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Brintons Carpets modernises global operations with hybrid cloud and 24/7 security
11 December 2025
Brintons, a historic leader in carpet manufacturing since 1783, has embarked on a strategic digital transformation to support its global growth.
With production sites across Portugal, Poland, and India, and offices spanning the US and Australia, the company recognised the need to modernise its IT infrastructure. Following a comprehensive review, Brintons chose Node4 as its technology partner to implement a modern hybrid cloud environment and enhance security through continuous monitoring.
Find out more Automation, sovereignty & cyber wars: what’s next for 2026?
11 December 2025
Enterprise networking is heading into a year where automation grows up, cybersecurity gets more urgent, and digital sovereignty reshapes infrastructure choices across the UK…
How do you see AI-driven network automation reshaping IT operations?
John Smith, EMEA CTO, Veracode: In 2026, the biggest shift we’ll see will be centred on automation finally becoming trustworthy enough to run itself. Like we’ve seen with the rise in vibe coding this year, AI-driven network tools will start taking over routine configuration and threat monitoring, which means IT and security teams will spend less time firefighting and more time validating what AI systems are doing.
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SD-WAN isn’t dead — it’s relocating
11 December 2025
As UK enterprises grapple with hybrid work, rising cyber threats and an ever-expanding cloud footprint, the question keeps resurfacing: does SD-WAN still matter?
Hybrid work has changed the rules — but SD-WAN still holds the map
When hybrid work arrived, it didn’t gently knock. It kicked the door off the hinges, scattered the network diagrams, and told IT teams to reinvent security before lunch. The old days of predictable branch offices and tidy perimeters are long gone; in their place is a muddier, more fragmented landscape where users, apps and data live everywhere.
Find out more Server security must-knows
11 December 2025
Nick Rogers, CEO, Exacta Technologies
In today’s digital-first economy, server infrastructure is no longer a background function. It forms the foundations on which organisations operate and innovate.
Many UK organisations have developed exceptional software platforms, often built with remarkable technical depth. A significant number continue to run these workloads on established on-prem estates. This isn’t resistance to change; it reflects the ongoing need for sovereignty, regulatory control, predictable performance, and infrastructure that stays physically close to the business. For many mission critical workloads, on-prem environments remain the most reliable and strategically aligned choice. But as software evolves, infrastructure must evolve with it to avoid becoming a constraint.
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