Intelligent CIO Europe Issue 46 | Page 11

NEWS

Arena blossoms with Infor CloudSuite Distribution

the customer service excellence that the business is known for while delivering cost and efficiency savings across its operations .
Infor CloudSuite Distribution will be implemented by Infor partner , Harpyja Limited , a London-based business transformation specialist . They are working both remotely and on site with Arena ’ s senior management and operations teams and were chosen to provide a consistently positive customer experience , optimising processes to fulfil orders quickly and effectively , even during the busiest periods .

Infor , the industry cloud company , has announced that Arena Flowers , a leading UK flower distribution service , has chosen Infor CloudSuite Distribution to achieve new levels of organisational agility . Delivered via multi-tenant cloud on Amazon Web Services ( AWS ), the solution will help Arena quickly and seamlessly scale the business in line with seasonal peaks in demand .

At busy times , such as Valentine ’ s Day and Mother ’ s Day , Arena Flowers can receive many thousands of orders per hour through its systems . Each order requires flower stems to be picked , with personalised cards and other gift items added before shipment . Arena was looking for a solution that could cope with this level of complexity and shifting seasonal demands , maintaining
“ We chose Infor CloudSuite Distribution for its ability to rapidly scale in line with our seasonal peaks in demand , giving us the peace of mind that our systems aren ’ t stifling our potential ,” said Richard France , Software Engineer at Arena Flowers “ It will help us focus on our core business , spending less time worrying about keeping our IT systems running and more time developing our customer offerings .”

70 % of UK businesses have been the victim of a successful network security attack in the last year

More than two-thirds ( 70 %) of UK businesses have been the victim of a successful network security attack in the last year and 65 % have been the victim of at least one ransomware attack in the last 12 months , according to new research from Barracuda .

These findings were released in a new report titled : The state of network security in 2021 . Commissioned by Barracuda , the research surveyed 100 UK IT decisionmakers responsible for their organisation ’ s networking , public cloud and security to get their perspectives on cloud adoption , working from home , security concerns and a variety of issues and challenges related to cybersecurity risks . and security challenges as they adapt to hybrid work environments .”
The data revealed that a significant 80 % of respondents with company-issued devices share their home Internet connection with other members of their household , posing a significant security risk . Furthermore , 34 % of UK companies do not issue company devices and instead operated a Bring Your Own Device ( BYOD ) policy and an additional 43 % of companies do issue company devices , but still allow BYOD for some use cases such as email .
Tim Jefferson , SVP , Engineering for Data , Networks and Application Security , Barracuda : “ Organisations are experiencing a high level of network breaches and facing ongoing connectivity
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