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Data security and compliance are now core to day-to-day life in many industries, and certainly in the banking and finance world. The combination of increased data volumes, tightening compliance rules and rising customer expectations (both for security and user experience) means that many businesses in the sector need to take more action. Getting security and...

We live in a time where all businesses, across every sector, are expected to play their part in reducing their carbon emissions and joining the fight against climate change. Authorities all over the world are pressing businesses to take action, such as in the UK, where the Government has committed to reaching net-zero emissions by...

The UK Government wants the country as a whole to reach Net Zero carbon emissions. Gaining the support of the banking and finance sector is critical to reaching that bold but very important target. As such a huge contributor to the UK’s economic output – 8.3% as of 2021 – banks and other financial institutions...

The energy and utilities sector has a major part to play in helping the world combat the effects of climate change. The good news is that the industry is responding well to the challenge: in 2022, 28% of the world’s total power requirement was fulfilled by renewable energy. However, there is still plenty of work...

Over the last few years, the retail sector has experienced more change than most. Online retail services have fundamentally altered business models for almost every retailer, as customers have come to like and expect easy, quick, intuitive shopping experiences. The internet has also served to break down many old geographical barriers for retailers and open...

Welcome to Innovation Island During their 2023 annual voyage, Innovation Island was discovered by SCC with the help of its open-source partner, Red Hat. Here SCC and Red Hat found a home for three of their products; Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Red Hat OpenShift, and Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform. Come and discover the endless...

The world has changed so much in recent years that the retail sector has found itself facing battles on a number of different fronts. Despite the upheaval of the pandemic, customer expectations are higher than ever: they want better service, more personalised experiences, and seamless buying journeys across physical and digital touchpoints. However, delivering on...

From a purely operational standpoint, the events of the last few years have shaken up the legal sector more than most. At a human level, many employees have shunned the long-hours culture of the industry and have looked for employers with better work/life balance, particularly those offering hybrid work. Connected to this, more pressure is...

Like many sectors, manufacturing is facing challenges on a host of different fronts, be they human, industrial or environmental. With climate change front and centre of the global conversation, and manufacturing making a significant contribution to CO2 emissions, there is substantial pressure on companies in this sector to find greener ways of operating. Naturally, companies...

With the universal need for businesses to operate more and more parts of their business at increasing speed, automation has become the cornerstone of every good digital transformation strategy. And there’s no doubt that opportunities for digital automation are all around us – to make the execution of tasks quicker, cheaper, more efficient and more...

Surviving as a financial institution today isn’t easy, let alone thriving and growing. Banks and financial sector organisations are increasingly battling on three complex fronts. A constant barrage of cyber-attacks including phishing, credential theft and ransomware are being targeted at firms in the financial sector. Customers and employees are at risk from attempts to access...

Dell Technologies Awards SCC Breakthrough Partner of the Year at the Dell Partner Summit Awards   SCC is delighted to be awarded Breakthrough Partner of the Year at the Dell Partner Summit and Awards, which recognised top performing partners and celebrated growth at the prestigious Savoy in London. Mark Russell, Dell Partner Alliance Manager at...