27th July 2023

.NET 8 Release Announcement

.net8, develppment, Release Microsoft, Software Development

The much-anticipated release of .NET 8 has arrived, bringing a plethora of exciting updates and features to the development community. As a comprehensive and cross-platform framework, .NET 8 aims to streamline the development process and empower developers with cutting-edge tools and capabilities. In this blog post, we will explore the key features of .NET 8 [...]

11th July 2023

Why You Need Software Modernisation

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Software modernisation is the process of updating legacy and outdated software with newer software, frameworks, and infrastructure. It is also known as application modernisation or legacy software modernisation. The main advantage of software modernisation is to improve security, add features, or to connect to other systems. Modernising software means extending its lifespan instead of retiring [...]

5th July 2023

Microsoft Azure AI capabilities

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Microsoft Azure grants businesses the power of cloud technology and replaces the traditional on-premises infrastructure that companies were reliant upon many years ago. Fast forward to today, we see AI quickly gaining momentum in the digital world as a powerful solution to many of today's digital challenges. Entering the fray, Microsoft has invested in AI [...]

4th July 2023

What Is Project Rescue?

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Projects don't always go according to plan. Despite careful planning and execution, unforeseen challenges can arise, leading to project failures. When a project is on the verge of collapse, organisations turn to the expertise of professionals who specialise in project rescue. In this blog post, we will delve into the importance of project rescue and [...]

30th June 2023

SharePoint security: best practices

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As a platform for enterprise users and global organisations to use as their core intranet system, SharePoint's security capabilities are extremely robust. However, as with any system, these security parameters need to be properly set up and optimised or it risks being compromised. Microsoft has implemented numerous security features within SharePoint and continually updates security [...]

Upskill Your Staff And Tackle The Summer Slump

28th June 2023

Upskill Your Staff And Tackle The Summer Slump

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Regardless of your industry or profession, regular training is necessary. But how do you find the time to upskill yourself or your team? At Influential Training we're firm believers in two things: The learning curve is never ending The best time to upskill is summer We've all borne witness to the "summer slump"; that time [...]

28th June 2023

What is enterprise data integration?

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With companies increasingly having to store and access large amounts of data, managing it effectively has become difficult. This holds true for companies that have data spread across various systems, held in separate locations. Enterprise data integration is a way of unifying these disparate data sets in a single location. The "enterprise" classification infers that [...]

23rd June 2023

Do You Need SAP Staff Augmentation?

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Staff augmentation has been one of the most popular outsourcing strategies for SAP projects for quite a while, and it's no wonder why. For small or short term projects, SAP staff augmentation is an ideal solution for those looking to focus on both experience and affordability. In this blog, we discuss some of the benefits [...]

AWS vs Azure: The Cloud Computing Showdown

13th June 2023

AWS vs Azure: The Cloud Computing Showdown

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More often than not, when it comes to choosing a cloud platform software for your business, it tends to be a toss up between AWS or Azure. The two platforms have changed the way we look at cloud computing, but both have benefits that make them great in their own right. So what are they? [...]

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