Going all-in with evergreen cloud adoption brings its own challenges: how managed services hold the key to unlocking business value
Complex legacy systems are fast showing their inflexibility to meet today’s business pressures of increased consumer demands, supply chain shortages, and recurring economic uncertainty. The market volatility has driven many businesses towards cloud-based systems that enable ‘evergreen’ IT strategies providing consistent updates and the ability to quickly add new functionality to match business goals. But […]
Understanding the role of the modern CIO
Is the CIO a bridge builder, the engineer who designs the bridge, or the forecaster of the bridge’s toll revenues? The answer is that the CIO’s role is a combination of all these functions. Over the last couple of years, CIOs have transformed from fulfilling functional, technology-operations roles into broader remits, including being strategic change […]
Why the time is now for telcos to implement Quantum-safe networks
At Mobile World Congress in September, Luke Ibbetson, head of R&D at Vodafone, said: “Quantum computing is by far the biggest revolution in computing since the 1950s.” This is not an overstatement. Quantum computers will be capable of easily performing calculations beyond the capabilities of classical computers, including those involved in cracking public key cryptography […]
Top five Wi-Fi 7 misconceptions: setting the record straight
Like many technologies, the evolution of Wi-Fi technology follows a consistent cyclical pattern. Every few years, we are greeted with a new generation of Wi-Fi that promises to be bigger, better, and more powerful than the last. Claims such as faster speeds, enhanced reliability, and a superior user experience typically accompany every new Wi-Fi generation […]
Are we on track for a full fibre future?
Rounding up the gigabit broadband rollout As part of the Government’s commitment to “levelling up”, full fibre broadband is being rolled out to millions of homes and businesses across the UK. But are we on track to meet the 2030 full fibre target? With increasing use of data-intensive services like video streaming, video calling and […]
Cloud hyperscalers’ dominance and the risk of vendor lock-in
The need for accelerated business transformation continues to drive organisations toward purposeful and scaled cloud deployments. In an effort to improve the scalability, agility, and efficiency of their operations, organisations have invested at pace but this is also leading to a heavy reliance on one of the three cloud hyperscalers; Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft […]
No chips but semiconductor M&A activity is booming
Semiconductor chips have been a hot topic over recent years. They were pushed into the limelight following the surging demand across industries and the shortages triggered by the fallout from the pandemic. The insurmountable demand, paired with extremely limited supply, has led many companies to experience whiplash over the past couple of years. Despite this, […]
The three As: a telco’s best investment
For a service provider (SP) to compete in an increasingly competitive market, it must invest in three categories. It’s well understood that analytics, AI and automation, the three As, will pave the way for any telco looking to futureproof its operations. But how can SPs make sure their investment is worthwhile? Here, Amr Houssein, managing […]
Top 5 Tips for Proactive Active Directory Disaster Recovery
Imagine learning that one of your most foundational systems has no disaster recovery plan. If it goes down, no one has the faintest clue how to restore it. Now, imagine learning that not only is there no plan, but there are also no backups. This isn’t just a scary story to keep CSOs up at […]
Your project is unique, so why make it replicable?
Agility versus waterfall in the age of the unique product The key perceived strength of waterfall project management is the replicability of the process. However, very little attention is paid to whether the result is replicable. Here Alex Fishlock, CEO at DevOps consultancy Catapult CX, explains why agile is best when running software and service development […]