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It’s been just over one month since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into practice, but already, some businesses have fallen foul of the new legislation.   Since May 25th, the watchdog that oversees the regulation has received more than 1,300 complaints and businesses have logged 60 breaches of people’s personal data with the watchdog....

A new study by Unisys Corporation, 56% of digital workers at “technology laggard” organisations expressed frustration with their employer, as compared to only 9% of workers at “technology leader” organisations. The study, which explores the importance of deploying current and future digital capabilities in the workplace, also found that workers at technology laggards (14%) were...

SCC has won the HPE UK and Ireland ‘Everything as a Service’ Partner of the Year 2018 award.   The accolade was presented to the SCC team in Las Vegas at HPE’s Global Partner Summit. The award recognises SCC’s fantastic services capability and its partnership with HPE.   SCC was shown to have made a...

Cloud computing has transformed the IT landscape in recent years, so maybe it’s hard to believe that the concept has in fact been around for some time.   Solving a range of issues, including increasing operational agility, enhancing flexibility and scaling bandwidth up and down with ease – cloud is an essential for any successful...

Speaking to an actual human being is overrated. Forget the days where you would have to call up the local takeaway to order food just to find the line busy, or end up speaking to someone on his or her first day that muddles up the order. Now, processes just like this one can be...

SCC and NHS Dumfries & Galloway have been nominated for a Digital Leaders 100 award in the Digital Team of the Year category. The event, which launched in 2013, has become the premier list identifying individuals and teams leading digital transformation in the UK. It consists of leaders and organisations who are pioneering change within the...

Workplace productivity is declining and has been for the last few years. During the first quarter of 2018, output per hour worked fell by 0.5%, according to data published by the Office for National Statistics. Productivity is the backbone of all businesses, without it; there would be no product to sell. Increasing productivity in your...

More than £2 billion (bn) is to be invested into the UK by Technology firms, creating 1,600 new jobs. The announcement was made my Prime Minister Teresa May as she hosted a tech roundtable event. Mrs May also announced several government-funded initiatives aimed at helping British startups and to also attract foreign talent. The UK...

It’s too easy to focus on the benefits of digitalisation for private businesses, but the effect of a digital-first strategy on the public sector is just as impactful, if not more. The government, unlike private organisations, doesn’t have the same pressures when it comes to taking the decision to go digital, they do not have...

Wearable tech, smart homes, cars, and speakers – the words on everyone’s lips are to do with the ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT), and the possibilities are extraordinary. Put simply, the ‘Internet of Things is about connecting devices over the internet which allows them to talk to us, applications, and each other. It encompasses everything from...

An expert has warned that the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) may cause businesses to pay ransom demands from criminals as they could be a cheaper option when compared with GDPR fines. George Kurtz, chief executive of ­cybersecurity company CrowdStrike, said that “the price of admission of ransomware just went up” after the introduction of...

The advent of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) should bring with it some feelings of reassurance and heightened security. However, some cybercriminals are using it to their advantage in order to exploit unknowing users. According to the Independent, fraudsters have been posing as banks over email and using GDPR as an excuse to extract...