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1] You’ll find a more detailed description that examines the ‘What, Why, Who, When, Why and How’ of the metaverse in our latest Tech Journal.
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The metaverse isn’t just for big organisations with big budgets. In fact, these enterprises often also have big chains of command, so decisions take longer to turn around. Smaller businesses can steal a march with their increased agility and ability to react to change faster. Look at lessons learned from the post-Covid adjustments to remote working. Preparation will vary by industry, by your challenges and the type of customers you have. Now is the perfect time to investigate what the metaverse can do for you, and how it can expand your horizons.
Small and medium-sized businesses should take a serious look at the opportunities the metaverse can provide. It is delivering real benefits today, especially in virtual environments that support or simulate physical activities. Getting a head start with metaverse concepts and using it in a small way will prepare the ground for the benefits the metaverse is expected to deliver.
Engage with partners who are already delivering AR and VR solutions to explore different options
Look at opportunities to improve your business processes with mixed/ assisted reality
Consider what the metaverse could do for you in the future. This might mean rethinking your business model and taking necessary steps now
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Forward thinking businesses already have the metaverse on their horizon. They are investigating ways to incorporate virtual and augmented reality into their business processes and customer experience. As it’s still early days, there are practical steps that smaller businesses can take to prepare:
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Mixed reality technology, like Microsoft’s HoloLens, is already being used to great effect in medical and surgery scenarios. This technology could equally be applied to the servicing of vehicles, production lines and other machinery, where the manufacturer’s engineer is able to service or repair the product remotely via an on-site/customer’s operator. In the same way, the technology could be used to train people who need skills to perform physical activities, like a hairdresser or chef. There are significant cost savings available to businesses that offer remote servicing through mixed or assisted reality as they can scale servicing and deliver training without increasing core overheads.
Servicing plant and machinery
Hosting virtual environments for customers enables a business to present its brand experience in an immersive way. In ways very similar to prototyping above, customers can try on products such as clothes via an avatar. This is already used by several retail sites but extending the simulation right up to the checkout gives customers a more complete interaction with your brand. Restaurants can host virtual dining experiences where each person orders their food delivery via an online menu and enjoys a connected experience with the people around their table.
Improved customer experience
By replicating the real world in a virtual environment, the metaverse means that physical products – for example, a backpack, clothing – can be virtually prototyped faster. It reduces the cost associated with design iterations and the time needed to reproduce different sized and coloured models. Manufacturers can reduce time and cost at the design stage and get early feedback from users and focus groups.
Faster, easier prototyping
Lower cost of service through improved business processes
The past 10-20 years has seen a strong technology focus on collaborative working practices – from file sharing, instant messaging, document synchronisation and video-conferencing. The metaverse promises to take this to the next level. Adapting business processes to use mixed or assisted reality will reduce costs for smaller businesses as well as encourage greater collaboration. People can experience working in the same room, around the same table, on the same machines even. Project work and product development allows colleagues to share the same view of the project or product’s status in real-time. What’s more, everyone has the equivalent voice or presence. Just as they would in a real-life setting. The metaverse removes the ‘present vs remote’ divide that people often experienced in meetings before the pandemic.
Greater collaboration and democratisation
Accelerate product development, prototyping and user testing
So, big question, what does the metaverse mean for small to medium-sized businesses? It may seem like it belongs to a galaxy far, far away, but it is getting closer and, yes, it will deliver benefits to businesses of all sizes. In fact, it already is.
Without spending too much time on definitions, the metaverse is a like a ‘real-world’ internet, where people can interact in virtual environments without being physically present[1] . At the moment the ‘real-world’ element is experienced through virtual reality headsets, but again this is constantly evolving.
The metaverse promises to be a game-changer, like the internet was when it first came along. Just as today’s internet is unrecognisable from its earliest days, the metaverse will follow the same sort of trajectory. Some expect that, in as little as two or three years’ time, we’ll be wondering what we ever did before the metaverse.
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Since Facebook rebranded as Meta last year, the metaverse has certainly generated a lot of media interest. As the metaverse realm is being developed, many larger organisations are exploring how they can utilise and benefit from the space. But does the metaverse offer any opportunity for smaller businesses with under 500 employees?
