Recent Projects

Here are just a few examples of projects undertaken by Meteor IT for our clients.

Company acquisition - systems integration, data migration and training

A client recently acquired a division of a larger group and Meteor IT helped them integrate this into their existing business. We specified new servers which met their head office standards, installed and configured these and set up users and groups in Active Directory to control access to resources and data.

The old systems had to remain operational until the official merger date, which was also the year end, so we moved documents, email and applications to the new systems, and reconfigured printers in a single day. All staff had their migrated emails and data available on their first day in their new company. We then trained them how to use their upgraded Office 2007 software, as well as introducing some best practices regarding use of the email system and explaining their Computer Use Policy.

Training programme - Training Needs Analysis, bespoke course design and delivery

Meteor IT delivered a training programme for the UK division of an international food manufacturer. This involved a training needs analysis for 45 staff, complete course design, and nearly 60 hours of classroom teaching. We created bespoke course content for different skill levels in Lotus Notes, Word, Excel and PowerPoint including all learning materials and handouts. Subsequently we provided training in their UK and Ireland offices updating staff skills to Office 2007 to support the group-wide rollout of this application upgrade.

The focus was on job-related competencies and using tools effectively, rather than every available feature. Attendees' feedback indicated that most of them expect to get back the time spent on their course in under a month (as little as a week in some cases) by using the software more efficiently to do their jobs.

Company acquisition - interim IT management, systems migration and office move

To assist with the handover period of a merger before the business was moved to a single site, Meteor IT set up a temporary extension to my client's infrastructure in the old premises to allow staff to work alongside their new colleagues. As the internal IT person had recently left, we also provided support for the old systems.

We converted email data from Exchange to Lotus Notes for staff that transferred, as well as accounting data and documents. We also assisted with the logistics of the office move and swapping home workers' systems.