Solutions - Grey Matter

Hybrid Working Solutions

Serena — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:08:31 +0000

Work effectively in the office, at home and on the go

Remote and hybrid working brings many benefits, but it also gives technology teams challenges. Security, business continuity, team productivity and end-user support are often at the top of our clients’ lists.

Is your hybrid working approach successful? Do you need help getting started from scratch or improving the approach that you’ve already implemented? We’ve a wide range of software and services to help you achieve seamless hybrid working.

Let’s talk about Hybrid

Why take advantage of hybrid solutions?

Communicate and collaborate effectively on the go, in the office and at home.

Enable business continuity - if your people and systems are not tied to set locations, many traditional business continuity risks are removed.

Increase staff satisfaction and retention – empower your teams to work flexibly, harnessing their most productive hours and ensure a better work-life balance.

Solutions for hybrid and remote working

IT Support and Management

Have everything you need to effectively manage your entire on-site, hybrid and remote IT infrastructure and devices. From helpdesk solutions and IT asset management to monitoring server access, bandwidth, the network, and cloud infrastructure. Ensure there is no downtime, and everything runs smoothly.

ManageEngine | Microsoft | SolarWinds

Cyber Security

This is a big one. Cyber Security covers a number of areas and with cyber threats becoming more intelligent, it’s more important than ever that you have multi-layered protection in place. Especially when staff are working from different places on different devices.

Remote Desktops

Ensuring that all your employees can access key applications no matter where they are is a critical first step. Getting this right has a huge influence on employee engagement and productivity. We’ve a range of remote desktop solutions for every scenario.

ManageEngine | Microsoft | Parallels

Virtual Conferencing

Easy communication with colleagues and clients is key. Whether you’re remote, in the office or a hybrid of the two, virtual conferencing is the go-to way to collaborate and communicate.

We offer conferencing tools and even webinar delivery solutions so you can deliver team meetings as well as digital events to the masses.

LogMeIn | Microsoft Teams | Zoom

Why Grey Matter?

Like many, Grey Matter has successfully adapted to a hybrid approach. We’ve faced challenges ourselves and implemented solutions to empower our team to work together whether they’re at home, on the road, or at our HQ. We can do the same for you.

Get the right software and licensing for your needs, backed by accredited technical experts – all from one place.

Have you met our Climb Global Services team? They’re our services division. Their accredited technical experts can support you with a range of Microsoft cloud and ManageEngine services to ensure your hybrid working approach is a success.

Azure Migration
Microsoft 365 Migration
Microsoft Teams Implementation
Microsoft Teams Configuration
ManageEngine AD360
ManageEngine Desktop Central

All services

Work together from anywhere

Whether you need help getting remote and hybrid working setup, or want to improve what's already been implemented, we are here to help.

Get in touch to start a conversation.

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Business Solutions

Serena — Tue, 18 Jun 2024 12:26:07 +0000

Smarter Solutions Simplifying Business

For a business to run effectively, employees must be equipped with the right tools to do their job efficiently. That’s where Grey Matter can help. We offer a wide collection of business software and technical services to make procurement easy and fully enable your employees to do what they do best.

Why Grey Matter?

Consolidate your procurement to save time and money thanks to our vast catalogue of software and services

Over 40 years of experience selling software to businesses and expert licensing knowledge

Close relationships with several partners to ensure quick responses and great pricing

Streamline your success

Unlock the full potential of your enterprise with our business solutions. Our diverse product range is designed to streamline operations, enhance productivity, and drive growth.

Office Tools

Enable your employees to complete day-to-day tasks and activities with the leading office software tools, including word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, PDF management, and communication.

Abbyy | Adobe | Microsoft 365 | Zoom

Business Intelligence

Create reports and analyse sales, data and other items using business intelligence tools that enable you to create visually appealing, informative reports that are easy to use and understand.

Power BI | Tableau | Yellowfin

Project Management

Keep track of projects and your team using project management tools that enable you to efficiently oversee projects, assign and update tasks, add deadlines and more.

