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An agreement struck between NHSX, NHS Digital and Microsoft will save the NHS hundreds of millions of pounds and enable all eligible organisations in England to access Microsoft 365 digital tools. The agreement guarantees significant cost savings for both individual NHS organisations and the NHS as a whole, which will improve productivity, enhance collaboration and...

SCC, Europe’s biggest independent technology solutions provider, today announced it has been named the 2020 Global Solution Provider of the Year and 2020 UK&I Service Provider of the Year by Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE). SCC is a Platinum Partner for HPE, achieved over a 30+ year relationship, with over 400 HPE accreditations and more Master...

We live in unprecedented times. Our personal and professional lives are under enormous strain from a pandemic nobody predicted. And if that was difficult to predict, it’s even harder to know what lies ahead, with so much of the workforce now working from home and social distancing measures likely to remain for the foreseeable future....

Security challenges in higher education are uniquely different due to the diverse user groups that require various network access privileges and one of the highest rates of people bringing their own device onto the network. Therefore, universities require a comprehensive approach to security, particularly with so much sensitive, personal and financial data at risk. With...

Each year, tens of thousands of college students enter Clearing, a system that operates between July and September and offers a second chance to achieve a place at university for students who have declined an offer, received no offers, missed the deadline, or missed the grades. Last year, more than 60,000 students were accepted through...

Following disruption caused to the education sector by Covid-19, SCC and Cisco are working with universities to connect classrooms and campuses affected by the pandemic. Many organisations are transitioning to virtual course delivery, with some accelerating plans to make remote digital learning a permanent replacement. In many respects, this suits modern day students who typically...

The education sector is increasingly the target of cyber threats. With sensitive personal information to safeguard, intellectual property to protect, and campuses to secure, the stakes are high. Staying on top of the evolving education environment takes a lot of work. But educators are a passionate group motivated by a deeper mission to equip all...

With organisations around the globe forced into enabling widespread remote working at short notice due to the Covid-19 pandemic, SCC is working in partnership with Cisco to ensure its customers minimise disruption by enabling worldwide remote communication and collaboration tools. In both the public and private sectors, across all industry verticals, organisations faced the challenge...

In the post Covid-19 world, security challenges and priorities have shifted as the need for greater collaboration has intensified – and with so many employees working from home, there has never been a better time for a technology refresh. According to SCC’s own research, almost twice as many IT leaders believe cloud security is now...

During the Covid-19 pandemic, with employees working from home due to social distancing measures, one organisation took the opportunity to upgrade its meeting rooms in preparation for the UK’s recovery and reintroduction of office-based working. The group, a diverse family of retail, asked SCC to upgrade the meeting rooms at its Manchester HQ with the...

As organisations around the world turn their attention to recovery, SCC and IBM are working together to help you thrive in the ‘new normal’. With great challenge comes creativity – and there has never been a better time to ensure your security and data privacy is resilient enough to cope with new demands, including a...

Technology is transforming the higher education sector. An emerging generation of staff and students expects greater simplicity and flexibility, working from anywhere at any time, whilst today’s classrooms and school administration are also evolving. Traditional tools like pen and paper remain a vital part of the learning experience, but technology offers new opportunities for engagement...