SharePoint Server 2016 Has Arrived This week Microsoft announced the general availability of SharePoint Server 2016 for on-premise content and collaboration. This is following the Release Candidate and Release to Manufacturing announcements earlier this year. SharePoint Server 2016 boasts innovative improvements in 3 key areas: Enhanced user experiences, compliance and reporting and a new cloud-inspired infrastructure. […]
Influential has worked with analytics and Business Intelligence tools and platforms for many years, and has watched its evolution with great interest. With so many enterprises switching to the cloud for their platforms, infrastructure and services it’s worth taking a look at the advantages of using BI in the cloud as well. The power of […]
Business Intelligence has changed. Decision makers are now demanding instant insights with self-service reports, wherever and whenever they need them. Can the new IBM Cognos Analytics deliver? Influential’s partner IBM set the business standards for Business Intelligence for many years. The groundbreaking IBM Cognos range had unbeatable BI performance and for so long it was […]
A newly published SharePoint Case Study looks at the successful Microsoft SharePoint 2013 project delivered for a leading global insurance company. After a recent merger a major insurance company found itself using 6 different out of date paper based insurance systems. Recognising the limitations, security issues and inability to track KPI’s of the workflow the […]
The Changing Landscape – Why switch to the cloud? You may have heard people say it already: “the landscape for enterprise is changing”. But what does that really mean? The teams here at Influential Software have always got an ear to the ground for technological trends and improvements, and lately the buzzword on everyone’s lips […]
There has been much excited discussion amongst the teams here at Influential Software about the upcoming launch of Microsoft SharePoint Server 2016. After the announcement last year that the official release would be delayed there has been much anxious anticipation for the upgrade and its new features. In November the SharePoint Server 2016 Beta 2 […]
BusinessObjects 3.1 users should be aware that support for this version will end this year. End of Life dates: BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3.1 Patch Support will end on December 31st, 2015 Priority-One Support (interactive technical support) due to end December 31st, 2017. SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform XI versions 4.x; The mainstream maintenance ends December 31st […]
A week before our move to a larger workspace for our Maidstone staff, the new office is in its final stages ready for the move. Our boardroom-to-be: Currently just boards but resembling a room. Half-baked: Our kitchen area takes shape. Rapid expansion: The office has room for our company to grow at its current pace […]
The Bookseller has revealed the latest trend that points the way to a prosperity for ebook sellers: the rise of audiobooks1. This is a fantastic format to sell online, not only because growing demand has been identified, or because audiobook sales complement other formats, but because it is a product similar to an ebook: An […]
With Influential Software’s 30% year-on-year growth set to continue, and with 10 new staff scheduled to join in this quarter alone, we have exceeded the available space in our largest site in Maidstone, Kent, and have taken the decision to relocate to purpose-built new space nearby. Kent House in Maidstone is the current base for […]