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By Sascha Giese, SolarWinds Head Geek™ When it comes to digital transformation, one area of investment trumps all others. It’s not hardware. It’s not software. It’s not even the latest development in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). It’s people. And if public sector organizations want to deliver data-rich government services, they need to Continue reading Investing in people always pays dividends
Multi award-winning fleet management expert, Rivus, has been awarded multiple maintenance and repair contracts for the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) from 1 November 2023. Following a rigorous, multi-lot, competitive tender process, which began in February 2022, Rivus has been appointed to take care of the prestigious fleet for a period of up to 10 years. Continue reading Rivus is set to keep the Metropolitan Police moving with major new contract win
Oliver Gray, Charis business development director By Ollie Gray, business development director, Charis So, are we better off or worse off this spring when it comes to our energy bills? Unfortunately, despite falling wholesale costs, the average household bill is still set to rise to £3000 in April, and many will need Continue reading Are we heading towards an energy cliff edge?
Genomics England has completed installation of an enterprise imaging system that will help to support a world-pioneering initiative for cancer research. The programme is linking whole genome sequencing, pathology and radiology data, in what has been described as the world’s largest multimodal cancer research platform. First announced in 2022 as a means Continue reading Genomics England deploys Sectra imaging technology in ground-breaking cancer data programme
Electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure provider, SWARCO Smart Charging, and Connected Energy, a leading supplier of second life battery energy storage systems (BESS), have teamed up to help accelerate the roll out of EV charging across the UK and offer a decarbonised solution. This collaboration aims to overcome two of the biggest barriers to the wider Continue reading SWARCO Smart Charging and Connected Energy partner to accelerate the roll out of EV charging
Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the first in the UK to install solar e-bike charging stations at its two hospital sites. Solarcycle is the first company to offer an off-grid, solar ‘in a box’ EV charging solution designed to provide green, renewable energy for the charging of e-bikes and e-scooters. Continue reading Solarcycle Installs the UK’s First Off-Grid Solar E-bike Charge Points at Ashford and St Peter’s NHS Trust
CHANNEL 3 CONSULTING has recruited Leo Jones, a former deputy director of children’s services, as a partner to support the company’s continued growth and further strengthen its position in the social care sector. A qualified social worker and children’s services manager with over 20 years’ experience across consulting and the public sector, Jones will also Continue reading Senior appointment at Channel 3 Consulting strengthens its foothold in social care sector
Sodexo has been awarded a three-year contract with The Insolvency Service to provide strategic programme and advisory services to support the organisation’s ‘Transforming Workplaces Project’. Partnering with Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB), global construction and property consultancy, Sodexo’s Property Professional Services business and RLB will support The Insolvency Service to rationalise and transform its existing Continue reading Sodexo awarded contract with The Insolvency Service
Sascha Giese Sascha Giese, SolarWinds Head Geek™ The recent spike in energy prices has once again drawn attention to the costs associated with powering IT infrastructure, and high-density technologies such as data centres aren’t the only things under the spotlight. The energy consumption of technology across departments and agencies within the government—including PCs, Continue reading Public sector ICT switches to greater energy efficiency
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
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