Microsoft Project | MindManager | YouTrack

IT Management

From support desk tools, asset management, to managing individual and team email signatures, we offer several IT management and administrations tools.

Digital Signatures and Print Management

Reduce printing and postage expenses, help the environment, speed up processes and make document signing a breeze with digital signature tools that are quick and secure. Plus, for times when you do need to print, utilise print management software to save costs, enable printing from any device and be more secure.

Adobe Sign | DocuSign | PaperCut

Marketing

Supply your marketing, multimedia and design teams with the tools they need to efficiently create amazing, professional-looking assets like digital graphics, videos, print, and more.

Adobe Creative Cloud | Corel | TechSmith

Training

Making sure your team are training effectively is important as it ensures that they are as productive and efficient as possible. Whether end-user training, technical Microsoft certifications, or cyber security awareness, we provide training for a wide range of tools.

Fast Lane | KnowBe4

Unsure where to start?
Talk to our of our team.

Our Partners

Grey Matter’s services division, Climb Global Services, provides a range of cloud services to support your organisation – our experts can take the technical hassle away from you.

Azure migration, health check and monitoring
Microsoft 365 migration, health check, monitoring and training
Active Directory migration

All services

Get what you need to make your business thrive

Need more in-depth information on the business tools you need, and advice on licensing? Get in touch - we can help.

Call: +44 (0) 1364 654 100

Email: info@greymatter.com

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Developer

Serena — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 09:37:56 +0000

Expert licensing for all your developer tool needs

You’re focused on your code. We’re focused on the tools. Our licensing experts help businesses and dev teams like yours every day by advising on the best software and support. We’ll enable you to build amazing applications within budget, that can scale and modernise as you grow.

Ready to explore your options?

Get a quote

Top developer tools for 2025

Why Grey Matter?

Helping you create amazing apps since 1983
We've been devoted to developers for decades and have the expertise to help you innovate, streamline processes, and achieve your development goals.

Discover top developer solutions in one place
Find everything you need for the entire software development lifecycle, all in one convenient catalogue.

Guidance you can trust
We keep you updated on the latest trends and product news so that you can code with confidence knowing you have the best solutions in your toolkit.

ISV licensing specialists
Get the right licensing, discounts and support

Mapping and geospatial specialists
Add mapping functionality to your apps

Azure licensing and services specialists
Take advantage of all the benefits of the cloud

Accelerate your development with best in class tools

Solutions for the whole software and app development lifecycle

Planning & Analysis

The very first stage of the lifecycle involves getting all the key stakeholders together to plan the project – the scope of the project, responsibilities, research and more.

Project management and communication tools help make this a breeze. Especially if teams are hybrid.

Microsoft 365 | MindManager | YouTrack

Define Requirements

This next stage involves detailing the requirements of the software and the project itself.

Mind mapping, word processing and/or spreadsheet tools facilitate this part of the project.

Microsoft 365 | MindManager

Collaboration

Collaboration is key when working on projects and needs to be as easy as possible, especially now that most organisations opt for the hybrid working approach. Whether collaborating on code, managing projects effectively, or communicating through online meetings.

Code With Me | Microsoft Teams | MindManager | YouTrack | Zoom

Design

Kickstart your project by capturing the requirements, expectations and preferred design of your project using planning and modelling tools to map out the project clearly.

Projects succeed when the design phase accurately captures requirements and expectations. Use the right tools to help you get off to the right start, from mind mapping and planning to data modelling and app design.

Adobe | Corel | MindManager | Sparx Systems

Build

This is the coding phase. While some developers may work on all aspects of the build from the data tier up to the presentation layer, others might focus on specific aspects of the project like databases, mapping and geolocation tools, or compilers.

From IDEs with tools covering the entire lifecycle to third-party tools that provide additional benefits, we have everything you need to build modern applications.

Test

Testing allows you to correct or fine-tune code on the fly to improve its logic and performance. Once the application is beginning to take shape, unit and load testing will help ensure the overall system is fit for purpose before go-live.

