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AI ambitions collide with legacy integration problems

Sat, 28th Feb 2026
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AI is racing into business plans, but NashTech research finds brittle legacy systems and poor integration are quietly throttling progress.
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AI system choices seen as crucial to women's tech careers

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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AI structure design, data foundations and mentoring, not just hiring targets, have a significant impact on women's careers in tech.
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Vertiv backs Zagreb data centre design skills push

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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Vertiv teams with Zagreb University of Applied Sciences on a new data centre design course to tackle Europe's digital infrastructure skills gap.
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Kentico reveals Site of the Year 2025 award winners

Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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Kentico crowns global winners of its Site of the Year 2025 awards, spotlighting standout Xperience-powered digital projects across sectors.
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GenAI misuse & ransomware drive surge in cyber attacks

Thu, 26th Feb 2026
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Global cyber attacks hit 2,090 a week in January as ransomware surges and risky GenAI use exposes fresh data-leak and intrusion paths.
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Firms pour billions into AI but struggle to scale value

Thu, 26th Feb 2026
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Firms spent USD $252 billion on AI in 2024, yet only 4% report repeatable, scalable value as governance and skills gaps hold back returns.
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Turnitin flags AI surge as students seek feedback, not fakes

Wed, 25th Feb 2026
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Turnitin reports a spike in AI-heavy essays but finds most students use its assistant for real-time feedback, not ready-made assignments.
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UA92, Fujitsu boost funds to support women in tech

Thu, 19th Feb 2026
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UA92 and Fujitsu launch GBP £101,000 package of bursaries and apprenticeships to help more women and non-binary people build tech careers.
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LJMU launches AI academy to boost staff skills, save time

Tue, 17th Feb 2026
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Liverpool John Moores University launches AI Academy with Multiverse to upskill 134 staff and free hours weekly for teaching and research.
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Westcon-Comstor brings Meter's NaaS offering to EMEA

Thu, 12th Feb 2026
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Westcon-Comstor signs first EMEA distribution deal for Meter's NaaS platform, targeting partners seeking opex-friendly networking subscriptions.
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SecureW2 unveils Nexus Partner Programme for growth

Thu, 12th Feb 2026
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SecureW2 launches Nexus Partner Programme, a global channel initiative to drive passwordless, certificate-based network security growth.
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Bending Spoons launches €1.5m tech fellowship in Europe

Wed, 11th Feb 2026
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Bending Spoons unveils a EUR €1.5m fellowship, offering major scholarships and mentoring to top computer science students across Europe.
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North West firms step up apprentice hiring after reforms

Mon, 9th Feb 2026
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North West mid-sized firms plan to ramp up apprentice hiring in 2026 after GBP £725 million reforms scrap training costs for under-25s.
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Lucion adds in-house AI to upgrade NexGen compliance

Thu, 5th Feb 2026
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Lucion has embedded in-house AI into its NexGen platform, promising continuous, data-led compliance oversight for complex UK estates.
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Ruckus expands AV-over-IP switches, joins SDVoE group

Wed, 4th Feb 2026
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Ruckus expands its Pro AV ICX switch line, adds AV-focused management tools and deepens AV-over-IP ties with Crestron and the SDVoE Alliance.
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Apprenticeships tackle UK data centre engineering gap

Sat, 31st Jan 2026
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Apprenticeships are emerging as a key route into UK data centre engineering, easing acute skills shortages and widening access to the sector.
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SUSE unveils EU cloud sovereignty self-assessment tool

Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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SUSE unveils a browser-based tool that scores EU cloud sovereignty compliance and delivers a risk and gap analysis in under 20 minutes.
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Azzet appoints Henry Stoever to board for global push

Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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Azzet names governance veteran Henry Stoever to its board as it accelerates the global rollout of its premium asset marketplace.
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Gigamon honours global partners in channel-first push

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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Gigamon crowns top global partners as it doubles down on a channel-first strategy and claims 50% share of deep observability market.
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NMITE & British Army launch autonomous robotics MEng

Fri, 23rd Jan 2026
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NMITE and the British Army have unveiled a three-year autonomous robotics MEng, blending drone technology with hands-on defence-linked projects.