Tech Review: Key Developments and Insights

In this edition, we highlight key industry insights and trends shaping the year ahead. We're also introducing our Cyber Essentials Assessment – a quick and valuable tool to help you evaluate your cybersecurity resilience and gear up for a more secure future. With 2025 expected to be a pivotal year for security, there’s plenty to focus on!

Understanding Threat Intelligence

This article explores how?Threat Intelligence empowers organisations to stay ahead of cyber threats by uncovering, analysing, and acting on vital insights to strengthen defences and outsmart attackers. Read our full article here

The Benefits of Partnering with a Managed Security Service Provider

This article outlines how partnering with an MSSP can boost your cyber defences with expert insights, 24/7 protection, and more time to focus on your business.

Read our full article here

Cyber Essentials Assessment

Take our free?Cyber Essentials Assessment?to assess your cybersecurity, identify potential vulnerabilities, and receive personalised recommendations to strengthen your defences.

Take the assessment here

Dell's AI Strategy:?Dell is embedding AI into its core products under its "AI-In, AI-On, AI-For, AI-With" strategy. This includes intelligent solutions integrated into devices, robust infrastructure for AI applications, and collaboration with industry leaders to drive innovation. AI is not a fleeting trend but the future of computing. Vendors like Dell are seeing massive enterprise investments in AI, with solutions tailored to enhance human capabilities and improve efficiency.

Microsoft and Cloud Competitors:?Azure's revenue growth (33%) underscores how AI is boosting cloud services. AWS and Google Cloud also report double-digit growth, with massive capital expenditure commitments like Amazon's $75 billion allocation for AI infrastructure in 2025. AI is a catalyst for growth in cloud services, intensifying competition and pushing vendors to innovate in both technology and commercial offerings. The new Microsoft Surface Copilot+ PCs are hard to match at the moment. If you're looking to adopt AI then this article is worth a read....Build, buy, or both? How to choose the right approach for your AI transformation | The Microsoft Cloud Blog

Microsoft's Timber Data Centres:?Experimenting with hybrid timber construction, Microsoft is reducing carbon footprints while maintaining robust data centre functionality. This aligns with broader trends towards eco-friendly IT infrastructure, addressing energy and water usage concerns.

Innovations in cooling, material use, and alternative energy sources (e.g., nuclear) are reshaping data centre operations, making sustainability a key differentiator in the tech industry.

Asset Disposal: Streamlining Business Compliance and Sustainability

Effective asset disposal is about providing certified, audit-ready evidence while aligning with IT security protocols. The key considerations include:

• Security/Compliance: Ensuring disposal meets audit and security standards.
• Resource Efficiency: Minimising time spent managing assets.
• Storage Reduction: Avoiding costs associated with holding assets.

Addressing these factors reduces costs and adds value. Additionally, incorporating sustainability into disposal practices supports ESG goals, enhancing shareholder reports with a focus on environmental responsibility. For more information, you can download our IT Asset Disposal services brochure?here.

Lunch & Learn

The session is designed for senior IT leaders tackling cybersecurity challenges. Focused on managing risk, aligning technology, and addressing unseen threats, this event offers practical insights without the noise of excessive solutions.

Myself and our guest speaker will share actionable insights into today’s most pressing cybersecurity concerns. The session provides an excellent opportunity to connect with peers, exchange ideas, and discuss best practices.

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As always, we are here to support you and your teams, so do reach out if we can help.

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Finally, no matter how you celebrate, we hope you have a magical Christmas time and a very happy healthy new year.

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Best,

Lloyd Joseph

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