Precept staff are friendly and supportive. They have been clear and responsive to our needs. Issues are  resolved very quickly via the helpdesk or remote support. This minimises cost to the organisation. Precept have been very transparent in their relationship and this is greatly appreciated.

“Precept IT have been working with us since March 2009.

We had a major problem with our system and they came recommended to us. I can honestly say that the whole Precept IT team worked round the clock and got us back in operation very quickly. Based on my experience I had no hesitation on taking on Precept IT to handle our IT support and off-site back up of our files and systems. The service which we continue to get is excellent and I have no hesitation in recommending them to anybody.”

Managed VPN: As Mako Networks Partners, Precept were able to advise and implement on how to create a secure and reliable VPN between head office and the Trinity Locations. Trinity also extended the solution to allow management of the internet usage with the Mako Guardian – website content filtering module.More details to follow.

Our needs varied across the IT spectrum. We required a data backup system that would replace our current tape backup system. We also required network security replacement for our modem, firewalls, router, VPN and website content filtering. E-mail virus and spam checking system was also a critical requirement plus the ability to handle large volumes and sizes of e-mails. Finally, we requested an alternative system wide support proposal. All our needs and expectations were based on our desire to reduce our current on-going IT costs.

Precept have installed dedicated Fibre to the Cabinet Broadband connections and secured these using the tried and tested solution from Mako Networks. There is a dedicated connection for the staff internet and email access in the back of house offices, and now three dedicated connections are available for the public internet service. There is content filtering to ensure everyone of a safe browsing experience. The access points have been upgraded to dual Radio, with wireless N. These are now managed from a wireless access point controller.

When choosing suppliers East Belfast Mission set the criteria for the service we need, including response times, and then assess quotations on the criteria of cost, quality and experience.