Planet IT

17/04/2026

Meet the newest recruit to our Cybersecurity team here at Planet HQ, 𝘽𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙚.
Belle just completed a full security audit.
Main risks identified: The postman and an empty treat jar.

I think she’ll fit in just fine

24/12/2025

As most of us wrap up after a very rewarding year, from everyone at Planet IT, we hope you enjoy time with family, good food, and a proper break.

Have a Happy Christmas, be jolly, and we look forward to supporting you in the new year.

01/12/2025

We have some BIG NEWS! ...and this one is special 🤩
Planet IT has been named as the...
🥇 𝙉𝙤.1 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙐𝙆, 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 💯 𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙤𝙮𝙚𝙚𝙨.
🥇 𝙉𝙤.1 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙝 𝙀𝙖𝙨𝙩, 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙨𝙞𝙯𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙚𝙨.
🥇 𝙉𝙤.1 𝙏𝙚𝙘𝙝𝙣𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙮 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙐𝙆, 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙨𝙞𝙯𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙚𝙨.
On top of that, Sean Smith & Gavin L Jones have been named as 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙥 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙐𝙆 👏👏

We were already identified as a world-class place to work, and in their annual top 100 list, Best Companies Awarded us top of the pile in every category (you can watch the live announcement by clicking the link in the comments)

Literally, HUNDREDS of companies applied for these awards, and the results are based on the survey our team completed earlier in the year.

We always knew it... now it's official 🏆

09/07/2025

🏆 𝑾𝒆’𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒘𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒏𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒅 Sophos 𝑴𝒊𝒅-𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒕 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒀𝒆𝒂𝒓 2025🏆

This accolade reflects our team's relentless focus and commitment to delivering world-class cybersecurity services to organisations across the UK & beyond.

Why does this matter?
Firstly, it recognises that our team's dedication, technical excellence, and client-first attitude set us apart from other IT companies.

By working with Planet IT, our clients benefit from cutting-edge protection, delivered by a team with deep technical expertise, elite-level training, and direct access to Sophos global intelligence.

With today's constant cyber-threat challenges, having the right partner is everything. Sophos only awards these titles to partners who consistently demonstrate outstanding technical capability, customer outcomes, and strategic innovation.

This backs up our wins in 2023, 22, 20, 19.... There have been a lot!

Here's to keeping businesses safe, secure and one step ahead. 🚀

03/07/2025

Today, our team rolled up their sleeves, fired up their ovens, and brought their A-game for our Planet IT Bake-Off – all in support of Play2Give! 🍰

From gooey brownies to perfectly iced cupcakes, the treats were as generous as the donations. A massive thank you to everyone who baked, tasted, and gave so kindly 💙

All proceeds are going to an amazing local charity doing incredible work in Oxfordshire.

A special thanks to Joseph Gray for organising and all the charity causes you seem to be constantly pushing 👏

If you’d like to support the cause, there’s still time to donate:
🔗 https://www.justgiving.com/page/planet-it-2025?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=CL

30/06/2025

Do you have what it takes to defend against a real-time cyber-attack? Join us at our live challenge in London on September 10th to find out!

In this immersive experience, you'll face a live scenario, making real-time decisions to defend a fictional organisation. Every choice you make will shape the course of the attack.

This event will include parallel live hack sessions, where , , 's, 's and Business Leaders will break into two groups to face different perspectives of the same breach.

Are you up for the challenge? Click here for more details.
https://lnkd.in/eSuz5KDn

(Today Katy Johns joined us for Work Experience. One of her tasks was to create a post to promote our upcoming Live Hack. I think you'll agree she smashed this one!!)

24/02/2025

Joseph Gray is running the London Landmarks Half Marathon for Anthony Nolan Sten Cell Research - donate to this terrific cause and help this ground-breaking research get closer and closer to saving more lives every day!

Anthony Nolan’s world-leading stem cell register, groundbreaking cell and gene therapy research and expertise in stem cell transplants means they currently help four patients a day in need of a transplant, giving more people another chance to live. Driven by patients, backed by stem cell donors, powered by science, and with your support, they won’t stop until they've uncovered the lifesaving potential of the cells inside us all, and every patient can survive and thrive.

Joseph himself is a doner for this research and on 6th April he and Conor Brown are hitting the streets of London to raise funds - donate here:

Help Joseph Gray raise money to support Anthony Nolan

24/12/2024

As most of us power off for the Christmas break, we want to take a moment to thank all our clients, partners, and team members for an incredible year. Wishing you a festive season filled with joy, laughter, and maybe even a little tech magic!

This Christmas, let your firewalls glow,
With data secure and bandwidth on flow.
May your systems stay merry, your networks run bright,
And your holidays be jolly, with no bugs in sight!

From all of us at Planet IT, have a safe and happy Christmas! 🎁✨

15/11/2024

🏆 The No.3 Best Place To Work in the UK, under 100 employees
🏆 The No.4 Best Place To Work in the South East, companies of all sizes
🏆 The No.5 Best Technology Company to work for in the UK
🏆 Top 3 in Giving Back To The Community

I'm running out of space for these accolades!
Literally, HUNDREDS of companies applied for these awards.
The results are purely based on a very detailed company-wide survey of all our team members.

They asked about things like employee engagement, satisfaction, benefits, inclusion, leadership, feeling valued, clear vision of everyone's roles and involvement in the community/corporate social responsibility...
And we ranked No3 in the whole UK!! 🤩

It's a testament to the vision Gavin L Jones & Sean Smith had for Planet IT 21 years ago this month - and by sticking to their principles and employing people who share that vision, the business has been recognised at a national level by Best Companies.

Take a bow guys. Take a bow everyone at Planet IT 💙💛

01/11/2024

How's this for a story... Two friends grew up supporting Oxford United Official, just over the wall from where the club now calls home.
(They even briefly worked security and construction on the stadium)

Fast-forward to today. Sean Smith, Gavin L Jones, and Planet IT🌍 are approaching 10 years as sponsors of their club, and this week, we can announce that we have renewed another year as Primary Partners 💛

Attending the games each week and seeing how big a part Planet plays on matchday simply makes us proud. Then, being involved in the march to the Championship and looking towards the new stadium, we can only see great things for our club and our ongoing relationship.

06/09/2024

𝐕𝐎𝐋𝐔𝐌𝐄 𝐔𝐏 🎸🎧 ...And sing🎤 ... and get up and dance 💃
Check out our very own Michael Davey rocking Bunkfest last weekend with his band Chrome Horse Diplomats

They had thousands of people on their feet rocking along - I wonder if they'd pay as much attention if Davey was talking Backup & Disaster Recovery?