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A new study by Unisys Corporation, 56% of digital workers at “technology laggard” organisations expressed frustration with their employer, as compared to only 9% of workers at “technology leader” organisations. The study, which explores the importance of deploying current and future digital capabilities in the workplace, also found that workers at technology laggards (14%) were...
Outdated technology make workers feel less productive
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SCC has won the HPE UK and Ireland ‘Everything as a Service’ Partner of the Year 2018 award. The accolade was presented to the SCC team in Las Vegas at HPE’s Global Partner Summit. The award recognises SCC’s fantastic services capability and its partnership with HPE. SCC was shown to have made a...
SCC named EaaS Partner of the Year by HPE
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Cloud computing has transformed the IT landscape in recent years, so maybe it’s hard to believe that the concept has in fact been around for some time. Solving a range of issues, including increasing operational agility, enhancing flexibility and scaling bandwidth up and down with ease – cloud is an essential for any successful...
What you didn’t know about Cloud
![Swap your ‘chatterbox’ for a chatbot – the employee every business needs](https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_auto,q_lossless,ret_img,w_350,h_300/https://www.scc.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Chatbot_200-350x200.jpg)
Speaking to an actual human being is overrated. Forget the days where you would have to call up the local takeaway to order food just to find the line busy, or end up speaking to someone on his or her first day that muddles up the order. Now, processes just like this one can be...
Swap your ‘chatterbox’ for a chatbot – the employee every business needs
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SCC and NHS Dumfries & Galloway have been nominated for a Digital Leaders 100 award in the Digital Team of the Year category. The event, which launched in 2013, has become the premier list identifying individuals and teams leading digital transformation in the UK. It consists of leaders and organisations who are pioneering change within the...
Digital Leader nomination for SCC and NHS Dumfries & Galloway
![Must Read: Using tech to boost workplace productivity](https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_auto,q_lossless,ret_img,w_350,h_300/https://www.scc.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Motivation_200-350x200.jpg)
Workplace productivity is declining and has been for the last few years. During the first quarter of 2018, output per hour worked fell by 0.5%, according to data published by the Office for National Statistics. Productivity is the backbone of all businesses, without it; there would be no product to sell. Increasing productivity in your...
Must Read: Using tech to boost workplace productivity
![£2.3bn in tech investments and 1,600 new jobs for the UK](https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_auto,q_lossless,ret_img,w_350,h_300/https://www.scc.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Money_200-350x200.jpg)
More than £2 billion (bn) is to be invested into the UK by Technology firms, creating 1,600 new jobs. The announcement was made my Prime Minister Teresa May as she hosted a tech roundtable event. Mrs May also announced several government-funded initiatives aimed at helping British startups and to also attract foreign talent. The UK...
£2.3bn in tech investments and 1,600 new jobs for the UK
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It’s too easy to focus on the benefits of digitalisation for private businesses, but the effect of a digital-first strategy on the public sector is just as impactful, if not more. The government, unlike private organisations, doesn’t have the same pressures when it comes to taking the decision to go digital, they do not have...
What would a digital government look like?
![This is how to save money using the Internet of Things](https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_auto,q_lossless,ret_img,w_350,h_300/https://www.scc.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Device_200-350x200.jpg)
Wearable tech, smart homes, cars, and speakers – the words on everyone’s lips are to do with the ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT), and the possibilities are extraordinary. Put simply, the ‘Internet of Things is about connecting devices over the internet which allows them to talk to us, applications, and each other. It encompasses everything from...
This is how to save money using the Internet of Things
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An expert has warned that the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) may cause businesses to pay ransom demands from criminals as they could be a cheaper option when compared with GDPR fines. George Kurtz, chief executive of cybersecurity company CrowdStrike, said that “the price of admission of ransomware just went up” after the introduction of...
Higher ransomware demands due to GDPR
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The advent of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) should bring with it some feelings of reassurance and heightened security. However, some cybercriminals are using it to their advantage in order to exploit unknowing users. According to the Independent, fraudsters have been posing as banks over email and using GDPR as an excuse to extract...
How GDPR is being used to scam you
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Big data is much more than just a large amount of facts and figures. The definition of big data has adapted over time, but can be currently defined as collection of a large amount of data and the ability to use it to one’s advantage. In fact, big data hit the headlines last month when...