06 April 2025

Picture the scene… a critical IT device goes down in a high-security defence facility. The engineer needs a replacement, and fast. IT support is offline, the help desk is miles away and paperwork delays make retrieval a nightmare. In high-stakes industries like aerospace and defence, downtime isn’t just an inconvenience - it’s a potential security risk. This is where the adoption of smart lockers as part of the IT service and support function can change the game. They are more than just secure storage, they represent a smarter, faster, and more resilient approach to IT asset management.

04 April 2025

Lindsay Congreve, Head of Metering at Anglian Water

2010 saw the initial introduction of smart water meters in the UK; however, uptake continues to lag.

By March 2024, approximately 60% of households in England had water meters, but only 13% had smart meters. However, the Environment Agency has set out a plan to ensure that 48% of households have smart meters by 2030, 73% by 2040 and 76% by 2050.

03 April 2025

Ian Smith, Head of UKTIN

Driven by globalisation and outsourcing, the UK’s leading position globally in network technology and management has been increasingly challenged over the past few decades.

Our country is now too reliant on technology designed and manufactured abroad, with networks managed in outsourced centres across the globe. As the world moves into a more unstable period, this leaves the UK in a vulnerable position which needs to be addressed.

02 April 2025

Judy Kaldenberg, SVP Sales and Marketing, Nexsan

With ransomware incidents skyrocketing, it is no longer a question of if an attack will occur, but when. Organizations that believe that moving business-critical data to a cloud storage provider makes them immune from such threats are simply ignoring the reality. Ransomware doesn’t discriminate — every business is a potential target.

In 2023, cybercriminals extorted more than US$1 billion in cryptocurrency payments from ransomware victims. What may have started as a simple business disruption just over five years ago has now ballooned into devastating multi-million-dollar incidents, often costing businesses their reputation and leaving them in a prolonged state of recovery – if they are able to recover at all.

02 April 2025

Tom Whittle, Solutions architect – Networking, Telent

Robust and secure networking capabilities are pivotal to digital innovation and transformation within higher education and academic institutions. The education sector ranked fifth globally for cybercrime incidents, showcasing the need for a secure and reliable networking framework. When analysing devices within a university network, over 65% of Gen Z frequently use more than one device at a time, so they need a networking infrastructure that can cope with this demand.