• S4S Blog

    Disrupting ‘Good Enough’ Zero-Trust Cyber Security

    Acora was excited to attend the very first Security4Security (S4S) Club conference in London earlier in September 2023. The S4S club is an innovative and collaborative series of events co-designed by technology providers and security professionals to encourage meaningful conversations…

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  • Could Santa embrace technology to help his seasonal challenge?

    It’s an undisputed fact that Santa has the world’s largest database. It’s also true that 2018 has seen a multitude of political and social factors move millions into the grey zone between the naughty and nice lists. It’s clearly going…

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  • Time to look again at IT managed services?

    Download free ebook – the definitive guide to IT managed services In an IT landscape dominated by cloud computing, digital transformation and cyber security, more and more organisations are adopting managed services and using their chosen provider for additional support…

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  • Managing IT when it’s not your main job

    In many medium-sized businesses, responsibility for IT is handed to a non-technical leader like the finance director. On average, five functions other than finance report to the financial director (FD) for instance. In fact, 38% of CFOs are now responsible…

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  • Over £25,000 raised for Chestnut Tree House Hospice

    Some of our more active Board members took part in the Paris to Madrid bike ride, to raise money for Chestnut Tree House Hospice. In 2016 the team cycled from Worthing to Paris and raised a whopping £13,000 for Chestnut…

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  • Is Cloud the Answer for the New Employee Generation?

    Research recently conducted by YouGov revealed that just 6% of employees in the UK work the traditional 9am to 5pm. With flexible working hours and remote working having a significant benefit on staff, more and more businesses are offering different…

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  • Is It Time for an IT Assessment?

    Your IT system needs to work seamlessly at all levels of operation. Creating a multi-faceted IT infrastructure is no easy feat and things can get complicated very quickly. This is why many companies utilise the skills of outside IT specialists….

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  • A Day in the Life of an Application Enterprise Architect

    My name is Stuart Allen and I am an Enterprise Architect for Applications at Acora. I have been part of the team for 14 years, however, I originally started my career here as a Pegasus Opera consultant. However, this isn’t…

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  • Is your IT platform holding you back?

    Did you know that… Over 500 million tweets are sent every day. The Internet influenced retail sales to the tune of $2.3 trillion in 2017 and is estimated to increase to $2.84 trillion in 2018. Over 3.5 billion Google searches…

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  • Why Are IT Projects Difficult to Manage?

    IT projects are hard to manage and sometimes it can be hard to fathom what is actually required as a solution. Hurdles and failures are common outcomes for a large proportion of projects that are not managed effectively. IT project…

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