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 - [...]

Why your business needs an evergreen IT strategy

27th July 2022

Why your business needs an evergreen IT strategy

microsoft 365 Microsoft

Evergreen IT strategies are rapidly becoming the best approach for businesses. The idea involves making minor, iterative updates to the organisation's IT landscape (including software, operating systems, desktop hardware, products, applications, and server infrastructure) on an ongoing basis rather than undertaking a massive migration project. When planning your own Evergreen IT strategy, a whole spectrum [...]

From on-prem to the cloud, why migrating makes sense

27th July 2022

From on-prem to the cloud, why migrating makes sense

Cloud, Migration Consultancy

With 94% of businesses already using cloud computing to some degree, the global market is forecast to grow to £440 billion in 2023 – it’s clear cloud computing is an integral part of business in today’s climate Although, many companies are still reluctant to fully migrate to the cloud. If you’re one of them, don’t [...]

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