The way organisations purchase and consume IT and software services is changing…and there is a popular shift away from traditional models of purchasing and maintenance towards subscription based delivery models. Opex is now the new norm. Mid-market organisations and large enterprises alike are now demanding the latest technologies and...
If you’re coming to the end of your contract and deciding whether to stay with your current IT services provider, what are the tell-tale signs that signal it’s time for a change? Terminating your current IT service arrangement and appointing a new service provider in its place – a...
On the 30th October 2017 Acora, an innovative UK-based IT Services company with a UK and international customer base, announced it has completed the acquisition of Haywards Heath based Managed Services Provider, Just Computing Ltd (Just). All Just employees will become part of Acora and the customers will seamlessly...
The Cloud is a terrifying prospect for every business, a genuine step into the unknown. We’ve all heard of the benefits of hosted technology, but for every success story, there seems to be a cautionary tale of disaster. So, is there any truth to the Cloud horror stories doing...
The process of moving email to the cloud should not be taken lightly. It requires a lot of forward planning, time and resource. However, If you are set on migrating to Office 365 yourself, then we’d like to share some of the lessons we’ve learned to help ensure you...
Of all the Office 365 migration tasks, Exchange Online is perhaps the most important – particularly if (like most) your business runs on email. As such, a robust migration plan is essential in ensuring that the transition is carried out as seamlessly as possible, leaving productivity unaffected. The framework...
Now that your business is fully reliant on its IT systems, outsourcing is a significant decision. Your choice of IT partner is just as important as the actual services that are outsourced. Which is why you need an IT outsourcing due diligence checklist. Once you have drawn up a...
Lee Ganly, Acora’s CIO, reports the best bits from day 1, including Satya Nadella’s key note. The excitable energy of Steve Ballmer was suddenly replaced with an altogether more composed and poignant Satya Nadella. The record 17000 people in the auditorium were all suitably impressed by Satya’s articulation of...
The key question in the minds of every airline executive recently, is probably – Could what has just happened to BA happen to us? Written by David Murphy, Enterprise Architect, Acora Any mature business regardless of vertical, sector, geography or internal structure, has at some point considered what is commonly...