12 March 2019 Transformation and the IT skills gap Embarking on a digital transformation, often requires skills you may not have within your current IT team. The preferred option is always to develop or train your existing resource to be new tech ready. However, time, interest and feasibility sometimes... Continue Reading
4 March 2019 Acora wins 3-year managed services deal with a leading legal research company Acora is delighted to announce it has secured a new 3-year managed services contract with a market-leading legal research and publishing company. Acora was recommended to the company by an existing customer and was granted the opportunity to submit an... Continue Reading
26 February 2019 How to build a fab IT squad IT leaders, in order to deliver business transformation and a future ready IT platform, need a fab squad around them – a ‘dream team’ of IT specialists to implement plans effectively. Building a fab squad depends on your business priorities,... Continue Reading
23 February 2019 Acora wins new business with a large independent supplier of aircraft components Acora is pleased to announce it has secured a new business software project with a leading component service provider to the aviation industry. The customer had decided that Microsoft Dynamics NAV was the software it needed before approaching different partners.... Continue Reading
21 February 2019 The valley of stalled IT transformation projects… Everyone needs a catchy title for a blog. Other ones we considered, but dismissed included: The IT transformation chasm Overcoming IT transformation anxiety The IT precipice Vendors and suppliers love to come at IT leaders with a catchy headline and... Continue Reading
14 February 2019 Feeling unloved by your current IT partner? Let’s face it, personal relationships have their ups and downs. It’s just the same with a business relationship. There are lots of reasons why an outsourcing partnership can break up... Continue Reading
7 February 2019 Your CEO wants to talk to you about Business Transformation… Picture the scene – you have heard on the grapevine that your CEO wants to come and see you, to talk about an urgent company business transformation project – and how IT help is needed to deliver it. The board... Continue Reading
1 February 2019 “Let it snow – I’m a remote worker” say 250,000 smug people We’ve all read the news stories about adverse weather costing the UK economy billions, and yet we still seem ill-prepared every time it happens. The trains are delayed or cancelled, the roads become a game of dodgems and millions of... Continue Reading
31 January 2019 Making Tax Digital – Microsoft Dynamics 365 has you covered As part of their ongoing efforts to streamline UK taxation, HMRC’s long-awaited “Making Tax Digital” programme is finally coming into effect. From 1st April 2019 (not an April fool, promise) the way your business reports and records VAT will change.... Continue Reading
30 January 2019 End-of-life, end-of-life, end-of-life… The next couple of years promise change, and whilst we have a lot to look forward to (such as a new season of Game of Thrones) there will also be periods of uncertainty. So, whilst you hook up your new... Continue Reading
24 January 2019 Acora and Silxo announce strategic partnership Acora, an innovative UK-based IT Services company, is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with Silxo, leaders in technology turnaround and transformation. The strategic partnership is a natural one, given the related services the two companies take to market. “This... Continue Reading
18 January 2019 Study finds IT leaders are fed-up with mundane routine A recent survey of over 500 IT professionals, carried out by INAP, revealed that IT professionals have a strong desire to see their roles and responsibilities change. The report found that they want to move away from infrastructure upkeep and... Continue Reading