20th January 2021

Influential achieves Microsoft Gold Partner certification

Azure, Microsoft, Software Development Microsoft, News

With more and more business moving online, it’s safe to say that effective IT will be vital in 2021. And on that note, we're excited to say that Influential Software has now gained Microsoft Gold Partner certification. As well as overall Microsoft Gold Partner status, our team has also achieved the following Microsoft competencies: Microsoft [...]

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11th January 2021

Azure security breach left thousands of customer records exposed

Azure, cybersecurity, Microsoft News

After some questionable security practices, an Azure security breach exposed more than half a million sensitive documents on the internet. The exposed data were hosted in unprotected Microsoft Azure Blob storage and could be viewed by anyone with the files' direct address, without any authentication. Microsoft Azure Blob storage is used for storing significant amounts [...]

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5th January 2021

Influential Software earns Microsoft Silver Cloud Platform Competency

Azure, Cloud, Microsoft Partner News

Influential Software is thrilled to announce that we have achieved the Microsoft Silver Cloud Platform Competency. This status recognises our expertise in software development with Microsoft Azure cloud. Update: as of 12 January 2021, we have gained Microsoft Gold Partner status. What is Microsoft Silver Cloud Platform Competency? The Microsoft Silver Cloud Platform Competency demonstrates [...]

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12th October 2020

Influential Software attracts high-quality clients in 2020

New Clients News

2020 has been a rollercoaster of a year for all of us. The current health crisis has meant that many businesses have had to adapt, rethink their strategy for the financial year, and make new plans for the next. Despite these difficult times, we've been lucky to welcome a wide range of new clients this [...]

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7th October 2020

How an NHS Test and Trace Excel error lost 16,000 COVID-19 cases

Digital Integration, Excel Integration, News

As systems integration experts, we normally focus on the positives of integration: better business efficiency, higher customer retention, and greater data security. But sometimes it's worth talking about the dark side — what happens when digital integration goes wrong? In the case of the NHS Test and Trace Excel error, the answer is: thousands of [...]

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28th May 2020

Pay later with Apple training finance

apple, Finance, Training News, Training

Employers need people with Apple skills — and you want to learn those skills with us. Sounds perfect, right? It should be, but for some people the financial barrier to training is too high. By partnering with Payl8r, we can now offer flexible Apple training finance options. This means that even more people can benefit [...]

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21st May 2020

First Jamf Pro remote courses coming June 2020

JAMF Training, online training, Virtual Training News, Training

Having successfully rolled out virtual Apple training, we are now providing the UK's first Jamf Pro remote courses as well. This official online training is starting with Jamf 200 courses in early June 2020. These are the first dates: June 1-5, 2020 (9am-5pm British Summer Time) June 15-19, 2020 (9am-5pm Central European Summer Time) Contact [...]

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7th April 2020

Revise IT app updated with 10.15 ACSP exam questions

Apple Training, Training News, Training

Amsys Training by Influential has rereleased the Revise IT app with newly updated 10.15 ACSP exam questions. The Revise IT app was instantly popular on its first release. Giving ACSP exam-takers a way to track their performance with realistic exam questions and answers, the app was the ideal complement to our macOS Support Essentials course. But [...]

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3rd April 2020

Virtual online Apple training offer: discounted by 40% until June

Apple Training, online training, special offer, Virtual Training News, Training

In the current job environment, digital skills are an extremely worthwhile investment. You can see this in the fact that while the economy is shrinking, tech roles are in higher demand than before. So by taking our online Apple training you will increase your employability at a time of uncertainty. To make this easier, we're [...]

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25th March 2020

How we can support your business continuity during COVID-19

Consultancy, Support, Training Consultancy, News

At this difficult time, all of us at Influential Software want to say that our customers are really important to us. It may sound like a cliche, but it's true. And we need to work together to maintain business continuity during COVID-19 — for the good of our organisations and to support the economy at [...]

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