Helping you to leverage AI for business efficiencies
While artificial intelligence is not new, recent advancements in generative AI have now made it far more accessible and generative AI tools are now widely used in both personal and professional...
AI transforming industries: A look at use cases across businesses
In today’s fast-paced business landscape, enterprises are constantly challenged by a myriad of obstacles, ranging from operational inefficiencies to intricate decision-making processes....
What CSPs need to know about the VMware by Broadcom transition
As we continue to witness the evolution of the VMware by Broadcom acquisition, staying informed and prepared is essential to successfully navigating through this evolving situation. In this article...
Unlocking innovation and opportunities with Azure AI
In the dynamic landscape of technological advancements, Microsoft has been at the forefront of innovation, with recent financial results revealing a remarkable surge in its Intelligent Cloud business....
Why Microsoft Copilot (Bing Chat Enterprise) is a real enabler for businesses looking to use AI
Microsoft Copilot's integration into Microsoft licensing packages and security best practices, positions Copilot AI companion for businesses.
Helping you to navigate change: VMware Licensing Transition
We discuss the impacts of the VMware licensing changes and provide you with advice on how to confidently navigate these changes.
Pioneering cloud innovation using VMware Cloud Foundation 5
From hyperscale abilities to heightened speeds, this blog looks at the transformative power of VMware Cloud Foundation and why we're using it.
Unleashing the Power of HPE GreenLake: A Game-Changer in Cloud Computing
From enhanced flexibility to streamlined operations, this blog looks at the features and benefits of HPE GreenLake and why we're using it in our new cloud platform.
Cloud governance best practices: Key strategies for success
Discover the essential components of cloud governance that help you to control costs, enhance security, and achieve efficiency in your cloud.
Virtual Wards: Enhancing the Continuum of Care
Virtual wards provides patients with remote acute care, creating benefits for patients and staff alike. We look at how technology supports virtual wards.
Azure cost management – how to get your budget under control
Organisations are always looking for ways to cut costs. For some this might be looking to migrate to the public cloud. For Windows users, especially, PAAS Azure is an attractive option, eliminating...
The BIG debate: What’s coming next in cloud transformation and where should you invest to stay ahead?
The cloud computing industry is experiencing a significant transformation, learn what's coming next and where you should invest to stay ahead.
ChatGPT – a tool for the times, but how can it be used within your organisation?
With growing digitisation, there’s no shortage of information you can find on the internet. But that’s led to information overload for many. Digesting, understanding and then distilling huge...
The Benefits of Bespoke AWS Managed Services
Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud adoption accelerated dramatically in the last few years as executives scrambled to add digital agility and flexibility to their businesses. But the cloud doesn’t...
Guide to AWS Cost Optimisation: Best Practices And Strategies
A large part of any IT budget today is sent to cloud providers like Amazon Web Services (AWS.) Understanding your cloud bill and learning how to budget for the cloud is a vital concern for you....
Charting the ‘call to contact’ journey
Thirty years ago, the customer service department was typically a binary play, handling posted letters or complaint forms and telephone calls. Twenty years ago, that world started to evolve, with...
Top 5 Strategies For Accelerating IT Transformation
IT transformation is a long process that affects all areas of your tech infrastructure.—and your business. Companies must examine how their systems, networks, and business policies mesh to ensure...
Top 10 IT Transformation Metrics to Measure Success
IT transformation is hard. You replace slow and error-prone processes in your business with more efficient technology to create more scalable and automated digital workflows. Yet you’re still not...
Guide to Choosing a Cloud Consulting Company
Cloud projects are complex and unique, with many moving parts and stakeholders. It’s why many companies turn to a cloud consulting company for help. With the right approach and guidance, they can...
How data centres support the digital future of your business
Modern technology is constantly evolving, and there are always new opportunities to delight customers and staff by equipping them with new and improved digital resources. It can be daunting to take on...
The Keys to a Successful Digital Transformation
Since digital transformation projects change your business from the ground up, it’s not surprising that many efforts fall short. McKinsey found that less than 30% of digital transformation projects...
