September 2021

TOP NEWS

• CityFibre donates access points to hospice
• Telehouse upgrades ‘most connected data centre building in Europe’
• Mavenir to deliver UK’s first off-shore Open RAN-based vRAN private network for windfarm connectivity
• Darlington Building Society hires 8x8 for digital transformation
• Allvotec & Vapour partner to accelerate next generation UC integration
• Birmingham University opens AI and data centre
• Boots makes NICE move
• Nasstar completes KCOM deal

VIEW FROM THE TOP

• From survive to thrive: unlocking ROI from remote working

ON THE NETWORK

• Ethernet needs more powerful testing

FEATURE I

• VPNs: security, speed and how to choose a provider

FEATURE II

• School of thought

July/August 2021

TOP NEWS

• Macmillan Cancer Support moves to the cloud
• Salvation Army hit by ransomware attack
• OpenRAN for UK 5G AI smart city deployment
• Digital and data centre opens at Exeter College
• Premium comprehensive cloud storage for SMEs
• Vodafone and Cisco launch enterprise-grade broadband and Wi-Fi solution
• UK food supply chain vulnerable to cyber-attack, says expert

VIEW FROM THE TOP

• Hacker and online security concerns rise

ON THE NETWORK

• Four steps to protect your data against disaster in the cloud

FEATURE I

• Why choose mesh?

FEATURE II

• A very British story

June 2021

TOP NEWS

• Internet outage caused by software bug
• Tunbridge Wells schools closed following data breach
• Proximity begins network enhancement
• Iron Mountain sells five UK data centres for £128mNHS Test and trace strengthens cyber defence
• Scottish gov and agencies ‘breached data protection rules almost 2,000 times'

SECURITY

• Cybersecurity is not a one-stop-shop

ON THE NETWORK

• Separating the wheat from the chaff

FEATURE

• SD-WAN products focus

VIEW FROM THE TOP

• What is the ‘hybrid cloud visibility gap’ and why does it matter?

Q&A

• Please meet...Gemma Moore, direct and founder of Cyberis

May 2021

TOP NEWS 

• O2 to slash data centre emissions in “radical overhaul”
• Cyber fears as nearly 200 devices lost
• Arrow Electronics inks Nvidia solutions distribution agreement
• Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust makes communications system upgrades

VIEW FROM THE TOP

• Moving to containers, by Chris Bujis, EMEA field CTO, NS1

ON THE NETWORK

• Thinking outside the container, by Alex Chircop, CEO, StorageOS

FEATURE

• Ransomware attacks in the UK continue to grow at an alarming rate, as cybercriminals target everything from government agencies to high-net-worth individuals and blue chip corporates to small businesses. Robert Shepherd asks the experts why this is and what enterprises can do to thwart the bad actors

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April 2021

TOP NEWS 

• Government introduces legislation for smart devices
• ‘DC cooling infrastructure must be compliant ahead of summer’
• University of Hertfordshire suffers major cyberattack
• Vipre releases latest cybersecurity defence bundles

VIEW FROM THE TOP

• Autonomous cloud security, by Scott Dodds, CEO, Ultima

ON THE NETWORK

• Why retailers need to put their heads in the cloud, by Alex MacPherson, director of solution consultancy and account management, Manhattan Associates

FEATURE

• Businesses rely on their WAN and LAN to perform at levels high enough to satisfy their clients’ demands. But how will that work in a hybrid world? Robert Shepherd investigates

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March 2021

TOP NEWS 

• Criminals steal sensitive data on UK aid projects overseas
• Sepura’s SCG22 approved for use on airwave and BDBOS networks
• Assured Data Protection launches new XDR Service
• BT upgrades network and connectivity for Walgreens Boots

VIEW FROM THE TOP

• Automating manufacturing resiliency, by Ian Millington, managing director, adi Automation

ON THE NETWORK

• The path to mass-market for SD-WAN, by Marc Bouteyre, senior product line manager, SD-WAN, Ekinops

FEATURE I

• The ESN is something we can’t live without, but an unforeseen pandemic and delayed upgrade have caused problems. Robert Shepherd examines the network

