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The immediate impact of COVID-19 on business and, in particular, IT teams was clear for all to see. At the drop of a hat organisations had to enable homeworking for every eligible employee – causing major disruption to business-as-usual, creating a sudden shift in IT security focus, causing chaos to existing projects and IT budgets,...

The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered a rethinking of investment priorities for organisations around the globe, forcing IT decision-makers to make critical choices about whether to reallocate funds from long standing IT security projects, evidenced in SCC’s latest IT Insights Report for IT Security. The report, based on the opinions of 550 IT decision-makers from 11...

Lack of staff training and awareness around IT security is a much bigger risk to organisations since the COVID-19 pandemic, according to SCC’s most recent IT Insights Report, a series commissioned by SCC to gain valuable insight into the UK IT market, in which we surveyed 550 IT decision-makers from 11 different sectors about the...

Following disruption caused to the education sector by Covid-19, SCC and Cisco are working with universities to connect classrooms and campuses affected by the pandemic. Many organisations are transitioning to virtual course delivery, with some accelerating plans to make remote digital learning a permanent replacement. In many respects, this suits modern day students who typically...

Security challenges in higher education are uniquely different due to the diverse user groups that require various network access privileges and one of the highest rates of people bringing their own device onto the network. Therefore, universities require a comprehensive approach to security, particularly with so much sensitive, personal and financial data at risk. With...

Each year, tens of thousands of college students enter Clearing, a system that operates between July and September and offers a second chance to achieve a place at university for students who have declined an offer, received no offers, missed the deadline, or missed the grades. Last year, more than 60,000 students were accepted through...

The education sector is increasingly the target of cyber threats. With sensitive personal information to safeguard, intellectual property to protect, and campuses to secure, the stakes are high. Staying on top of the evolving education environment takes a lot of work. But educators are a passionate group motivated by a deeper mission to equip all...

Technology is transforming the higher education sector. An emerging generation of staff and students expects greater simplicity and flexibility, working from anywhere at any time, whilst today’s classrooms and school administration are also evolving. Traditional tools like pen and paper remain a vital part of the learning experience, but technology offers new opportunities for engagement...

As the UK Government begins to ease lockdown measures, organisations across the country are turning their attention to recovery amid the on-going Covid-19 pandemic. In support of this, SCC is delivering critical projects across all industry sectors, helping organisations protect their people and customers with its new Thermal Fever Detection solution. What is it? SCC’s...

This webinar episode covers our IoT Asset Tracking solution. Please join Tyrran Ferguson (Head of IoT / AI) to go through how we deploy our IoT solutions and for a demonstration of our Asset Tracking dashboard. He is joined by Pete Norton from Net4, and Gary de Bruin (IoT / AI Technologist) who go into...

SCC, Europe’s biggest independent IT solutions provider, is helping the UK respond to the COVID-19 crisis with innovative Thermal Fever Detection technology designed to help businesses prepare for life after lockdown. Already being extensively tested in hospitals, restaurants and airports across Britain, the Thermal Fever Detection solution uses devices ranging from handheld to fixed multi-camera...

As the UK gets set to embrace long-term changes to the way we live following the COVID-19 pandemic, SCC is helping businesses prepare for life after lockdown. SCC’s new Thermal Temperature Detection technology solution is a key component in protecting people and demonstrating that businesses have taken necessary steps to ensure the wellbeing of their...