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Last year’s Budget set aside £2.1 billion for NHS IT, and the autumn statement confirmed the capital is still there, but it looks like most of the money is headed for Frontline Digitisation. The Highland Marketing advisory board considers how this pattern of putting money into health tech, taking it out again, shaking up the Continue reading Step up for the NHS digital funding hokey-cokey
Sascha Giese By Sascha Giese, SolarWinds Head Geek™ When protecting computer systems and networks, the “biggest cyber risk is complacency, not hackers.” That’s according to John Edwards, the UK’s Information Commissioner who warned that companies are leaving themselves open to cyberattacks by ignoring crucial measures such as updating software and training staff. Continue reading Legacy systems and security will continue to dominate the agenda for public sector IT professionals
By Sascha Giese, Head Geek™ at SolarWinds With citizens looking for convenience wherever they can—from responsive mobile apps to joined-up services—public sector organisations are under increasing pressure to develop and deliver the IT solutions needed to facilitate such services. It was something laid out in June when the U.K. Government published its 2022 – 2025 Continue reading Managing digital expectations as pressure mounts for public sector transformation
By Sascha Giese, Head Geek™ at SolarWinds When it comes to IT, much is made of the differences between public and private sector projects. People are quick to point out the world’s most successful go-getting companies use technology to gain a competitive advantage, while the public sector is motivated by the delivery of services to Continue reading Removing departmental siloes is vital for Governments under fire from state-sponsored salvos
Sascha Giese, Head Geek™ at SolarWinds By Sascha Giese, Head Geek™ at SolarWinds Trust underpins the foundations of modern and legitimate democracies. From civil safety and national security to upholding the rule of law, trust is vital if we’re to function as a society. Get it right, and public trust can Continue reading The importance of trust in delivering public services
Tom Stannard, Chief Executive of Salford City Council in Greater Manchester, has been appointed as the new Chair of the Institute of Economic Development (IED) Board of Directors. In a long and distinguished career in local government spanning over 25 years, Tom has worked in a variety of senior economic development, regeneration, growth, skills and Continue reading Salford City Council Chief Executive Tom Stannard appointed Chair of the Institute of Economic Development
The challenge: The Royal Navy wanted to improve retention by understanding more about the lived experience of personnel and addressing common pain-points. The 40,000-strong staff includes sailors, engineers, medical staff, shore-based civil servants, trainers, and auxiliary service personnel. By the nature of their roles, the majority of personnel are not desk-based and prefer to use Continue reading Royal Navy employee empowerment app hailed as transformation best practice
Nigel Dews Restore Records Management has been awarded a £5.857m contract by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to transfer approximately 375,000 boxes of records into off-site storage and provide retrieval services. The three-year contract, worth c£1.9m a year, will see records moved away from DWP’S on-site location at Heywood Stores, near Continue reading Restore Records Management earns £5.8m contract with Department for Work and Pensions
Eilon Elhadad The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has issued practical steps to help tackle the significant increase in the number of cyberattacks resulting from supply chain vulnerabilities. To support this initiative, companies should minimise the complexity of the process, choose as few security vendors as possible, and build adoption programs, explains Eilon Continue reading Mitigating supply chain attacks: protecting the software development cycle
New Advanced Data Inventory Solution to Support Privacy Teams with GDPR, CCPA, LGPD and Other Global Privacy Regulations Exterro, Inc., the industry’s first provider of Legal GRC software, which unifies e-discovery, digital forensics and data privacy to drive successful, defensible outcomes for in-house legal, IT teams, privacy and Continue reading Exterro Bolsters Market Leading Privacy Portfolio with Launch of Exterro Smart Data Inventory Solution
By Sascha Giese, Head Geek™, SolarWinds For many people, the pandemic—and the global response to this once-in-a-lifetime event—was a game-changer. The enforced and rapid move to the cloud meant carefully prepared plans for phased IT migration were thrown out the window. Instead, the explosion of hybrid office environments left public sector IT workers forced to Continue reading Greater Observability Helps Manage Hybrid IT Complexity Across the Public Sector
The smart energy infrastructure specialist, SMS, is the first meter installer to bring the device to the UK market Until now, thousands of customers with larger gas supplies – such as large domestic dwellings or commercial properties – have not been able to switch their traditional analogue meter to a smart meter The UK’s Continue reading SMS installs UK’s first ever U16 gas smart meter for Octopus Energy customer
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