11th June 2021
As we emerge from another national lockdown, we’ve been honoured to welcome many new Apple training clients in Q1 2021. Among them are IT support companies, educational institutions, and retail giants. But first, here’s the news from our Apple training division. Apple launches M1 chip The world of tech has changed with the launch of [...]
2nd June 2021
Influential Software moves to new London office
Today, our admin team upgraded to a new London office. Although we’re sad to say goodbye to our Devonshire Square office, our new WeWork location in St Katharine’s Way is in the heart of the city and brimming with new opportunities. Our new co-working space will allow us to focus on collaboration with our neighbours [...]
14th May 2021
Mental Health Awareness Week: Supporting mental health in tech
Established in 1990, Mental Health Awareness Week encourages people to talk openly about the specifics of mental health, with a heavy focus on providing help and advice for those in need. At Influential Software, we support our team and aim to reduce poor mental health in tech. Mental health support is more critical during lockdown [...]
12th May 2021
We’re feeling the health benefits of YuLife: here’s why you should too
When working in a fast-paced industry like IT, it’s important that our team receives the best mental and physical support. And that’s especially true during lockdown, when our staff are working from home. So to support our team remotely and promote healthy living among our staff, we’ve decided to try the benefits of YuLife insurance. [...]
8th March 2021
Celebrating our influential women in tech this International Women’s Day
First of all, we would like to wish everyone a happy International Women's Day! IWD is an important time for the IT industry as it offers a chance for us to look at what we're doing to reduce the gender gap in our businesses. At the moment, women fill only 19 percent of tech roles [...]
29th January 2021
Choosing the right CMS for your business website
Content marketing has consistently proven itself more cost-effective than traditional advertising. And to make content marketing work online, you'll need a suitable content management system (CMS). However, investing in the wrong CMS can be costly, damaging, and hard to reverse. That's why we've put together this guide to choosing the right CMS for your business. [...]
21st January 2021
SharePoint Online vs on premise: 6 reasons to migrate today
Moving your intranet to the cloud is no simple undertaking — so is it worth the trouble? In this article we're going to assess the benefits of SharePoint Online vs on premise. Overall, our experience as SharePoint consultants shows that moving to SharePoint Online is beneficial for the majority of businesses. Before we can assess [...]
21st January 2021
Benefits of SharePoint for small business resilience and growth
Sadly, around 50 percent of small businesses fail within five years. But there are practical ways to protect your business. One way is by finding the right business intranet. And because SharePoint leads the intranet market, we want to tell you about the benefits of SharePoint for small business. Why is an intranet important for [...]
21st January 2021
5 headless CMS advantages for business websites today
If you follow web technologies, you've probably heard of headless content management systems (CMS). The basic difference is that headless CMS have no built-in visual layer. But is this just a novelty, or is there a business benefit? In this article we'll look at the headless CMS advantages for specific business goals. CMS development case [...]
21st January 2021
Why an Azure ecommerce platform is dynamite for selling online
The percentage of UK shoppers using ecommerce reached 87 percent in 2020, up 25 percent since 2010. But with great opportunity comes high competition. So how can you stand out from the ecommerce crowd? In this article we'll explain how an Azure ecommerce platform will make the difference. In a nutshell, Microsoft Azure is a [...]