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1] The Digital Transformation of SMEs – OECD library
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Small and medium-sized businesses need to make the best use of limited IT resources, especially as competition for digital skills heats up. Encouraging self-service and using dedicated on-demand resources helps release IT staff from repetitive, time-consuming work to spend on accelerating transformation projects.
Small and medium-sized businesses have to use every advantage to be as lean, productive and efficient as they can be. Smaller leadership teams mean that they can be agile and make faster decisions. But they also suffer because they don’t have the right IT resources in place on demand. Implementing greater self-service or end-user responsibility goes a long way towards releasing IT teams from repetitive, time-consuming work. Implementing changes brought about by digital transformation to optimise the value can call for additional, specialist resources. Installing these experts, even for a short time, can be the biggest accelerator for success of your transformation projects.
Change is difficult in any organisation, large or small. Implementing a technical change is one thing – getting people to adopt it and integrate it into their working lives is another. The value of controlled change within transformation project cannot be overstated. It’s more than making people aware of the change, it’s making them excited about the change. A great way to do this is to create a network of change champions across the business who can answer questions, run training and provide the dynamism to embed change.
Adoption and change management
Taking eProcurement and TCO one step further can take away the pain of providing and managing devices for hard-pressed SMB IT teams. Device as a Service (DaaS) replaces the traditional approach to hardware provision of buying PCs, mobiles, etc. over a two-to-five-year cycle. It removes the risk of employees having to use older, inferior, less secure technology. It also reduces maintenance and internal operational costs as modern device management approaches reduce the time IT teams have to spend manually configuring laptops at individuals’ desks. What’s more, devices can have software, security, access and network features pre-installed for the individual employee – saving more time and improving security.
Device as a Service
A key part of tech ROI is understanding Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) – essentially, how much are your employees costing you? Auditing what technology is being used by whom and for what purpose can reveal gaps or over supply – generally making IT use more efficient and productive.
Total Cost of Ownership
Buying IT – whether that’s software licences, laptops, headsets, mice, etc., – takes up a lot of IT teams’ time. Providing a pre-approved set of technology and tools to purchase online removes the burden on IT teams and puts responsibility back with the department. A company-wide ‘Amazon-lite’ can ensure that no shadow IT creeps in as people try to game or bypass the procurement system.
eProcurement
A quick win to give IT teams back their time (and sense of self-worth) is to encourage a self-service approach among end-users. Providing knowledgebase articles, or even better – videos, empowers end-users to solve their own issues and learn how to fix them if they reoccur or head off that problem happening again. Take passwords. According to Gartner, password resets make up to between 30 and 50% of a helpdesk ticket queue[2]. Enabling people to reset their own passwords – something users of any app or personal system will be familiar with – can release valuable IT resource.
Self-service
Shift-left is a term used in development operations. If you imagine a timeline from left to right, the earlier you incorporate something in the development process, the further left it is placed. By incorporating empowerment, self-service or even automating manual tasks early in a process, the sooner they become established and embedded. For IT teams, this can save valuable time that can be better spent elsewhere.
Shift-left with empowerment and self-service
For a long time, technology’s key role in an organisation was to enable it to achieve more with less resource. As time has gone on, technology has opened up so many new business opportunities and facilitated so much change, that it is itself taking up a lot of resource just to manage and maintain it. By alleviating the pressures on IT people, they can focus on the important things that keep the business operating. Having to deal with incidents and issues around the business means that the big tasks, like maintenance, can be neglected. This is a big problem for smaller and mid-sized businesses that may be inclined to run, say, a server until it falls over. The implications for the business could be catastrophic. At Insight, we believe there is a way. Changes to the way your IT teams – and end-users of IT services – work can help distribute the load and keep the focus on essential and strategic development.
Achieve more with less
The digital skills gap is felt acutely in smaller businesses who have to compete with larger companies offering higher salaries and other benefits. Within businesses of up to 500 employees, the ambition for greater, faster digital transformation is considerable as business leaders recognise the capabilities of IT as an accelerator for business growth. Music to the IT managers’ ears perhaps, but how can they deliver these ambitions with a limited team?
