20 December 2017 A Christmas Gift for Your Sales Team – An Easier Life It’s December, the party season is ramping up, and thoughts turn to the inevitable office Secret Santa tradition, or mid-range bottles of wine for employees. But this year, why not buy your sales team something meaningful, something that will transform... Continue Reading
30 October 2017 Acora acquires Just Computing Ltd, expanding its managed services portfolio On the 30th of October 2017 Acora, an innovative UK-based IT Services company with a UK and international customer base announced it has completed the acquisition of Haywards Heath based Managed Services Provider, Just Computing Ltd (Just). All Just employees... Continue Reading
26 October 2017 5 Cloud Scare Stories…and the truth behind them The Cloud is a terrifying prospect for every business, a genuine step into the unknown. We’ve all heard of the benefits of hosted technology, but for every success story, there seems to be a cautionary tale of disaster. So, is... Continue Reading
12 October 2017 DIY Office 365 migration – handle with care! The process of moving email to the cloud should not be taken lightly. It requires a lot of forwarding planning, time and resource. However, If you are set on migrating to Office 365 yourself, then we’d like to share some... Continue Reading
4 October 2017 Pegasus Opera 2 flies into the sunset – what now? Much loved by SMEs, Pegasus Opera has established a reputation for providing (relatively) low-cost accounting software. Indeed, Pegasus claim that 1 in 20 employees across the UK are paid using their software. Incredibly, Opera II was actually superseded by Opera... Continue Reading
18 September 2017 The business owner’s guide to replacing accounting software Replacing your accounting software is easier and more affordable than you may think. Use this blog to learn about the benefits of a modern platform and know what questions to ask when evaluating your options. Keep pace with evolving customer... Continue Reading
12 September 2017 12 signs it’s time to look at a new ERP solution The term ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) really came to prominence in the 1990’s. The acronym is used to describe a range of business management systems and software that brings together all the core components of a business into one unified,... Continue Reading
8 September 2017 Your Office 365 Migration Roadmap – Exchange Online Of all the Office 365 migration tasks, Exchange Online is perhaps the most important – particularly if (like most) your business runs on email. As such, a robust migration plan is essential in ensuring that the transition is carried out... Continue Reading
19 July 2017 IT Outsourcing due diligence checklist Now that your business is fully reliant on its IT systems, outsourcing is a significant decision. Your choice of IT partner is just as important as the actual services that are outsourced. Which is why you need an IT outsourcing... Continue Reading
12 July 2017 170,00 people from 140 countries converge at Microsoft Inspire Lee Ganly, Acora’s CIO, reports the best bits from day 1, including Satya Nadella’s key note. The excitable energy of Steve Ballmer was suddenly replaced with an altogether more composed and poignant Satya Nadella. The record 170,00 people in the... Continue Reading
6 July 2017 The importance of IT Business Continuity Planning The key question in the minds of every airline executive recently, is probably – Could what has just happened to BA happen to us? Any mature business regardless of vertical, sector, geography or internal structure, has at some point considered... Continue Reading
30 June 2017 IT Outsourcing vs In-house IT – The pros & cons The pros and cons of IT outsourcing have been debated for many years without a proper consensus ever being reached. However the rise of Cloud computing has changed the discussion somewhat – even non-technical decision-makers are signing up for hosted... Continue Reading