April 2025:  UK-PBUG UK User Group

On the 15th April after many years, OCS in conjunction with Appeon held a UK PowerBuilder User Group meeting which took place in London.  The following sessions took place:

• PowerBuilder Roadmap
• New Development Features In PowerBuilder 2025
• Can OpenAI Be Useful In My PowerBuilder Application?
• Legacy To Latest: Converting Out Of Support PowerBuilder Applications To PowerBuilder 2022R3
• New IDE Features In PowerBuilder 2025
• Appeon PowerServer Explained: When, Why And How
• Appeon PowerServer Success Story.

Thank you to everyone who made this happen and it was a great opportunity to connect with both familiar and new members of the community.

2nd - 3rd April 2025:  Retail Technology

As with previous years, OCS Cash Management Solutions attended the Retail Technology Show, and what a great show it was.

Not only was it an opportunity to catch up with many of our Clients and Partners, it was also excellent to see new cash devices recently released in the market and to hear some very interesting presentations on all things Cash Management.

November 2024:  CCS G-Cloud 14 Framework Award

OCS Consulting plc has been named as a supplier on Crown Commercial Service's (CCS) G-Cloud 14 Framework under Cloud Support and is able to offer Cloud Assessment and Cloud Migration Services.  By using these services, OCS can provide responsive and engaging Cloud Solution to meet Client's specific needs.

March 2024: OCS and Oracle Corporation

We're pleased to announce that OCS is an official Oracle partner!  Since our founding in 1984, providing Oracle Database services has always been an integral part of our business. Over the past few years we have seen an increase in demands for our dedicated Oracle team, with the below services of particular interest to our clients:

• Oracle Cloud Services
• Oracle DBA Support
• Oracle Database Project Services
• Oracle Data Migration and ODI
• Oracle Managed Services.

If you'd like to find out more about our Oracle services and how OCS can help your business, please contact James Widdowson.

February 2024:  OCS and Zeenyx

We're proud to announce OCS's partnership with Zeenyx Ascential Test.
As part of any application development or enhancement project, testing plays a pivotal role, whether it's executed manually or through automation testing tools like Ascential Test. At OCS we have experience of several automated testing tools, but in a recent project we utilised Ascential Test and were thrilled with the results, so a partnership seemed like a must!

If you're interested in hearing more about our projects using automated testing tools or any other technology services we offer, please do get in touch with James Widdowson to arrange a call.

January 2024:  OCS and Appeon

We’re proud to announce OCS is now an Appeon Consulting Partner.  Since the 1990s, PowerBuilder has been a substantial part of OCS’ business. Over the years, we have worked on millions of lines of code, across hundreds of projects. We’ve participated in several conferences, lead user groups, and established ourselves as experts in the PowerBuilder arena; our partnership with Appeon is yet another exciting milestone for us.
 
If you require any PowerBuilder support or want to understand how the latest versions of Appeon can help you, please get in touch with James Widdowson.

July 2023:  Employee-Owned Excellence

OCS Consulting is proud to announce on the 26^th July 2023 we became an employee-owned organisation.  This important milestone in OCS’ history signifies our commitment to fostering a culture of shared responsibility, innovation and long-term sustainability. As employee-owners, every team member will have a direct stake in the success of OCS, creating an environment where collaboration and excellence thrive.

We believe that employee-ownership will bring increased benefits to all our stakeholders, our clients, employees and partners. By empowering our employees with a vested interest in the organisation’s future, we aim to foster even greater engagement, accountability and creativity. Clients can expect a team even more deeply invested in delivering exceptional solutions and building enduring relationships. Our collective focus will ensure that we continue to adapt, innovate and provide the highest levels of service.

For OCS, employee-ownership will strengthen and secure our independence and desire to be a business committed to long-term growth and shared success. We believe it will enhance our ability to attract and retain experienced professionals. Throughout our 40 year history, OCS has always maintained a set of core values and we are delighted that this transition to employee ownership will secure that for years to come.

June 2021 - OCS Elected 2021 SAS Local Partner of the Year for Southwest Europe

June 22, 2021 SAS has awarded OCS Consulting with the Partner of the Year award for the Southwest Europe region. The award is a recognition for, among other things, the collaboration with SAS on initiatives in the field of life sciences.  The global and regional Partner Awards are presented each year to the top partners for their outstanding collaboration, innovation and contributions.

OCS Consulting holds Gold Partner status within the SAS partner program and is one of the largest regional SAS partners in Europe.  OCS Consulting, founded in 1984, is an international IT services and consultancy organisation with offices in United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Belgium and Switzerland. OCS Consulting provides a full range of professional services including consulting, on-site and off-site projects, secondment/resourcing and managed support services.

The strengths of OCS Consulting that have contributed to this award include their longstanding commitment as a SAS Partner resulting in a high level of knowledge of the life sciences industry, technical SAS skills and insight into clinical data science.  "At SAS we believe that our Partners are our best Business friends and make a big difference for both SAS and our customers. They invest in SAS because they believe in the strength of our company, our market leading software and our strategy”, said Steven Harris, Vice President, EMEA Alliances & Channels. “Each year we select a Regional Partner of the year to express our appreciation for their exceptional contribution to our business. This year OCS Consulting is given this honour. 

Matthijs Babeliowsky, Director Alliance & Channel Management South & Western Europe at SAS, commented: “OCS Consulting has been a very strong and committed partner for many years, with a strong focus on life sciences. I am very pleased that their efforts are being rewarded.

Michael Gomes, Manager SAS Consulting Services at OCS Consulting, is delighted with the award: “OCS Consulting is honoured and proud to have been awarded the Regional Partner of the Year award. Our close cooperation in the life sciences market across Europe, and in particular in the Benelux, has resulted in many successful implementations and the use of SAS solutions in clinical research. For us, this award is a recognition that our initiatives are appreciated and encourages us to continue on this path we have embarked on."