Businesses of all sizes are reaping the benefits that digital transformation delivers, particularly in this age of remote working sparked by the pandemic. COVID-19 accelerated the push towards digitalisation and, since the start of the pandemic, 70% of SMBs have made more use of digital technologies[1]. IT teams rapidly became the heroes of the day by ensuring that people had access to laptops, networks and tools. The pressure on IT people was immense, and it shows little sign of letting up. In fact, the lack of skilled IT resource is a major issue for many businesses who want to continue their digital transformation momentum.
Tips for SMBs
A left-shift for IT self-service redistributes workload and responsibility
Resetting passwords makes up to 50% of helpdesk ticket queues
Empowering people helps build champions of change
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1 Microsoft 365 sold separately. 2 Some layouts only available based on display resolution and scale settings. 3 Intel® Active Management Technology is the only wireless solution for remote manageability for business. As measured by December 2020 IOActive study (commissioned by Intel) of in-band software-based remote management functions; out-of-band hardware-based remote management functions; and cloud-based support in thin & light Windows-based PCs. AMT requires a network connection; must be a known network for WiFi out-of-band management. Learn more at intel.com/PerformanceIndex. Results may vary. 4 Coming in a future release; appearance may vary. 5 Hardware dependent. Videoconferencing applications and services sold separately. 6 Active Directory and internet connection required; sold separately. 7 Intel Over The Air (OTA) multi-client Wi-Fi testing in simulated standard managed IT environment highlighted a major reduction in Skype videoconferencing latency due to core technology advantages of Wi-Fi 6/6E vs. Wi-Fi 5. 6 GHz Wi-Fi 6E operation requires use of Intel® Wi-Fi 6E (Gig+) products in conjunction with operating systems and routers/APs/Gateways that support Wi-Fi 6E, together with regional spectrum allocation & required regulatory certifications. Visit intel.com/PerformanceIndex (connectivity) for details. 8 For Windows Hello with biometrics specialised hardware, a fingerprint reader, illuminated IR sensor or other biometric sensor is required. *On PC only. Learn more (including compatible mobile devices) at office.com/information † OneNote features vary by platform. https://aka.ms/onenote-office2019-faq ‡ App availability varies by device/language. Go to: office.com/systemrequirements for compatible versions of Windows 11 and MacOS and for other feature requirements. **App also available separately for freeIntel vPro® is built for business, with premium performance focused around productivity, collaboration and content creation. Intel® Hardware Shield adds comprehensive features like below-the-OS security, application and data protections, and advanced threat protections. Professional grade tools enable users to multitask while executing demanding workloads in highly personalised set-ups. All integrated into a single, validated platform for business. Intel® Active Management Technology is the only wireless solution for remote manageability for business. As measured by December 2020 IOActive study (commissioned by Intel) of in-band software-based remote management functions; out-of-band hardware-based remote management functions; and cloud-based support in thin & light Windows-based PCs. AMT requires a network connection; must be a known network for WiFi out-of-band management. Learn more at intel.com/PerformanceIndex. Results may vary. Intel builds products with security integrated at every step, backed by dedicated teams evaluating security resilience. Intel applies the security development lifecycle from inception to production, with testing from teams of dedicated security experts. No product or component can be absolutely secure. Learn more at www.intel.com/PerformanceIndex Intel technologies may require enabled hardware, software or service activation. No product or component can be absolutely secure. Your costs and results may vary. © Intel Corporation. Intel, the Intel logo and other Intel marks are trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries.
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You're invited to participate in an intimate, interactive digital workshop experience for Microsoft Azure. Jump start your organisation's digital transformation with the Azure Immersion Workshop: .NET App Modernisation. This course was designed to help you manage and modernise your Microsoft .NET application states as you migrate them to Microsoft Azure App Service. Start your morning with a whiteboard design session on app modernisation, followed by a hands-on lab designed to help you manage your .NET app library to increase resiliency, improve cost-efficiency, and help you scale more easily. Get ready to innovate in real time with Azure.
Cloud Adoption Framework
The Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework Workshop is a full day interactive, virtual workshop where you will have the opportunity to learn more about; how to prepare your cloud environments not only to receive migrating applications, but also to balance agility, governance and security considerations using Azure landing zones. This workshop will provide an overview of the key components of the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework that guides your overall cloud journey.
