changing the way we do business. For the next ten [...]
BT announces the decommissioning of digital exchanges
BT has announced the decommissioning of digital exchanges and plans to migrate all of their customers onto an IP network by 2025. If you [...]
What is SIP Trunking?
SyneryPlus SIP Trunking is a secure, cloud-based IP voice solution that helps you to migrate towards unified communications with minimal disruption to your business. [...]
SynergyGroup become’s a fully authorised Reseller for BT Business
SynergyGroup is pleased to announce it has become a fully authorised Reseller for BT Business. Along with other market leading partnerships already in place, [...]
Excellent results continue
SynergyPlus continued to provide excellent results during 2015 keeping the business firmly ahead of its turnover and profit targets. It has been a big [...]
Benchmark your IT Hardware and licensing supply chain
SynergyTech can benchmark your IT Hardware and licensing supply chain. Contact us for a free no obligation quote to benchmark your current supplier for [...]
ISDN vs VoiP/SIP white paper available
SIP Trunks are a cost effective, resilient, feature rich alternative to your current Analogue or ISDN telephone lines. Our consultants, and pre-sales technicians, [...]
Microsoft Office 365 Free Whitepaper.
SynergyTech now has available a free Microsoft Office365 whitepaper. If you need some guidance in plain, simple English, please contact us and speak to [...]
BT IP Voice announcement
In what was seen by some as quite a brave announcement during their recent results statement, BT are quoted as saying that “by 2025, [...]
Grow your business with superfast broadband
There is less than £19 Million left in free grants towards improving Business Data connections. To date 18,538 vouchers have been issued since April [...]
Over 14 million devices now running Windows 10
Microsoft said that more than 14 million devices were running Windows 10 in the first 24 hours of the operating system’s release. It is [...]
YouView UK Challenge results
The YouView UK Challenge team have are back safely from the Lake District! Thanks to your support and donations we were able to hit [...]
RIBA National Award
We’re delighted to announce that our client EPC’s new building, The Foundry, has been named the winner of a RIBA National Award. Describing the [...]
YouView UK Challenge
YouView will again be raising money for their chosen charity - Apps for Good https://lnkd.in/etruJ-Y via this year’s UK Challenge in the Lake District [...]
Pure Recruitment Group Case study available
Pure Recruitment Group - Following the unfortunate last minute loss of Pure’s new office SynergyPlus’ Project Managers deployed a fully Hosted IP Solution, utilising [...]
SynergyPlus launch referral scheme
Over 85% of our new business comes from referrals and we would like to have even more. So with this in mind, SynergyPlus is [...]
London Technology Week
London Technology Week June 15 – 21 places still available. A week of face-to-face events celebrating London’s global position as a hotbed of tech [...]
Server 2003 End of Life
If you’re running Server 2003 please note that as of 14.07.2015 it will reach the end of its life and mass migration will occur [...]
SynergyPlus is proud to launch ‘Referral+
Over 85% of our new business comes from referrals and we would like to have even more. So with this in mind, SynergyPlus is [...]
Contact us for impartial advice on SIP
If SIP is either something that you’re actively looking at or will be in the near future but are apprehensive, then please contact us [...]
Probably the biggest selling point of IP is the amount of overlay services that it supports
A senior spokesman for one the UK’s leading Unified Communications providers commented in a recent article that “Probably the biggest selling point of IP [...]
SynergyPlus turnover increase of 49%
SynergyPlus’ financial year ended on 31/12/14 with unaudited figures showing a significant turnover increase of 49% on 2013’s figures. As a result 2015’s target [...]
The Social Justice Centre fully operational
The Social Justice Centre fully operational after completion of £5Million rebuild for 400 staff with SynergyPlus delivering all aspects of DATA -1 Gig Fibre, [...]
Data Centre Project
SynergyPlus worked closely with their client from idea conception through to project delivery for a new venture at a Tier 3 Data center NGD [...]
Age UK – Pilot scheme
Age UK final stage rollout to 175 sites consisting of 400 Work stations, 200 Printers and associated peripherals completed. Working with multiple supply chains [...]
Government BDUK scheme extended
Great News – the Government BDUK scheme of up to £3,000 free contribution towards upgrading Internet connections has been extend until March 2016 and [...]
Further success in the charity sector with Family Action.
Working with our client partner, SynergyPlus assisted with the roll out of Family Action’s countrywide Infrastructure refresh across 50 UK sites and 450+ staff. [...]
SynergyPlus maintains 100% record in winning free internet upgrade grants up to £3,000
As an accredited/authorized partner of the Government Urban Broadband scheme SP+ has been successful with every application to date. The process is pain free [...]
Q3 results – SynergyPlus break all records
Following on from our success in Q1 and Q2, SynergyPlus’ team have exceeded all forecasts and expectations in Q3, breaking records every step along [...]
Continued success in Executive Search/ Recruitment Sector
Having successfully worked with some of the UK’s best known Executive Search companies over the last 10 years, SynergyPlus are proud to add Pure [...]
SynergyPlus continue to gain significant business in the Advertising and Media markets
SynergyPlus continue to gain significant business in the Advertising and Media Vertical Market with contracts signed for the new UK Head Quarters of Crispin, [...]
FSA mobile phone recording legislation
In 2008 the FSA made it compulsory for the majority of companies under its jurisdiction to record business calls made over fixed lines. Since then [...]