February 2021

TOP NEWS 

• Shared Rural Network boost for UK enterprises
• NetUtils launches ‘Platinum Tier’ managed cyber security services
• Truespeed announces full fibre roll-out in Bath and environs
• CityFibre starts Bradford’s full fibre transformation

VIEW FROM THE TOP

• Production scale in IoT deployments, by Nick Sacke, head of IoT and products, Comms365

ON THE NETWORK

• Data privacy impact in the digital era, by Zack Zilakakis, product marketing leader, Apstra

FEATURE I

• Fibre broadband is the backbone of UK internet infrastructure, but with the investment in new technologies, will it be as important come 2030? Robert Shepherd does some digging

January 2021

TOP NEWS 

• UK-EU agree six-month ‘data adequacy’ bridge
• South East Water signs cloud and machine learning deal with CTS
• IBM helps clients prepare for next-gen encryption tech
• Sunderland businesses secure £62m bre investment boost

VIEW FROM THE TOP

• Voice quality matters now more than ever, by Dominic Norton, director, Spitfire Network Services

ON THE NETWORK

• A ‘small’ bang approach to SD-WAN, by Zabrina Doerck, director of product marketing, global enterprise, Infovista

FEATURE I

• The nation has entered lockdown 3.0, which means working and learning from home. Having adapted to it last March, are we in a better position almost a year later?

FEATURE II

• The digital skills gap problem isn’t going to go away any time soon, so Robert Shepherd asks the industry what we are doing about it in 2021

Q&A

• Please meet... Wes Durow, CMO, Extreme Networks

December 2020

TOP NEWS 

• HMRC ‘serious’ data incidents come to light
• WBA’s OpenRoaming introduces ‘highest security’ to public Wi-Fi
• Eurosat and TP-Link UK future proof London office with business-class wireless network
• Epsilon brings multi-cloud networking with Aviatrix

VIEW FROM THE TOP

• Getting the crowds back safely, by Alastair Williamson, CEO, Wyld Networks

ON THE NETWORK

• Smart cities in a changing world, by Alistair Fulton, VP & General Manager, Semtech’s Wireless and Sensing Products Group

ROUNDTABLE

• Hybrid working

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November 2020

TOP NEWS 

• ICO says parties must improve data protection
• Dundee Council ‘saves £1m’ by moving 95% of data to public cloud
• Cohesity form new collaboration with AWS to deliver DMaaS
• Lawmakers criticise choice of cyber security headquarters

VIEW FROM THE TOP

• The path to cloud enlightenment, by Dave Glasgow, founding director, director of strategic alliances, IPI

ON THE NETWORK

• The communication the customers want, by Neil Hammerton, CEO & co-founder, Natterbox

ROUNDTABLE

• Network management in an SDN world

October 2020

TOP NEWS 

• BT and Toshiba launch ‘unhackable’ network
• Network analysis expert expands reseller network in the UK
• Slough authorities to decide on Zurich data centre plans
• An edge solution for visual inspection and observation

VIEW FROM THE TOP

• Unleashing the full power of IP networks, by Mike Hook, executive director, LMG

ON THE NETWORK

• Cloud-driven networks the fuel that’s powering the ‘new normal’, by Dahwood Ahmed, senior regional manager UK&I, Extreme Networks

FEATURE

• Many period buildings were not designed for the offices that now sit in them. Robert Shepherd finds out how new comms equipment navigates old brickwork

September 2020

TOP NEWS 

• Government issues cybersecurity warning
• ‘Nearly 80% of enterprises want CSPs to drive 5G adoption’ - survey
• Connexin raises £80 to take smart cities to the next level
• Oracle inks Ministry of Defence cloud infrastructure deal

VIEW FROM THE TOP

• When business continuity plans go wrong, by Craig Atkins, managing director, 1-Fix

ON THE NETWORK

• Identifying best fit scenarios for alternatives to OEM network maintenance, by Mihaela Dinu, networking and server product manager, EMEA, Curvature

FEATURE

• The UK has finally severed ties from the EU and will now plough a lone furrow. But what does that mean for data and GDPR? Robert Shepherd asks the questions