Infrastructure Migration
You get the most out of Microsoft cloud services when you migrate your applications and on-premises server infrastructures to the cloud. The Azure Immersion Workshop: Infrastructure Migration brings you up to speed on landing zones, why they're important, and how to design and implement them for your own migrations. In the afternoon, jump into a hands on-learning lab where you'll leverage Microsoft Azure Migrate to transition applications to the cloud. Please note that this exclusive session covers Windows Server, Microsoft SQL Server, Linux, and open source software database migrations to Azure. Gain confidence in the cloud with Azure.
AI
AI continues to shape our future with its near endless potential. The Azure Immersion Workshop: AI demonstrates the benefits that your organisation gains when adopting this powerful technology. Experience in-depth demonstrations of Microsoft Azure cloud AI and examples of best practices before a hands-on afternoon lab on Azure AI solutions. Participants get the added opportunity of a deeper dive into one of three AI-focused topics, allowing them to choose a path that suits their organisation's needs. Topics are machine learning, Azure Synapse, and Azure Machine Learning (AML): knowledge mining; or cognitive services and bots. Tap into the power of AI with Azure.
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Speak to your Insight Account Manager or visit uk.insight.com for more information on VMware Carbon Black
VMware Carbon Black Cloud protects endpoints and workloads against advanced threats using a single platform, console and agent to prevent and respond to attacks faster. The platform leverages intelligence from more than one trillion events per day across millions of global endpoints. It combines multiple security capabilities to help small to medium sized businesses work more efficiently.
a. Hunt for threats with recordings of all endpoint activity b. Detect anomalous activity with threat intelligence and frequency analysis c. Feed response actions directly back into hardening and prevention
Detect & Respond
a. Stop more malware by combining exploit prevention, machine learning, and file reputation b. Shut down unknown attacks with behavioural analytics and ransomware decoys c. Easily adapt prevention todetected behaviour inyour environment
Prevent
a. Understand current state of over 1,500 artifacts on any endpoint or workload b. Run ongoing assessments to track IT hygiene c. Take immediate action with live, remote access
Identify risk
Current Capabilities:
Improve analytics - as behaviours are seen globally
Scale effortlessly - to millions of endpoints
Contain attacks - even on home networks
Deploy and protect in hours - not months
Shifting to cloud-native security will enable you to:
Gain extensive visibility into system state and endpoint activity to confidently prioritise vulnerabilities and respond to threats faster.
Comprehensive real-time risk assessment:
Leverage analytics from more than one trillion global events per day for behavioural prevention that adapts to your unique environment.
Context-driven behavioural prevention:
Reduce complexity and enable teams toeffectively improve security together from asingle, shared source of truth, and security thatis agentless on workloads.
Single consolidated platform:
The results are:
VMware Carbon Black Cloud weaves intrinsic security capabilities into the underlying fabric of the entire VMware portfolio, and integrates with other cloud infrastructure providers to provide additional value to teams across your organisation. VMware Endpoint and Workload Security, through Carbon Black Cloud, leverage a single platform, console and agent to delivery industry-leading prevention, detection, and response that help identify and respond to attacks faster. It also gives you far richer context in what these endpoints and workloads are and how they’re being leveraged by the applications and data that you are ultimately protecting.
VMware Carbon Black Cloud™ provides rich analytics to solve these challenges across a whole range of platforms.
Threats target workloads differently from the way they target endpoints. This is why a legacy EPP security provider is not sufficient to secure workloads. To protect workloads effectively, organisations need deep visibility into application behaviour.
Similar approaches to endpointand workloads security
There are several tools within the risk identification, prevention, detection and response lifecycle that we deal with daily. And while these tools need to be connected use cases, different teams end up buying and implementing them separately, with their own consoles, agents, policy sets, and overall configurations.
Security and IT teams are siloed
There are too many installed agents but too few insights. Your security and IT teams try to stay aligned but are relying on their own siloed tools to achieve their separate goals, rather than working from a single source of truth to achieve shared business objectives.
Too many point products
Given the current threat landscape, your organisation needs more than what legacy anti-virus delivers. You need to protect your endpoints and evolving workloads from cyberattacks. But there are a series of fundamental challenges that prevent this.
