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Published in Colocation/Hosting Digital Business Internet of Things

By Darren Watkins, managing director for VIRTUS Data Centres.

Published in Digital Business Software Defined Networking

By Tony Judd, Managing Director, Enterprise EMEA at Verizon.

Published in Cloud + MS Colocation/Hosting Datacentre + Network Security Infrastructure Platform Security Security + Compliance Storage

By Maya Canetti, Director of Products at Allot Communications.

Published in Datacentre + Network Security Security + Compliance

By Hakan Ekmen, Chief Executive, P3 communications GmbH.

Do you know where your data is?

By Alastair Hartrup, Global CEO of Network Critical.

Can food organisations really turn big data into smart data?

By Stephanie Augier, European Lead for Analytics for Manufacturers, IRI.

Uncovering the next generation of mobile security

By Isaac Daniel, Founder and CEO of Macate.

IoT as a service will provide businesses with the tools necessary to implement IoT

The Internet of Things (IoT) is arguably set to be the biggest driver of productivity and growth in the next decade, with Accenture estimating IoT could add $14.2 trillion to the global economy by 2030. But despite the hype and excitement, right now we seem to be a very long way from realising that vision, especially in the UK. From network costs that are simply too expensive to sensors created by innovative, but small, startups, IoT at scale has simply not been achieved. The question many organisations are beginning to ask is: can IoT really deliver out of the lab, in the real world?Nick Sacke, Head of IoT and Products at Comms365 believes IoT is on the cusp of mass deployment, as organisations leverage Lower Powered Wide Area Networking (LPWAN) and new IoT as a Service deployment models to achieve fast, minimal risk, low cost innovation.

Making SIAM work for disaggregation

By Jon Morley, Service Delivery Manager of Littlefish, the managed IT services company.

Addressing cybercrime: Why board responsibilities must evolve

By Gaurav Kataria, CIO, Cyient.

The security risk within Smart Cities

By Mirko Brandner, Technical Manager, Arxan Technologies.

The importance of the printing industry in the digital age

By Patrick Vernon, technology writer.

Spotlight on Women in IT – Episode 28 Marion Stewart, Chief Operating Officer at Red Helix

Women working in the IT industry share their experiences – covering the opportunities they have had, the challenges they have had to overcome during their careers to date, and offering plenty of constructive thoughts and observations as to what improvements still need to be made when it comes to improving diversity within the workplace. Episode 28 Marion Stewart, Chief Operating Officer at Red Helix

Sustainable storage – time for IT teams to step up

Pure Storage’s Wes Van Den Berg, Vice President and General Manager, UK & Ireland, discusses the findings of the company’s recent IT Sustainability Impact Survey. IT departments have a major role to play in helping organisations achieve their sustainability goals; and IT vendors have a similar responsibility to supply energy-efficient, sustainable solutions – Evergreen storage in Pure Storage’s case.

Edge computing to take centre stage

Elliott Young, CTO, Dell Technologies UK, discusses edge computing – what is or isn’t happening as of now, how it contributes to companies’ sustainability objectives and, perhaps most importantly, the huge potential it offers almost every business when it comes to optimising the performance of their applications.

DCS talks to RISE Research Institutes of Sweden at the Data Centre Alliance's 10x10 Event

DCS talks to Jon Summers from RISE Research Institutes of Sweden at the Data Centre Alliance's 10x10 Event on 16th February 2023.

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Blue Tahiti selects Proximity Data Centres to support future expansion

Blue Tahiti, a database marketing software solutions provider, has relocated its IT operations to Proximity’s Bristol-based Edge 9 colocation data centre.

92% of organizations fell victim to phishing in the past 12 months

Phishing attacks remain a significant threat to organizations. According to the data presented by the Atlas VPN team, based on the survey conducted by Egress with 500 cybersecurity leaders, 92% of organizations were victims of phishing in the past 12 months, and 86% experienced negative consequences as a result.

72% of tech leaders plan to increase their investment in tech skills development

Pluralsight has released its 2023 State of Upskilling Report, which compiles survey results from more than 1,200 tech learners and leaders in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and India on the most current trends and attitudes around tech skills development.

78% of channel partners have “more to do” in shift to services and subscriptions

International research report by Westcon-Comstor reveals challenges of complex multivendor portfolios, and the need for distributor marketplaces to simplify and add value,