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SCC received the award for ‘Architectural Excellence Partner of the Year: Data Center’ at Cisco’s annual partner conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, on November 13th. UK Alliances and Partnerships Director at SCC, Will Carver, accepted the award on behalf of the company, which was recognised for its data centre services. The accolade acknowledges SCC’s innovation, leadership and...

A new survey suggests that the number of organisations planning to migrate core IT infrastructure to the cloud will considerably rise next year. The report surveyed more than 200 govtech leaders responsible for cloud services and technology transformation and found that 80% of public sector organisations plan to migrate in the next 18 months. Respondents...

Most, if not all data centres, employ strong measures to help protect client information from unseemly access or use by unauthorised persons, either externally or internally. But with a world now firmly in the digital age, and a hacking community more sophisticated and complex, you may be wondering just how secure is your data centre?...

As the evolution of cloud computing persists, numerous alternatives have been brought into light to contribute to this growth: grid computing, fog computing and edge computing to name a few. Having said this, talks of a multi-cloud approach has been on many business agendas and it does seem as though there are many positive things...

The Government’s ‘Cloud First’ policy was introduced in 2013 and asks public sector organisations, when procuring new or existing services, to “consider and fully evaluate potential cloud solutions first before considering any other option.” The approach is mandatory for central government and strongly recommended to the wider public sector. The government response came after an...

In recent years data centres have become increasingly important to businesses of all sizes, as a higher volume of customers choose to host their IT systems with a third party provider. These third parties have purpose built, high specification, secure facilities, which are seen as a more desirable option, rather than committing to the considerable...

IT is no longer hiding in the back office; it’s at the forefront of businesses all over the world – and it is also costing more than ever before. It’s a valuable asset to your organisation and IT will inevitably grow and evolve over the coming years as technology continually progresses. So, how can you...

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...

Hosting data in-house can be a costly experience. It’s a bit like owning your own car; you have all the responsibility of upkeep and repairs, and just when you think everything is plain sailing, a whopping unexpected bill lands on your doormat. With this in mind, many are now thinking of ‘leasing their car’ instead,...

Companies who have deployed cloud are said to be gaining competitive advantage over their rivals, according to a new study conducted by IBM. The study of 800 cloud decision-makers looked at the business outcomes of organisations using cloud and how their results are being achieved. The results indicated that those who have deployed cloud are...

Data migration should be well planned and well executed. If not, it could seriously hinder your organisation. We have all witnessed the catastrophic effects of what can go wrong when migrating from legacy systems. The banking industry is a particular example; thanks to the large volumes of data they house, a general lack of data...

A modern business needs a modern data centre. Yet, many enterprises are still quibbling over making the decision to co-locate. Over the years, organisations have capitalised heavily into specific network, storage and computing capabilities, creating a data centre unique to them, in which to manage and host their applications. Hardware and software aren’t the only...