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Aiden Technologies now available in Azure Marketplace via MACC
Platform-as-a-Service

Aiden Technologies now available in Azure Marketplace via MACC

Aiden Technologies is now available in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace via MACC, enabling organisations to acquire its endpoint management platform using existing Azure funds.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 13th Jun 2025
Sustainable IT strategies drive both savings & green goals
Supply Chain

Sustainable IT strategies drive both savings & green goals

Organisations are boosting sustainability and savings by maximising IT device lifecycles, prioritising reuse, resale, and strategic asset recovery over disposal.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Tue, 22nd Apr 2025
How will ESG become a scoring mechanism for procurement departments?
Supply Chain

How will ESG become a scoring mechanism for procurement departments?

Procurement departments are increasingly integrating ESG factors into supplier selection, with 66% of leaders seeing it as crucial for future strategies.

By Brynn Beetge • 5 min read • Wed, 27th Nov 2024
Pillar Oil modernises financials with Infor and Progressive TSL
Platform-as-a-Service

Pillar Oil modernises financials with Infor and Progressive TSL

Underpinned by Progressive's best practice industry framework, Pillar Oil will benefit from enhanced efficiency, reporting, and the ability to scale easily.

By Gaurav Sharma • 3 min read • Fri, 2nd Jun 2023
Buying less, doing more: How the security operations centre model can help to control cybersecurity
Security Operations Centres

Buying less, doing more: How the security operations centre model can help to control cybersecurity

'Security solutions good, more security solutions better' is the mentality behind high tech protection procurement, but it's not the best choice.

By Mike Campfield • 4 min read • Thu, 4th Jun 2020
TCO puts sustainability data back in the hands of IT purchasers
Clean technologies

TCO puts sustainability data back in the hands of IT purchasers

TCO Certified has extended its online product finder to included measurable sustainable performance data for certified products.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 20th May 2020

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Canopy joins Technology Industry Forum to boost cloud innovation
Digital Transformation

Canopy joins Technology Industry Forum to boost cloud innovation

Canopy joins the Technology Industry Forum to enhance cloud procurement and innovation, helping UK businesses optimise costs and simplify multi-cloud strategies.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Wed, 30th Jul 2025
Atturra rebrands Plan B to expand IT services in New Zealand
Digital Transformation

Atturra rebrands Plan B to expand IT services in New Zealand

Atturra will rebrand Auckland-based Plan B by July 2025, expanding its IT services across New Zealand with enhanced cloud, security, and managed offerings.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Wed, 30th Jul 2025
Agentic AI: The strategic shift no one's talking about
Digital Transformation

Agentic AI: The strategic shift no one's talking about

The rise of AI-augmented developers is reshaping business models, flipping 'build vs buy' and challenging procurement teams to adapt fast.

By Troy Ridgewell • 3 min read • Mon, 21st Jul 2025
Guernsey awards £1.3m IT contract to Apogee for five years
Digital Transformation

Guernsey awards £1.3m IT contract to Apogee for five years

The States of Guernsey has awarded Apogee a £1.3 million per year, five-year contract to supply IT hardware and support under a new multi-vendor model.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 18th Jul 2025
Insight wins South Australian government IT services deal
Digital Transformation

Insight wins South Australian government IT services deal

Insight Enterprises has landed a multi-year IT services contract with the South Australian government, enhancing digital support across public authorities.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Fri, 4th Apr 2025
Velocity launches tool to boost Smart Locker adoption ROI
Business Continuity

Velocity launches tool to boost Smart Locker adoption ROI

Velocity Smart Technology has launched a new free planning tool aimed at helping IT leaders build data-driven business cases for Smart Lockers, promising significant cost savings.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Tue, 25th Feb 2025
TechConnect partnership saves Marist Brothers 30% on IT costs
EduTech

TechConnect partnership saves Marist Brothers 30% on IT costs

TechConnect's partnership with Marist Brothers has achieved a 30% cut in technology costs and improved their Microsoft Cloud migration strategy.

By Imee Dequito • 3 min read • Mon, 16th Dec 2024
UK's outdated tech hampers business progress – report
Clean technologies

UK's outdated tech hampers business progress – report

A new NTT DATA report reveals 80% of global organisations struggle with outdated tech, with UK firms particularly hampered by legacy infrastructure.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 14th Jun 2024
US' cybersecurity EO has changed software development, says Sonatype
Supply Chain

US' cybersecurity EO has changed software development, says Sonatype

92% of large enterprises now maintain an SBOM (software bill of materials) or plan to implement it in the next year.

By Gaurav Sharma • 4 min read • Fri, 4th Aug 2023
Somerville now a supplier partner of Queensland's Local Buy
Partner Programmes

Somerville now a supplier partner of Queensland's Local Buy

Somerville has been appointed as an approved supplier partner with Local Buy, tasked with procurement and probity services to the Queensland Government.

By Gaurav Sharma • 3 min read • Wed, 29th Mar 2023
Proactive procurement crucial to secure access to equipment
Hyperscale

Proactive procurement crucial to secure access to equipment

Aggreko advises proactive equipment procurement to avoid project delays in the booming European data centre market, amidst global supply chain challenges.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 9th Feb 2023
From small Apple store to national IT powerhouse: The CompNow story
Apple

From small Apple store to national IT powerhouse: The CompNow story

From a small Apple shop in Melbourne to a national IT leader, CompNow grew under two sisters into a trusted Australian-owned tech powerhouse with 450 staff.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Sun, 22nd Nov 2020