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We’re already at the end of January and I’m beginning to sense that there is going to be a consistent theme for this blog in the year ahead (as Matt Shanahan predicted in our recent post) – Cyber Security, and today we look at how to protect our email using SPF (Sender Policy Framework). The message…
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“We’re on the cusp of something exhilarating and terrifying,” Words spoken by the late great David Bowie who sadly passed away earlier this week in an interview with Jeremy Paxman in 1996. What was to be exhilarating and terrifying? A little thing we all know as the Internet. As some of you may know, Bowie…
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2016 may already be a week old, but that doesn’t mean we can’t look into the Stream crystal call to see what will happen over the next 51 weeks. I sat down with the Senior Management at Stream Networks to hear what they think 2016 will bring. The demand for Cyber Security will increase – Matt…
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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) have recently expressed concerns that some Cloud providers are breaching consumer laws. Whether this breach is a change to the price, the service or the support, recent changes to the Consumer Right Act detail that ‘providers who do not carry out work with the reasonable care, as agreed with…
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There will be no Silent Night at Stream Networks this Christmas.. Simply put, we don’t believe in network freezes. Instead, we will be working as hard as ever to maintain the efficient performance of our network. In accordance with our SLA’s, we’ll be available 24/7 over the Christmas period to support your every need. Whether…
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“We’re too small to justify the monthly outlay” “That’s quite the jump from the £50.00 per month we’re paying now” “How much?!” All of the above are common explanations we hear from prospects when they decide against an Ethernet Fibre dedicated internet connection. Of course we recognise these are valid reasons and everyone’s budgets are…
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You’ve been renting a lovely little flat in picturesque Bucklebury for a couple of years. You’ve got two bedrooms, an en-suite and Princess Kate is your neighbour, quite frankly, you’ve got it made! However there is one thing missing – you want Sky TV! Do you risk eviction and get a dish installed on the…
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Do you want to become part of our vibrant, family business? With a whole list of benefits? We are a fast growing company who need pro-active, dynamic people to join our Sales Team. We currently have opportunities available in our Channel Sales and End User Sales teams. Role Your day to day actives will require…
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Christmas is coming and so is our 2015 Christmas Hamper Prize Draw This Christmas we are given all of our customers and readers the chance to win a luxury Christmas Hamper that includes Traditional Christmas Cake, Mulled Wine, Traditional Christmas Pudding and much more…! There are two ways to enter: Customers – When you placed…
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The London Grid for Learning (LGfL) and schools broadband have recently hit the headlines because they were blocking emails from broadband companies who were not their preferred suppliers. Upon reading about this, we felt we needed to get our message out to the wider public, by any means necessary. Today’s blog details exactly what Schools…
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Running a Business with consumer Broadband A couple of weeks ago, we blogged about how the development of internet connectivity and unified communications has allowed for flexible working. Today we follow that up with the minimum connectivity solutions all working locations MUST have. I want to make this clear from the outset, I’m not asking…
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Today we are back over to the support team to meet the young pup of the group – Tom Richardson: BP: Hi Tom, how does your role differ from Sam’s and Arron’s who we have previously met? TR: There is a lot of crossover between our roles, however one thing that I would say is…
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Does anyone remember the time when it was common to read a map? Nope? Any ideas why? That would be because of a wonderful little thing most people now have in their cars called a ‘Sat Nav’. Twenty years ago, I would feel pretty confident in saying that a higher proportion of 16-24 years olds…
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Friday has arrived which can mean only one thing, it’s time to meet another member of the Stream Networks team. Today, we return to the sales team and meet its youngest member – Joe. BP: As we’ve already met Byron from the sales team, I’m going to kick this blog off in different fashion by…
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Over the past few years there has been an upward trend in the popularity of flexible working. Whether that is an employee working from home, working compressed hours or even job sharing, the figures suggest that employers offering flexible working has quadrupled in size over the last decade. One of the biggest benefits of this…
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