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Q&A
12 December 2025
Matthew Thompson, Managing Director – Europe, Airsys
Which law would you most like to change?
I would ban the sale of chewing gum. A persistent source of annoyance and irritation of mine is chewing gum and people’s inability to discard it into a rubbish bin, and instead spit it onto the pavement. The discarded chewing gum then lies in wait ready for an unsuspecting pedestrian to step on it and in my experience usually when you are wearing your favourite shoes or trainers. Additionally, discarded chewing gum creates unsightly pavements and footpaths, and I have no doubt is difficult and expensive for local councils and businesses to remove. For the preservation of good footwear and pristine pavements, I advocate the ban of selling chewing gum.
predictions
11 December 2025
Enterprise networking is heading into a year where automation grows up, cybersecurity gets more urgent, and digital sovereignty reshapes infrastructure choices across the UK…
How do you see AI-driven network automation reshaping IT operations?
John Smith, EMEA CTO, Veracode: In 2026, the biggest shift we’ll see will be centred on automation finally becoming trustworthy enough to run itself. Like we’ve seen with the rise in vibe coding this year, AI-driven network tools will start taking over routine configuration and threat monitoring, which means IT and security teams will spend less time firefighting and more time validating what AI systems are doing.
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11 December 2025
As UK enterprises grapple with hybrid work, rising cyber threats and an ever-expanding cloud footprint, the question keeps resurfacing: does SD-WAN still matter?
Hybrid work has changed the rules — but SD-WAN still holds the map
When hybrid work arrived, it didn’t gently knock. It kicked the door off the hinges, scattered the network diagrams, and told IT teams to reinvent security before lunch. The old days of predictable branch offices and tidy perimeters are long gone; in their place is a muddier, more fragmented landscape where users, apps and data live everywhere.
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