Skype for Business as part of Microsoft Office

Microsoft has brought the best of Skype and the best of Lync together to connect millions of people from around the world.
Skype for Business is ideal for scheduling and running online meetings. Attendees can join from their computers, tablets or phones. Skype for Business makes communication easy and makes you more productive.

Not sure how to best use it? Have a look at this video for some ideas.

With Skype for Business, you have a full range of communication and collaboration capabilities at your fingertips.

Based on the familiar Skype experience that more than 300 million people use every month to connect with friends and family, Skype for Business delivers an expanded Lync feature set and enterprise-grade security, compliance and control to IT. It also enables people to search for and connect with anyone in the Skype network—inside or outside their organization. And Skype for Business is built right into Microsoft Office.

New features that will benefit you

This update is good news for current and future users. Everyone loves Skype and everyone is familiar with its easy-to-use interface and functionality. Here are some of the new features that you’ll benefit from:

• You will get the familiar Skype icons, user experience and call monitoring.
• You will get improved content-sharing and telephony. For example, it will only take one click to transfer a call – not three.
• You will be able to instant message, audio call and video call any Skype user anywhere in the world.
• You will benefit from increased call quality. Skype for Business will take on the SILK default codec from Skype, which Microsoft claims will improve audio quality.
• You will experience increased mobility with new mobile apps that Microsoft will release for iOS, Android and Windows that will enable your team to communicate on the go, through the one tool.

To help you plan and implement Skype for Business,  call us today.

Gerry Kirby   Tel: 01-2166 970   or send me an email

Imagine a Computer Support Contract that Alerts you of problems before they occur...

Imagine a Computer Support Contract that...

• Provides you with peace of mind at a fixed monthly charge
• Uses our Cloud based solution to pro-actively monitor and maintain updates to your computer systems
• Alerts you and GDK of problems before they occur
• 24/7 Monitoring of your Servers, Workstations and mobile devices
• Organises software updates to the operating systems otherwise referred to as patch management  
• Scans your network robustly for vulnerabilities ,security threats and hardware predictive failures
• Allows GDK Support Consultants 24/7 access to your systems remotely giving faster response times, less travel time and reduced costs all round. Furthermore, your unique problem can be shared by our team of support consultants and escalated to Director level, if required.
• Provides detailed hardware and software information on your computer assets including keeping track of software license compliance
• Produces Daily and Weekly  Daily Health Check Reports that can be automatically emailed to you to keep you informed on the state of your systems
• Integrates Managed Anti-Virus as part of the service to all servers and workstations using the on-going updates to detect the latest viruses and malware.  Comprehensive scan schedules and remediation action tasks are setup to suit your specific needs
• Includes your very own customer portal for logging calls and checking on the status of them
• You can even add in Web Protection to protect against malware, increase productivity and block sites that may put your business in jeopardy.

Well, you no longer need to Imagine.

GDK deliver the above Support Contract to 100’s of Irish Businesses, Schools, Colleges and other organizations. A support contract is configured with some or all of the above and is priced accordingly mainly on a monthly direct debit basis.

With the IT Support taken care of, you are free to focus on your Business or your profession. Let GDK worry about IT problems with our 24/7 Cloud powered support solution.

Call us or send us an email, if you would like our Directors to review your requirements on a no fee basis.
Check out our remote managed service and web protection videos on www.gdk.ie.

==> Click here to send us your request to discuss this further

Imagine a Support Contract: Form Reply

Prepare Today's Students for Tomorrow’s Opportunities-Teaching with Technology

An Event Hosted By: St Vincent's Castleknock College, Dublin on 19th Jan 2015

GDK, Microsoft and Wriggle organised a most memorable event in Castle knock college on 18 Jan 2015
where over 98 teachers and advisors from various schools throughout Ireland.
"Teaching with Technology" was the theme and the following was demonstrated and discussed:

• Office 365 – The Building Blocks
• How Office 365 is used in the classroom by students in Claregalway College
• Insight into the Microsoft Surface Suite presented by a Maths Teacher fom St. Joseph’s Rockfordbridge
• How Schoology is used in schools
• Demonstrations of IT networks, Security, Wireless systems

Presenting the prizewinner Paul Atkinson, Sancta Maria College (centre) with an Amazon Voucher,  are Una Langford, GDK Network Systems, Paul Atkinson, Sancta Maria College and Johnathan Healy of Data Solutions.

If your school would like to host a similar event, please contact us and we will discuss with you.
An event like this will give exposure to your school and show present and future parents that your school is providing their children with the latest IT Technology to help with their education and enhance their career prospects.

Ring us or send us a note via our Contact Form