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By Sascha Giese, Tech Evangelist, SolarWinds Last year, I wrote in GPSJ that the UK must close the IT skills gap if it hopes to become an artificial intelligence (AI) superpower. Perhaps someone in government took notice. Fast forward to February 2024, and Technology Secretary Michelle Donelan announced a new drive to get young Continue reading Are IT Skills Bootcamps Worth the Effort or Simply a Route to a ‘Comfy Pay Packet’?
Sascha Giese, tech evangelist, SolarWinds Sascha Giese A well-executed home renovation goes beyond cosmetic repairs and surface-level aesthetics by delving into the structural bones of a home. This approach not only revitalises the house’s appearance but also enhances its overall efficiency and maintenance. Meaningful digital transformation also requires such an approach. However, a recent Continue reading Three Ways Observability Can Help Address Public Sector IT Complexity
By Sascha Giese, Solarwinds Rishi Sunak spoke recently about his ambitions to make the UK an AI superpower. Opening London Tech Week the Prime Minister said the UK was an island of innovation in areas such as artificial intelligence (AI), quantum computing, synthetic biology, and semiconductors. But he acknowledged the UK’s position as a tech Continue reading UK sets out its credentials to become an AI superpower
By Sascha Giese, Head Geek, SolarWinds The task facing government departments and agencies as they progress towards their digital transformation objectives cannot be underestimated. For the IT professionals involved, it requires modernising their operations, applications, and databases while leveraging hybrid and multi-cloud deployments. And all of this must be done while supporting existing traditional workloads Continue reading How observability is crucial to tackling tool sprawl
By Sascha Giese, Head Geek™ at SolarWinds In our increasingly crowded urban settings, delivering better, safer, and more sustainable environments for citizens is central to both short- and long-term national and local government strategies. As a result, the accelerating development of smart cities is driving huge advances in technology and the use of data across Continue reading Smart Cities: Taking a Security-Minded Approach to Open and Shared Data
By Sascha Giese, Head Geek™ at SolarWinds Organisations across the public sector are embracing digital transformation, and as a result, IT infrastructure is becoming more complex. On top of significant levels of legacy hardware and software to manage, the addition of various cloud-based services means IT professionals are looking after a diverse set of technologies—from Continue reading Why Complex Public Sector IT Needs Full-Stack Observability
By Sascha Giese, Head Geek™ at SolarWinds For years, it has been broadly accepted that the profile of open-source software as ‘higher risk’ goes against the principles of public sector technology procurement. Being free, not reputedly as safe, and via smaller vendors than the big players, has blinkered this industry to finding solutions which could Continue reading Open-Source Database Revolution in the Public Sector
By Sascha Giese, Head Geek™ at SolarWinds As our cities continue to grow in population density, the need for positive environmental action on a domestic and global scale grows more urgent. However, the sheer complexity of contemporary urban living means city planners need more actionable insight into the factors affecting issues such as air quality Continue reading How a Business IT Mindset Can Help Smart Cities Maintain Cleaner Air
By Sascha Giese, Head Geek™, SolarWinds Sascha Giese, Head Geek™, SolarWinds As the second half of the year gets well underway, and lockdown restrictions generally continue to ease, one of the main topics of concern is a “second wave” of COVID-19 potentially hitting the U.K. in the coming weeks or months. With some Continue reading Weathering the Storm: Prepare Your IT to Ride the “Second Wave”
Sascha Giese, Head Geek™, SolarWinds By Sascha Giese, Head Geek™, SolarWinds While cybersecurity isn’t an immediate casualty of increased complexity, the more digitally transformed public sector organisations become, the more vulnerabilities they face. Similarly, as global workforces have recently moved to their homes, IT teams across every industry have been faced with a Continue reading In an Age of Digital Transformation, Security Is Now a Core Competency for IT Professionals
Sascha Giese, Head Geek™, SolarWinds By Sascha Giese, Head Geek™, SolarWinds Modernisation is a constant process and shouldn’t have a clear finishing point, whether it’s for the network, data centre, cloud, or IT management tools. This is necessary to ensure all systems and devices are up-to-date, functioning at the highest level and, particularly Continue reading Don’t Get Your Network in Knots: A 5-Step Plan for Government Modernisation
Sascha Giese, Head Geek™, SolarWinds By Sascha Giese, Head Geek™ at SolarWinds For even the most sensible among us, the word “automation” still strikes an uncertain, often fearful chord. Conditioned by the kind of rhetoric conveyed in movies like “The Matrix,” “The Terminator,” and “I, Robot,” the fear—even among the most seasoned IT Continue reading The Machines Are Not Taking Over: How to Conquer Automation Anxiety
Sascha Giese, Head Geek™, SolarWinds By: Sascha Giese, Head Geek, SolarWinds A new study by SolarWinds suggests that U.K. public sector technology professionals are at an inflection point in their careers. They have one foot grounded in today’s IT-focused realities, while also setting their sights on technology that’s to come—often with some trepidation Continue reading Overcoming the Barrier of Inadequate Training: What Public Sector Tech Pros Need to Thrive
Reporter: Stuart Littleford Nearly a Fifth of U.K. Public Sector Organisations Reported Over 1,000 Cyberattacks in 2018, Despite Over 95 Percent of Respondents Using Firewalls, Antivirus, and Malware Protection. Freedom of Information request conducted by SolarWinds examines cyberattack preparedness among NHS, central government, and defence public sector organisations Over a third (38 percent) of respondents Continue reading Nearly a Fifth of U.K. Public Sector Organisations Reported Over 1,000 Cyberattacks in 2018 despite using protection
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