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Workers are now spending more time on voice and video calls than ever before. But whether they’re working from home or back in the office, the background noise of kitchen appliances, kids, or chatty coworkers can make it hard to stay on task. Once again, SCC has partnered with audio giants Poly to solve the...

The Hybrid Work Hacks You Need – All In One Place. Ever found that your teammates couldn’t hear you on a call, or asked what the noise was in the background? You’re certainly not alone. Like us here at SCC, tech giants HP and audiovisual conferencing experts Poly understand the challenges of hybrid work. That’s...

The hybrid working model seems like a great idea in theory, but poor communication and collaboration, as well as endless distractions, are just some of the setbacks businesses face. That’s why SCC and Poly have partnered to deliver Poly Studio Room Kits, a solution designed to shake up the future of hybrid meetings. Having been...

Secure your first Poly Microsoft Teams Room kit today! When it comes to meeting equality, don’t settle for anything less. In partnership with SCC, Poly is delighted to offer customers and prospects a unique, one-time discount on their FIRST Microsoft Teams Rooms! This offer applies to the Poly Studio Focus, Small, Medium, and Large Room...

SCC is delighted to be awarded Specialisation Partner of the Year FY22 by Poly at its annual, fiscal year 2022 (FY22) UK Channel Partner of the Year Awards at Poly’s Partner Together Roadshow, in recognition of our commitment to achieving all 3 partnership ribbons, specialising in Voice, Video and Enterprise headset technologies- in addition to...

The announcement that HP Inc is purchasing Poly for $3.3 billion, in a move to fully support the hybrid working model, is exciting news for us, and for current and future customers. “It’s perfectly aligned with SCC’s Digital Workplace offerings,” said William Carver, General Manager for Workplace. “It allows HP to equip the whole workplace,...

Over the past two years, the process of public sector digitalisation has been rapidly accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Unlike many commercial businesses, simply shutting down and sending staff on furlough was not an option. In just a few short months, essential proceedings were moved online or over the phone, from GP consultations to government...

The sudden shift to hybrid has required most organisations to deploy collaboration solutions quickly, to help staff stay connected. However, in many cases, quick-fix tools were implemented as a tactical move, simply to keep the business functioning in an unpredictable situation. Now those same organisations need to stop and reconsider how their decisions can be...

For nearly a decade Poly has been studying workplace personas and how to match workstyles and employee behaviours to devices and technologies to increase productivity. This research has identified six distinct personas making up 92% of a typical enterprise.   In January 2021, Poly completed its latest round of personas. The study surveyed more than...

Organisations globally are under pressure to ensure a consistent, high-quality collaboration experience, with the majority of workers now spending most of their time at home or working remotely. As we look ahead to the post-pandemic era, it’s predicted hybrid working – a blend of office-based, remote, and homeworking – will become a permanent arrangement for...

Working from home is the new normal – and it’s here to stay.   Organisations are already looking to the long-term and updating WFH policies, heralding a new era of hybrid working and changing the way we work forever.   Before COVID-19, an estimated 30 million people worked from home on a regular basis. The...