Calling the Digital Nation
This is a guest post from Andrew Corbett, membership services director, at the UK IT Association – www.ukita.co.uk Invisible SME IT majority As a member and board director of the UK IT Association...
View ArticleVideo Nation
This is a guest post from Brian Barnes, Managing Director of www.activideo.co.uk So here I am feeling quite stumped. How do I write anything informative and stimulating about the new video generation...
View ArticleWhy You Should Never Look At Your Website As The Finished Article
Following the success of our recent eCommerce webinar, we’re delighted to welcome a guest blog from Digital Next COO Mark Blackhurst. As a joint founder of Digital Next, Google partner and official...
View ArticleSupercharge Your Sales With These Digital Tips
Poppy Heap from CTI Digital gives us her highlights from the highly anticipated Supercharged Commerce event. We’ve all looked at our figures on a Friday night and wondered if there’s a magic spell to...
View ArticleInternational Women’s Day: How to Build Your Path to Success in Tech, with...
Raejeanne Skillern has a stunning career in technology. She is Intel Vice President at the Data Center Group and General Manager of the Cloud SP Platform Group. Here, on International Women’s Day, she...
View ArticleLife After GDPR Deadline Day
Anna Dick, CTO Hiring Hub Anna Dick, CTO of online recruitment marketplace Hiring Hub, answers your questions and gives us her experience on the world of data protection, post-GDPR. * Why is data...
View ArticleCybersecurity: Top Tips from a Business Leader
It only takes one hacker a single hour to bring your business down. Recent stats reveal that 64% of businesses consider a lack of budget to be a barrier to further IT adoption. But with cybersecurity...
View ArticleDevOps Series: Continuous Integration
Back in December 2019, our very own DevOps Engineer Tim explained to us exactly what is meant by the term DevOps. Today, he’s taking over the blog once again to tell us all about continuous...
View ArticleCollaboration: Naomi Timperley’s Expert Tips
It’s no secret that collaboration is incredibly important in business. But, why? And how do you become an effective collaborator? To answer these two fundamental questions, we asked Naomi Timperley –...
View ArticleDevOps Series: Unit Testing and TDD
Welcome to your third instalment of the fantastic DevOps Blog Series, written by UKFast DevOps Engineer Tim. Today, we’ll get straight into the world of Unit Testing and Test Driven Development (TDD)....
View ArticleWhy TLS 1.3 Makes Your Data More Secure
It’s time for our weekly UKFast Guest Blog, and today we’re on the topic of TLS 1.3. If you’ve never heard the term before, TLS stands for Transport Layer Security. It’s what makes communication across...
View ArticleMeet UKFast’s Director of Technical Support
At UKFast, providing outstanding technical support for our clients is always a top priority. But, to be able to support you the very best we can, we need the very best in the business to coordinate,...
View ArticleFive Reasons to Get Involved with Mentoring
Whether you’re the mentee or mentor, mentoring programmes help to expand your network and skillset. They are vital for facilitating both professional and personal development. No one knows this to be...
View ArticleDevOps Blog Series: Python versus Go
UKFast DevOps engineer Tim is back once again to guide us through the important decision of choosing the right programming language for you. Over to you, Tim. * Different programming languages arouse...
View ArticleKatie’s UKFast Apprenticeship Story
In our first UKFast apprenticeship story of the week, we’re hearing from Katie. Having recently completed her customer service apprenticeship, Katie is an integral part of our UKFast Events team....
View ArticleBilly’s UKFast Apprenticeship Story
To celebrate National Apprenticeship Week over the last five days we’ve explored the advantages of apprenticeship programmes to business owners and to young people. We’ve also heard from UKFaster...
View ArticleIan Hammersley’s Top Tips for Building a Brand
In last week’s UKFast webinar, we gathered a panel of eCommerce specialists from across the industry to discuss what makes a great eCommerce brand. Included in our guest panel was CEO of Smartebusiness...
View ArticlePrint, the Forgotten Enemy of Data Security
With Heartbleed, Cryptolocker and now BASH hitting the headlines; cybersecurity is right at the forefront of every business’s mind. But what about the threats we forget about, like the printer sitting...
View ArticleHow Time Recording Became Legal’s Hottest Technology Pick
Technology is innovating and driving change in many different sectors. Today we have Phil Wedgwood of Rekoop talking about time recording – a technology that’s revolutionizing the legal sector. His...
View ArticleExpert Week: Scott Helme on Cyber-Attacks
Welcome to day two of our first Expert Week. We like to be in a constant state of learning here at UKFast, and there’s no better way to educate ourselves than spending time in the company of experts....
View ArticleDigital Transformation in the Public Sector
Martin Knapp, UKFast’s Public Sector Director, takes over the UKFast blog today to show you how the public sector is set to meet the needs of a tech-savvy nation while saving money from tight budgets....
View ArticleDevOps Blog Series: What is Containerisation?
Today, UKFast DevOps engineer Tim is here to share his expert knowledge and explain exactly what is meant by the term containerisation. * The need for containerisation Modern servers are orders of...
View ArticleIs Omni-Channel the Future of the High Street?
The true meaning of omni-channel is still considered a mystery by many. In today’s guest blog, two experts share their knowledge of omni-channel and explain how it’s helping the high street to adapt to...
View ArticleExpert View: Why is a Brexit Deal So Complex?
Today we’re hearing from Gareth Gadd, Chief Business Development Officer at Compliance Compendium, Brexit expert and UKFast webinar panellist. Why is the process of reaching a deal with the European...
View ArticleExpert View: April’s Cyber-Threat Landscape
What are the most prevalent cyber-threats right now? And what are the latest security product updates from UKFast? Find out the latest insight and advice from UKFast security expert, Sean. The most...
