4 Ways to Boost Digital Employee Experience (DEX) in Your Organisation
DEX covers all the interactions that your employees have with any digital technology that they use to do their job.
Windows Package Manager & WinGet Applications – Is This the End for Application Packaging?
You can also manage applications using the winget command line tool in Windows Package Manager. So, is this the end of application packaging?
Think App Package and Delivery Formats FIRST Before You Choose Your VDI Strategy
There are lots of decisions that need to be taken when planning and executing a VDI, DaaS, or similar large-scale migration project. The problem is the very first decision that should be taken – the app package and delivery format you will use – is often the decision that is neglected until deep into the…
Integrating ChatGPT to Enhance User Experience
Full disclosure – this is yet another blog about ChatGPT. There has been a lot written about and talked about this ground-breaking technology, much of it agonising over whether the good elements outweigh the bad. What we do at Access IT Automation in these situations is take a laser-focused look at what the technology really…
Long Live the King of Package Formats – the MSI Installer
This weekend London will be full of celebration as the UK witnesses the coronation of King Charles III. Amid this pomp and ceremony, the King of Package Formats – MSI – will be quietly getting on with installing applications on countless desktops and servers around the world.
7 Ways a Centralised Technology Portal Streamlines Modern Technology
A centralised technology portal will streamline technology services in your organisation and deliver a rapid return on investment. It will also bring benefits to other business units and departments.
Automating and Semi-Automating Tasks with a Centralised Technology Portal
When you hear the word portal in connection with technology, the perception that comes to mind is often a repository of information, i.e., a place people can go to read the latest updates or download a document. That functionality alone delivers substantial business benefits, but it only scratches the surface of what modern technology portals…
Why Has App-V’s End of Life Been Extended to 2026 and What Should You Do to Prepare?
App-V has been the app packaging format of choice for many IT professionals for many years. It has also been in the twilight stages of its lifecycle for many years and originally had an end-of-life date set for earlier this year, 10 January 2023. That was extended by Microsoft, so you can still use the…
Supporting the End User Computing Ecosystem in a Changing Business Environment
Businesses across all sectors are facing changes in the business environment and potentially disruptive challenges. These changes and challenges require new approaches and innovative thinking in a number of different areas, including end-user computing (EUC). As a result, the EUC ecosystem has never been more important. For many technology leaders, EUC has not always received…
Shakespeare, Failed New Year’s Resolutions, and Getting Technology Projects Back on Track
The end of February / beginning of March is a time when the meteorological winter ends, and spring begins. For most of us, it is also a time when our New Year’s Resolutions are firmly on the rubbish heap, with the hope and energy of a new-year-new-you now a distant memory. This isn’t just theory,…