Here at ramsac we are passionate about encouraging women to consider a career in technology. In an industry that traditionally has a fairly poor track record for gender diversity, we  are committing to #breakthebias, by focusing on promoting gender parity in technology and celebrating women in Tech roles this International Women’s Day We spoke to 3 of ramsac’s female technicians to find out how they feel about having a STEM career.   Sam Dabkowska – IT Operations Technician “Being in IT or any technology based job, isn’t defined by your gender, its defined by you as person, you can b ..read more

Most organisations understand the need to take cybersecurity seriously, spending increasing amounts of money on firewalls, anti-virus, password complexity and multi-factor authentication. However, a vital part of Cybersecurity protection still isn’t getting the attention it deserves. Employee training is arguably one of the most critical elements of an organisations defence.  Training staff once does not provide enough protection against cybercrime. Training should be comprehensive and regular and the Information Commissioners office (ICO) has now mandated this for organisations. The Info ..read more

We are very excited to announce that the fourth volume of the ramsac culture book – ‘Life at ramsac’ – has now been released. The ramsac culture book is written by our current team for our future recruits and partners. We are passionate about being the best employer we can possibly be. Whether that’s though the flexible approach we take to learning and personal development, or through our focus on positive mental health, our wellness  programme or our strong track record of providing clear career paths and opportunities for internal promotion. There’s a reason that people join ramsac and ..read more

To celebrate National Apprenticeship week, we have spent some time with our existing apprentices and some of our previous apprentices who have moved through the business to other roles, to find out what being an apprentice means to them. Apprenticeships are very important to us at ramsac. We took on our first apprentice in 2009 and have had many apprentices over the last 13 years, many of whom still work for ramsac and have gone on to enjoy long and fulfilling IT careers with us. The ramsac apprenticeship is open to people aged 18 or over and offers an excellent mix of classroom learning and o ..read more

Outsourcing IT can be a huge change for companies. For those used to in-house support, switching to outsourced brings in expertise, a wide span of technical ability, and experience from working with a wide variety of other businesses. But what are the benefits to you and your company when you outsource IT? What is outsourced IT? For businesses, IT covers all technical aspects of a company, from telephones to internet access and file storage. As we are in the age of technology, it’s an incredibly important part of any company, and good IT truly powers a company to succeed. Outsourced IT, and ou ..read more

We are thrilled to announce that ramsac has been awarded the prestigious 3 Star accreditation rating, reflecting “world class levels of workplace engagement” in the 2022 Best Companies to Work For survey.   Best Companies is a really special award, because it’s not judged by corporate sponsors – rather it is based on a very detailed questionnaire, answered anonymously by all employees, and in turn analysed by Best Companies who bench mark the results against thousands of businesses throughout the UK. The survey measures how engaged people are at work and how they feel about their employer ..read more

We want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas, and we would like to thank all of our clients and partners for your support in 2021. We have created an electronic Christmas message for you this year, we’ll be making a donation in lieu of cards, to Challengers, an amazing Surrey & Hampshire charity that provide inclusive play and respite schemes for disabled children and their families. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy our short Christmas message below, and we look forward to working with you in 2022.      Our IT Support elves do need some time off during the festive period ..read more

With December well underway, we wanted to give you some notice about our Christmas support and delivery arrangements   Order processing   In order to guarantee a pre Christmas delivery, orders for hardware and software need to be placed by 17:00 on Wednesday 15th December. This includes orders for any licences, maintenance or software renewals that fall due before the end of December.   New User Requests   Please note that if you have new users starting between Christmas and New Year, you should notify us of that request by the Monday 20th December at 12 pm.   Office a ..read more

ramsac are thrilled to announce that we have won the ‘Large Business of the Year’ award at the 2021 Surrey Business Awards as well as receiving ‘Highly Commended’ in the Employer of the Year category. The awards, organised by Platinum Media Group, celebrate the best of business in Surrey and are the largest event of its kind in the county.   This year the business awards saw a record-breaking number of nominations for each category, with hundreds of applicants whittled down to just sixty finalists, it is a real honour to be chosen to win out of so many fantastic organisations. We enjoyed ..read more

Award season appears to be upon us, and we are thrilled to announce that ramsac are finalists for no less than 7 industry awards! Surrey Business Awards 2021 The Surrey Business Awards are the most sought-after accolade by organisations from every sector in the region. We were thrilled to discover we are finalists for 4 Surrey Business Awards. Employer of the Year, Business Growth, Large Business of the Year and ‘the big one’ – Company of the Year. To be recognised in any one of these categories is an honour and we are excited for the award ceremony on the 18th of November to find out who ..read more