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The Government’s ‘Cloud First’ policy was introduced in 2013 and asks public sector organisations, when procuring new or existing services, to “consider and fully evaluate potential cloud solutions first before considering any other option.” The approach is mandatory for central government and strongly recommended to the wider public sector. The government response came after an...

With IT’s role in the modern day business more prominent and lucrative, the need to support and maintain it has never been more important. Even with on-site IT personnel, you’re likely to need extra support during certain times to fix problems quickly and efficiently ­– so where do you turn? TLC for your IT Estate In...

In recent years data centres have become increasingly important to businesses of all sizes, as a higher volume of customers choose to host their IT systems with a third party provider. These third parties have purpose built, high specification, secure facilities, which are seen as a more desirable option, rather than committing to the considerable...

A reported 600,000 vacancies in digital technology is said to be costing the country £63 billion a year, according to report Skills Shortages in the UK Economy. The bulletin, published by education charity Edge Foundation, looks at the tech industry and the economic impact of the failure to encourage young people to study relevant subjects...

IT is no longer hiding in the back office; it’s at the forefront of businesses all over the world – and it is also costing more than ever before. It’s a valuable asset to your organisation and IT will inevitably grow and evolve over the coming years as technology continually progresses. So, how can you...

It’s a huge challenge and there is unlikely to be any straightforward strategies, but the National Health Service (NHS) still has quite a way to go until it has been fully digitally transformed. The NHS is the fifth largest employer in the world; according to the NHS Confederation, it deals with more than one million patients...

Edge computing will signal a move from what is traditionally understood to be the cloud – but what exactly is it, what’s it good for, and who are the main players? Edge computing has provided an impressive alternative over these past few years within the technology landscape, and seems to be proving that it has...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is set to create more jobs than it erases over the next two decades according to a new report. The report, by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), claims that AI will create an estimated 7.2 millions jobs in the UK between 2017 and 2037. It is estimated to replace seven million others. The multinational professional...

It’s just typical, isn’t it? The one time you really need to contact a company for technical support is when it’s out-of-hours. Then, when you call back the next day during peak time, you end up listening to cheesy pop songs whilst waiting on-hold in a queue of dozens of people. We’re living faster than...

Would you be shocked if cartoon penguins suddenly started dropping onto your desktop?   Don’t worry – you are still reading an article on SIEM. In fact, this is an example of what happened to someone who hadn’t protected his computer.   But thankfully, these penguins were just harmless animations, however, this lack of security...

Public cloud adoption is set to continue to grow but companies have concerns over how to handle cloud migration challenges, according to the latest study by VIAVI Solutions.   The IT and network testing provider, in its most recent State of the Network Global Study, polled more than 600 IT professionals and found more than...

Malicious software – dubbed malware – is any software that goes against the interest of the computer user. Ransomware is a type of malware and it’s particularly nasty. It takes your data hostage, encrypting it and thus making it inaccessible. The only way to access your data again is by entering the magic password. Unfortunately...