New work for a drinks manufacturer, a schools construction firm, Europe's oldest floating warship and investment in infrastructure to improve its ultra-fast internet connectivity services, are among a plethora of projects capping another year of success for North East technology specialist, Advantex.
The Gateshead firm, which is eyeing continued expansion and increased revenues in 2022, is moving forward on the back of new product introductions, investment in a highly skilled workforce and a healthy order book. This sees a raft of professional, education and industrial clients keen to benefit from the latest in advanced IT, network and connectivity services, which will help them to develop their own national and international operations, deliver efficiencies and secure commercial advantages. Advantex’s operations director Dave O’Connell, said: “Every single piece of work is important to us, showcasing our expertise in turning around projects quickly and cost effectively. We are working with clients long-term to meet their strategic requirements through technology, infrastructure and connectivity investment. We have seen, and continue to see, strong demand from all sectors as organisations look to migrate to the latest digital technologies to secure enhanced connectivity, long term cost savings and ultimately, scalability as their own operations grow and develop.”
Indeed, organisations who see the value of working in partnership with adept IT companies, who offer the wherewithal, experience and strategic insight to bring different options and a singular added value approach to project success, has been a signature theme as the economy has come out of the other side of the pandemic – and one that will continue to play out in future.
For example, working with national construction firm Galliford Try under PSBP, schools across the North of England are being equipped by Advantex to secure their current and future edtech requirements. And through closer working with clients throughout the tender and delivery process, Advantex is implementing the IT framework compliant solutions the region’s students need to work in safe and secure digital worlds.
Greater collaboration is unquestionably one of the priorities of a forward-thinking organisation’s digital strategy. In this realm, investment in savvy partnerships will increasingly be the cornerstone that allows tech partners to bring forward ever more innovative solutions and risk-averse delivery, connectivity and application of equipment. These solutions will invariably have the capacity to be quickly and cost-effectively upgraded or extended, meeting any future demands due to funding or changing requirements.
Stephen O’Connell, sales director at Advantex, added: “If 2021 has been the year when global business and trade has tried to find a measure of re-balance in a post pandemic world, in the process picking up the pieces in unprecedented times and trying to get back to life as usual, then what else does 2022 herald?
“Various trends have emerged in the wake of pandemic, and some remain because of it. Included in these are greater remote working, cloud usage, and new cybersecurity measures including enhanced superfast and secure connectivity. Covid will continue to impact on the way companies do business, and the way employees work. We will see accelerated uses of digitisation and virtualisation – the need for cloud, security, privacy, and automation will hurl businesses forward into an ever more net carbon world where technology, and the advantages it brings, plays a seminal part .”
With better internet speeds, more secure connectivity and remote working solutions in an increasingly digital space, businesses will be adopting new approaches to their network security. Using remote, powerful and secure IT infrastructures, businesses can add computing power and storage as and when they need it. So, scalability will mean cloud-based solutions will continue to dominate the business world not only over the next 12 months but well beyond.