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The total number of SSH employees that aren ’ t really in the consumer market yet , and are only in the enterprise space ,” comments Dewhurst . “ We try to pick up the innovations that are out there and bring them together to bring advantages to what we do . That ’ s where we have to be , especially in the technology space .”
To further increase collaboration , SSH is specific about calling vendors partners , especially as the company increasingly works with them to innovate . For example , the company works collaboratively on the technology design for all its offices with BIOSME who provide quality technology infrastructure management , to high standards and strong service levels agreed prior to an outsourcing agreement which both parties signed in December last year . SSH has also developed its partnership with Autodesk , which was historically a transactional relationship , in order to increase collaboration and find potential uses of augmented , mixed and virtual reality technologies and other areas of innovation that Autodesk are bringing to the market .
Explaining that transactional relationships no longer hold any real value , Dewhurst adds that there are mutual benefits to explore different technologies and work together on practical applications . “ We ’ re not one of the big players in the industry globally , but nonetheless we are trying to work with them at the leading edge . We try to work with all our vendors more strategically , who then become
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