In this episode, we dive into the world of unstructured data. We look at exactly what it is, the best way to store it, and the challenges we face when it comes to security and recovery. Andy Hardy, EMEA region vice president of cloud storage company, Nasuni, and Dylan Foster-Edwards, Softcat’s head of the office of the chief technologists join host Michael Bird to look at what the future holds for unstructured data.

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In this episode we take a look into the future of AI and how it might affect organisations and individuals. Host Michael Bird is joined by Dean Gardner, Softcat’s Chief Technologist for cloud as well as Joe Baguley, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer EMEA at VMware. Together they discuss the ethical side of AI as well as its potential for development, and also its limitations.

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In this episode we dig into supply chain attacks – we look at their history, their potential impact on organisations and the steps we can take to protect against attacks. Softcat’s Chief Technologist for Security, Adam Louca, and Senior Security Consultant at XQ Cyber, Rob Hillier join host Michael Bird to offer their expert advice and guidance as well as looking at what we might expect from the future of supply chain attacks.

Trending Asus supply chain attack

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In this episode we talk to our experts about 5G; what it is, how it works and what’s in it for organisations. Host Michael Bird is joined by Craig Lodzinski, Softcat’s Chief Technologist for emerging technologies and Adam Louca, Softcat’s Chief Technologist for security. Together they explore what the next generation of cellular mobile communication might look like, when we can expect it to emerge, and how, in practical terms, it will benefit us from a personal, as well as business, perspective.

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In this episode we look at some of the major security threat trends and hear some real life examples of when things have gone wrong and how to avoid similar situations. Host Michael Bird is joined by Matt Helling, Softcat’s head of cyber security services and Dan Wiley, head of incident response at Checkpoint, a leading provider of cyber security services. Together they look at practical ways to protect yourself from threats, and look ahead to how security threats are developing and what to expect in the future.

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In this episode we talk about some exciting developments in healthcare IT. Host Michael Bird looks at the structure of the NHS and some of the challenges they face, together with Phillipa Winter and Brett Walmsley from Bolton Foundation NHS Trust and Softcat’s Chief Technologist for healthcare, James Seaman. They also explore some of the user-centred innovations that the Trust has used to assist clinicians and patients with E-obs as well as hospital entertainment, and the possibility of rolling these things out to other Trusts.

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In this episode we take a look at artificial intelligence and machine learning. Host Michael Bird, together with Craig Lodzinski, Softcat’s Chief Technologist for emerging technologies, and Matt Armstrong-Barnes, Chief Technologist for artificial intelligence at HPE, delve into the history of AI and explore its roots as well as looking at what the future holds for it. They also look at AI application in business and how it can help organisations today.

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Alex Krizhevsky's original paper on ImageNet

HPE's poker playing AI bot

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In this episode Explain IT returns for a second season with host, Michael Bird, where he's joined by some of Softcat's Chief Technologists; Craig Lodzinksi, Dean Gardner, Dylan Foster-Edwards and Adam Harding. This episode kicks off the new year with a focus on the team's predictions for technology in 2019, separated out into our four IT priority areas; Hybrid Infrastructure, Digital Workspace, Cyber Security and IT Intelligence. Each of the guests discuss their predictions for the year, giving it a score out of 10 on how likely it is we'll still be discussing the topic this time next year.

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Coming in January 2019, Explain IT season 2 covering topics such as AI and Machine learning, the work space of the future and 5G and SD WAN.

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In this episode we look at cloud and the five important steps to take in migrating to a cloud environment that works for you. Host Michael Bird is joined by Dean Gardner, Softcat’s Chief Technologist for Cloud, Helen Gidney, Softcat’s Technical Design Team Leader and Craig Lodzinski, Softcat’s Chief Technologist for developing technologies. Together they tackle defining cloud and what it is, how it works and the range of options available to get the most out of it.

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Further Links

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VMware Cloud on AWS: A hybrid Cloud Solution

What is Azure Stack?

The three Vogels Laws

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