Influential Software attracts high-quality clients in 2020

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 [...]

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

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 [...]

Top four benefits of Microsoft Azure Logic Apps

7th October 2020

Top four benefits of Microsoft Azure Logic Apps

Azure, Digital Integration Integration

Microsoft Azure Logic Apps is an ideal solution for businesses looking to integrate all kinds of business software. It charges based on consumption, which makes it a cost-effective solution that grows in tandem with your business. It’s easy to use, requires little to no coding or maintenance, and connects with almost anything. In essence, Logic […]

Achieving SAP HANA integration with Azure via an ASP.NET Core API

7th October 2020

Achieving SAP HANA integration with Azure via an ASP.NET Core API

Azure, Digital Integration, HANA, SAP Integration

In this article we're going to show you how to achieve on-premise SAP HANA integration with Azure Logic Apps. Our goal is to enable cloud-based software in Azure to access data from complex queries on an on-premise SAP HANA database. This solution addresses one of the most frequent integration challenges faced today: connecting on-premise systems [...]

Influential attracts top-notch Apple training clients in 2020

5th October 2020

Influential attracts top-notch Apple training clients in 2020

Amsys Training, Apple Training Training

With over 12,000 trainees to date, Amsys Training by Influential is one of the most seasoned Authorised Apple Training Providers (AATP) in the UK. And our official Apple courses have reached thousands more this year — even in spite of the coronavirus pandemic. That's why we wanted to take a moment to recap this year's [...]

How to use Azure Logic Apps’ SAP integration capabilities

5th October 2020

How to use Azure Logic Apps’ SAP integration capabilities

Azure, Integration, SAP Integration

SAP software is often at the core of business IT, powering processes across finance, HR, and marketing. But while integrating SAP was once a time-consuming task, Azure Logic Apps' SAP integration features are accelerating this process. In this article we will summarise the key features that make Azure SAP integration cost-effective, fast, and flexible. Azure [...]

Making Azure receive email and store CSV data for processing

2nd October 2020

Making Azure receive email and store CSV data for processing

Azure, Microsoft Integration, Software Development

It's common for companies to send documents like invoices and orders as email attachments. That's easy for the sender — but what about the receiver? How will they get the data from the Excel attachments into their CRM or ERP software? In this article we'll explain how to make Azure receive email and store CSV [...]

29th September 2020

What is Azure Integration Services?

Azure, Integration Integration

If you want the short answer to "What is Azure Integration Services?", it's simply a cloud-based integration platform as a service (iPaaS) from Microsoft. But Azure integration platform also happens to be one of the most cost-effective, flexible, and secure iPaaS on the market. Hosted and managed for you in the cloud, Azure iPaaS empowers [...]

Four business benefits of systems integration

28th September 2020

Four business benefits of systems integration

Digital Integration Integration

Digitalisation in business is inevitable. No matter your industry, we guarantee that your competitors are looking at the benefits of systems integration to streamline workflows, increase efficiency, and show measurable ROI. But as well as keeping you ahead of the competition, the benefits of systems integration are compelling in themselves — let us tell you [...]

Unlocking the benefits of API integration over point-to-point integration

21st September 2020

Unlocking the benefits of API integration over point-to-point integration

API, Digital Integration Integration

Imagine your business is a building. There are rooms for many different jobs, from financial reporting to product design. In the past, you would send files between rooms through pipes, like the old pneumatic mail tubes. These were fragile, expensive, and difficult to replace. Now imagine replacing these with a telephone system — one you [...]

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