VMware puts teams in the power seat.
Carbon Black gives small to medium sized enterprises the protection to disrupt advanced attacks before they compound. With the continually evolving threat landscape, settling for a check box on security is laying out a welcome mat for cyber-attacks. Whether organisations want to replace antiquated malware prevention or want to empower a fully automated security operations process, VMware Carbon Black fully meets those needs.
Endpoint Protection for the Modern Enterprise
Intrinsic security is context-centric and goes beyond helping you understand threats. It factors in the broader context - the applications and data you need to protect. It means having deeper visibility into apps, processes, data, who is accessing that information and from where.
Context-centric
Security needs to become more unified interms of tools, techniques and teams to reduce complexity. With intrinsic security you canconsolidate isolated tools, bring them together on a platform and create more integrated workflows to identify threats faster.
Unified
Building security into the infrastructure gets rid of the agents, appliances, and sensors that bog down and disrupt compute capacity and leads to a more efficient way of collecting richer data. Security should also use the infrastructure to protect applications, gain visibility and better enforce security policies.
Built-in
Intrinsic security means leveraging infrastructure, with security built-inacross any app, any cloud, and any device. VMware intrinsic security is:
Intrinsic security is a unique approach that leverages your infrastructure to secure. It is built in – not bolted on. It is unified to help you reduce the number of security tools and enable teams to operate from the same source of truth to reduce complexity. Intrinsic security helps you understand your own environment - applications, data, and how those two elements leverage your infrastructure. All of this simplifies security so you can focus on strategic priorities that deliver business results.
What is Intrinsic Security?
Every day, attackers are getting smarter and coming up with new techniques to avoid detection and traditional antivirus (AV) is no longer enough to keep safe. Small to medium sized enterprises can now broaden, deepen and extend their defences with VMware Intrinsic Security solutions, available from Insight. VMware Carbon Black integrates with existing infrastructure to maximise company resources and deliver reliable security at every control point.
Protection from Inside Out: Detect and Stop Threats with Endpoint & Workload Security
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Alastair Basden, Technical Manager, Durham University
“The PowerEdge rack servers with NVMe provide very fast I/O with a parallel file system that reads and writes data to disk very quickly... improving the efficiency of the cluster. That means we can really concentrate on the core computation rather than waiting for files to be saved.”
The latest generation of PowerEdge servers are optimised for a wide spectrum of modern workloads, so you can easily meet your price/performance goals.
Specialised
Mainstream
Scalable
Essential
Find the right compute and server for your use case and workloads.
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Embed trust into your digital transformation with an infrastructure and IT environment designed for secure interactions and the capability to anticipate potential threats. This security starts at design and continues through the supply chain and lifecycle to decommissioning.
Proactive resilience:
Respond rapidly to business opportunities with intelligent systems that work together and independently, enabling rapid digital transformation and productivity to deliver outcomes aligned with business priorities, freeing IT to stop managing and start innovating. These systems help you adapt to a changing environment, enable rapid digital transformation, and position you to grow, scale and evolve.
Autonomous compute infrastructure:
Address evolving compute demands with a platform engineered to optimise the latest technology advancements for predictable profitable outcomes while easily scaling to address your data at the point of need, from edge to hybrid cloud.
Adaptive compute:
The new PowerEdge server portfolio is built to powery our innovation engine to meet the challenges of digital transformation with a secure infrastructure that supports a full range of modern workloads and objectives. Paired with Dell EMC OpenManage and systems management solutions, PowerEdge servers deliver the productivity and performance you need to power your innovation. Together, they stop at nothing, so nothing’s in your way. The new portfolio is built on three pillars:
Two third-generation AMD EPYC processors with up to 64 cores
PowerEdge XR12 Server A single-socket 2U ruggedised, compact server offering enterprise performance and security with expanded I/O, storage and GPU options for edge-based workloads.
Up to two third-generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors with up to 40 cores
PowerEdge XR11 Server A single-socket 1U ruggedised, compact server offering enterprise performance and security for edge-based workloads.
PowerEdge R750xa Server The flagship server for GPU- optimised workloads is purpose-built to boost acceleration performance across the widest range of needs.
