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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12th January 2021

How to find a dependable web portal development company

Software Development, web portals Blog, Portals

Let's say you want to improve customer experiences, automate manual work, or boost staff engagement. Thankfully, you can achieve all this by developing a bespoke web portal. If you have in-house developers, that's no problem. But otherwise you'll need help from a web portal development company. And that leads you to the question: how can [...]

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12th January 2021

Warning, intranet issues! 7 common challenges and how to solve them

intranets, Software Development Blog, Portals

A typical intranet serves many departments, tasks, and business goals. Ideally, your intranet will make that complexity seem simple for end-users. But not every intranet meets this ideal standard. So how can you identify the most common intranet issues? And when is it time for an intranet redesign? Below are some of the intranet challenges [...]

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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

Business benefits of single sign-on solutions

authentication, digital portals, security, SSO Blog, Portals

Today's businesses are spoilt for choice in the variety of applications available. But using dozens of disparate apps also raises challenges for security, usability, and IT support. In brief, the benefits of single sign-on solutions consist of overcoming these challenges. To give a concrete example, consider the Google suite of applications. Google owns Chrome, Google [...]

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5th January 2021

How a remote intranet helps boost productivity working from home

digital portals, Intranet, remote working, workforce productivity Portals

Virtual teams were increasingly part of the norm even before the COVID-19 pandemic. However, many businesses are still unsure about this digital workplace strategy, wondering whether teams lose productivity working from home. The pandemic has tested this theory globally, and in general we've seen that remote workers are actually more productive. Let's take a look [...]

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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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21st December 2020

Microsoft Access to cloud migration: the why and the how

Microsoft Blog, Portals

While Microsoft Access was once an innovative database, it is now looking more and more like an outdated system. As many businesses go serverless, it's essential to consider the benefits of Microsoft Access to cloud migration. Microsoft Access is nearly 30 years old, which means it’s under constant threat of reaching the end of Microsoft [...]

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26th November 2020

Top 4 ways to optimise your consumer experience with customer data integration

CRM, Integration CRM, Integration

In an age of abundant customer data, it’s essential that businesses can manage and utilise this data to their advantage. Strategic use of ETL solutions helps collect data from potentially hundreds of sources and reformat it into actionable reports. This brings tangible benefits in the form of speed, savings, with strong customer data integration. Here's [...]

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20th November 2020

What is a web portal? Features and benefits of enterprise portals

enterprise portals, web portals Portals, Software Development

When you ask "What is a web portal?" a host of similar terms appear: enterprise portal, business portal, digital portal, and more. This variety of terms can be confusing at first. But actually all these terms refer to the same thing: a unified gateway for employees, partners, and customers to share information and achieve business [...]

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