View ArticleGuest Blog: What is a Content Security Policy?
In today’s post, our guest blogger at Selesti fills you in on all you need to know about a content security policy. Selesti is a Google Premier Partner agency that offers digital marketing as well as...
View ArticleHave you started moving away from the PSN?
Today we’re hearing from public sector expert Stuart Mckean, founder of Nine23, to find out why the public sector is now starting its journey away from the Public Services Network (PSN). Nine23 have...
View ArticleGuest Blog: Why the GDPR is Still a Priority
Tomorrow marks the one year anniversary of the GDPR coming into force in the UK. The last 12 months have seen data breaches hitting global headlines, an extended Brexit deadline, and the way UK...
View ArticleCTO’s Update: UKFast Network Changes
It’s been a busy first half of 2019 for our networking team here at UKFast. Their mission to make some huge changes to our network will be completed in the coming weeks and we’re excited to be able to...
View ArticleExpert Tips: June’s Security Threat Landscape
Today we’re joined once again by UKFast security expert Sean. What are the most prevalent threats to your business right now? And what are Sean’s top tips for staying cyber-secure this month? Let’s...
View ArticleUnlocked Speaker Talks Cyber-Threat Evolution
Would free insight and advice from industry-leading cybersecurity experts be useful for your business? Unlocked is the UK’s biggest FREE cybersecurity event and is coming to Manchester and London on...
View ArticleHPE Primera Beta Testing: Here’s What We Found
Over the past few months, UKFast has been in the process of beta testing the new storage array from Hewlett Packard Enterprise, HPE Primera. UKFast’s Director of Enterprise Technologies fills us in on...
View ArticleGuest blog: What’s the verdict on Azure Bastion?
In today’s blog, ClearCloud’s Azure expert Matt is having his say on Azure’s new platform-as-a-service solution Azure Bastion. So, what does he think of this new tech? * Although Azure Bastion is only...
View ArticleWork Experience: Sophia’s UKFast Story
Work experience can be a daunting prospect. However, at UKFast we like to give those who dare to venture into the world of work a taste of excitement, and an idea of what it’s like being part of a...
View ArticleWhat’s Driving the Online Marketplace Trend?
In this blog, we’re joined by Alex Ayin, Executive Director of Sales and Marketing at Mercarto Enterprise Technologies to find out what’s driving the recent surge in online marketplace popularity....
View Article6 Ways We Can Address Imbalance in Tech Investment
Tech Manchester has become an integral part of the SME and startup support community in Greater Manchester since its inception just over two years ago. Since then, Tech Manchester’s Executive Director...
View ArticleExpert View: An Introduction to Hardware Hacking
Holly Williams is the Technical Director of cybersecurity firm Secarma and an ex-military security specialist. As a professional ethical hacker and all-round cybersecurity expert, Holly has incredible...
View ArticleUsing Our eCommerce Past to Predict the Future
Today’s blog is authored by Isabel Edwards at Mercarto Enteprise Technologies. * Experts predict that the eCommerce industry will make 4.5 trillion USD in sales in 2021, with 2.41 billion people...
View ArticleHow Better Training Can Mitigate Supply Chain Risk
This guest blog is authored by Edward Whittingham, Founder and MD of cybersecurity firm The Defence Works. The Defence Works brings together hard-hitting insights, efficient practices and simple hacks...
View ArticleWhy mentoring is so important for women in business
Mentoring schemes have really gained momentum in recent years. From small businesses to entire industry sectors, the advantages of a quality mentoring scheme are plentiful – for mentors, mentees and...
View ArticleWhy Gender Parity is Crucial for Mentoring Schemes
In part two of this week’s Women in Mentoring blog series, senior university lecturer Tanya Hemphill shares her experience of becoming a Tech Manchester mentor. What led Tanya to become a mentor? Why...
View ArticleeCommerce Guest Blog: Get Ready for the Internet’s Peak Season
Mark Blackhurst, Co-Founder of Digital Next, shares his behind-the-scenes tips and tricks as the eCommerce peak season creeps closer. As any experienced sales or marketing professional knows all too...
View ArticleQ&A with UK Business Angels Association
Jenny Tooth OBE is the CEO of the UK Business Angels Association – the trade body for angel and early stage investing, representing more than 15,000 investors around the UK. Jenny has over 20 years’...
View ArticleVulnerability Scanning vs Penetration Testing
This Vulnerability Scanning vs Penetration Testing guest blog is authored by Holly Williams, Technical Director of cybersecurity firm Secarma. * I occasionally see the terms vulnerability assessment...
View ArticleGuest Blog: Why your business needs an ERP system
This guest post was authored by Megan Gee, Marketing Executive at Khaos Control. For many small and medium businesses, it’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking busy spells are only temporary. You...
View ArticleGuest Blog: Why SEO is more important than ever
This guest post was authored by Mark Blackhurst, Co-Founder of Digital Next. Mark Blackhurst, co-founder of Digital Next Businesses across the globe are slowly coming to terms with the ‘new normal’ and...
View ArticleGuest Blog: Preparing for public cloud migration
This blog is authored by UKFast AWS DevOps engineer Leyton Reed. Whether you’re looking at moving to AWS, Azure or a smaller public cloud platform such as UKFast’s eCloud®, migration brings a common...
View ArticleGuest Blog: Sharing the burden of secure remote working
This guest post was authored by UKFast Head of Security and Compliance, Stephen Crow. The rapid shift to home working has left many SMEs at risk of rising security debt. As cybercriminals rushed to...
View ArticleGuest Blog: 5 ways to prepare for migrating onto a Magento 2 server
This blog is authored by Mark Hambley, Technical Director at digital web agency Verve, specialists in Magento 2 migrations. Migrating your eCommerce site can seem like a daunting task. Yet, following...
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