30 December 2025

Yoram Novick, CEO, Zadara

As the UK furthers its commitment to digital sovereignty, enterprises are re-evaluating how and where their data lives. The intersection of cloud, AI, and regulatory reform has created a new mandate: build infrastructure that can process data intelligently, efficiently, and within trusted borders. Across both public and private sectors, this is driving a shift toward sovereign, AI-enabled cloud models that balance control, compliance, and innovation.

29 December 2025

Ian Lockyer, Marketing Manager, Icom UK Ltd

The Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) represents the world's most essential framework for ensuring life-at-sea safety. Established by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), GMDSS is a globally mandated, integrated radio safety system and procedural protocol designed to guarantee that any vessel in distress can be located and assisted anywhere on the planet.

For leaders in the maritime industry, understanding and correctly implementing GMDSS is not merely a regulatory obligation, it is a core responsibility that directly impacts lives.

24 December 2025

Haris Pylarinos, Founder and CEO of Hack The Box

AI is rapidly changing how cyber defence is delivered. For managed security service providers (MSSPs), AI-enabled analytics, autonomous monitoring, and automated response offer the ability to analyse more data, close investigations faster and support customers seeking 24/7 assurance, without expanding SOC teams.

AI has the potential to improve cybersecurity, but speed alone doesn’t create resilience. If autonomous decision-making is not validated, tuned, and supervised, fast responses may be incorrect. The advantages of automation must be balanced by confidence that it behaves correctly under real-world conditions. Without this, introducing AI into an organisation’s cybersecurity becomes a new operational risk.

12 December 2025

Imran Akhtar, Head of Academy, mthree

Artificial intelligence is transforming how technology teams work. Tasks that once took hours now take minutes. As teams grow leaner, many employers are cutting back on graduate and entry-level hiring, assuming that having smarter tools means requiring fewer hands.

The reality? This short-term logic risks creating a long-term gap in skills and, more importantly, experience that could stall an organisation’s progress for years.

12 December 2025

Pejman Tabassomi, Field CTO for EMEA, Datadog

Credential theft continues to pose a significant risk for enterprises operating in the cloud. In this environment, both human and machine identities now constitute the new security perimeter, meaning that a single leaked credential can provide attackers with access to an organisation’s most sensitive data. This risk has prompted teams to rethink their security models and develop new strategies (such as data perimeters and multi-account governance) to reduce exposure while maintaining operational agility.