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Synium IT provides the full range of IT support services to organisations across Birmingham and throughout the wider West Midlands.
Our approach is to deliver the very best IT Support services to our clients for great value for money, with no contract tie-in. Allowing you to experience the benefits of your own IT support partner without any risk.
Get more out of your IT provider, better value and speed of service matters.
Meet compliance regulations and better secure your business data.
Tackle the modern world with the ability to efficiently work from home.
Staying connected is the key to running a business in this new modern world.
Stop worrying about how much your IT costs, fixed prices and budgeted prices.
Instead of reacting to the past, we look out to the future. Preventing issues, and ensuring your business is always ahead and protected.
We ensure your critical business data is secure, protected and backed up in multiple, online and offline locations.
By dropping the tech-talk, we instead focus on your business requirements and challenges, talking in your language.
To get the most from your technology, we guide and support your teams to maximise their efficiency with your technology.
Better defend your business against an evolving cyberthreat, while meeting compliance obligations with our comprehensive cybersecurity offering.
Synium’s friendly proactive team provide outstanding service and IT support with exceptional value and no contract tie-in for businesses across the West Midlands.
Synium recommends the Microsoft Cloud ecosystem, centred 365 as the best way to boost productivity, flexibility, collaboration and mobility, all whilst reducing IT overheads.
Cyber Security issues can be disastrous for any business. Issues with your IT systems and data privacy issues can lead to monetary losses and damage to your reputation.
We’ll keep your team connected to IT, in or out of the office, as cost-effectively as possible. Staying connected is key to running a business in this digital age.
Synium’s friendly proactive team provide outstanding service and IT support with exceptional value and no contract tie-in for businesses across the West Midlands. We’ll sort IT for your business, so you can focus on the success of your business.
I've always enjoyed all the dealings I've had with Synium. They've got an absolutely top team, and have always dealt with any tasks from me or my team with the minimum of fuss. I'd happily recommend Synium to any businesses I come across who require this type of service
Matt Drinkwater - Founder, Hirefinity
An exceptional IT partner who have moved us onto the next level in terms of our IT infrastructure. All members of Synium are great to work with and they always have an answer to whatever questions we throw at them. Simon and Andy always have innovative solutions to support our business or when discussing our future plans.
Les Trumpeter - Director, Select Lifestyles
“As our IT provider, the Synium Team have always been great - delivering a reliable and friendly service across all our locations. However, during the last two weeks, they have gone above and beyond to get us all working remotely and ensure our systems are robust. Not only have they been patient and supportive they have done everything with good humour and as a result, we are all happily working remotely but connected. Many thanks from everyone at New Outlook Housing Association."
Lydia Bailey - Chief Executive, New Outlook Housing
“We’ve had a very positive experience working with Synium as our IT Support partner. Right from the start they understood our business needs and continue to do so during our period of rapid growth and expansion. Synium’s proactive approach to IT support means we have no downtime and any IT issues that do arise are dealt with at lightning-quick speed."
Joe Bryan - Sales Director, Bryans Salads
“Synium has succeeded in making their tech team human, which makes them a joy to work with. They are attentive, capable, patient and above all, good communicators. Synium's support desk is very efficient and effective and they have proved to be invaluable as we have shifted to home working in the last few weeks."
Neil Muffitt - Partner, Headstar Finance
“Synium provide us with all the benefits of having our own IT support team without the overheads. They provide IT helpdesk support for staff across our many locations throughout Birmingham and the Midlands. We trust them to manage all aspects of data backup and security. Perhaps most importantly it means we can just get on with our core mission of preventing homelessness and social isolation."
Dominic Bradley - Managing Director, Spring Housing Association
“An emphasis on trust and partnerships is one of our core principles, so we’re delighted to have that in our relationship with Synium for our IT Support. They work as a seamless part of our team and we’ve complete trust that they’re working in our best interests. We know we have an IT Support partner who really delivers quality IT services."
Daniel Ostrowski - Managing Director, Woodrow Mercer
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