6th March 2023
Influential Software is excited to announce that we are expanding our business operations into the Middle East. We have plans to offer our IT solutions in Dubai for companies looking for dedicated IT services. We believe there is a unique chance to establish a base of operations in a region that is quickly moving towards [...]
3rd March 2023
How Technology Improves Efficiency In Customer Service
When it comes to operational efficiency, being able to deliver a quality service using minimal resources as quickly as possible is essential - this is where technology improves efficiency. Businesses were beginning to dip their toes into operational efficiency and digital transformation before COVID, but it's more important than ever before. Companies without proper digital [...]
16th January 2023
Microsoft Teams: Building A Community of Collaboration
The ways in which we interact with one another have shifted dramatically over the past few years. Thanks to digital transformation, we have the ability to work from anywhere at any time and minimise face-to-face communication. But some things haven't changed in a hybrid world. Microsoft Metaverse Last year, Microsoft introduced their own version of [...]
16th January 2023
Influential Software turns 30
January 15 marks our 30th company anniversary, and we're going to celebrate in style! But how did we get here? Well, 30 years ago, Andy Richardson started it all off and began a company called Influential Software. Together with John Simpson, they began offering digital transformation services before the term itself had even been coined. [...]
10th January 2023
Key cloud adoption trends
Organisations are increasingly having to adapt to changing technological, economic and industry challenges. Modern businesses focus on reducing business costs and complexity, as well as increased agility and innovation. Modernising workloads by moving them to the cloud is a significant digital transformation and one that provides security and flexibility. In addition, cloud infrastructure and capabilities [...]
15th September 2022
New Clients in H1 2022
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. [...]
27th July 2022
Why your business needs an evergreen IT strategy
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 [...]
19th November 2021
Azure Integration Services – The 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant™ Leader
For the fourth year in a row, Microsoft's Azure Integration has officially been named a leader in the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Integration Platform as a service. Flexibility and a seamless user experience are more crucial to business operations than ever before. Over the past 18 months, millions of employees had to adjust [...]
18th November 2021
“Nothing to see here” as the largest Microsoft DDoS attack is averted
Early August saw the Microsoft DDoS cyberattack trends report for Q1 and Q2 of this year. The report showed a 25% spike in attacks compared to the final quarter of 2020. A few weeks after the report was published, Microsoft observed a 2.4 Tbps DDoS attack targeting one Azure customer in Europe. The attack was [...]
15th July 2021
Our New Apple Training clients in Q2 2021
We welcomed new Apple training clients in Q2 2021, proving that businesses are realising the benefits of digital transformation and training their teams on new tech. With most of the workforce working from home in 2020, more businesses looked to computing to solve remote workflow issues. As a result, we've been honoured to help businesses [...]