Time is running out for councils as the PSTN/ISDN, WLR Switch Off looms
In 2025 the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) that powers the Wholesale Line Rental (WLR) will be closed. This was announced five years ago by BT, with the plan to introduce new, improved digital services. That means that over 16 million copper phone lines will be rendered obsolete, with ‘the big switch off’ affecting many homes, businesses […]
Kubernetes must stay pure, upstream open-source
In a short time, the open-source ecosystem has evolved from niche projects with limited corporate backing into the de facto way to build software. Today, companies small and large are adopting open-source software to accelerate product development and innovation. A state of enterprise open source survey found that 95% of enterprises are taking open-source seriously, with 75% […]
Strategic Use Cases Driving The Need for More Software
There is a global need for more software to be built as a result of digital transformation, with a dominant focus on customer and employee experience, process automation and modernising legacy technologies. Here we examine the rationales, recommendations, and rewards now playing out in the software development lifecycle. Don’t we have enough apps? Surely we […]
Stop grappling with rubbish data and make data quality a process
Markets can be disrupted, and barriers can be broken with data, but only if that data is reliable and comprehensible. If your data is rubbish, your insights will be, too. And while most enterprises today have at least a basic understanding of the value of quality data, achieving it is another matter. That’s a significant […]
The Rising Importance of the CTO
As technology has become the top focus at modern businesses, the role of Chief Technology Officer (CTO) has emerged as a vital leader. These individuals are responsible for all technology infrastructure and applications, with strong engineering and I.T. experience to allow them to drive the technology roadmap for the firm. Over recent years, this role […]
Challenges to expanding the next cloud-native technology workforce
The pandemic inflated global Internet traffic by up to 60%, increasing demand for bandwidth and adding pressure on operators to continue to provide reliable, high-speed broadband This has challenged operators leading them to question the way they have deployed and operate their networks. While telco technology has remained stagnant for decades, we have now reached […]
The challenges of legacy architecture (and what to do about it)
Standfirst: Unless an organisation is ‘born in the cloud’ – with all its assets and infrastructure designed for the cloud – many may be left with applications that cannot be easily shifted The expected benefits of moving to the cloud are well-known. From faster more efficient, reliable, secure and scalable computing to better collaboration, reduced […]
Your top IT governance questions answered
1. What is the biggest IT governance mistake enterprises make? One of the biggest mistakes we make on the IT governance side is the failure to recognize and adapt to change. For example, as was highlighted over the past 2.5 years, the pandemic forced us to change from a mostly onsite workforce, to a completely […]
How IT Teams Can Work Smarter, Not Harder With Observability
Even in the days of the ENIAC—the first general-purpose digital computer, completed in 1945—we knew data isn’t useful unless it’s in the hands of the right people at the right time With good data, teams can work together, and companies can make informed decisions to meet the needs of their suppliers and customers. Data matters […]
Unify your islands of information with a data fabric
Every enterprise is under a mandate to be a data-first company by leveraging their data to compete on analytics. As a result, analytics, AI, and machine learning (ML) have become core technologies for any data-first journey. However, many of these initiatives are failing. I’m sure you know or are experiencing the challenges responsible for these […]