Regional Partnership Director, Trevor Higgins confirmed this week he will present at 'Digital Britain - Emerging Technologies' 19th July at the Rose Bowl, Leeds Met from 8am. BT are investing £2.5b in provding superfast broadband to 70% of the UK by 2012. Trevor will give an update on progress and discuss benefits for business.
A great line up with Andrew Bettany from the University of York, discussing the launch of Microsoft Office 365, Peter Hopton Very PC (with KC) promoting green IT and Digial Media Projects on retail sales boosting digital signage.
Breakfast included, contact the techmesh team on 0113 3845641 for more details.
Thursday, 7 July 2011
Thursday, 16 June 2011
techmesh York 15.06.2011
Last night saw the latest monthly event by techmesh, the hub of IT & Telecoms expertise in Yorkshire and the Humber. Great attendance by both IT professionals and business leaders. Speakers were excellent, encouraging a lively debate on the why's and how's of procurement in both the public and private sector.
Thank you to all attendees. We look forward to seeing you all at the next techmesh event in Leeds 12th July, 'Digital Britain - emerging technologies'. Visit www.techmesh.org/events
Thank you to all attendees. We look forward to seeing you all at the next techmesh event in Leeds 12th July, 'Digital Britain - emerging technologies'. Visit www.techmesh.org/events
Tuesday, 22 March 2011
Grow Your Business through Practical Cloud Computing
Our event on last Thursday (17th March) ‘Grow Your Business through Practical Cloud Computing’ was a phenomenal success. A big thank you to everyone involved particularly DLA Piper, Leeds for use of their venue and kind hospitality, it was perfect.
Over 70 techmesh members, business managers and suppliers of IT & Telecoms services from around the region attended. As well as networking with their peers, guests listened to industry experts, watched live demonstrations and heard from businesses that have implemented and adopted cloud solutions.
From ‘the good, the bad and the ugly’ experts guided guests through the processes and provided practical advice on the success and challenges of introducing the cloud.
The event was in collaboration with Chartered Management Institute http://www.managers.org.uk/
Our next event is Growing Your Technology Business (part one) on Thursday 7th April in Sheffield – we hope to see old and new members there.
For further information, please click on the link.
More Information about techmesh events please contact our team on 0113 384 5641, email info@techmesh.org or visit our website http://techmesh.org/
Tuesday, 19 October 2010
Success for inaugural IT & Telecoms focussed exhibition
The techmesh IT & Telecoms EXPO on the 30 September was an opportunity for delegates who wanted to gain further awareness of the Yorkshire and Humber IT & Telecoms sector. On the day there were 31 IT & Telecom companies from around the region showcasing their latest trends, innovations and services.
Gavin Sweet from Skyrack Technology said: “techmesh provided an interesting regional conference and IT tradeshow forum for Skyrack to take the opportunity to do some early autumn marketing. The show was well attended, with particularly good crowds in the morning”.
The quality of the delegates was great. We have done other IT focused events at the Armouries this year, but they didn’t bring us potential leads at all and delegate turn-out was very low.
techmesh expo had a vibrant feel to the day and there was lots of delegates there. The speakers were of a high calibre and we found the show invaluable. “
In fact the event more than met our expectations. Visitors to our stand were keen to see Google Apps for themselves - with the collaboration potential of Documents a particular favourite. We also showcased a few of our most recent website and software development projects.
All in all, the techmesh EXPO was a roaring success. Thanks to everyone at techmesh and Connect Yorkshire for a great show, thanks to Alfred Biehler, Enterprise Channel Manager at Google for coming up from London to see us, and thanks to all who visited our stand. We look forward to next year!”
techmesh will now focus on it’s monthly IT & Telecoms networking events held around the region. Each techmesh event allows members to network with other IT & Telecoms buyers, sellers and listen to industry keynote speakers.