Smartbear

Deploy

Deployment is where developers prepare and launch the product to the users. For this to happen, developers need to package the software or application for the targeted environment.

Deployment tools enable developers to automate installing, configuring, and updating software on multiple devices or servers. This saves a lot of time and hassle and ensures consistency and resilience.

AWS | InstallShield | Microsoft

Maintenance

Once the application is launched, it is now important to update the software, fix bugs, and make enhancements based on the latest technology or client requirements.

For this patch management, monitoring tools, and several other tools are used to ensure your software is constantly maintained and updated.

SolarWinds | ManageEngine | Heimdal Security

Learn more about the Software Development Lifecycle

Read our blog to find out more about the different phases of the software development lifecycle and which solutions Grey Matter offers for each stage.

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Developer Services

Our services team, Climb Global Services, combine deep technical knowledge with a pragmatic approach and a commercial mind to provide hands-on support where you need help or have gaps in resource, so you can focus on developing amazing applications that you’re proud of and users will love.

We specialise in Azure cloud services, from migrations, health checks to re-architecture.

Azure DevOps Migration
Azure Health Check Service
Azure Re-Architecture / Design Service
Azure Monitoring Service

All services

Develop smarter, innovate faster

Our licensing specialists are ready to help you at any and every stage of the development cycle. Get in touch for personalised advice on the best dev tools and support for your project needs and let's build amazing applications together.

Call: +44 (0) 1364 654 100

Email: info@greymatter.com

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Mapping

Serena — Mon, 10 Jun 2024 16:05:43 +0000

Your Project, Our Expertise

At Grey Matter, we specialize in providing the leading mapping and location technologies tailored to your unique application needs.

Since 2008, our dedicated Mapping Team has been devoted to delivering best-in-class- mapping platforms, software, and services with expert advice every step of the way. Our teams deep understanding of the geospatial market and our product ecosystem ensure you benefit form the most suitable and powerful technologies for your application.

Diverse Application Scenarios

Whether you’re integrating map controls into mobile apps, enhancing business intelligence with spatial analysis or Optimising fleet and logistics operations,
our Grey Matter Mapping team has the tools and expertise to support your goals.

Mobile SDKs

Integrate fully featured map controls into Android and iOS mobile applications including positioning, 3D mapping, customised maps, truck routing, historical traffic patterns and turn-by-turn navigation.

Business Intelligence

Spatial analysis tools to build visual dashboards and KPIs in business applications such as CRM and ERP solutions to better analyse, plan, and monitor processes and performance by geolocation.

Fleet and Logistics

Build solutions with routing and tracking services to manage small and large fleets, with advanced features including matrix routing, truck routing, geocoding, real-time traffic, ETAs and last mile.

Trusted Global Distributors

As a global distributor for Microsoft Bing Maps and HERE Technologies, we offer reliable and comprehensive mapping services that empower thousands of customers, businesses, and developers worldwide.

Looking for the right fit?

Our mapping experts can advise on a range of geospatial solutions for your applications:

Custom Map Styling and Visualisation
Electric Vehicle (EV) Routing
Geocoding and Reverse Geocoding
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software
Geospatial Mapping and Imagery
Indoor Mapping

Last Mile Delivery
Multi-Itinerary or Many to Many Routing
Points of Interest (POI) Data
Spatial Analytics and Insights
Tour Planning
Truck Routing

No one knows mapping like we do.

At Grey Matter, we have a dedicated Mapping Team who can advise on mapping, geospatial and location-enabled solutions that best support your latest projects. All with a consultative approach.

Speak with our experts today!

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Cyber Security

Serena — Tue, 06 Feb 2024 17:00:02 +0000

Mitigate risks. Respond to threats.

With cyber threats becoming more intelligent and data being more readily available, you need a multi-layered approach to cyber security. That’s where we can help.

Our cyber security solutions support every part of your security roadmap journey; we’re here to help you every step of the way. No matter the size of your organisation.

