24th October 2022

Evergreen IT Strategy

Microsoft, microsoft 365 Agency, Microsoft

Many organisations believe that evergreen IT strategies hold the answer for reducing resources, energy, and IT expenditure. The ability to expand existing software to ensure it's always up to date provides a flexible, cost-effective solution for businesses constantly concerned about compliance. What is evergreen IT? An evergreen IT strategy means implementing software that is regularly [...]

14th October 2022

New Microsoft Licensing Benefits

licensing, Microsoft Microsoft

The Microsoft Partner programme has evolved, bringing new licensing benefits for our customers. These new licensing benefits will allow us to change the way our licences are sold and supported by cloud providers. New changes will support customers' ability to move their license to a partner's cloud, leverage shared hardware, and have more flexibility in [...]

World Mental Health Day 2022: Making Mental Health A Priority

10th October 2022

World Mental Health Day 2022: Making Mental Health A Priority

Awareness, company culture, Influential Influential

For World Mental Health Day 2022, the theme is all about making mental health a global priority - while we feel mental health should already be a global priority, we know that this isn't always the case. Understandably, the past few years have caused stress levels to sky rocket. From yo-yo'ing between moderate normality [...]

10th October 2022

Cyber Security Month 2022

awareness month, cybersecurity, malware, ransomware Blog

October is Cyber Security Month which is aimed at consumers to ensure they are aware of the scams and dangers of using the internet in their daily lives. As internet usage, cloud adoption, and online infrastructure advances, cyber crime becomes ever more sophisticated and frequent. Cyber criminals prey on unsuspecting users and target personal data, account [...]

iTraining Merges with Influential Training

26th September 2022

iTraining Merges with Influential Training

Training Influential

iTraining courses is now Influential Training. Over 2 years since Amsys training was acquired, our training courses can now be found in one site, complete with new ecommerce options. The history behind iTraining Founded in 1986, the Amsys Apple Training business became iTraining, formerly known as Amsys Training, upon its acquisition by Influential Software. [...]

The Microsoft Partner Programme Is Evolving

26th September 2022

The Microsoft Partner Programme Is Evolving

Microsoft, Microsoft Partner Microsoft

Customer needs have always fueled the Microsoft Partner Programme. Created to provide clarity to clients when searching for their next Microsoft Partner. With March's announcement of a change in the competencies finally coming into force on October 30th, it's essential to understand the details of the change. To help you stay updated with the latest [...]

15th September 2022

New Clients in H1 2022

2022, influential clients, New Clients News

The Influential Software new clients have had a great start to H1 this year, as business returned to normalcy and the COVID situation in the UK started to improve. With a range of new clients that we started working with, our team has been busy developing, implementing, consulting, and supporting companies that sought our help. [...]

14th September 2022

What Is A Discovery Phase?

Development Consultancy

The discovery phase is an essential step in project development. Aimed at analysing the clients vision, needs, and realistic deliverables. McKinsey recently published a report on implementing software projects, which revealed that the average IT project overruns it's budget by 45% while the overall benefits are half of what's expected. Why you need a discovery [...]

12th August 2022

What is Staff Augmentation?

staff augmentation, Support Consultancy

What is staff augmentation? An in-house team with supplemented skills from external technicians. The set up allows business to maintain complete control and visibility while adding the key skills and knowledge needed to make rapid progress. An outsourced IT team should feel like an extension of your business. But that is rarely the case - [...]

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