A Guide to Right-Sized Cyber Security All too often, we see CISOs taking a ‘product-centric’ approach to cyber security. By that we mean identifying a need, then simply buying the most expensive, best-in-class solution – often precisely because it’s the latest-and-greatest. Except that’s not true. There is no one solution that suits everyone. Instead, we want to introduce and encourage a risk based, right-sizing approach to cyber security. Explore Service
Bringing the IT Experience to Life As we explained in our first guide, there’s a growing awareness in our industry about the importance of the employee experience. Having looked at the ‘why’ of improving your people’s IT experience, this follow-up paper gets into the ‘how’, introducing new technology, metrics, people and thinking to create our Experience 360™ service. Explore Service
CIO Report 2022 Building on the success of the 2021 survey, we reached out to CIOs and other IT leaders in organisations across the UK to get a sense of the challenges they’re facing such as hybrid working, and how they see things developing over the coming months. Explore Service
CIO Report 2023 As CIOs and IT and Security leaders’ roles rapidly become more diverse, evidence from our report expressed that cutting through the noise is a shared challenge for many professionals in the IT and Cyber space. Continuing to build on the priorities and shared challenges of the UK mid-market, explore our yearly report below. Explore Service
Deploying The User Experience In our previous guides, we’ve set out the background to creating a step change in your people’s IT experience. This third and final guide offers a glimpse into what living and working with h Experience 360™ looks like in practice, what differences you can expect to see from day one, and where the experience journey can take you over time. Explore Service
Dora Compliance Checklist Prepare for DORA compliance! The enforcement date for DORA regulation is fast approaching – January 17, 2025. Financial institutions across the EU must be prepared for the upcoming changes, using tools like a DORA compliance checklist, as the act seeks to improve the digital resilience of financial entities against cyber threats. Explore Service
Successful IT & Cyber Projects Guide Cyber Security and IT projects often fail due to unclear objectives, unrealistic schedules, inadequate resources, poor project management, and stakeholder disengagement. With 75% of business and IT executives thinking their software projects will fail, we dissect why so many projects are at risk of failing and how to overcome these alarmingly high stats. Explore Service
Successful M&A IT Integration Most research indicates that only 50% of M&A deals actually result in an increase in overall shareholder value. Having assisted organisations with this challenge over the years, we’ve put together 10 top tips to highlight some of the key areas to consider in order to make any merger or acquisition IT project a success. Explore Service
The Ultimate Guide to SLA’s & XLA’s An Experience Led Approach is one of the IT industry’s hottest topics – and one we’ve been talking about here at Acora for longer than most. In this guide, we’ve set out some of the background to the XLA, how it differs from and adds to SLA metrics and adoption dimensions of our own Experience Led Approach™, built in by design. Explore Service
Featured Consultancy Services In a complex and often overwhelming technology market, lean on the advice and expertise of an experienced partner. We will help cut through the noise and guide your IT and Cyber Security strategy. Explore Service
Updated ERP Services Combining our ERP skills with application support and data analytics, we offer Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central support, giving you access to expert consultants and meaningful ways to bring data to life. Explore Service
Cyber Incident Response Planning An effective Cyber Incident Response Plan helps with the discovery of incidents, determines the source, and extent, and enables a speedy response to mitigate the impact. Explore Service
Crown Jewels Assessment Protect the most valuable data at the heart of your organisation. The Crown Jewels Risk Assessment identifies your most valuable assets, helps prioritise security efforts and investment. Explore Service
Ransomware Readiness assessment Giving you a complete picture of your cyber resilience journey, our unique service undertakes the preparedness levels of your discovery, protection, detection and response capabilities. Explore Service
CRM Services Deliver more value from your Microsoft Dynamics 365 Platform with end-to-end, managed support. With a business-focused approach and proven results, we’re here to help. Explore Service
Cyber Security Risk Analyser Put practical measures in place to improve your security hygiene, remove risk factors and make your IT operations more secure. Understanding your operation helps us to understand risks now, and in the future. Explore Service
Cyber Maturity Programme Taking a whole-enterprise view of your current position, our programme enables you to determine a future direction of travel, utilising evidenced improvement towards mature cyber controls. Explore Service
Workspace and Productivity Design, build and run better Microsoft 365 experiences. Get more value from your existing investments in Microsoft technologies and exploit the power of the very latest features. Explore Service