Speak to our security experts

Call: +44 (0) 1364 655 181

Email: info@greymatter.com

Or fill out our contact form

Comprehensive coverage against evolving cyber threats

Make procurement, compliance and multi-layered protection easy thanks to access to our vast catalogue of cyber security solutions. Our close vendor relationships give you access to great pricing and licensing advice, including good, better, and best options.

Get advice from our security experts

Whether you have questions or specific needs, our experts can provide consultations, access to demos and free trials, valuable advice, customised quotes, and exclusive pricing. They are certified by leading vendors, such as Microsoft, Acronis, Veeam, ESET, and KnowBe4.

Let our experts manage your security

M365 backup. Mobile device management. Identity management. We've got you covered - our in-house team can efficiently deliver some requirements. And, if you require services and support for the other solutions, we can put you in touch with the right people.

Stay on top of security trends

Keep up-to-date on the latest security news, trends and policies. Join our events and webinars, plus check out the latest updates in our regular newsletters, videos, and blogs. We also have a dedicated LinkedIn group.

Discover the latest security trends
tune in to our new podcast.

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Are you looking to qualify and comply with any of these cyber security frameworks?

Cyber Essentials / Cyber Essentials Plus
Cyber Insurance
NIS2
NIST
ISO 27001
GDPR
DORA
HIPAA
DMARC

Make the procurement of the security tools you need to comply hassle-free. Get licensing and expert advice from our cyber security team.

Overview of all the frameworks

Which frameworks are important to you?

We'd like to better understand which frameworks you are working towards. Please fill out our short survey.

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Security tools – all in one place, with expert advice.
Whatever you need, we’ve got it.

Pen testing
Security health checks
Endpoint protection / anti-malware
SIEM
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
Managed Endpoint Detection and Response (MDR)
Cloud security software and storage
Backup, recovery and replication

Mobile device management
Patch management
Firewalls and web filtering
Password management
Identity management and protection
Cyber security awareness training
Encryption
Code security

“I found the cyber security team very attentive, non-judgmental, informative and willing to discuss all aspects of our requirements in a cheerful manner.”

Dave Rogers, Information Technology Consultant, Masons Kings - https://www.masonskings.co.uk/

Ready to elevate your cyber security?

Strengthen your defences with Grey Matter, your trusted cyber security reseller partner.

Connect with our experts now to schedule a consultation.

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Cloud First

James Roberts — Mon, 17 Apr 2023 10:34:52 +0000

If your business lives and breathes technology and always looks to the cloud first, our joined-up approach will help you meet your technical and commercial objectives head-on. Our cloud experts, software specialists and in-house services team collaborate to deliver everything you need to operate efficiently and securely whilst optimising your technology spend.

Why Grey Matter?

Stay safe: Cyber security is often the number one concern for technology teams. Our in-house security experts, vendors and network of tried and tested partners will keep you and your business secure.

Drive innovation: Our cloud and licensing experts love a challenge so tell us what you're trying to achieve and we'll find new ways to make it happen.

Best practice without the overheads: You can call on our technical services team as needed, enabling you to implement best practice without permanent hires.

Save time, optimise spend: Simplify your technology procurement and buy through Grey Matter. We have everything you need and will always look for economies of scale.

Peace of mind: Vendor licensing rules can be complicated and the costs of non-compliance considerable. Our licensing experts will handle everything, saving you time, money and worry.

+44 (0) 1364 654 100

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How we make it happen

Solution reviews

Cloud technologies move at a rapid pace and it's all too easy to be left behind. Likewise, the promises of the latest and greatest are often tempting. If you want to ensure you're using the right products and platforms, we'll give you honest and pragmatic advice specific to your requirements.

We take a customer-first, vendor-neutral approach to reviewing the solutions you're using and assess them for suitability, compliance and cost of ownership. With a solution stack agreed, we then look to rationalise your procurement routes to optimise your investment and, where possible, reduce spend.

