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With public sector funding tighter than ever, organisations need to get the most out of their workforce. Here, we look at how technology can improve the output of public sector workers UK workers produce less per hour than their equivalents in France, Germany and the US, according to research conducted by the Office of National...

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...

New report Breaking Through Bottlenecks indicates that almost nine in ten (89%) IT decision makers believe efficiency savings are a key driver, yet progression is slow. UK public sector organisations that fail to adopt business process management (BPM) technology are causing ‘bottlenecks’ in their workflow, according to a new report. The research suggested that those that fail...

Political events over the past few years have caused a lot of people to wake up with a start – there’s nothing like a bit of national outcry to shake you out of your slumber. That moment of trying to come to terms with what happened while you were sleeping is all too familiar to...

It is very tempting when creating a cyber security strategy to fall down a rabbit hole of stolen customer data, fears of reputational damage and planning your PR response should things all go horribly wrong. In doing so, our efforts become focused on pulling up the drawbridge to protect our network from the risk of...

Who’d be a CISO nowadays? Expected to set and oversee information security strategy, and potentially take the fall should a breach occur. You need eyes in the back of your network, trust in your team and the ability to influence the board with sound business arguments, not horror stories. The world’s first CISO is widely...

Europe’s largest independent IT services business, SCC, has been awarded a place on the NEUPC Higher Education Networking Framework (ITS 2004NE) for three ‘Lots’. SCC, founded by British entrepreneur Sir Peter Rigby, provides businesses a vast range of IT services, supporting organisations with all their technology needs. Though new to the Framework, SCC scored very...

SCC’s Head of Innovation, Dan Cartter, will speak at the Cyber Security: Business Insight Conference on Wednesday 17th October. The half-day conference, taking place at Bournville College, Longbridge, will host presentations and discussions that examine cyber breaches and their risk to brand reputation and customer trust. The morning will feature the presentation ‘Be on the...

It’s 4:30pm and you’re in the middle of a meeting when you’re interrupted by one of your technical architects. They want to let you know that they think there’s been a security breach so could you come down and help them check it out please? Before you can make your excuses however, they’re back in the room...

A survey of IT decision-makers has revealed that 56% believe their departments are struggling to adapt to an expanding role; this includes both adopting innovation initiatives while keeping core systems running smoothly. With digital transformation rife, IT departments around the globe are being forced to do more with the same resources. According to Insight’s annual...

SCC Chief Executive James Rigby has been shortlisted for a prestigious accolade at the Midlands Leadership Awards. The awards, created by TheBusinessDesk.com, aims to celebrate the people and organisations across the region who are role models for their teams and raise the bar for their competitors. The shortlist showcases the best qualities of modern leadership...