This Month at BCC IT: January 2025 Happy New Year! As the new year begins, many of us embrace fresh starts and renewed focus. At BCC IT January sets the tone for the months ahead, with new projects and proactive upgrades that help our clients stay ahead in a rapidly evolving landscape. Here’s a look at how we’re preparing our clients for a productive and seamless month (and year) ahead. Kickstarting the year with Wi-Fi Upgrades The demand for fast, reliable, and secure connectivity continues to grow making robust wi-fi systems essential for modern businesses. This month sees us installing cutting-edge equipment and reconfiguring network setups for our clients. These upgrades ensure optimised performance, reduced downtime, and enhanced security – Essential ingredients that support modern hybrid working environments and increasing use over multiple devices. A strong start to the new year begins with a network that’s built to handle your businesses unique requirements, challenges, and growth. At BCC IT, we don’t stop at installing equipment, we continuously educate our clients and users on the benefits of proactive network maintenance and security measures. Migration Projects – A Step towards the Future Migrating to new platforms can feel daunting, but it’s essential for businesses to remain competitive. Over the coming weeks, we are overseeing several migration projects designed to enhance performance and future-proof IT environments. From transitioning to a cloud-based infrastructure, to modernising legacy systems, migration isn’t just about moving your data – it can be essential for improving workflows, enable scalability and boosting efficiency. Our careful planning ensures minimum disruption, turning what can feel like a daunting process into a smooth, value driven transition. Out with the Old, In with the New Outdated technology affects performance, and January sees us rolling out replacement endpoints, from desktops and laptops to mobile devices. These updated endpoints will improve speed, functionality and security, ensuring that our cients and their employees can perform at their best. We’re also emphasising cybersecurity with every endpoint we supply. Configurations include the latest security patches, multifactor authentication (MFA) setups, and endpoint protection solutions to guard against threats in 2025 and beyond. Seasonal Tech Tips for a Productive Start As we embrace the start of the year, here are a few actionable tips to help you keep your IT infrastructure healthy: Review Security Protocols With fresh threats emerging every day, January is a great time to reassess your cybersecurity measures. Conduct an IT Audit Start the year by identifying gaps in your network, software, and hardware to prioritise upgrades Plan for Scalability Whether it’s adding additional users, increasing storage, or improving bandwidth, ensure your infrastructure is ready to support your 2025 goals. Looking Ahead Whether you are planning network upgrades, cloud migrations, or hardware replacements, BCC IT are here to help you navigate your journey. Contact us today to discuss how we can optimise your IT environment for 2025 and beyond …. and stay tuned for more insights, updates, projects, industry trends and advice. Happy 50th Birthday to BCC IT’s Director Hywel Ifans! This month’s update cannot be concluded without wishing a very Happy 50th Birthday to BCC’s director Hywel. The BCC IT office teamed together to make it a memorable one. Tuesday was set to a playlist of tunes chosen for the occasion and the office was decorated with banners and balloons. We had a fabulous birthday cake, made by the very talented Kelly Still (the better half of BCC’s Sales Manager – Chris), and the whole team contributed towards a thoughtful gift. At 10:30 am, H was pitted against the rest of the staff for the morning radio pop quiz (the score was 2 rounds to nil to the staff). As if that wasn’t enough, a very special guest made an appearance. Can you spot who it was in the photos below? Penblwydd Hapus!