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Security expectations around data centres have changes, and it’s no longer enough to secure the perimeter or roll out a firewall policy. Today’s infrastructure relies on interconnected systems, from APIs and cloud endpoints to HVAC controls and building access tools, all of which can be targeted, misconfigured, or exploited.

The past few years have seen the incredible rise of cloud-native AI start-ups, many of them born during the pandemic. These companies emerged agile, experimental, and ready to scale. But as their ambitions grow and their AI models become more complex, they face a critical crossroads: how to manage infrastructure sustainably while continuing to innovate at speed. In the early days, public cloud services were the obvious choice.

Data centres often hold the fluorinated gas (f-gas) HFC-227ea, traded under the name FM-200, as an emergency measure to stop fires in data halls and technical space without harming electrical equipment. Robust fire prevention helps avoid devastating human, operational, financial, and environmental consequences, but there’s a problem with this particular gas – if released, it has an immense global warming potential.

FinTech is more than just a fast-growing industry; it can drive economic prosperity and improve quality of life, not just in the traditional financial hub of London, but across the whole of the UK. The sector’s success, especially outside the capital, is critical for regional growth and a more balanced national economy.

We're taking a look at how you can secure your business's future with cloud services and how security threats can seriously impact your business. Security concerns for cloud-based services often start small, with a missed update, a misconfigured setting, or an overlooked access point. But in practice, those small gaps can open into much wider vulnerabilities, affecting not just data but the ability to operate.

We're taking a look at how you can secure your business's future with cloud services and how security threats can seriously impact your business. Moving to the cloud has changed the way organisations handle infrastructure, but for highly regulated sectors like finance, it’s never been a straightforward leap. It comes with serious scrutiny, and a long list of requirements to meet before any workloads can safely be moved off-prem.

If you are looking to renew your organisation’s cyber insurance, you may have been optimistic that the rising price of premiums has been slowing down.

For many businesses, 2020 marked the dawn of the cloud-first era, with organisations around the world embracing public cloud. And it made sense at the time; promise of reduced infrastructure costs, flexibility and scalability meant that leveraging cloud services was a no-brainer. But with any new technology, the shifting tides that come along with its proliferation also informs the cyclical nature of its adoption.

When most people picture a data centre, they might think of a bland industrial shell—cold, humming, and forgettable. But look closer, and you’ll find something far more profound. A data centre is a heavy, complex, and finely tuned space where an immense volume of information flows, transforms, and creates the digital world we rely on. In many ways, it feels like magic. And yet, so does nature. Both deserve respect.

We're taking a look at our clients' journey to a hybrid-cloud architecture, exploring the benefits private cloud boasts over public, and how this helps an organisation's digital transformation. In a previous post, we explored the drivers behind an organisation moving from an on-premise strategy to the use of private clouds.