The next techmesh event will be held in Sheffield on 20th October at the Jurys Inn, with James Walker from Cisco as keynote speaker. For further information visit: http://techmesh.org/events/view/133
Monday, 6 September 2010
techmesh launches first Yorkshire and Humber IT & Telecoms Exhibition and Conference at Royal Armouries, Leeds September 30
techmesh, the IT & Telecom business network for Yorkshire and Humber, has announced that its inaugural exhibition and conference will take place on Thursday, September 30, 2010 at the Royal Armouries in Leeds.
techmesh IT & Telecoms EXPO 2010 is a free event and will enable attendees to discover the latest trends in the industry and learn about future technologies. Sponsored by inTechnology, the UK’s largest pure-play managed IT service provider, Simply-Does-IT, a specialist newly-formed business with the objective of reducing IT costs and Leeds-based cloud computing hosting services provider virtualDCS, the one day exhibition will feature Yorkshire and Humber IT & Telecom businesses being showcased to potential clients, partners and peers.
Gary Rowbotham, techmesh programme manager, said: “The techmesh EXPO will be an opportunity for Yorkshire and Humber’s IT & Telecom sector to demonstrate their products, services and new developments.
“Collaboration and working together is one of the best ways to drive the sector forward. techmesh allows IT & Telecom companies in the region to meet, exchange and share information. By encouraging best practice and partnership working, this fuels the ambition of making Yorkshire and Humber a highly regarded destination for IT & Telecom businesses to locate and trade.
“We have consistently seen companies in the region engaging with businesses elsewhere who were unaware of the availability and quality of companies available to them. techmesh aims to make this EXPO one of the most successful the region has seen.”
Throughout the day there will be a conference with a number of break-out sessions providing opportunity to listen for free to keynote speakers from some of the largest IT & Telecom businesses in the world. These include: Google, Microsoft, Virgin Media, Xerox, Mitel, VMware, Crypto Card and conference sponsors; InTechnology, virtualDCS and Panintelligence.
Richard Quine, Divisional Product Director, Voice & Unified Comms, at InTechnology and one of the keynote speakers at the techmesh conference said: “techmesh offers InTechnology a superb showcase for its complete end-to-end managed service proposition, ranging from managed networks, data centre hosting and managed data services through to leading-edge hosted IP telephony and Unified Communications solutions.
More importantly, it will enable InTechnology to highlight the significant business, financial and operational advantage that accrues from the positive adoption of Cloud-based managed services: reduced cost; more affordable access to enterprise quality IT; better utilisation of resources; improved responsiveness and agility; increased productivity; greater flexibility and control; and leaner and greener working.”
Peter Sturgeon, director of Simply-Does-IT, comments about the EXPO, “As a new business based in Yorkshire we are delighted to be involved with EXPO. It gives us a real opportunity to showcase NetSuite and to explain why we think that SaaS and some of the other technologies on view can make a real impact, financially and with customer service, on businesses in the region.”
Commenting on the EXPO Richard May, director of main conference sponsor virtualDCS, said: “We are very pleased to be sponsoring the EXPO as it provides an excellent opportunity for the region’s leading authorities in IT and telecoms to meet and exchange ideas.
“techmesh is Yorkshire’s preeminent IT and telecoms business network so its events are of significant interest and value to everyone who attends. We are looking forward to telling delegates about virtualDCS, what we have to offer and how it can deliver substantial, quantifiable business benefits.”
By accessing data, software and services online through the internet instead of onsite is called ‘Cloud Computing’ and is currently one of the fastest growing trends in the industry.
James Akrigg, Head of Technology for Partners at Microsoft and one of the keynote speakers at the techmesh conference said:
“During this decade we are going to see some of the biggest and most substantial changes in our industry. This year is ‘IT’s Time to Change’ as we embrace the future of cloud computing and drive efficiency and effectiveness across all businesses. The vision to deliver continuous connected cloud services to every person and every business has already begun.”
Jim Farmery, Assistant Director of Business at Yorkshire Forward, which is supporting the event, said:
“The digital industry in the Yorkshire and Humber region is a thriving one, and we’ve done all we can to promote this growth.
“One of the key things we’ve done is set up Digital Region, a partnership of local authorities and public sector organisations that have joined forces to provide high-speed internet access for more than 40,000 businesses and over a million homes in South Yorkshire.
“Through schemes such as this we hope to enable the continued growth of the sector in our region, which will benefit the local and national economy in the long-term.”
Anyone interested in attending the free event should register at www.techmesh.org/expo.