Up to two third- generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors with up to 40 cores
PowerEdge C6525 Server A compute-dense server designed to boost data center performance to tackle a variety of HPC workload and applications like digital manufacturing, research and web tech.
PowerEdge C6520 Server Compute-dense server designed to boost data center performance and provide extreme compute at scale.
PowerEdge XE8545 Server GPU-optimised design supporting four next-gen NVIDIA® GPUs with exceptional NVLinkTM peer-to-peer bandwidth.
Latest technology, focused on specialised compute needs.
Specialised Servers
One third-generation Intel Xeon Scalable processor with up to 36 cores
Up to two second- or third-generation AMD EPYC processors with up to 64 cores
The PowerEdge R750 delivers up to 43% greater performance in solving massively parallel linear equations, supporting your most computationally heavy workloads
PowerEdge R6525 Server Dual-socket 1U server that delivers performance and innovation to handle workloads like HPC, VDI and virtualisation.
PowerEdge R650 Server Full-featured enterprise server designed to optimise application performance and data center density.
Up to two second- or third- generation AMD EPYC processors with up to 64 cores
PowerEdge R7525 Server A highly scalable two-socket 2U rack server that delivers powerful performance and flexible configuration that is ideal for all-flash SDS, VDI and data analytics workloads
PowerEdge MX750c Server Full-featured, high performance, modular and dense compute for exceptional scalability.
PowerEdge R750 Server Full-featured enterprise server, delivering outstanding performance for the most demanding workloads
Latest technology, designed for best-in-class performance.
Mainstream Servers
Up to two third generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors with up to 32 cores
The PowerEdge R6515 accelerates data processing capabilities by up to 60% in Apache® Hadoop® databases, speeding time to insights .[1]
PowerEdge R6515 Server The single-socket server designed to handle workloads like virtualisation, hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) and OpenStack® Ready Architecture
One second- or th ird-generation AMD® EPYC™ processor with up to 64 cores
PowerEdge R7515 Server A server designed tohandle workloads like SDS, virtualisation and data analytics
PowerEdge R650xs Server Purpose-built 1U, dual-socket server, combining right-sized enterprise features, performance and scalability to drive application performance for dense scale-out data centre computing
PowerEdge R750xs Server Feature-optimised full-performance enterprise server designed to offer the latest performance with ideal memory, CPU, I/O, and storage offering for scale-out environments
Advanced technology that balances capability and capacity with enterprise features
Scalable Servers
Up to two third-generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors with up to 24 cores
PowerEdge R550 Server A versatile, aff ordable, virtualisation-ready rack server
PowerEdge R450 Server Peak performance in a density optimised,affordable rack server
Entry-level technology with essential features, limited scalability, and enterprise-class management
Essential Servers
Innovate, adapt and grow with the latest generation of compute.
From the edge device, to the core data centre, to the cloud, Dell EMC offers businesses a full breadth of solutions for streamlining and consolidating servers and storage plus data protection at every touch point.
Introducing the Latest Generation of Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers
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Devices designed for hybrid working
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Get connected wherever you go
Satellite Pro C40-G-109
Windows 10 Pro Intel® Celeron® Processor 5205U 14" non-reflective HD display 128GB SSD M.2 SATA 4GB DDR4 RAM (2666MHz) Intel® UHD Graphics
This 14” laptop offers all the tools you need for a productive work or study day, yet is effortlessly portable and budget-friendly. Multitasking is seamless thanks to its 10th Gen Intel® Core™ processor, up to 16GB of super-fast DDR4 RAM and SSD storage options up to 512GB, while the latest USB Type-C™ port provides oneclick connection to your most-used peripherals. Despite being packed with features for next-level performance, usability and connectivity, this compact and lightweight device has been engineered with mobility in mind.