As your single-point of purchase we'll save you time, money and the administration headache of dealing with multiple vendors.

Business Process and Cost Optimisation

Licence optimisation: Our licensing experts will happily explain the differences between EAs, SPLA, CSP, NCE, co-terms and such, but if you simply want someone to take away the pain and ensure you've got the right type of licence for your needs and are fully compliant, just ask and they'll handle it all.

Finance and leasing: Software leasing is now more common than many recognise. For scale-up businesses it's often about easing their cashflow, for more established business the tax planning advantages can be higher up their agenda. By working in close partnership with vendors and finance providers, we can ensure you always have the latest hardware and software available.

Cloud Management Solutions

Effective cloud management requires a deep understanding of cloud architecture, security, networking, and data management, as well as the ability to integrate multiple cloud services and technologies to meet the needs of end users.

By working with our internal experts, partners and vendors, Grey Matter will help you optimise your cloud solutions so you can meet your business objectives and technical requirements head on.

We offer cloud management solutions from Microsoft, ManageEngine, SolarWinds and Quest.

Productive people, wherever they're based

Many organisations are still working out how to address the profound and rapid changes to how, where and when people work. And that's without the complexities of changes in employee expectations.

By understanding your business and people strategies, we'll help you build flexible, secure and cost-effective solutions that give your people the tools they need to stay engaged, productive and safe, regardless of location.

Enterprise-grade cloud security

We combine own security experts with trusted partners to build a multi-layered approach ensuring you're resilient against modern day threats and are fully compliant. Our solutions cover Training, Backup and Recovery, Endpoint Management, Firewalls and Cloud Security. We also offer pen-testing and infrastructure pressure tests.

Our vendor partners include Acronis, KnowBe4, SolarWinds and Sophos.

Azure Services

Cost Analysis: Consolidate your Azure licences and make immediate cost savings. Decades of licensing experience, and analytics tools within Azure, enable our team to assess your existing Azure subscription model and recommended changes that will save you money without compromising on levels of service.

Health Check: Our Azure certified architects will work closely with you to gain an in-depth understanding of your current Azure configuration. They'll identify the resources you're using and make recommendations based upon Microsoft best practice. They'll also identify any opportunities for you to benefit from the efficiencies, scaling and resiliency that the flexibility of Azure provides.

Design Service: If you're looking at a potentially complex Azure adoption, our Azure Design Service will de-risk your project. At the end you will have a detailed architectural diagram that explains how to configure your solutions and/or infrastructure in Azure. You can use this as a detailed reference when building the solution, whether you choose to do that yourselves or commission Grey Matter do it for you.

Monitoring Service: We monitor your Azure environment so you don't have to. The service covers key areas and goes far beyond the standard Azure Advisor reporting. Designed with resilience and compliance (inc. SOC TSP, ISO 27001 and HIPAA HITRUST) at its core the Enterprise level package includes 24/7 support and time with our Microsoft-certified team.

Contact us

Whatever your cloud requirements, we're to support you. Simply tell us what you're trying achieve and we'll do everything we can to help.

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Digital Transformation

James Roberts — Thu, 13 Apr 2023 14:37:23 +0000

If you need to transform your business and drive efficiency, scalability and security by adopting cloud technologies, we have the knowledge, experience and services required. We know that different businesses need different approaches so always take an objective view then move at the pace you need.

Why Grey Matter?

Better advice: We bring real-world experience, based on our own transformation as well as helping customers, so you receive advice from people who have been through the process.

Stronger delivery: Our joined-up approach of cloud experts, software specialists and in-house services team ensures a rounded solution and expert implementation that delivers what you need when you need it.

Save time: Understanding cloud licensing requirements isn't easy and takes time. Time you could spend on your business. Leave the leg work to our licensing experts.

Optimise your investment: Our team provides objective advice and will only suggest solutions that add real value. And if they can find a way to reduce your spend, they will.

Keep it simple: We have everything you need so you can consolidate your technology procurement routes, saving you time, money and hassle.

