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Microsoft and NHS England have agreed to a new 5-year health deal for centrally provided licensing. ‘NHS23’ will enable all NHS organisations across England to utilise Microsoft 365 security tools and solutions to protect their people, data and assets. In 2020, Microsoft Teams was first rolled out across the NHS. Since then, it is estimated that NHS...

Ransomware attacks may have been around a while, but they’re still just as damaging – becoming increasingly sophisticated, and unfortunately, increasingly common. Further Education institutions are worryingly over-exposed to ransomware attacks. Although heavily reliant on data, including employee and student information, payment details and even course material, stretched budgets and a focus on student safety...

Ransomware has emerged in recent years as one of the most common forms of cybercrime – and one of the most dangerous. More than ever before, businesses and organisations are finding themselves locked out of their most important databases and systems, where cybercriminals are holding their data and access hostage in exchange for their demands....

New Bluelight Partnership promises Emergency Services Network (ESN) ready solutions to meet modern demands. Panasonic TOUGHBOOK and SCC announced a Bluelight Partnership to deliver tailored mobile computing solutions to address the evolving needs of the UK’s Emergency Services. With a wealth of experience serving the UK’s Emergency Services and an already established successful working relationship,...

SCC provides a dedicated proactive account management for all NDNA customers, with aligned contacts who are responsible for the strategic and day-to-day management of accounts. This dedicated account management is specifically aligned to our UK education customers and therefore understands the critical nature of service delivery within the sector and have awareness and knowledge of...

The provision of public services is at a crossroads, and it’s clear that changes will need to be made in the near future to maintain a high standard of delivery. A combination of an increasing population, a shrinking workforce and rising complexity in services the public expect are all making it harder than ever to...

Central government is currently having to battle tough challenges on a number of different fronts. While some of them have emerged more recently, on the back of events such as COVID-19 and a turbulent energy market, some have gradually developed in severity over time. Perhaps the most timely at present are the need to meet...

Maintaining a high quality of teaching and supporting good student outcomes is more challenging for the UK education sector now than it has perhaps ever been. This is particularly the case within higher education, where competition between universities and colleges for the best staff and students is increasing. Students have ever higher expectations around welfare,...

Perhaps more than ever before, organisations in the healthcare sector are having to deal with challenges in a number of different areas. A combination of an increasing and ageing population, the size and complexity of the industry, legacy IT systems, budget cuts and pandemic-related pressures are all taking their toll. All are contributing to patients...

SCC, Europe’s largest independent IT solutions firm, has been named as a supplier on Crown Commercial Service’s (CCS) Big Data and Analytics agreement. SCC has been awarded a Framework Contract for Lot 2 on the agreement, which offers commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software specifically for big data and analytics capabilities to Public Sector organisations. This includes:...