Secure working, anywhere
Satellite Pro A40-J-11C
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit 11th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7 35.6cm (14.0") , Non-reflective Full HD High Brightness eDP™ IPS display with LED sidelighting and 16:9 aspect ratio Solid State Drive NVMe™ M.2 PCIe 256GB 8GB, DDR4 RAM (3200MHz) Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics Mystic Blue
Life on the go is the new normal for many professionals. Whether you have a fleet of 10 or 10,000 devices, Tecra is the smart choice. Designed to tick every box for mobile workers and IT managers alike, this 14" notebook packs enterprise-ready security and management technology into an exceptionally portable, reliable and stylish chassis. It meets Microsoft’s stringent Secured-core requirements, and features optional Intel® AMT for maximum manageability both in and out of the office. And with blazing-fast 28W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ processors, and Iris® Xe graphics, and up to 32GB of DDR4 RAM in two fully configurable slots, you can be sure that wherever teams are working, they’ll be doing so productively
Designed for learning, built for mobility
ET10-G-106 Tablet
Intel® Celeron® N3350 Processor Windows 10 Pro 64-bit 10.1” HD 10 Point Touch 1280 x 800 4GB LPDDR4 RAM Solid State Drive 128 GB eMMC Mini HDMI, USB 3.0, USB-C, Bluetooth 4, Intel® HD Graphics 500 Detachable UK Keyboard Front 2.0MP, Rear 2.0MP Webcam
Work and learn wherever you are, with the 10.1" Dynabook ET10. Slim, light and easy to carry, the full-sized keyboard and functional clickpad is ideal for getting work done or chatting with friends, while the tablet mode enables easy browsing and sharing. With an IPS touch display that offers HD resolution the E10 will deliver stunning definition for presentations, projects, pictures and more. With the ability to switch between a laptop and a tablet throughout the day at the press of a button – the ET10 really does provide the best of both worlds.
The latest technology for on-the-go workers
Portege X30L-J-13X
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit 11th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7 Processor 33.8cm (13.3") , Sharp non-reflective IGZO Full HD high brightness display with 470 nit and IPS-Technology Solid State Drive NVMe™ M.2 PCIe 256 GB 16GB DDR4 RAM (3200MHz) Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics Mystic Blue
Lighter than light, stronger than strong. The dynabook Portégé X30L is a 13.3"" ultra-lightweight business laptop specifically crafted to bring the latest technology to on-the-go workers. The 906g Portégé X30L is equipped to support exceptional performance, security and design, handling anything a day out of the offi ce can bring. The high brightness Sharp IGZO FHD screen with 470 NIT, full-power 28W 11th generation Intel® Core™ processors with Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics, new Separated Airflow cooling technology and 15 hours of battery life, all keep you going, and going, when working on the move. Twin USB Type-C ports with Thunderbolt 4 and HDMI 2.0 are included in a full range of ports.
Fully-loaded for the new normal
Dynabook Portégé X30W-J-10C
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit 11th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7 Processor 33.8cm (13.3") non-reflective Full HD Touch display with Corning® Gorilla® Glass and IPS-Technology 512GB Solid State Drive M.2 PCIe 16GB, LPDDR4X RAM (4266MHz) Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics Mystic Blue
Full-power 28W 11th generation Intel® Core™ processors, powerful Intel® Xe™ graphics, 16-hour battery life and Instant Wake combine in a 17.9mm slim, sub-1kg package. Adding up to unparalleled productivity, creativity and collaboration, whenever and wherever you need it.
Our 'always on' reality can be overwhelming. You need to connect and create, and you need to do it right now. You need a sidekick – and the Portégé X30W stands ready. Engineered to exceed Intel®'s exacting new Evo™ classification, this 360º convertible 13.3" laptop puts the complete toolset at your fingertips.
Windows 10 Pro (Windows 11 Pro with Downgrade Facilitation) AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600U Processor 39.6cm (15.6”) , Full HD non-reflective High Brightness eDP™ IPS display Solid State Drive NVMe™ M.2 PCIe 256 GB 8GB DDR4 (3200)
IT budgets are strained but the pressure's still on to perform. What's more, appearances matter. That's why the 15" Satellite Pro C50D offers premium design, fully-loaded features and seamless performance at a remarkably low price. With AMD Ryzen™ Processor with Radeon™ Graphics, up to 32GB of DDR4 RAM in two configurable slots, the latest USB Type-C™ port for one-click connection to your favourite peripherals, and a special anti-bacterial paint coating which inhibits the growth of micro-organisms such as bacteria, this slimline, narrow-bezel laptop is ready to take on any business task you throw its way, and do so in style.
Your stylish partner for workday productivity
Satellite Pro C50D-B-115
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