
Why addressing Shadow IT is a struggle in the SaaS era
Shadow IT is rising fast in the SaaS era. With easy access to cloud tools, employees unintentionally create risks that IT leaders must address through visibility, culture, and control.

Shadow IT is rising fast in the SaaS era. With easy access to cloud tools, employees unintentionally create risks that IT leaders must address through visibility, culture, and control.

Network outages expose how fragile digital operations have become. NIS2 turns resilience into a legal requirement, making redundancy, continuity planning, and multi-layered protection essential for modern businesses.

UK organisations are eager to embrace AI, yet many face obstacles in readiness, skills, regulation, and implementation. Real progress demands clarity, capability, strong foundations, and long-term commitment.

AI is transforming work by redefining human roles, not replacing them. Gartner explores how collaboration between people and intelligent systems creates smarter, more human-centred enterprises.

Anders Soenderby Jessen of Hello Monday/DEPT explores how AI is no longer just creating content but becoming the audience, forcing brands to rethink visibility, access, and influence.

Dave McCann of IBM Consulting explains why genuine AI ROI depends on strategic transformation, not one-off productivity gains. Learn how orchestration, governance, and agentic AI drive long-term value.

Chris White, SVP at Techwave, explores how AI in SAP transforms ERP and customer experience into strategic advantage, empowering people, improving decisions, and enhancing organisational resilience.

Ben Putley, CEO at Alkimi, explores how on-chain advertising and AI are creating a transparent, fraud-free ecosystem that rewards publishers, boosts ROI, and transforms digital marketing.

Adam Lieberman, Chief AI Officer at Finastra, explains how Model Context Protocols (MCPs) connect AI systems and applications securely, unlocking innovation, automation, and new business possibilities.

Sarah Hoffman, Director of Research, AI at AlphaSense, explores how generative AI is evolving from a tool for efficiency into a strategic driver of smarter, data-informed business decisions.

IT support contracts often auto-renew, costing businesses time and money. Al Kingsley MBE, CEO of NetSupport, explains why proactive reviews future-proof operations and boost efficiency.

Bruce Kornfeld of StorMagic explores how IT leaders can build resilience through hyperconverged infrastructure, edge computing, and flexible vendor strategies to withstand disruption and accelerate adaptability.

AI agents promise transformation but often underdeliver. Ted Sfikas, Field CTO at Amplitude, explains why gradual autonomy, workflow integration, and trust are essential for enterprise success.

Payment resilience is now a business imperative. Outages cost UK retail and hospitality £1.6bn annually, damaging revenue, loyalty and trust. Proactive AI observability safeguards seamless customer experiences.

Customer experience is no longer just service—it’s strategy. Learn how modern brands can align people, processes, and technology to deliver clarity, consistency, and long-term loyalty.

AI is transforming enterprise data strategies. Learn how businesses can prepare with stronger governance, quality control, and collaboration between AI tools and human expertise.
Work is evolving fast. Pixelisation and AI are reshaping how tasks are assigned, tracked, and rewarded—demanding smarter systems, adaptable people, and dynamic leadership.
AIOps can reduce IT chaos and boost ROI. Real-world examples and expert insight from Riverbed’s Charbel Khneisser on the NODE Podcast.

Discover how enterprises can maximise AIOps ROI by reducing complexity, consolidating tools, and embracing scalable strategies.

Technology is evolving rapidly, offering both challenges and solutions. Business leaders now view innovation as essential for progress, unity, and tackling global issues responsibly.

Hybrid organisations blend human talent, digital tools, and AI to drive agility, innovation, and resilience—redefining leadership, communication, and performance in the future of work.

AI is reshaping UK legal disclosure, offering efficiency gains in criminal and civil cases—yet requires careful oversight, transparency, and adherence to legal safeguards.

GenAI projects often fail due to poor data, unclear value, or unrealistic expectations. Success demands strategic alignment, robust data readiness, and cross-functional collaboration.

AI is revolutionising supply chains by enhancing efficiency, resilience, and collaboration—empowering humans to focus on strategy while machines handle complexity, risk, and repetitive tasks.

A fresh approach to automation is driving new efficiencies in ABB’s Procurement & Logistics (GBS) organisation.

Lebara CTO Torsten Minkwitz tells us what a public cloud migration is delivering for the UK telco

Banuba is using augmented reality to aid enterprise in a number of industry sectors

ChatGPT’s launch marked AI’s leap to mainstream, stirring excitement and concerns in industries about its transformative impact.

