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Rebuilding cloud control for the next era of UK enterprise compute
27 February 2026
Kevin Cochrane, CMO at Vultr
UK enterprises are at a critical turning point in how they design, deploy, and evolve cloud compute environments. After a decade dominated by a few hyperscale platforms, organisations face new pressures: accelerating compute demand, escalating and unpredictable costs, tighter data sovereignty expectations, and the need to support distributed, edge-enabled workloads. The CMA reports AWS and Microsoft dominate 40% of UK cloud spend, creating significant switching barriers. Cloud economics are changing rapidly, and performance-per-pound is emerging as a defining metric.
Find out more Why DNS filtering is crucial to your data protection strategy
26 February 2026
James Griffin, CEO, CyberSentriq
It’s easy to overlook, but DNS filtering quietly protects your organisation from countless threats every day. Stopping attacks before they reach your network strengthens your entire data protection framework from the ground up.
The key to completely securing company networks is to prevent infiltration of threats at the source. By utilising the Domain Name System (DNS), organisations can prevent access to dangerous locations masquerading as legitimate resources.
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The hidden cost crisis in networking — and how to escape it
26 February 2026
Chris Noon. Director of Solution Engineering, International for Alkira
The networking landscape of 2026 is unrecognizable from the predictable cycles of the past decade. If your latest hardware refresh quote left you with a sense of sticker shock, you aren’t alone. Across the industry, the cost of physical infrastructure is surging, driven by a perfect storm of AI-driven component shortages, geopolitical friction, and a volatile tariff environment.
For IT leaders, the math no longer adds up. While budgets remain under intense scrutiny, the cost of the "boxes" required to run a modern business is climbing at an alarming rate. We are witnessing a structural shift in the economics of networking—one that requires a fundamental rethink of how we build and consume infrastructure.
Find out more UK Ministry of Defence signs Red Hat enterprise agreement for hybrid cloud and AI platforms
13 February 2026
Red Hat has signed an enterprise agreement with the UK Ministry of Defence that gives MoD teams and approved third parties central access to Red Hat hybrid cloud, automation and AI platforms.
The agreement covers core Red Hat software used across the department, including Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Red Hat OpenShift Platform Plus, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, Red Hat AI and Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization. It also extends access across the Defence Digital Foundry, a shared digital service capability spanning the Royal Navy, British Army, Royal Air Force, Space and Cyber & Specialist Operations Command.
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