Virtual Stream News

Virtual Stream/SCDI Survey Results  - 30.05.11
The results from the survey are now available. Please email tracy@virtualstream.co.uk and they will be emailed by return.

IT Survey Results - 14.02.11
Virtual Stream would like to invite you to an exclusive discussion lunch where they will reveal the intriguing findings of their SCDI IT survey.

Join us over a buffet lunch to discover Scottish CEO’s most commonly experienced IT frustrations. We will debate the issues and identify important industry trends for 2011.

When - Wednesday 30th March 2011
where - 210 Bistro, Aberdeen at 12 for 12.30pm

Key speakers include:
• Ian Armstrong, North East Manager, SCDI
• Bill Magee, Scottish Technology Journalist of the Year 2009/2010
• Russell Robertson, Director, Virtual Stream

Please confirm your attendance at this exciting event with Leona Minellas, Bread PR at Leona.minellas@breadpr.com or 07814 443 332.

IT Survey - 12.12.10
Virtual Stream are announcing a survey into the IT trends for Scottish IT leaders, in conjunction with SCDI.

Investors in People - 02.06.10
Virtual Stream have been awarded Investors in People. The IIP Assesor sums up the award, "It has been heartening to find a business as well run with clear goals and inclusivity in their business. It has been the easiest decision I've had to make for some time to award Investors in People to Virtual Stream".

Investors in People is a proven business improvement framework that can significantly improve financial performance, profitability, productivity and increase employee involvement and focus.

Virtual Stream invest £100 000 in new office and staff - 02.08.09
Virtual Stream has invested over £100 000 in staff and a new office.

Virtual Stream has moved to bigger and brighter premises in North Silver Street. The new office boasts state of the art IT infrastructure, allowing the company to demonstrate the latest infrastructure technologies. “As an IT infrastructure business, we’ve always been at the forefront of virtualisation, and our new office allows us to demonstrate all of the leading vendors’ virtualisation offerings as well as application and desktop virtualisation.”

“Whilst many IT providers will try and advise on areas like cloud computing, we understand better than most what this can mean. We tie together the needs of a business and how IT can help achieve those business needs and aims.”

Director of Virtual Stream, Russell Robertson, says he is thrilled with securing the new premises and is looking forward to engaging more with local business. Changes have also taken place which allows the directors to take a more hands on role in business development.

“Our development to date has largely been word of mouth. After been referred recently to a potential client in the oil & gas industry we were told that we should be communicating our abilities better.  We’ve been working hard to ensure the directors to take more prominent role in business development. Business Gateway has been huge help in supporting us developing in this area.”

“We are on track to beat our target for 2009-2010 turn over, despite the downturn and with the development in the way the business is promoted, we are looking forward to fantastic growth in the business.

“Our growth has always been dependant on retaining and recruiting good staff – and in that regard, our training and development in personnel holds us in good stead. We know we spend more per head on training than many global companies as this was one of the first areas where cuts were made.

This investment is one area which should allow us to gain our Investors in People award by the middle of the year and continue to recruit the best staff in the industry.”

Virtual Stream win over £300 000 in contracts - 02.04.09
Leading Aberdeen-based enterprise computing solutions provider, Virtual Stream, has enjoyed an extremely successful period recently – securing a clutch of contracts totalling £300,000 in the past few months.

The recent success and growth has seen the business double in size in terms of staff with plans to recruit again in the near future.

The latest addition to the team has only recently been appointed, with Mark Matheson, 38, joining the company as a technical consultant.   Mark brings with him a wealth of experience to the role having worked within the computing solutions industry for over 15 years, latterly in virtualisation for ConocoPhilips.

Director of Virtual Stream, Russell Robertson, says he is thrilled with the success the company has enjoyed and is looking forward to further expansion of the business.  "We’ve virtually doubled turnover and with the appointment of our latest member of staff – our fourth new addition to the team in the last 12 months – these are exciting times for Virtual Stream.   “The success the company has enjoyed is testament to the dedication and talent of our staff, who we invest heavily in developing, and we look forward to further enhancing the company’s position as leaders in the enterprising computing solutions industry in the coming period.”

Virtual Stream – based at Bon Accord House, Riverside Drive – provides a range of innovative solutions including application delivery, virtualisation and core computing infrastructure solutions. The company is a Microsoft Certified Partner, Citrix Solutions Adviser and VMware Enterprise Partner.  

For further information about Virtual Stream please  call 01224 451 160.