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
21 August 2019 A workshop for IT transformation champions Facilitate rapid stakeholder buy in with a structured workshop Previously, we’ve discussed that managed IT services aren’t for everyone. If the future looks like the current, then companies are often happy to look after IT as they do now and... Continue Reading
20 August 2019 Acora wins 3-year contract with a leading affordable housing aggregator 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 a leading affordable housing aggregator. They came to Acora to help them build a more modern,... Continue Reading
8 August 2019 Full-time CIOs still facing skills and recruitment challenges to transform Digital transformation is a top priority on most corporate agendas. However, delivering it is being threatened by a significant skills gap.According to the Office of National Statistics (ONS) the technology industry saw the biggest increase in job adverts throughout 2018,... Continue Reading
2 August 2019 Acora and Plan-Net join forces 2 August 2019 – Acora Ltd, the innovative owner-managed UK-based IT Services company, has completed the acquisition of Plan-Net Ltd, another owner-managed IT support and services company, based in London. The merged Group has revenues approaching £30m, more than 70% of... Continue Reading
31 July 2019 The rise of the interim CIO According to cio.co.uk, there’s been an increase in the use of interim CIO’s. These IT leaders are often brought in to a company on a temporary basis to solve complex IT problems, at moments of change, review current ways of... Continue Reading
23 July 2019 Acora adds Zscaler to its portfolio Acora has added Zscaler to its service portfolio, as part of its efforts to stay aligned to the best technology products on the market. Built 100% in the cloud, the Zscaler global cloud delivers the entire gateway security stack as... Continue Reading