Alternatively contact the techmesh team on 0113 384 5641 or email expo@techmesh.org to find out more information.
techmesh IT & Telecoms EXPO 2010 is a free event and will enable attendees to discover the latest trends in the industry and learn about future technologies. Sponsored by inTechnology, the UK’s largest pure-play managed IT service provider, Simply-Does-IT, a specialist newly-formed business with the objective of reducing IT costs and Leeds-based cloud computing hosting services provider virtualDCS, the one day exhibition will feature Yorkshire and Humber IT & Telecom businesses being showcased to potential clients, partners and peers.
Gary Rowbotham, techmesh programme manager, said: “The techmesh EXPO will be an opportunity for Yorkshire and Humber’s IT & Telecom sector to demonstrate their products, services and new developments.
“Collaboration and working together is one of the best ways to drive the sector forward. techmesh allows IT & Telecom companies in the region to meet, exchange and share information. By encouraging best practice and partnership working, this fuels the ambition of making Yorkshire and Humber a highly regarded destination for IT & Telecom businesses to locate and trade.
“We have consistently seen companies in the region engaging with businesses elsewhere who were unaware of the availability and quality of companies available to them. techmesh aims to make this EXPO one of the most successful the region has seen.”
Throughout the day there will be a conference with a number of break-out sessions providing opportunity to listen for free to keynote speakers from some of the largest IT & Telecom businesses in the world. These include: Google, Microsoft, Virgin Media, Xerox, Mitel, VMware, Crypto Card and conference sponsors; InTechnology, virtualDCS and Panintelligence.
Richard Quine, Divisional Product Director, Voice & Unified Comms, at InTechnology and one of the keynote speakers at the techmesh conference said: “techmesh offers InTechnology a superb showcase for its complete end-to-end managed service proposition, ranging from managed networks, data centre hosting and managed data services through to leading-edge hosted IP telephony and Unified Communications solutions.
More importantly, it will enable InTechnology to highlight the significant business, financial and operational advantage that accrues from the positive adoption of Cloud-based managed services: reduced cost; more affordable access to enterprise quality IT; better utilisation of resources; improved responsiveness and agility; increased productivity; greater flexibility and control; and leaner and greener working.”
Peter Sturgeon, director of Simply-Does-IT, comments about the EXPO, “As a new business based in Yorkshire we are delighted to be involved with EXPO. It gives us a real opportunity to showcase NetSuite and to explain why we think that SaaS and some of the other technologies on view can make a real impact, financially and with customer service, on businesses in the region.”
Commenting on the EXPO Richard May, director of main conference sponsor virtualDCS, said: “We are very pleased to be sponsoring the EXPO as it provides an excellent opportunity for the region’s leading authorities in IT and telecoms to meet and exchange ideas.
“techmesh is Yorkshire’s preeminent IT and telecoms business network so its events are of significant interest and value to everyone who attends. We are looking forward to telling delegates about virtualDCS, what we have to offer and how it can deliver substantial, quantifiable business benefits.”
By accessing data, software and services online through the internet instead of onsite is called ‘Cloud Computing’ and is currently one of the fastest growing trends in the industry.
James Akrigg, Head of Technology for Partners at Microsoft and one of the keynote speakers at the techmesh conference said:
“During this decade we are going to see some of the biggest and most substantial changes in our industry. This year is ‘IT’s Time to Change’ as we embrace the future of cloud computing and drive efficiency and effectiveness across all businesses. The vision to deliver continuous connected cloud services to every person and every business has already begun.”
Jim Farmery, Assistant Director of Business at Yorkshire Forward, which is supporting the event, said:
“The digital industry in the Yorkshire and Humber region is a thriving one, and we’ve done all we can to promote this growth.
“One of the key things we’ve done is set up Digital Region, a partnership of local authorities and public sector organisations that have joined forces to provide high-speed internet access for more than 40,000 businesses and over a million homes in South Yorkshire.
“Through schemes such as this we hope to enable the continued growth of the sector in our region, which will benefit the local and national economy in the long-term.”
Anyone interested in attending the free event should register at www.techmesh.org/expo.
Alternatively contact the techmesh team on 0113 384 5641 or email expo@techmesh.org to find out more information.