Know what you need?

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How we make it happen

Discover what you can do

If you're just getting started with your digital transformation we can help you understand what's possible and guide you along the right path.

We offer discovery sessions for key Microsoft platforms including Azure and M365, as well as other vendors such as ManageEngine, Datadobi and Wasabi.

Stay safe

Cyber security is at the top of everyone's agenda. We combine own security experts with trusted partners to build a multi-layered approach ensuring you're resilient against modern day threats and are fully compliant.

We have solutions for Training, Back and Recovery, Endpoint Management, Firewalls and Cloud Security (and more).

Our cyber security vendor partners include Microsoft, Acronis, Eset, Heimdal, KnowBe4 and Veeam.

Your hybrid workforce

Many organisations are still working out how to address the profound and rapid changes to how, where and when people work. And that's without the complexities of changes in employee expectations.

Right tools, right price

It's fair to say that licensing and pricing programmes aren't known for their simplicity. Our software and licensing experts will help you understand if you're using the right tools for the job and are on the correct licensing programmes.

They'll also undertake a cost analysis to see where you can save money by consolidating licenses or through volume discounts and vendor programmes.

Technical services to de-risk your transformation

Moving from on-premise or legacy platforms to the cloud offers many benefits but it's not a simple flick of the switch. There's the initial planning and selection, the infrastructure design and then the migration itself. And let's not forget the ongoing management and monitoring to ensure you're getting what you need.

Our technical services team, Climb Global Services, can de-risk your digital transformation through a range of planning, design, migration and monitoring services. They even offer an outsourced CTO function..

Contact us

If you're ready to start your digital transformation or need some practical help accelerating a project already underway, let us know. Simply fill in the form or use the details below. We're ready when you are.

+44 (0) 1364 654 100

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Cloud Security

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Internet of Things

James Roberts — Thu, 03 Feb 2022 10:54:23 +0000

Digital Twins and Smart Cities

To fully unlock their economic, social, environmental, and business value, cities need to use digital technologies to transform and interconnect key areas of their ecosystem - from roads to cars, buildings to energy grids, citizens to government, and cities to cities.

Creating a digital twin* of urban spaces allows cities to model, monitor and control physical infrastructure. Indoor maps and location analytics are rapidly becoming an essential element of smart building applications built to help optimise operations and space occupant experiences.

To learn more, watch the recording of a webinar we held in partnership with Microsoft.

*A digital twin is a digital model of a physical object. They allow simulations to be run that can identify performance improvements or potential risks.

Construction

To date, the construction industry hasn't generally adopted IoT at the scale of other industries, but it can help address three key pressures the industry faces. It also gives ISVs with a targeted proposition more room to move as it's a less competitive market.

Health and Safety: When workers wear connected devices their on-site location can be tracked in real time allowing managers to see dangerous behaviours before accidents happen and implemented targeted and specifc training.
Project Optimisation: Project managers have to balance the competing pressures of timeline demands, workforce shortages and supply chain issues. By automatically tracking deliveries and combining this with data points such as workforce availability and weather, project managers can optimise their schedules to minimise downtime.
Environmental Impact: From the dynamic scheduling of vehicle movements to optimise routing efficiency, to the automated sorting of waste materials, IoT devices and data they deliver in real time can help the construction industry minimise its environmental impact.

Transport and Logistics

From the automatic ordering of replacement parts to rescheduling maintenance workers' schedule, the transport and logistics industry can be lucrative for ISVs.

Increased Safety: By combining in cab IoT devices, vehicle telematics and AI driven predictive analytics, driver behaviour can be monitored and both driver and managers alerted if an accident is likely to occur.
Route Optimisation: The real-time tracking and monitoring of moving assets, wherever they are in the world, combined with location intelligence services increases safety, efficiency and reliability. For example, heavy vehicle movements can be optimised to ensure compliance and minimised disruption.
Preventative Maintenance: Combining historic and live asset performance data allows operators to be more efficient and effective with their preventative maintenance.

