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Comtek System Solutions Renews Community Sponsorship with Bishop Auckland FC

Comtek System Solutions is proud to once again serve as Community Sponsor for Bishop Auckland Football Club.

This sponsorship supports not just the team, but a range of vital community activities across the North East. From school leagues and youth training to inclusive football events, Bishop Auckland FC is a shining example of how sport can bring people together — and we’re proud to be a part of that.

Managing Director Richard Cooke commented:
“At Comtek, we believe in supporting organisations that make a real difference. Bishop Auckland FC continues to create opportunities for young people and families in the community through football. We’re proud to back them again this season and help power their ambitions.”

The club’s outreach programmes include:

  • Mixed and girls-only school leagues
  • Community “Play at the Park” sessions
  • Holiday camps across all major school breaks
  • The ‘Remember Munich’ youth event
  • Goalkeeper training and parent-inclusive sessions like “Days with Dads”

Chairman Steve Coulthard added:
“It’s fantastic news that Comtek are continuing their community sponsorship with BAFC. They’ve become a key part of our club, not just through sponsorship but also through IT support and wider involvement. With their help, we’ll continue growing our commitment to the community. A big thank you to Richard, Karen and the Comtek team.”

We look forward to another strong season of partnership and community impact.

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The Importance Of Broadband When It Comes To Business Success

If you’re in business today and have looked at any IT or technology blog over the last few months, it’s almost guaranteed you’ll have read a piece about broadband.

Something that the UK government have had on the agenda for several years now, it’s often discussed that the whole of the country needs to have broadband access as soon as possible.

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What Makes For A Great IT Support Company?

If you’ve taken a look through our website or spoken to us, you’ll be aware that we offer a vast array of different IT services.

From providing individual pieces of hardware, such as laptops, right through to developing and implementing full and in-depth networks, we believe we have the knowledge, experience and resources to be able to meet an organisation’s IT needs, whatever they may be.

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The Cloud – Ignore Or Embrace As A Small Business?

As a popular IT support company, we have the pleasure of talking to a vast amount of people on a regular basis.

Covering a huge array of topics, a lot of the discussions we have are essentially based on problem-solving or alleviating fears.  We speak to people who have an issue or who are concerned about something and we do our utmost to ensure they leave the conversation feeling more positive about the whole situation.

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Outsourcing Your IT Needs Means You Can Focus On What You Know Best

Since Comtek was set up many years ago, we’ve worked with numerous clients to provide IT support in a variety of different formats.

Some are just looking for a little help occasionally with a specific part of their IT environment, whilst many more are essentially wanting us to take control of their entire IT support network.

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IT Security – Are You Warier Of The Phrase Than The Processes?

In many ways, IT security has always been an important talking point for organisations.  Ever since computers started to be used in the workplace – and particularly when large-scale networks and internet usage became commonplace – organisations have had to have an eye on IT security.

In recent times, however, it has become a major talking point.  A lot of this has to do with the fact we’re storing more and more information in the Cloud and therefore it’s become vastly important that we can feel completely confident that our data is safe and secure.

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Should Cost Ever Be Considered More Than The Security Of Your IT Network?

As a company experienced in the provision of various different IT solutions, such as a small business servers, we always do our utmost to ensure our customers are fully satisfied.

Relatively simple on some occasions and more difficult on others, it’s based purely on the requirements of the individual customer.

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Complex IT Support Needs? We’re Confident We’ll Meet Them – Here’s Why

When it comes to IT support, everyone has got different requirements.

Even those organisations that are very similar, work in the exact same industry and have the same client base can have completely different needs when it comes to the IT support they require.

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3 Key Benefits Of VoIP (Voice over IP) Technology

Although it can very easily be thought that VoIP is a new technology, it actually dates back close to two decades.

Initially aimed primarily at the business market, although the early pioneers’ efforts were particularly basic by today’s standards, they paved the way for many globally recognised services – such as Skype – in the private user section of the market.

Gaining traction in the business world once more in recent times as organisations look to utilise the most effective resources possible, at Comtek, we regularly implement full VoIP networks because of this exact reason.

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Relocating Offices? You Might Just Be Surprised At How Comtek Can Help

Our focus at Comtek is to deliver IT solutions that are genuinely going to help our clients.

Whether you need a full and complete IT support service or help with data recovery, we have the knowledge and experience to be able to deliver to your requirements every single time.

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7 Brands We Work With At Comtek

We know that IT isn’t the simplest of things to understand.  Whether it’s your first foray looking into integrating an IT solution within your business or you’ve got years of experience managing IT, it’s almost guaranteed there’ll be something that causes you problems.

Fully understanding this, our aim at Comtek is to provide the best products and IT support solutions possible to completely alleviate anything IT-related that could present a problem.

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What Exactly Can We Provide At Comtek?

Our whole focus at Comtek is to provide a solution to as many IT problems, issues and complexities that organisations so regularly face as we possibly can.

From complete IT support to the one-off installation of a new network, our knowledge and experience gained over many years make us confident that we can easily and efficiently meet the growing IT demands required by the vast majority of organisations.

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3 Reasons To Outsource Your IT Support North East

There’s little doubt that IT has developed extensively over the last few years in every respect.

From the data centres used to store the ever-growing amount of data we process on a daily basis to the actual machines used in offices, things have changed rapidly over the last decade in particular.  However, we’re proud to say that our IT Support in the North East has always gone above and beyond our customers’ expectations.

The development of IT over the years often means considerable investment in continually upgrading existing systems, retraining employees and having to employ new staff. Unfortunately, this is likely to continue as technology develops and our data usage grows further.

Whilst there are various options available to help you manage the growth and associated costs, the IT support services we provide at Comtek have proven to be perfect for many organisations to date, with there being three clear reasons why outsourcing your IT support could be the ideal option.

1.  It’s cheaper

When you keep everything in-house, it means you’re responsible for all of the associated costs, which are often far more significant than you first anticipated.  From staff through to physical hardware, the costs can be clearly seen in some instances, but hidden – yet just as considerable – in others (for example, if keeping everything in-house means half a dozen employees need to spend two hours a week maintaining the system or in training, that’s 12 hours worth of work every week that they can’t spend on what are likely to be more business-critical tasks).

By outsourcing your IT support, you can greatly reduce the number of IT resources you need to pay out for or have dedicated to the cause, instantly freeing those resources up and reducing your related costs considerably.

2.  It’s more effective

For many organisations that keep their IT support in-house, their IT staff won’t just be dealing with support issues.  The truth is support is likely only supposedly play a minimal role in their overall position, but chances are it’s going to take up much more time than first anticipated.

When you outsource your IT support, you essentially free up your IT staff and can be confident that their time really is being spent on the aspects of their role that are most vital to the organisation’s success.

3.  It constantly fits your needs perfectly

As IT is constantly changing, it means you have to be continually updating everything to ensure you stay at the top of your game.  Doing so is not a requirement as such, but just look at how far the PC has come in just a few years – could you really be running your business on machines that were more than a couple of years old?

When you outsource your IT support, you don’t have to worry about this development as we essentially carry it out for you, ensuring that the service you receive from the moment we first start working together is the one that meets your needs in the best way possible.

Our whole aim at Comtek is to ensure you get the best IT support in Newcastle, Durham and right across the whole North East possible for your organisation – and we’re confident that when you outsource your IT support to us, you’ll have more effective and efficient IT environment than ever before.

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