What are managed infrastructure solutions?
IT infrastructure might seem like boring, background work which isn’t too important, but it’s actually the lifeblood of your business that keeps your business online and your people and customers...
The importance of securing a digital workspace
Cybersecurity has never been more important, especially for companies that depend on digital workspaces. One study found that cybercriminals can breach the network perimeter of 93% of companies today...
If only all carbon reduction was this eSIMple
Whether mandated by a formal ESG policy or merely prompted by a desire to ‘do their bit’, organisations are ramping up their sustainability and environmental action plans. The race is very much on...
The business benefits of hybrid IT
If your business is looking to adopt a hybrid IT system, it means you get the best of both worlds. It’s a flexible and reliable approach to IT infrastructure that’s essential to keeping...
A comprehensive guide to creating a digital workspace
The digital workspace movement has been building over the last several years, as companies shifted more of their workloads to software applications and cloud systems. Even if employees were in the...
Digital Workspace: What is it & how can it transform a business?
Events of the past two years have seen the proliferation of the digital workspace. But what exactly is it and how can it transform businesses?
Building an intelligent operating model for the future: The importance of looking ahead
To build an operating model that allows you to respond quickly to business needs, you need to look forward to your roadmap and outside factors. This blog looks at how other customers have built an...
Building an intelligent operating model for the future: The considerations and the blockers
How does IT build an agile operating model to support an ever-changing working environment? We look at some of considerations and blockers as organisations start their journey.
Digitisation vs digitalisation vs digital transformation
Digitisation, digitalisation, and digital transformation are frustratingly similar to each other, and – unfortunately for you – digital transformation is so important to the future of your...
Making the change to Microsoft’s New Commerce Experience
Microsoft has created the New Commerce Experience which is a change to their subscription model. Read about these changes and your new options here.
How to create a digital workspace
Productivity tools enable your teams to work better, but with various solutions available how do you start to create your digital workspace?
Public cloud migration strategy and milestones
Demand for cloud computing services is growing rapidly, and estimates suggest it makes up 14.2% of global enterprise IT spending. In fact, according to Gartner, spending on public clouds...
Which virtual desktop solution is best-suited for your business?
Choosing the right virtual desktop can be hard. We look at four of the most popular platforms, their pros and cons and our recommendations.
How to plan a successful public cloud migration
A cloud migration is not a project to be run in isolation; this is a business transformation. Discover how to plan a successful migration here
3 ways technology can accelerate your onboarding and induction process
With the right technology, you can accelerate your onboarding and induction process. We look at three different ways to support your organisation.
Private Cloud vs Public Cloud: What are the main differences?
Private cloud vs public cloud: What are the main differences? Cloud computing is the storing or accessing of applications, systems, and data via the Internet instead of directly on your computer. It...
What is Hybrid IT?
Hybrid things are valuable because you get the best of both worlds. A hybrid car is better for the environment but has the performance of a petrol car. A liger has the majesty of a lion but the...
Using digital transformation to improve customer experience
Digital transformation is essential to the future of your business for a number of reasons, foremost among them: it’s central to improving your customer experience. Ultimately, you’re in the...
Can you use a colocation data centre as your cloud provider?
There are lots of options when choosing a cloud platform. We look at some of the reasons you should consider a managed cloud provider.
AWS well-architected framework
It’s no longer enough to simply move your workloads into the cloud and forget about them. From reduced costs to increased performance, the cloud provides the foundation your business needs to...
Healthcare Digital Transformation Trends 2022
Technology is reshaping healthcare and changing how we look at and manage patient care, clinics, and medical facilities. Investment in healthcare technology is growing rapidly and is predicted to...
CIO learnings from the pandemic
The pandemic has resulted in rapid changes to the way we work, but it's not only the shift to remote working which CIOs have been hard-pressed to deal with. Read more here.
How to measure digital transformation progress
In a time where digital disruption seems to be constant, the need for business to embrace all things digital is accelerating. Companies understand that data, technology, and analytics are key to their...
Environmental benefits of public cloud
Climate change presents one of the biggest environmental challenges our species has ever seen and as the impact is increasingly felt, it is becoming increasingly important for us all to reduce...