Monday, 7 June 2010
Talking technical with techmesh
Recently, techmesh held their second TechTalk event at the Aspire in Leeds. The evening began with networking and canapés as guests marvelled at the elegance of the prestigious Aspire building, which used to be the site of Yorkshire Bank.
The evening commenced with an introduction from Jim Pendrill, Editor of Yorkshire Business Insider and award-winning business journalist. Jim introduced the presenters and question time panel for the evening and announced the topic; ‘Cloud Computing and using Software-as-a-Service’.
James Akrigg, Head of Technology for Partners at Microsoft then took to the stage and began to unveil how Microsoft is innovating and developing their software to be more Cloud focussed. This included an exclusive demo of Microsoft Office 2010. Microsoft intends to completely reshape their software delivery approach, rather that just offering its software on premise, they are allowing over 400 million Windows Live users to access slimmed down, online versions, of its popular Office software.
Matt Holmes, Managing Director of Liquid Accounts, who are a new techmesh sponsor, discussed how Liquid’s accounting software was developed to be used in the Cloud. Matt decided to mix up the proceedings by using an alternative software provider for his presentation, Google docs. Matt’s presentation mapped out how Liquid Accounts began, raising investment to the sum of £770k and how they intend to capitalise on future trends.
The evening was then thrown open to a panel ‘question time’ format, taking questions from the audience. The main issue of concern was security in the cloud; will encryption be sufficient enough and what if data is lost? As with all web based services, there is no guaranteed security level for Cloud based applications, this was a heated topic on the evening. But in addition, there is no guaranteed security when a data server is destroyed at the office following a flash flood. One explanation that was suggested is that Hotmail have been operating their email service in the cloud for many years, this demonstrates that Cloud computing is not just a new development and is being tailored for more business and cost savings.
The event was a great success with nearly 80 delegates. We need your feedback on future events like this. Did you attend and was it useful? Did you not attend for any reason and what events would inspire you in the future? Send us an email info@techmesh.org
The next techmesh event is in Sheffield on 30th June at The Circle, S1 4FW. The keynote speaker for the evening will be from IBM. George Taylor from Digital Region will be discussing the services available for businesses in South Yorkshire. For further info visit: http://techmesh.org/events/view/60.
Join techmesh today to attend techmesh: Sheffield for free!
The evening commenced with an introduction from Jim Pendrill, Editor of Yorkshire Business Insider and award-winning business journalist. Jim introduced the presenters and question time panel for the evening and announced the topic; ‘Cloud Computing and using Software-as-a-Service’.
James Akrigg, Head of Technology for Partners at Microsoft then took to the stage and began to unveil how Microsoft is innovating and developing their software to be more Cloud focussed. This included an exclusive demo of Microsoft Office 2010. Microsoft intends to completely reshape their software delivery approach, rather that just offering its software on premise, they are allowing over 400 million Windows Live users to access slimmed down, online versions, of its popular Office software.
Matt Holmes, Managing Director of Liquid Accounts, who are a new techmesh sponsor, discussed how Liquid’s accounting software was developed to be used in the Cloud. Matt decided to mix up the proceedings by using an alternative software provider for his presentation, Google docs. Matt’s presentation mapped out how Liquid Accounts began, raising investment to the sum of £770k and how they intend to capitalise on future trends.
The evening was then thrown open to a panel ‘question time’ format, taking questions from the audience. The main issue of concern was security in the cloud; will encryption be sufficient enough and what if data is lost? As with all web based services, there is no guaranteed security level for Cloud based applications, this was a heated topic on the evening. But in addition, there is no guaranteed security when a data server is destroyed at the office following a flash flood. One explanation that was suggested is that Hotmail have been operating their email service in the cloud for many years, this demonstrates that Cloud computing is not just a new development and is being tailored for more business and cost savings.
The event was a great success with nearly 80 delegates. We need your feedback on future events like this. Did you attend and was it useful? Did you not attend for any reason and what events would inspire you in the future? Send us an email info@techmesh.org
The next techmesh event is in Sheffield on 30th June at The Circle, S1 4FW. The keynote speaker for the evening will be from IBM. George Taylor from Digital Region will be discussing the services available for businesses in South Yorkshire. For further info visit: http://techmesh.org/events/view/60.
