Voyage Into the Unknown
In the Jan-Feb 2026 issue, Computing Security queried what the 'dark forces' of cybersecurity would unleash on the industry throughout the year. Here, several more observers offer their thoughts
Cohesity Launches Enterprise AI Resilience Strategy
New strategy strengthens AI infrastructure protection, mitigates agent-driven risk, and activates trusted enterprise data for secure AI adoption
Automated PII Discovery and Redaction: Reducing Hidden Risk in the Digital Enterprise
Bob Gristock, EzeScan Channel Sales Manager, discusses the growing challenge of unmanaged PII within unstructured content and states the case for continuous automated discovery
Learning from Previous Flash Industry Shutdowns to Predict Recovery Cycles
Gal Naor, CEO, StorONE details why storage architectures must adapt to slower flash recovery cycles and persistent price pressure
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Sign of the times
UK businesses are finding their ambitions held back by persistent skills shortages in critical technology areas
Are UK organisations truly ready for the Cyber Security & Resilience Bill?
Irvin Shillingford, Regional Manager, Northern Europe, Hornetsecurity, looks at what the UK's forthcoming Cyber Security and Resilience Bill means for transparency, accountability, and trust in 2026 and beyond
Putting the 'resilience' into cyber
What actions need to be taken to elevate cyber resilience from a concept into a boardroom capability? Computing Security reports
Squaring the Circle
Fresh top-level guidance on the secure disposal of storage media may raise more questions than it answers, says one industry expert
How to Achieve I.T. Freedom and Avoid Vendor Lock-In
Open-E CEO Kristof Franek looks at how excessive dependence on a single vendor's ecosystem can become a severe hindrance
The Final Countdown
Global communications, commerce, critical infrastructure and national security have two key things in common: first, they rely on public-key cryptography and, secondly, they're all vulnerable to quantum attacks
Strength in numbers
No single business, government entity or institution can truly defend against cyber threats on its own, warns Pavin Varughese, VP Sales, JetPatch
Keeping it real-time
In today's digital landscape, managing security threats often hinges on how well organisations can identify and respond to risks in real time
Are passwords passé?
With Google moving towards a future without passwords, the path has been thrown open for others to follow
Why AI doesn’t have to be the enemy
AI and humanity are partners, not adversaries, argues one industry observer. Recognising this can bring a future where AI empowers, rather than endangers, our species
Where does your security confidence come from? And is it REALLY enough?
Paul Harris, Managing Director at Pentest Limited, shows how confidence can be your information security secret weapon. It just has to be the right type
Massive flaws in home working
How the new world of work has opened up organisations to new and unmanaged cyber risk
Remote Working: Do It Right
How do you ensure your business remains secure during remote working? Phil Underwood, Chief Information Officer, SecurEnvoy, and Chris Cassell, Technical Specialist, SecurEnvoy, offer their insights
Protecting the exposed
How do you plan a work-from-home strategy to avoid problems further down the line? Rob Allen, director Marketing & Technical Services at Kingston Technology Europe, explains
RPA: think big, start small, improve rapidly
One of the best-attended sessions at PFU’s 8th Information Capture Conference was a panel discussion around RPA. We report back on some of the key points under discussion
Are you ready for Industry 4.0?
Mark Jow, EMEA Vice President, Technical Services at Commvault talks about preparing for an effective digital transformation journey
A licence to increased productivity and security
Tracey Mustacchio, senior vice president of product and marketing, Imaging division, Nuance Communications, explains why it's 'time to bring PDF licensing into the modern era'
NAS: the first line of defence
When it comes to purchasing decisions around Network Attached Storage it's all about value, not price, argues Harry Berner of Beta Distribution
Ahead in the cloud
With GDPR just around the corner, will your cloud services be compliant? Frank Krieger, VP of Governance, Risk & Compliance at iland, offers a helping hand
The not-so-odd couple
In an article produced on behalf of the LTO Program, Laura Loredo (Hewlett Packard Enterprise), Carlos Sandoval Castro (IBM) and Terry Cochran (Quantum), discuss what makes SSD and LTO tape 'the perfect storage pair'.
The not-so-odd couple
In an article produced on behalf of the LTO Program, Laura Loredo (Hewlett Packard Enterprise), Carlos Sandoval Castro (IBM) and Terry Cochran (Quantum), discuss what makes SSD and LTO tape 'the perfect storage pair'
Lifting the weight
Andrew Morrison, President of Large Enterprise Operations, Europe at Xerox describes how different market sectors (manufacturing, banking and education) are addressing the opportunities of paperless working in order to enable strategies for digital transformation
Ready to go?
