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The huge number of potential benefits the cloud can bring to businesses has undoubtedly driven its popularity. Increased operational agility, enhanced flexibility and having the capacity and bandwidth to scale up and down are just some of the profitable perks. For early adopters of the cloud, security was also an enticing reason to migrate; business...

A business moves to a cloud based solution for many reasons. Scalability is one, as is connectivity. Increased security usually wins the list of requirements, alongside greater resilience, redundancy and guaranteed uptime. Then there is the plethora of ‘as a service’ style software solutions, all of which have to be built, configured, and populated with...

In the last year, there has been a significant shift in the way businesses manage and process data. Since the switch from individual servers to network systems, the cost of in-house data centres have soared. There are significant expenses involved in maintaining and updating the infrastructure, and security and repairs also require additional budget allocation....

Colocation, the practice of housing privately-owned servers and networking equipment in a third-party data centre, has increasingly become an effective means for companies looking to scale their data centres. According to a BCC Research report the industry is forecasted to grow in size to $54.8 billion by 2020, with an expected compound annual growth rate...

SCC has become one of only five organisations in the UK that has been awarded the CAS (S) certification by the UK government. It’s a notable achievement, highlighting our capabilities in handling highly sensitive information by giving SCC the authority to handle and process classified government data. SCC’s Barry Mitchell (Supply Chain Sales Manager) and...

As cyberattacks grow in sophistication, ethical hacking, or penetration testing, is the key to ensuring a secure cyber future. Regardless of the size of an organisation, all IT systems are vulnerable to cyberattacks. These can be from Internet-based viruses such as WannaCry, or internal breaches by employees. And if businesses want to avoid becoming a...

The ‘on demand’ mindset of the modern consumer is forcing businesses of every type to digitally transform all aspects of their delivery strategy. According to Forbes in today’s age of the customer, brands have embraced customer experience as a key competitive differentiator, with a Deloitte survey revealing that 90% of businesses flagged improving the customer experience...