Resilient, high-speed connectivity is essential for global companies scaling in India, enabling digital operations, rapid expansion, innovation, and secure mission-critical performance across the country’s diverse and evolving markets.

Niclas Sanfridsson, CEO for Colt DCS, explains how artificial intelligence can simplify and enhance data centre operations

This month, Ben, Rom and Daniel discuss the rise of Workplace from Facebook and consider how collaboration tools might develop in the future. The panel also reviews our ALE case study, and Ben chats digital optimisation with Amplitude’s Daniel Bailey.

Tim Shaw, MD of Wholesale & Networks, reveals how new tech is powering rapid change at the UK telco

Shadow IT is rising fast in the SaaS era. With easy access to cloud tools, employees unintentionally create risks that IT leaders must address through visibility, culture, and control.

Network outages expose how fragile digital operations have become. NIS2 turns resilience into a legal requirement, making redundancy, continuity planning, and multi-layered protection essential for modern businesses.

UK organisations are eager to embrace AI, yet many face obstacles in readiness, skills, regulation, and implementation. Real progress demands clarity, capability, strong foundations, and long-term commitment.

AI is transforming work by redefining human roles, not replacing them. Gartner explores how collaboration between people and intelligent systems creates smarter, more human-centred enterprises.

Anders Soenderby Jessen of Hello Monday/DEPT explores how AI is no longer just creating content but becoming the audience, forcing brands to rethink visibility, access, and influence.

Dave McCann of IBM Consulting explains why genuine AI ROI depends on strategic transformation, not one-off productivity gains. Learn how orchestration, governance, and agentic AI drive long-term value.

Chris White, SVP at Techwave, explores how AI in SAP transforms ERP and customer experience into strategic advantage, empowering people, improving decisions, and enhancing organisational resilience.

Ben Putley, CEO at Alkimi, explores how on-chain advertising and AI are creating a transparent, fraud-free ecosystem that rewards publishers, boosts ROI, and transforms digital marketing.

Adam Lieberman, Chief AI Officer at Finastra, explains how Model Context Protocols (MCPs) connect AI systems and applications securely, unlocking innovation, automation, and new business possibilities.

Sarah Hoffman, Director of Research, AI at AlphaSense, explores how generative AI is evolving from a tool for efficiency into a strategic driver of smarter, data-informed business decisions.

IT support contracts often auto-renew, costing businesses time and money. Al Kingsley MBE, CEO of NetSupport, explains why proactive reviews future-proof operations and boost efficiency.

Bruce Kornfeld of StorMagic explores how IT leaders can build resilience through hyperconverged infrastructure, edge computing, and flexible vendor strategies to withstand disruption and accelerate adaptability.

AI agents promise transformation but often underdeliver. Ted Sfikas, Field CTO at Amplitude, explains why gradual autonomy, workflow integration, and trust are essential for enterprise success.

Payment resilience is now a business imperative. Outages cost UK retail and hospitality £1.6bn annually, damaging revenue, loyalty and trust. Proactive AI observability safeguards seamless customer experiences.

Customer experience is no longer just service—it’s strategy. Learn how modern brands can align people, processes, and technology to deliver clarity, consistency, and long-term loyalty.

AI is transforming enterprise data strategies. Learn how businesses can prepare with stronger governance, quality control, and collaboration between AI tools and human expertise.
Work is evolving fast. Pixelisation and AI are reshaping how tasks are assigned, tracked, and rewarded—demanding smarter systems, adaptable people, and dynamic leadership.
AIOps can reduce IT chaos and boost ROI. Real-world examples and expert insight from Riverbed’s Charbel Khneisser on the NODE Podcast.

Discover how enterprises can maximise AIOps ROI by reducing complexity, consolidating tools, and embracing scalable strategies.

Technology is evolving rapidly, offering both challenges and solutions. Business leaders now view innovation as essential for progress, unity, and tackling global issues responsibly.

Hybrid organisations blend human talent, digital tools, and AI to drive agility, innovation, and resilience—redefining leadership, communication, and performance in the future of work.

AI is reshaping UK legal disclosure, offering efficiency gains in criminal and civil cases—yet requires careful oversight, transparency, and adherence to legal safeguards.

GenAI projects often fail due to poor data, unclear value, or unrealistic expectations. Success demands strategic alignment, robust data readiness, and cross-functional collaboration.

AI is revolutionising supply chains by enhancing efficiency, resilience, and collaboration—empowering humans to focus on strategy while machines handle complexity, risk, and repetitive tasks.