How digital transformation and sustainability support each other
Businesses are putting a lot of pressure onto IT teams to deploy new digital technologies which can provide staff and customers with the best possible experience. At the same time, you’re...
Redcentric acquires Piksel Industry Solutions Ltd
Redcentric plc, a leading UK IT managed services provider, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Piksel Industry Solutions Ltd.
The Complete Guide to Digital Transformation in UK Healthcare
Digital transformation is revolutionising UK healthcare. This guide explains its challenges, benefits and how it may help your organisation.
Why your cloud transformation should factor in hybrid IT
The cloud is undoubtedly a great way to run more efficiently and increase flexibility. For many, it represents the future of computing. However, it offers a one-size-fits-all solution, which can...
How our VMware Cloud Verification supports customer availability
Your ability to access systems, applications and data at all times gives your customers confidence. Discover how a VMware cloud verified partner supports that.
What is a hypervisor? Finding the right one for your cloud
What goes on behind the cloud? Cloud systems are only possible thanks to the layers that the cloud is built upon, from hardware to hypervisors to virtual machines (VM). If you’re thinking about...
IaaS or PaaS – How “managed” cloud can mean different things
When researching your options for private cloud solutions you may have come across the term “managed cloud”. Confusingly, “managed” means different things to different providers and in turn...
The Essential Guide to Digital Transformation
Bringing your business up to speed with technology requires careful planning. This guide will explain how to execute a digital transformation successfully.
The difference between colocation and a data centre
When your IT needs outgrow the capacity of your in-house server room – whether in terms of space, power, or cooling requirements – you might start searching for alternative options. If you’re...
Overcoming your digital transformation challenges
The outcomes you might be seeking with digital transformation could be process optimisation, cost reduction or business continuity. But how do you overcome your challenges to get there?
Top tips on using technology to thrive
When looking towards the future and considering how your organisation can thrive, read our tips on reviewing and using technology to thrive
Transitioning from surviving to thriving
During the global pandemic we look at how some organisations have been using technology to survive and set themselves up to thrive
It is too tempting to conclude that ‘clicks has mortally wounded ‘bricks’
A number of retailers are proving immensely resilient, all with a ‘bricks’ back story but a more recent history of strong digital transformation
Long-term remote working – building IT for a new culture
Regardless of the current restrictions around working in the office vs remote working, a lot of companies have said that they plan to operate a permanent ‘work from anywhere’ philosophy. If...
How Covid-19 made remote working possible for the VFX industry
2020 has brought a lot of changes for a lot of industries, and visual effects companies (VFX) are no exception. Working from home for VFX companies wasn’t an option in 2019 – it was believed the...
Why private cloud should be part of your digital transformation
Technology is constantly evolving, and with 5G and quantum computing on the horizon, companies need to have a road map ready to incorporate these technologies when they become available. We take a...
How can private cloud solve your business problems?
Covid-19 and lockdown forced companies to make a rapid change to how their staff are using their IT, with more people remotely connecting to an IT system that might not be setup for it. Talking to...
Digital transformation – How to decide between scaling up or out
Even for IT experts the future is hard to imagine, remember where technology was in the year 2000 and think about how the world could be different in 2040. But as a business leader, you need a plan...
Orchestrating cloud transformation
These are interesting times for public sector ICT teams. On the one hand, you have Government progressively moving the narrative towards ‘Cloud Native’ – an aspiration for ‘born in the...
Bricks and mortar retailers need to be fast and agile too
Despite the remarkable advances in online shopping, I’m still staggered when the order I submitted late on Sunday evening turns up at my front door before midday on Monday. How do they do that? As...
Tuning up for devops
As DevOps moves from early adopter territory into the mainstream, there is the inevitable evolution in how it is described. As with Agile before it, ask twenty people to define DevOps and you’ll get...
Infrastructure transformation across the NHS
Combining LDRS, STPS and the Nhs Five Year Forward View As the NHS continues its program of digital transformation, technology strategies also have to change and mould in order to adhere to the...