Rhian Wilkinson
Use Xangati to ensure that your workload is optimised when operating in a hybrid cloud environment
The worlds of IT and cloud computing are in a constant state of flux. Technology constantly changes as vendors try to ensure that their systems are the easiest and most productive to use. However, thi...
Fighting your IT fears: Five tips for better cloud security
It's a safe bet: More than one IT professional has likely woken up in a cold sweat, convinced that an upcoming cloud move will open their organisation to significant security risk. No surprise, then,...
The public sector must empower its CIOs
The CIO (Chief Information Officer) job title has grown in popularity over the last decade; we are now firmly in the information age and this presents the public sector with both opportunity and chall...
Understanding the data protection ramifications of Safe Harbour
Following the recent Safe Harbour ruling, many companies are now concerned about how they can store their data securely but still make it available to their employees at any location. [easy-tweet twee...
How Cloud and Managed Services are enabling the ISV Community
Google estimate that software development will be worth an estimated £30 billion to the UK economy by 2025. Cloud computing has been a key accelerator for this sector and has removed barriers for entr...
The importance of maintaining a startup spirit
As businesses expand and develop, their growing financial and reputational influence allows them to do things that they may have never dreamed of in their earliest days. However, this growth can also...
Securing data transfers in the financial service sector
Technology has always been important to the financial services sector, from the ancient techniques used to mint coins to modern day encryption methods. Recently, however, a specific set of technology...
Is cloud computing facilitating poor security practices?
Despite the myths and rumours, the cloud does not make it easier to have poor security from a technical standpoint; it may however make poor security feel less painful psychologically. The thing many...
IoT helping to empower the building industry and create the zero-energy home
Opportunities for the Internet of Things (IoT) are moving so fast and it’s an exciting space to be in right now. One company, HOUZE, is helping to integrate disruptive technologies into consumer and c...
Study shows clear ROI for omnichannel engagement centre solutions
In today’s world, consumers are faced with almost infinite choices, constantly competing for their attention and spending power. As a result, they are quick to voice their anger or jump ship to a comp...
Pressure is on CIOs to Innovate and Digitise
It is now well accepted that innovation enabled by digitisation and process change is a major lever in delivering business growth. Indeed, the vast majority (94%) of IT directors in a recent survey by...
Blockchain, Finance and the Internet of Things!
I am forever looking at new tech, especially within IoT and Finance and there’s a big storm brewing. This technology storm is going to be immensely disruptive in the tech/finance industries and let me...
Zoopla Property Group moves to Cloud BI with Birst
As a recent first time home buyer I can honestly say that Zoopla is a game changer in the way we look at property. The information it makes available to users is invaluable, it has the potential to ea...
Save the legwork of finding a reputable cloud provider – let the government do it for you
The current Brexit debate brings the differences between the cultural outlook in Britain with that of its continental neighbours to the fore. One aspect is the respective attitude to regulation and ac...
How network monitoring can boost your company’s operational efficiency
It doesn’t matter how operational sound you already are, finding new ways to cut costs and increase revenue is music to a business leader’s ears. For any company that relies on its IT infrastructure t...
Protecting partnerships in the manufacturing industry
Manufacturing, like many other industries in fact, is reliant on collaboration and partnerships. In the automotive industry, for example, the production of each vehicle relies on a complex network of...
Planning a shift towards DevOps? Here are 5 key traits your DevOps team needs
DevOps. It seems to have become everyone’s favourite buzzword. There’s a reason for that though. According to Gartner, it’s growing so fast that a quarter of all Global 2000 organisations will deploy...
MSPs and the importance of secure file transfer
Managed service providers (MSPs) are proving increasingly popular across a wide range of industries. If the rise of cloud computing has supplied businesses with previously inaccessible IT solutions, t...
Zsah’s App of the Month: Gotta Go! App
For March’s App of the Month we have selected Gotta Go! App. Now, if you’re a big Netflix-er then you may have already heard of this. It got huge PR by featuring in the show Chelsea Does. The app crea...
Linux, OpenSource and IBM LinuxONE
Recently, I had the opportunity to attend IBM’s INTERCONNECT conference in Las Vegas. The conference covered IBM technologies for Cloud, iOT and Linux. During the conference I sat down to talk with Ro...