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Education is one of the biggest recipients of public spending in the UK – but despite this, the sector is feeling the strain more than ever. According to the Institute for Financial Studies, the sector received £99 billion in 2020-21, second only to healthcare and around 4.5% of UK national income.  However, for a variety...

Ransomware attacks may have been around a while, but they’re still just as damaging – becoming increasingly sophisticated, and unfortunately, increasingly common. Further Education institutions are worryingly over-exposed to ransomware attacks. Although heavily reliant on data, including employee and student information, payment details and even course material, stretched budgets and a focus on student safety...

SCC provides a dedicated proactive account management for all NDNA customers, with aligned contacts who are responsible for the strategic and day-to-day management of accounts. This dedicated account management is specifically aligned to our UK education customers and therefore understands the critical nature of service delivery within the sector and have awareness and knowledge of...

Maintaining a high quality of teaching and supporting good student outcomes is more challenging for the UK education sector now than it has perhaps ever been. This is particularly the case within higher education, where competition between universities and colleges for the best staff and students is increasing. Students have ever higher expectations around welfare,...

SCC, Europe’s largest independent IT solutions firm, has been named as a supplier on Crown Commercial Service’s (CCS) Big Data and Analytics agreement. SCC has been awarded a Framework Contract for Lot 2 on the agreement, which offers commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software specifically for big data and analytics capabilities to Public Sector organisations. This includes:...

SCC are delighted to be a brand new supplier on the KCS Procurement Services framework under the provision of Multi-Functional Devices and Digital Solutions in lots 1 and 2. This framework covers the provision of multi-functional devices and digital solutions, including both A4 and A4/A3 networked and standalone multi-functional devices, printers, high volume print room...

With the universal need for businesses to operate more and more parts of their business at increasing speed, automation has become the cornerstone of every good digital transformation strategy. And there’s no doubt that opportunities for digital automation are all around us – to make the execution of tasks quicker, cheaper, more efficient and more...

Dell Technologies Awards SCC Breakthrough Partner of the Year at the Dell Partner Summit Awards   SCC is delighted to be awarded Breakthrough Partner of the Year at the Dell Partner Summit and Awards, which recognised top performing partners and celebrated growth at the prestigious Savoy in London. Mark Russell, Dell Partner Alliance Manager at...

SCC, Europe’s biggest privately-owned IT services firm, announces the acquisition of audiovisual (AV) specialist Visavvi, adding capacity to scale its unified communications business SCC AVS.   Visavvi is a global leader in AV, communication, and collaboration services. Renowned for its high standards, the company holds top industry accreditations and partnerships, and has won AV Integrator...

SCC, Europe’s biggest privately-owned IT services firm, has acquired Civica’s Licensing and Cloud Software Lifecycle (LCSL) business to accelerate growth of its UK software services. The acquisition includes Civica’s LCSL team and its existing customer and partner relationships, increasing SCC’s presence in the Cloud Software Lifecycle market and strengthening its successful software licensing and software...

The pressure on educational institutions to deliver more timely, relevant, and convenient information with fewer resources requires greater efficiency. Students expect a technology environment that enables mobility, flexibility, and fast access to curricula and other critical information. Teachers and faculty expect a technology environment that enhances the teaching process and eliminates administrative burdens. They want...

Today’s work life is undergoing a revolution – and technology is enabling this new way of working. Remote working, flexible hours, and reliance on technology have become more commonplace. People have been empowered to work in a way that suits them. SCC works in partnership with Samsung to ensure devices that have adapted in the...