Hybrid Working: What to consider when going hybrid
In this article, Stephen Dracup, Chief Operation Officer at Chess, covers why the company decided to adopt hybrid working:
Why your telephone system is restricting your growth
In this blog, our Voice Consultant, Martin Bacon, summarises how your outdated system may be costing you business opportunities. In this article, he covers:
• How are great customer service and modern voice systems linked?
• Why improved productivity will boost your profitability?
• How can the right communications technology give you a competitive edge in a saturated industry?
Better Access To Your Data, Anytime, Anywhere with Sage
Gilbert McHarg, Sage Consultant at Chess, summarises how Sage 200cloud can be used to improve business processes and reduce costs. He covers: Wha ...
130% Super-deduction: Now is the time to invest in your future
The 130% Super-deduction helps UK businesses to invest in their future and improve their competitive advantage. Between April 1 2021 and March 31 2023, all new purchases of main rate plant and machinery will qualify for the super-deduction of 130% capital allowance against your taxable income.
HAFNIUM: What it is and why it matters
Our CTO, Gavin Wood, analyses the HAFNIUM attack and recommends best practice to ensure you have improved your security posture. In this article, he covers:
Integrating telephony into CRM
Improving employee productivity and other reasons, you should integrate your telephony system and your CRM.
In this article, we cover:
2021 is the year to become cloud-native
Gavin Wood, CTO at Chess, summarises some of the key tech trends for 2021. He covers why you should adopt cloud-native services , how to enable anywhere operations and how will security change in 2021.
The 3 Essential Tools That Help You Respond Quickly and Effectively.
At Chess we work with customers and partners, including Microsoft, to develop and manage software that allows people to work from anywhere. We’re proud of our working culture that places an emphasis on employee wellbeing and support, and in this blog we explore the tools and systems that have helped us transition into a new way of working.
Key learnings from 2020 to take into 2021 for your enterprise
Warren Pryer, Group Sales Director at Chess, summarises the key learnings from Chess and our customers from 2020 and the advice he would give to any business looking to thrive in 2021.
Key learnings from 2020 to take into 2021 for your business
Trying to predict technology and business trends is a tricky business in itself - it can depend on so many variables, such as the economy, customer de ...
Why we Changed to Hybrid Cloud
Many apps are already hosted in the cloud, however, two out of every three apps remain on-premises. This leaves many businesses caught in the middle of old and new with resource tied up managing a complex IT environment.
How Calvin Capital improved efficiency and profitability
From day to day support to large scale, business critical projects, Calvin rely on Chess to help them connect people, protect their data and grow their business. Read their case study to find out how.
Transforming Business Using Power Apps
PowerApps are a no code/low code platform that enables anyone to build rich web and mobile applications. In this blog post we'll explore the features and benefits of introducing Power Apps into your business.
Webinar - Driving Compliance with M365 in Financial Services
To help manage the challenges of compliance and data governance, Microsoft has introduced a new set of solutions, including Compliance Manager, which provides more than 150 out-of-box assessments.
Sage Strengthens Partnership With Chess
Chess is further strengthening its partnership with business technology and software provider, Sage, in an agreement which will see Chess deliver Sage for Education and Sage solutions across the UK.
Simplify Compliance in Financial Services with M365
Data Protection and Compliance are amongst the most challenging areas of business operations.
Compliance Manager, created for Microsoft 365, helps to simplify your compliance journey by giving you the information and tools to assess your compliance risks, conduct risk assessments and manage your end-to-end compliance processes when using Microsoft Cloud services.
Be a Compliance Hero
Customer, financial and business data is one of the most valuable - and vulnerable commodities dealt with on a daily basis within the Financial Services sector. It's also one of the most tightly governed areas, with strict requirements around data retention policies and privacy regulations.
Helping You Work from Home
Disappointing as this week's government announcement was, further tightening of restrictions, and the impact on office working was always a possibility as winter approached.
Here are some of the products we have that are aimed at making working from home easier.
Five Top Tips To Keep Your Cloud Secure
This week two of our experts, Paul and Dan share their 5 top tips on securing your cloud, there are links to our recent live hack webinars, where you can watch Penetration Tester, Stuart White carry out a live hack on Microsoft 365 and Azure AD.
More Cloud Means More Business Value
This week I'm looking at five reasons why moving to a cloud solution can reduce your costs.