12 December 2019 Can you select a new infrastructure service provider in 90 minutes…? A recent publication by Gartner focuses on the challenges global companies face when selecting an infrastructure service provider. They describe them as the following: Most enterprises’ contracts are based on statements of work that are 3 to 5 years old... Continue Reading
4 December 2019 The six types of remote workers and how to support them Does your company include people who do their best work at night, after office hours? Or perhaps you’ve engaged the services of a strategist from out of state who needs access to important files anytime, anywhere. For these and other... Continue Reading
27 November 2019 The highlights from NAV TechDays event 2019 in Antwerp I recently got back from Antwerp, home of this years’ NAV TechDays. It’s a popular NAV and Business Central conference, which takes place over two days and is aimed squarely at technologically minded applications people. There were over 1,450 attendees this... Continue Reading
20 November 2019 The importance of ‘live testing’ – what to learn from TSBs error Headline story: “TSB lacked common sense before IT meltdown, says the report.” In a word – ouch. There are several very interesting points that can be derived from this headline, and indeed the subsequent articles, the most standout points to... Continue Reading
8 November 2019 Using Office 2013? You need to consider your migration plans Microsoft has confirmed that Office 2013 connections and integrations to Office 365 services will not be supported after October 13, 2020. After this date, ongoing investments in the Office 365 cloud services – including Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, and OneDrive... Continue Reading
22 October 2019 Acora Trusted Digital Framework Creating a robust and future proof IT platform for our clients. Technology is fundamentally changing how businesses operate and the way in which individuals work. In fact, business and technology are becoming so interwoven, it’s hard to consider one without... Continue Reading
15 October 2019 Dynamics update from Directions EMEA partner event I’m writing this blog on the plane on the way back from Vienna, where I’ve been attending the annual Directions EMEA conference with Lee Ganly our CTO and Nikky Stunt our Applications Operations Manager. Directions is a partner hosted event... Continue Reading
9 October 2019 Microsoft Future Decoded 2019 – AI, AI & AI This week I had the pleasure of attending Microsoft’s Future Decoded event at the ExCel in London.It is one of Microsoft’s biggest annual events, bringing its partners and customers up to date with what the future holds in the world... Continue Reading
25 September 2019 Remodelling the Service Desk for your Digital Workplace The Digital Workplace has been with us for a while now. It’s a movable concept of fluid, flexible and enabling technologies that are being used to liberate organisations, their managers, their workers and their resources from the traditional constraints of... Continue Reading
17 September 2019 Forrester reports: innovation leaders need IT services to drive transformative outcomes According to a recent research article from Forrester, commissioned by Dell, partnering with IT service providers enables internal IT staff to innovate and build IT expertise. The Forrester Consulting study reveals that there are two factors preventing internal IT teams... Continue Reading
16 September 2019 Acora wins 3-year contract with an international staffing company Acora, an innovative UK-based IT Services company, is pleased to announce it has secured a new IT transformation and 3-year managed services contract with an award-winning, technical recruitment company. Post PE backing and on a significant acquisition trail, the company... Continue Reading
28 August 2019 The 5 key trending customer requirements for Managed IT The economy is challenging, employees demands are increasing and the technology options are multiplying – so how does this translate into service requirements from customers to their Managed Service Provider (MSP)? We thought we would share with you the trends we see from our mid-market... Continue Reading