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As young people in the county are celebrating their A-Level results today, 12 teenagers leaving care in Staffordshire will get an extra boost on their way to university and college. Europe’s largest independent IT Group SCC, who is contracted by Staffordshire County Council, has generously donated 12 laptops which will be given to young people...

SCC scooped the award for Corporate Value Added Reseller (VAR) of the Year at the annual PCR Awards, London, on March 6th 2019. The PCR Awards acknowledge the standout work from across the UK PC and Tech sector.Vendors, distributors, resellers and retailers were celebrated in front of a room of 500+ industry members, hosted at the...

SCC walked away with a prestigious trophy at the Cisco Do Good Awards 2019 on Thursday 21st February. Taking place at Cisco’s UK Partner Forum in Liverpool, the awards aim to celebrate the contributions and achievements of individuals and businesses for their incredible work within the community. SCC’s charitable work in France, as part of the...

Digital transformation is now the norm for a majority of businesses, according to a new report by The Economist Intelligence Unit. From the 303 senior executives from around the world who were surveyed, 73% have had digital transformation initiatives in place for two years or longer. As well as this, 58% say they are achieving...

New research by Gartner has revealed that businesses across all industries are using artificial intelligence (AI) to gain an advantage over competitors. The 2019 CIO survey, of 3,000 chief information officers across 89 countries, found that the number of organisations using AI has risen by 270% since 2015. It also uncovered that 52% of telecommunications...

Businesses have ‘a long way to go ’to be ready in time for the death of Windows 7, according to a new report by IT firm Kollective. The report, ‘365 Days until The Death of Windows 7’, uncovered some major findings, including that 43% of enterprises still have machines running Windows 7. This raises concern...

On December 22ndSCC Vietnam visited the Educational Center for Handicapped Children District 4 to donate much-needed goods and participate in activities. The collection was made at Vietnam’s Christmas party on the evening of the December 21stand everyone contributed gifts, including money and clothes, as well as spent time with the children to bring some festive...

SCC has been announced as a finalist in the Corporate VAR category at the 2019 PCR Awards. The Awards, taking place on Wednesday 6th March, recognise the standout work from across the UK PC and Tech sector. Vendors, distributors, resellers and retailers will all be celebrated in front of a room of 500+ industry members,...

Software Asset Management (SAM) consulting practice SAM Charter has profiled manageSMART Practice Lead Stuart Pomfrett on its website. The profile piece sees Stuart talk about his area of specialism, the biggest changes he has seen in SAM over his 13-year career in the area and changes he would make to SAM if he could. Profiler...

We are proud to announce that SCC Services Romania has won Employer of the Year and L&D Initiative of the Year at the fourth edition of the Romanian Outsourcing & Shared Services Awards. The Employer of the Year award recognises a company in the industry which has achieved excellence in the provision of nationally recognised training to its...

Healthcare organisations made up 37% of cyber attacks in Q3 according to cyber security insurance firm Beazley Breach Response (BBR) Services. In recent months, the insurance company has seen the number of reported ransomware incidents climb. The number of notifications of ransomware attacks more than doubled in September, when compared with the previous month. In...

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...