Since the launch of Stone Group’s 360 app there has been over 2,000 downloads resulting in over 100,000 items of ageing, broken or redundant IT hardware being taken to its IT asset disposal facility (ITAD) for recycling. Stone Group’s efforts to combat the UK’s growing e-waste problem have since been …
Read More »CompTIA launches new interactive apprenticeship catalogue
CompTIA has launched its CompTIA Apprenticeship Training Solutions Catalogue. The IT Association has designed the catalogue to identify how CompTIA learning objectives map to the UK’s digital apprenticeship standards. The resource links directly to mapping documents, learning objectives and other material that can help providers navigate the complex apprenticeship landscape. …
Read More »Salesforce and Tanium launch solution for remote working
Salesforce and Tanium have jointly launched an IT Service Centre solution for remote-working that provides secure, cross-channel support and service with two-way visibility for employees and IT agents. It also helps resolve incidents before they’re logged with real-time endpoint visibility and control from Tanium. Finally it brings together Salesforce trusted case management …
Read More »SingleStore Research indicates many businesses are reconsidering existing data platforms
New research from SingleStore shows that the vast majority (82%) of IT professionals admit that they manage different versions of the same database, and nearly three-quarters (74.4%) said that they run into issues with their current data warehouses. More than half of those surveyed said that hiring and retaining IT professionals to …
Read More »Why now’s the time to have your head in the cloud
PCR talks to Lenovo DCG’s Ian Jeffs, UK GM about why companies should be driving ahead with a cloud initiative, to ensure a robust remote home working infrastructure What are the greatest challenges organisations are facing when instituting a remote work policy? The shift to remote working this year has …
Read More »NetApp helps University of Cambridge develop future-ready IT infrastructure
NetApp will be instrumental in helping the University of Cambridge modernise its IT systems for the new demands of higher education. NetApp will help the University Information Services (UIS) department to centralise, consolidate, and migrate its IT portfolio to a private cloud environment and develop an IT billing system that …
Read More »Meeting the Tests to get out of Data Lockdown
Digital transformation of any business has always been hampered by making sense of underlying data. And that data has been growing in volume at an unprecedented rate driven by the growth of IoT. It’s the perfect storm – the need for real-time information being increasingly distanced by the rate at …
Read More »Kingsfield focuses on customer service and value as keys to success
Kingsfield Computers is focusing on achieving significant growth by placing emphasis on delivering excellent customer service and the best prices. The Northampton-based company is already a major supplier to NHS Trusts and to both local and central government, and as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to put pressure on public sector …
Read More »UK IT is overworked, underpaid and stressed out
Almost half of IT workers are feeling the strain
Read More »Skills shortage leads to major pay rises for cyber security staff
On average cyber security experts claimed pay rises of more than 10 per cent last year
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