Join techmesh today to attend techmesh: Sheffield for free!
Friday, 7 May 2010
techmesh: Hull report
This was the first time techmesh had held an event in Hull and what an exceptional turnout it was!
techmesh: Hull was organised with support from Jon Moss at Hull Digital and Hull University Business School.
The evening proceeded with refreshments, food and plenty of networking as the other delegates arrived. Guests where then encouraged to take a seat in the presentation room where I (Gary Rowbotham, techmesh Programme Manger) introduced techmesh and the many benefits of becoming a member. The agenda then moved to Nick Riley, Director of the Logistics Technology Group, who gave a synopsis surrounding Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) implementation in logistics and freight handling. An interesting insight from the presentation was that a RFID transmitter can be equivalent in size to a grain of rice!
Mike Harlington, a techmesh sponsor, introduced telecoms company MediaSat3, who are striving to provide an alternative telecoms provider in the Hull area. Mike discussed how MediaSat3 are negotiating the use of new telecom satellites which would allow remote speeds of 100mb download and 10mb upload. Once MediaSat3 services are fully implemented they will be capable of moving an impressive 1 million terabytes of data every second.
The presentations were rounded off with an introduction from Jon Moss at Hull Digital, who discussed how he hopes to expand the digital community in Hull. Jon encouraged the audience to attend the highly anticipated event ‘Hull Digital Question Time’ on the 26th May at the Donald Roy Theatre in Hull. The event is an opportunity for delegates to join the conversation and hear about current topics that matter in digital, technology and the web.
After the presentation session, guests were invited to look at the Hull University Business School technology showcase. The showcase was exceptional and in some cases breathtaking; the enormous 3D TV that greeted visitors as they entered the room was amazing!
The techmesh team would like to thank everyone that helped to make techmesh: Hull a success, including: Jon Moss at Hull Digital, Hull University Business School for the venue and Nick Riley for introducing the audience to future technologies in RFID.
Join us at the next techmesh event on 25th May - focussed towards Cloud Computing and using Software-as-a-Service. The event will feature keynote speakers from Microsoft and Liquid Accounts. For further information visit http://techmesh.org/events/view/55
techmesh: Hull was organised with support from Jon Moss at Hull Digital and Hull University Business School.
The evening proceeded with refreshments, food and plenty of networking as the other delegates arrived. Guests where then encouraged to take a seat in the presentation room where I (Gary Rowbotham, techmesh Programme Manger) introduced techmesh and the many benefits of becoming a member. The agenda then moved to Nick Riley, Director of the Logistics Technology Group, who gave a synopsis surrounding Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) implementation in logistics and freight handling. An interesting insight from the presentation was that a RFID transmitter can be equivalent in size to a grain of rice!
Mike Harlington, a techmesh sponsor, introduced telecoms company MediaSat3, who are striving to provide an alternative telecoms provider in the Hull area. Mike discussed how MediaSat3 are negotiating the use of new telecom satellites which would allow remote speeds of 100mb download and 10mb upload. Once MediaSat3 services are fully implemented they will be capable of moving an impressive 1 million terabytes of data every second.
The presentations were rounded off with an introduction from Jon Moss at Hull Digital, who discussed how he hopes to expand the digital community in Hull. Jon encouraged the audience to attend the highly anticipated event ‘Hull Digital Question Time’ on the 26th May at the Donald Roy Theatre in Hull. The event is an opportunity for delegates to join the conversation and hear about current topics that matter in digital, technology and the web.
After the presentation session, guests were invited to look at the Hull University Business School technology showcase. The showcase was exceptional and in some cases breathtaking; the enormous 3D TV that greeted visitors as they entered the room was amazing!
The techmesh team would like to thank everyone that helped to make techmesh: Hull a success, including: Jon Moss at Hull Digital, Hull University Business School for the venue and Nick Riley for introducing the audience to future technologies in RFID.
Join us at the next techmesh event on 25th May - focussed towards Cloud Computing and using Software-as-a-Service. The event will feature keynote speakers from Microsoft and Liquid Accounts. For further information visit http://techmesh.org/events/view/55
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