Is your business ready for GDPR? Frank Krieger, Director of Compliance at iland, discusses the three areas he believes should demand the most attention in the months ahead
GDPR: don't be strung along
Lillian Pang of Rackspace addresses some of the most common misunderstandings surrounding the new GDPR legislation; rules that will affect any business that handles personal data, and therefore the majority of organisations in the UK
Is your storage strategy just window dressing?
Daniel Gilfix of Red Hat Storage debunks the 'emperor's new clothes' approach to IT, as he shares the findings of a recent study examining the challenges of traditional and legacy storage solutions
Is your storage strategy just window dressing?
Daniel Gilfix of Red Hat Storage debunks the 'emperor's new clothes' approach to IT, as he shares the findings of a recent study examining the challenges of traditional and legacy storage solutions
The Challenge of Digital Obsolescence
EASY Software's Howard Frear has been thinking about how changes in recording media can affect the big problem of business archiving
Transforming the landscape
Digital transformation will play a vital role in the UK's efforts to attain growth and sustainability, argues Mike Nelson, Vice President at PFU
Ahead in the Cloud
Cloud storage and how to manage it effectively is a key challenge for many businesses, explains Jack Bedell-Pearce, Managing Director, 4D
Be prepared
Actifio CEO Ash Ashutosh suggests six key questions that any business needs to ask about its Disaster Recovery readiness
Ahead in the cloud
Cloud storage and how to manage it effectively is a key challenge for many businesses, explains Jack Bedell-Pearce, Managing Director, 4D
Cloud printing: the write stuff?
Printing via the Cloud has significant business benefits to offer when done correctly: but complex infrastructures and security concerns can mean that organisations are simply replacing one problem with another, argues Arron Fu, CTO of UniPrint
Cloud printing: the write stuff?
Printing via the Cloud has significant business benefits to offer when done correctly: but complex infrastructures and security concerns can mean that organisations are simply replacing one problem with another, argues Arron Fu, CTO of UniPrint
How to get your scanners to 'go up to eleven'
On-Board Acuity from Xerox Scanners allows a scanner to deliver optimised and compressed B&W files right from the device, explains the company's EMEA Sales Manager Martin Pain, significantly reducing the amount of data transferred - and saving time and processing at the workstation
Ahead in the cloud
Cloud storage and how to manage it effectively is a key challenge for many businesses, explains Jack Bedell-Pearce, Managing Director, 4D
Seven common cloud data loss prevention mistakes...
…and how to avoid them, thanks to this handy 'cheat sheet', courtesy of Skyhigh Networks
Outsourced DM is (nearly) always a smart move
EASY Software UK's Howard Frear believes that the move to outsource Document Management (DM) or Enterprise Content Management (ECM) services to a third party is the best business decision - in most cases
Time to change platform?
Standardising on one platform for scanning and capture can reduce operational costs and improve enterprise agility, argues ibml's Ashley Keil
CIO: changing from gatekeeper to enabler
The rise of 'shadow IT' means that CIOs must develop a hybrid cloud infrastructure that meets the needs of their business before the business itself beats them to it, suggests Ian Finlay, Chief Operating Officer at Abiquo
Must big data mean big risk?
As companies deploy Hadoop for big data, they open critical information to compromise. Tom Kemp of Centrify discusses some of the solutions that exist to solve the problem
CIO: changing from gatekeeper to enabler
The rise of 'shadow IT' means that CIOs must develop a hybrid cloud infrastructure that meets the needs of their business before the business itself beats them to it, suggests Ian Finlay, Chief Operating Officer at Abiquo
Must big data mean big risk?
As companies deploy Hadoop for big data, they open critical information to compromise. Tom Kemp of Centrify discusses some of the solutions that exist to solve the problem
Flexibility is the key
Martin Warren, Cloud Solutions Marketing Manager at NetApp argues that a hybrid cloud approach offers the ideal solution for enterprises looking for agility, flexibility and cost effectiveness
Stash the flash?
The "flash everywhere" trend is actually materialising as "flash where it makes economic sense". George Teixeira, CEO of DataCore Software, considers how a more mature adoption of flash is now bearing fruit through a strategy of cost-effective utilisation of flash technology spreading from servers to widespread usage across the board
Three easy pieces
Hybrid cloud, OpenStack and Open Source Storage are three essential jigsaw pieces for the enterprise of the future, argues Jason Phippen, Head of Global Product Marketing at SUSE.
