Category: Information Governance

Future-proofing IT environment for cultural heritage organisation

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21 April 2023 – Metataxis defines clear Microsoft 365 strategy to modernise IT for a cultural heritage organisation.

Metataxis is delighted to be helping another cultural heritage organisation design and deploy a modern and secure IT environment with Microsoft 365.

This national public sector organisation was seeking a consulting partner who could offer professional advice and present a business case with clear costs to support the deployment of a new Microsoft 365 environment.

Metataxis will be delivering a comprehensive strategy which will define the recommended roll-out process, as well as ongoing IT support for the new Microsoft 365 platform, and all associated costs.

Here at Metataxis, we understand that effective Microsoft 365 design is vital. Its breadth and depth of functionality, and its evergreen nature makes it difficult to configure effectively and deliver business value.

This new plan will validate, refine, and detail a clear Microsoft 365 deployment strategy, covering specifications for a high level, target information architecture, as well as a clear governance model and scaled IT support model. It will also include additional planning steps, so we can accurately cost up both the roll-out of the new Microsoft 365 environment and its continued support on an ongoing basis for all users on every site for the organisation.

Comments Noeleen Schenk, Director at Metataxis: “After a competitive tender, we are thrilled to have been selected as the consultancy partner of choice! We already have significant experience working with public heritage organisations and our tailored proposal, which culturally understood the specific requirements and unique circumstances of this client, secured the deal for us! We are really looking forward to working with the team to develop and successfully delivering this exciting Microsoft 365 project.”

The project will commence in May 2023.

Read more about our Microsoft 365 design services.

If you would like to learn more about how we help both public sector organisations and private businesses address the challenges of deploying Microsoft 365, simply contact us.

Mitigate risk with SharePoint records management training

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10 Feb 2023 – Metataxis delivers Microsoft 365 and SharePoint Records Management training course in partnership with training experts, Leadership Through Data.

Once again, Metataxis is pleased be presenting the Microsoft 365 and SharePoint Records Management course, in partnership with Leadership Through Data.

Designed and delivered by Records Managers for Records Managers, this comprehensive training course explores the information governance features of Microsoft 365, including licencing and information architecture requirements to support information governance.

This “all you need to know” Microsoft 365 and SharePoint Records Management course is delivered by Metataxis Senior Consultant, Siobhan King. With her specialist background in records management and information governance, this course will help students to improve their SharePoint record management skills and strengthen information governance across their organisation.

Siobhan explains: “It’s always fun teaching this course because with Microsoft things never stay still for very long. This means there are always new things to teach and learn in every session! Upon course completion, students will know how to design, configure and implement Microsoft 365 to get the most of the features, mitigate risk and gain a better understanding how to protect the valuable information created and shared by colleagues on a daily basis.”

This virtual training course is delivered over 4 half days and all attendees will achieve 12 CPD credits. It’s a very popular course and is now fully booked, however it will available again in in April, June, September and November this year.

Learn more and book your place now! 

Metataxis achieves new G-Cloud 13 accreditation for Cloud Support

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Oct 2022 – Metataxis successfully achieves new G-Cloud 13 accreditation for Cloud Support

Metataxis is delighted to announce our successful application to become an accredited supplier on the new G-Cloud 13 Framework.

 G-Cloud 13 replaces G-Cloud 12, a valuable digital marketplace offering cloud hosting and software services, together with associated support services to UK central government departments and other public sector bodies.

Metataxis will now be recognised on this new Government framework as a Cloud Support supplier, enabling us to offer a variety of our cloud support services including cloud migration planning and deployment, security services, quality assurance and performance testing, as well as training and on-going support.

Comments Noeleen Schenk, Director at Metataxis, “G-Cloud is a secure method of procurement for public sector buyers looking for compliant solutions in this highly regulated arena. As a recognised supplier on the new G-Cloud 13 Framework, we are looking forward to supporting public sector organisations, including schools, local authorities and government departments across the UK, set up, maintain and ultimately get the most out of their cloud investments.”

Metataxis provides cloud support services and information management solutions, such as Microsoft 365 design, information governance, cloud migration and data privacy services, to over 250 clients in the public, private and third sectors.

If you would like to learn more about our cloud services, simply contact us.

20 years ago today, part 8: Strap on your jetpacks

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This post is a continuation of a series of reminiscences and predictions on all things
information management, to celebrate 20 years of Metataxis. Let’s now look to the future…

Guessing what the future will hold is easy, guessing right is hard. What will IM look like twenty years from now? My first very unfashionable prediction is that whilst we will have fully AI-driven findability, metadata and folders will persist. They’ve been around for hundreds of years for good reason!

20 years ago today, part 1: Will the Semantic Web ever be mainstream?

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This post is the first in a weekly series of reminiscences and predictions on all things information management, to celebrate 20 years of Metataxis.

The internet was a big thing in 2002 (we were in the tail of the dot-com boom). Many of us knew that this wasn’t going to change. We were already post Web 1.0, and there was much talk of Web 2.0, Web 3.0, and beyond. “Semantic Web” and “Linked Data” were leading-edge concepts. What happened to this promise? I think semantic web turned out to be harder to do than expected, and the market smaller than expected. However, today’s modern tools and modern mindsets mean that the promise of the Semantic Web is almost here. 

What has been your experience watching the evolution of the  Semantic Web and Linked Data since 2002?