Computers & remote workers
Managed desktops and laptops, secure remote access, patching, device protection and practical support.
Stroud & Gloucestershire
Business IT support in Stroud and Gloucestershire.
One accountable local company for Microsoft 365, computers, networks, security, backups, broadband, Wi-Fi, remote workers, business phones and technology suppliers.
Start with the issue in front of you, a review of an undocumented setup, or ongoing support alongside the suppliers already involved.
What Oblyx looks after
The technology your day-to-day work relies on.
The service is built around business continuity and clear responsibility, not a collection of disconnected technical products.
Networks & Wi-Fi
Switches, firewalls, business broadband, Wi-Fi coverage, network layout and sensible separation between systems.
Microsoft 365 & users
User accounts, email, access, multifactor authentication, joiners, leavers and day-to-day administration.
Servers, storage & backups
Physical and virtual servers, file storage, backup coverage, restore confidence, capacity and recovery planning.
Business phones & Voice
Desk phones, cloud calling, number management, call routing and the resilience of your business communications.
Security & resilience
Access controls, software updates, endpoint protection, cyber-insurance readiness and obvious single points of failure.
Suppliers & contracts
A clear record of providers, licences, renewals and responsibilities, with one accountable point coordinating the moving parts.
Ongoing IT management
Regular checks, practical reporting, planned improvements and local support when something needs attention.
Oblyx Hub & Edge
Oblyx's own platform helps document, connect and monitor the systems a business depends on as the service develops.
Professional firms
For businesses where trust, records and continuity matter.
Oblyx does not claim a regulated legal or accountancy specialism. The service focuses on the practical technology controls that professional firms commonly depend on.
Solicitors
Clear oversight of confidential information, email security, user access, remote working, backups and supplier responsibilities.
Accountants
Reliable access to client files and business systems, secure laptops, Microsoft 365, backup confidence and continuity through busy periods.
Other professional firms
A local technical manager for consultancies, practices and owner-led businesses that have important systems but no internal IT manager.
IT support in Stroud & Gloucestershire
Local when hands-on help matters. Connected when work happens elsewhere.
Oblyx is based near Stroud and works with businesses across Gloucestershire and the surrounding areas. Support is organised around the complete business environment, so an issue with a laptop, account or phone is not treated in isolation from the network, supplier or security controls behind it.
You can ask Oblyx to solve a focused problem, work alongside an existing provider or take ongoing responsibility for keeping the environment understood, maintained and improving.
The company behind the service
Oblyx takes responsibility for the connected environment.
Customers work with Oblyx as one accountable technology company, not a collection of unrelated suppliers.
The service combines practical engineering, business understanding and specialist technology knowledge. Oblyx can understand, document, improve and manage networks, Microsoft 365, servers, backups, broadband, remote working and communications while bringing in the right external specialists where needed.
Oblyx Hub and Edge support that service by helping bring the systems a business depends on into one clearer, more manageable picture. The company is based near Stroud and works with businesses across Gloucestershire and the surrounding areas.
About Oblyx and its founder →What happens next?
IT and Communications Health Review
Start with a structured review rather than an open-ended support contract. The aim is to establish what is in place, where the real risks are and what should happen next.
Considering a change of provider? Read our guide to changing IT support provider for the access, contracts and handover details to check first.
- Discover and documentIdentify devices, services, suppliers, access arrangements and important dependencies.
- Check resilience and securityReview backups, recovery, user access, remote working and obvious weak points.
- Prioritise the next 90 daysReceive a clear written summary of urgent, important and longer-term improvements.
David's project experience
Three schools. More than 3,000 accounts. One fixed opening date.
From 2011 to September 2014, David Thomson led the technology implementation for three interconnected schools within the Ridings Federation of Academies.
2011–2014Delivery programme
3 schoolsOne connected environment
3,000+Exchange accounts migrated
300Staff laptops delivered
The programme
A complete technology environment for the new term
The Ridings Federation engaged David directly as lead implementation project manager after securing Building Schools for the Future funding. The new buildings had to open with their critical systems ready for staff and students on 2 September 2014.
David was responsible for bringing together a single data centre, fibre links between the schools and communications cabinets, firewalls, servers and hypervisors, wired networks, a new Meraki wireless network, device imaging and the migration of more than 3,000 Exchange accounts to Office 365 Exchange.
The coordination
Technology integrated with the building work
David managed the IT supplier, Civica, and worked alongside construction partners BAM and Willmott Dixon so that the cabling, data centre and Wi-Fi installation remained aligned with the building programme.
His role covered the whole implementation and its stakeholders: senior executives, teachers, assistants, department heads, suppliers, IT teams and floor walkers. Decisions, dependencies, communication and readiness came back to one accountable project lead.
The cutover
Six weeks from building handover to opening day
The existing schools remained operational in their old buildings until the end of the July 2014 term. Much of the physical infrastructure had been installed during the preceding 12 months. Once the new buildings were handed over, the summer break became the final implementation window.
During those six weeks, the teams completed network configuration and routing, Wi-Fi commissioning, laptop and desktop imaging, fibre backhaul, the Office 365 Exchange migration and staff training.
The result
Operational on 2 September and well within budget
The completed environment worked as designed. Three hundred laptops were delivered to existing and new staff, and every one connected to the new Meraki wireless network on the first attempt.
Staff and student sign-in took place over the first two days of term. The wider environment included cashless payment, biometric recognition and catering terminals, supported by additional training for catering staff.
Experience applied today
Buildings, networks, cloud services, devices, suppliers and users treated as one implementation.
That connected approach is the same one David now brings to Oblyx clients planning infrastructure changes, Microsoft 365 migrations or complex supplier transitions.
Explore the provider-change guide →The schools were Yate International Academy's primary and secondary schools and Winterbourne International Academy. Their later renaming and changes of academy trust took place after this project was completed.
Common questions
A straightforward way to begin.
What business IT does Oblyx support?
Computers, Microsoft 365, networks, cybersecurity, servers, backups, broadband, Wi-Fi, remote working, business phones and the suppliers behind them.
Does Oblyx cover Stroud and Gloucestershire?
Yes. Oblyx is based near Stroud and works with businesses across Gloucestershire and the surrounding areas.
Can existing suppliers stay involved?
Yes. Oblyx can work alongside an existing IT provider, coordinate capable suppliers and clarify responsibility rather than replacing them without reason.
Must we commit to ongoing support?
No. Begin with a focused issue or an IT and Communications Health Review, then decide what level of ongoing support is appropriate.
What happens after an enquiry?
Oblyx reviews what you need, replies directly and decides with you whether a short conversation, focused piece of work or Health Review is the useful next step.
Do we need to diagnose the problem first?
No. Describe what is happening, what has changed or what you need to understand. Oblyx will help establish the technical cause and the practical next action.
Start with a conversation
Tell Oblyx what you would like help with.
This is separate from the Oblyx Hub trial. Your enquiry goes into the Oblyx review queue so the right person can respond directly and decide whether a short conversation or health review is the right next step.
Prefer to talk?
01452 950010
Prefer email?
[email protected]
Enquiry received
Thank you. Oblyx will review your message.
The next step is a direct reply to arrange a short conversation or clarify what would be useful. No support contract or Hub trial has been created.