Manufacturing

IoT enables manufacturers to optimise operations and improve processes to ultimately improve customer satisfaction. These actionable insights are made possible by collecting, combining and analysing valuable data from a network of IoT sensor devices.

Optimised factory operations: Reduce cycle time, increase machine utilisation, reduce unplanned downtime
Improve product quality: Reduce manufacturing defects, identify design features causing problems
Improve customer experience: Respond more quickly to issues, help them optimise their usage of your product.

Building a secure IoT solution in Azure

Security is an obvious concern with IoT; with potentially thousands of distributed and connected devices, organisations need to know their data is safe.

In this 45 minute webinar we discuss digital transformation, solution architecture and our IoT Kickstart programme. They also cover real-world customer stories so you can see how businesses are already building and using secure IoT solutions in Azure.

The IoT Kickstart Programme - designed in conjuction with Microsoft

Microsoft's IoT Signals research revealed that many IoT projects are stuck in the proof of concept stage due to a lack of infrastructure and the complexity of scaling and managing systems. Our IoT Kickstart Programme was designed in conjunction with Microsoft to break this deadlock and take businesses from an idea to real-world deployment as quickly as possible and prove the value IoT can deliver. Best of all, it's heavily subsidised.

The multi-phase programme provides you with access to our technical services team and IoT specialists from Microsoft. If you are already underway with an IoT project, you can choose which phase is the most relevant and helpful.

We start by understanding your objectives and strategy before undertaking a series of activities to support your technical adoption of IoT and help you build an IoT business model. And if you're developing solutions to sell on, we'll even help define your value proposition and go-to-market plan.

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Why is IoT relevant to my business? How do we get value from it?

We hear those questions every day, so if you’re asking them, you’re in good company. If you want to know more about IoT before committing to the full IoT Kickstart Programme, our IoT Discovery Workshop is for you.

It’s split into three parts across six hours. We start with the strategic and commercial gains before investigating the technical possibilities. We then go on to discuss how it can apply to your business and where IoT adds value. As it's a blend of commercial and technical, your business will get the most value from the workshop when it’s attended by senior staff from across the business.

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1. Objectives

The first phase is designed to understand your high level objectives and goals. It’s important that your key stakeholders are involved.

2. Discovery

Together we'll explore the solution allowing you to discover what’s possible with Azure IoT in relation to performance, resilience, your internal resources and your goals.

3. Design

Our Microsoft experts will review your strategic objectives in detail so our architects can align the technology blueprint of the IoT/data integration with the business' requirements.

4. Assess

We review the proposed architecture report with you and supply you with a detailed architectural diagram to use as a ‘now’ and ‘future’ reference.

5. Deploy

We will work closely with you to deploy and configure the Azure resources, ensuring proof of value, security, and best practices.

6. Review

This is a call with all key programme stakeholders. We’ll review your programme involvement and agree appropriate technical adoption and go to market next steps.

Case Study: how Grey Matter brought IoT to life

Eurosoft Group is a leading provider of IT solutions and services, operating out of the UK and Singapore. They have three core markets - Smart Buildings, Assisted Living and Financial Services - and are working to build a Smart Port in Plymouth.

In this video case study, their Chairman, Russ Cole, and Grey Matter's Microsoft Alliance Manager, Chris Chandler, discuss the project and how our IoT programme has helped them.

To discover how Grey Matter can help bring your IoT project to fruition, contact us today.

Why Grey Matter for IoT?

ISVs are core to our DNA so we understand the commercial and technical challenges you face.
We’re one of only 45 partners globally, to be recognised by Microsoft as an ‘Azure Specialist for ISV’.
Microsoft chose Grey Matter to develop the IoT kickstart programme - it's not available anywhere else.
You'll work hand-in-hand with our in-house IoT architects and Microsoft Alliance Manager.

Contact our IoT team

For information on how we can bring your IoT project to life, or to discover if IoT is right for you, please complete the form and a member of our team will be in touch.

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