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The British Government has a target of a 68% reduction of emissions by 2030 and by 78% by 2035. Its goal is for net-zero emissions by 2050. Just as the Government has outlined its net zero ambition, corporate organisations are setting ambitious targets for reducing their carbon footprint and increasing sustainability. One of the biggest...

In the classic Only Fools and Horses scene, Trigger proudly reveals he has used the same broom for 20 years, boasting: “This old thing has had 17 new heads and 14 new handles!”. Much like Trigger’s broom, legacy IT systems, some dating back to the 1970s, are often held together with sticky plaster fixes, posing...

When it comes to refreshing IT equipment, organisations who pay cash for tech assets are often bound by the balance sheet, as Chief Technology Officers (CTOs) and Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) clash on what is an appropriate length of time for a refresh cycle. “Is it still working?” “Yes.” “Good. Let’s talk in 12 months.”...

IT teams for UK public sector organisations are increasingly being asked to do more with less and, in particular, lower the total cost of ownership of IT operations. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the need for government authorities to cut costs at a time when technology has never been so important. In order to reduce...

SCC has helped save a leading UK glass manufacturer thousands of pounds on its software renewal, whilst protecting the business from annual price increases by securing a fixed cost over three years. Like most businesses, the manufacturer was looking to purchase a one-year software renewal. However, with the ability to leverage long-standing partnerships with the...

When looking to outsource the management of its entire IT estate in 2016, one of the UK’s leading logistics companies partnered with SCC to deliver a solution comprising the procurement, imaging, configuration, management and disposal of laptops, whilst making substantial savings on the cost of ownership by leasing the hardware. By selling its IT hardware...

SCC has partnered with one of the UK’s prominent public sector healthcare organisations to drive digital innovation and fundamentally transform the way healthcare is delivered, whilst reducing total cost of ownership of its IT estate using the SCC Flex Start finance scheme. The healthcare organisation delivers an essential service to UK hospitals, directly responsible for...