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Save The Children and Amido sign IT partnership

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Save The Children International has appointed cloud-first technical consultancy Amido to undertake a strategically important IT project to streamline and consolidate the charity’s IT systems.

Charities are not the most original when it comes to technology, digital or IT, so it’s interesting to note they’re using one of London’s most up-and-coming cloud consultancies to do so.

The charity is a leading international children’s relief organisation operating in 120 countries. They do whatever it takes to ensure all children get access to what they deserve – a healthy start, the opportunity to learn, and protection from harm.

By partnering with Amido, Save the Children International hopes to improve its IT efficiency whilst retaining its global brand presence worldwide and national localism in the international marketplace.

“This project will open a lot of doors for us. It’s been a project high up on our strategic technology roadmap for some time. Amido’s efforts will be critically strategic to our IT efficiency so that the charity’s money is spent on helping children – which has always been, and will remain, our only focus,” said Graham Kent, Director of IT Shared Services, Save the Children International.

Amido works with brands such as ASOS, CBRE, Global Radio, London City Airport and Coats to remove friction from their customers’ online and mobile experiences to drive revenue and engagement.

From social sign-in to smart content delivery and smooth transactions, it helps brands build loyalty through customer recognition by bridging systems in a powerful way, yielding real-time results for brands and their customers.

“Amido are proud to be in a position where we can give back. By hosting the solution on Azure, Microsoft’s Cloud Platform – who donate the consumption of their platform their philanthropic arm – we have designed a solution that is scalable, faster and more flexible than what is currently in place,” said Alan Walsh, CEO, Amido.

Is your business ready for GDPR deadline?… Thought not.

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Amido launches new Readiness Assessment service as organisations fear impending GDPR deadline

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The clock is ticking for GDPR.

With less than 12 months to go until the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force across the EU, a third of UK organisations fear they will not be compliant in time.

Independent technical consultancy Amido has launched a new service to tackle these concerns, with its tailored GDPR Readiness Assessment that mitigates the risks of the most significant regulation changes affecting customer data.

Strengthening privacy in an ever-changing technology landscape, GDPR will unify data privacy across all EU member states through tighter restrictions on personal information, enforcing appropriate consent, as well as further improving clarity in terms individual rights.

However, with tough fines for non-compliance of up to either 4% global revenue or 20 million Euros, organisations are becoming increasingly concerned with the impending deadline.

Amido’s Readiness Assessment is designed to help organisations evaluate high risk areas that need immediate attention including business activity, current technology, governance and process, as well as any existing GDPR plans and ongoing digital transformation projects.

“One critical element of GDPR is the identification and management of customers, as well as their privacy preferences. Our new readiness assessment will help organisations to manage a consent profile and to tie that into their customer’s identity, ensuring they are ready for GDPR,” said Chris Gray, Technical Director of Amido.

As experts in Identity and Access Management, Amido have worked with the likes of ASOS, Channel 4, global financial services organisations and public-sector bodies to ensure their technology utilises and protects customer data. The new readiness assessment service will be integral in supporting organisations striving to be ahead of the game with just ten months to go until the GDPR comes into effect.

Amido is ranked 12th in The Sunday Times Lloyds SME Export Track 100 league table, the UK’s top 100 SMEs with the fastest-growing international sales.

Amido adds silver lining to the Cloud Industry Forum

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Cloud-specialist consultancy Amido is the latest organisation to tap into the benefits of Cloud Industry Forum membership

cloudThe Cloud Industry Forum (CIF), the industry body focused on raising standards in the cloud sector has announced that London-based technical consultancy Amido has become its latest member.

Amido is an independent cloud-based consultancy that works with brands, public sector agencies and global banks to streamline their IT infrastructures.

It was listed at #12 in the 2017 Sunday Times Lloyds SME Export Track 100 and has experienced a 124% increase in international sales in the past two years.

CIF is a not-for-profit organisation that aims to improve standards and education in the industry. It provides a Code of Practice to endorse providers of cloud services and, through its Professional CIF Membership scheme, assists end users to enable them to adopt such services.

“Being part of CIF will enable us to work more closely with key players in the cloud industry and their eLearning schemes will also help us to accelerate our technical expertise. We look forward to working with CIF and its members to drive best practise and transparency in the cloud market,” said Alan Walsh, CEO of Amido.

CIF has three priorities:

* Create a platform to discuss, engage and partner within the community to ensure thought-leadership and market direction. We do this through regular members meetings, media and customer events, whitepapers and market research
 
* To drive a public level of transparency about the capability of Cloud Service Providers through a process of self-certification to an EU-recognised Code of Practice. This Code of Practice enables CSPs to present their proposition as trusted suppliers while raising their brand

* CIF has built a Professional Membership program enabling IT professionals to see best practice of adoption. Following a Cloud Adoption Roadmap, users and suppliers can enhance their skills and achieve certification via an online training process. 

“Amido has a deep understanding of the benefits of cloud and a wide knowledge of where the market is. As a consultancy that helps organisations to tap into those benefits, Amido has a lot to contribute to our work and to the market as a whole,” said Alex Hilton, CEO, CIF.