• Windows 365

    Windows 365 – do I need it?

    You could be forgiven for missing Windows 365, even if you pay attention to the IT news. Partly, I suppose, because Microsoft chose to release it during the summer holidays! And really, it’s a pretty simple concept: a PC-per-individual, in…

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  • CIOs guilty secret

    A CIOs Guilty Secret

    OUT IN THE OPEN… Organisations are flooded with more data points than ever before. For CIOs, the constant challenge is collecting, collating and interpreting it, in order to make something relevant, useful and actionable. And it’s not just the sheer…

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  • Staying Connected as Leaders

    We could all be forgiven for looking back on the past year and saying, ‘this isn’t what I signed up for’. As IT leaders, we’ve faced the unique situation of going, almost literally overnight, from operating as single locations with…

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  • Making the Most of Microsoft 365 Licensing

    Almost every Microsoft customer has started shifting to subscription-based Microsoft 365 (M365) services. These are part of the growing ‘evergreen’ Microsoft ecosystem, where individuals and organisations pay a monthly fee for use-rights to a product, rather than buying a perpetual…

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  • Return to work 2

    Return to Work (Part 2)

    In my previous post, I highlighted some of the considerations and challenges for IT teams as people return to the office. This time, I want to focus on the specific issues of security and compliance. Flexible Working During the pandemic, you…

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  • Return to Work (Part 1)

    Focus: Reshaping IT Services and looking for advantages As a CIO you face a whole set of new challenges as people start to return to the workplace. In particular, you’re going to be dealing with ‘hybrid’ working models – some…

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  • Yep, it’s Windows 11!

    As mentioned in our article on Wednesday, Windows… 11?, Microsoft held a Livestream event yesterday evening which announced the release of Windows 11. The feed on Microsoft’s website appeared to become overwhelmed just minutes into the event, I was completely cut…

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  • Building Trust in the Insurance & Finance Professions

    Chartered Insurance Institute awards Acora Consortium multi-year managed application services agreement. We are delighted to announce our latest client engagement with the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII). The CII is well renowned across the insurance and personal finance profession internationally. It…

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  • CIOs in 2021: Trends, Opportunities & Priorities

    According to Gartner, CIOs have built closer relationships with their CEOs in 2020. The role of the CIO is changing. After a tumultuous year, their role has become less operational, more strategic and boards are sitting up to listen to…

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