12 December 2025

Imran Akhtar, Head of Academy, mthree

Artificial intelligence is transforming how technology teams work. Tasks that once took hours now take minutes. As teams grow leaner, many employers are cutting back on graduate and entry-level hiring, assuming that having smarter tools means requiring fewer hands.

The reality? This short-term logic risks creating a long-term gap in skills and, more importantly, experience that could stall an organisation’s progress for years.

12 December 2025

Pejman Tabassomi, Field CTO for EMEA, Datadog

Credential theft continues to pose a significant risk for enterprises operating in the cloud. In this environment, both human and machine identities now constitute the new security perimeter, meaning that a single leaked credential can provide attackers with access to an organisation’s most sensitive data. This risk has prompted teams to rethink their security models and develop new strategies (such as data perimeters and multi-account governance) to reduce exposure while maintaining operational agility.

11 December 2025

Will Hitch, Public Safety Lead (UK & Ireland), Getac UK Ltd

Modern policing finds itself at a decisive point. On one hand, the depth and breadth of technology available has never been greater, but on the other, the challenges associated with effectively implementing it are at an all-time high.

Technology has always played a key role in policing. From the emergence of fingerprinting in the early 20th century, to the first successful use of DNA evidence in 1986, breakthroughs in technological innovation have often facilitated major leaps forward in police efficiency and crime reduction. Today, the use of CCTV, facial recognition, UAV and ANPR are commonplace, as forces up and down the UK increasingly look to harness technology to counteract resourcing challenges and an increasingly exacting policing landscape.

11 December 2025

Nick Rogers, CEO, Exacta Technologies

In today’s digital-first economy, server infrastructure is no longer a background function. It forms the foundations on which organisations operate and innovate.

Many UK organisations have developed exceptional software platforms, often built with remarkable technical depth. A significant number continue to run these workloads on established on-prem estates. This isn’t resistance to change; it reflects the ongoing need for sovereignty, regulatory control, predictable performance, and infrastructure that stays physically close to the business. For many mission critical workloads, on-prem environments remain the most reliable and strategically aligned choice. But as software evolves, infrastructure must evolve with it to avoid becoming a constraint.

11 December 2025

Dean Boyle, CEO, EkkoSense

Today’s data centre leaders face an unprecedented range of operational challenges. Traditional goals such as reducing thermal & power risk and supporting digital transformation initiatives are still critical. However, as we enter 2026, data centre operations teams are already pretty much maxxed out with the introduction of AI/HPC and liquid cooling infrastructure, while also faced with the need to unlock carbon savings as part of corporate net zero programmes and initiatives.