How to navigate an increasingly complex IT landscape
IT leaders are facing new levels of complexity as they seek to address business needs, says Neil Thomas, Product Director at Claranet
Understanding the colocation advantage
With recent industry experts declaring the demise of colocation Rowland Kinch, CEO of Custodian Data Centres, explains why he believes that colocation is still the best solution for many organisations
Levelling the playing field
Steven Harrison, Lead Technologist at Exponential-e looks at the role of the Cloud as an equaliser for UK businesses
Anytime, anyplace, anywhere
Markus Pichler, Director of Solutions at ABBYY, discusses the growth of compliance-led multi-channel capture processes.
Guarding the valuables
Mark Edge, UK Country Manager & VP Sales at Brainloop says that a new approach to IT security is needed: one that guards data within a protected infrastructure
Securing the perimeter
The enterprise perimeter does not exist anymore and a much more proactive approach to security is needed, says Bill Strain, CTO of cloud company iomart.
Data recovery: where do you start?
When you consider an ever-changing network infrastructure, it can be all too easy to overlook the data. Russel Ridgley, head of cloud services at Pulsant shares his thoughts
When the cloud breaks
All data centres have outages, says Roger Keenan MD of City Lifeline: the important thing for users is to understand what plans they have in place for when the inevitable happens
The new cost of doing business
Despite the much-heralded benefits, there are a number of unexpected potential obstacles for businesses moving towards public cloud-based IaaS platforms, argues Lilac Schoenbeck, VP of Product Management & Marketing, iland
Stop acting on impulse
To meet business goals for agility, innovation, and growth, says Lynda Stadtmueller, Vice President, Cloud Services, Stratecast | Frost & Sullivan, enterprises must look for cloud providers that offer a range of services that meet today's needs and can grow with the business.
Show me the money!
Jamie Longmuir of SafeNet describes how different approaches to software monetization can drive incremental revenue for ISVs via the Cloud.
Think big, start small
Bill Jones of ibml discusses the best approach to standardising on a single scan/capture platform.
Don't confuse price with value
When it comes to cloud-based infrastructure services, some potential buyers seem to know the price of everything but the value of nothing, argues Flaviu Radulescu, CEO of bare metal cloud provider Bigstep
Mind your own business
Kate Baker of Custodian Data Centre offers 'a colocation perspective' on efficiencies and the role of Data Centre Infrastructure Management (DCIM)
The right tool for the job
Why does a business that has invested large amounts in fleets of MFPs need to look at dedicated scanners? Clare Sykes, EMEA Marketing Manager at Visioneer, argues that using production scanners alongside an MFP can save time and money
The vital asset for today's government - Part 2
In the conclusion of a two-part in-depth analysis, Sean Tang, Vice President of International Business at Laserfiche, summarises a recent white paper looking at ECM deployments in government functions
Mind your own business
Kate Baker of Custodian Data Centre offers 'a colocation perspective' on efficiencies and the role of Data Centre Infrastructure Management (DCIM).
From the ethereal to the physical
Arron Fu, VP of Software Development, UniPrint, discusses ways to remove the diverse obstacles to enterprise printing via the cloud
Simple ways for SMBs to improve their data centres
Storage is at the core of all data and any network, argues Thomas Pavel, Channel Sales Director at LSI, and by concentrating on data protection, high availability and better storage performance, SMBs can accelerate applications in their data centres.
The vital asset for today's government - Part 1
In the first of a two-part in-depth analysis, Sean Tang, Vice President of International Business at Laserfiche, summarises a recent white paper looking at ECM deployments in government functions.
Backup: Spoilt for choice?
Recent years have seen a plethora of new technologies and approaches to the backup market. Bill Andrews, CEO of ExaGrid Systems, breaks down the options
Predictive text
Tim Brosnihan, European product marketing manager at Canon Europe, takes a look back at 2013 and ahead at what this year might bring to the DM marketplace
The Virtual Reality of Big Data
The true value of Big Data comes when it is transformed into Big Intelligence, argues Michiel von der Crone, Field Advisory Services Team Director, EMEA, CommVault
Seven good reasons to automate Accounts Payable
The Accounts Payable process can be difficult to tame, but it is well worth the effort, explains Thomas S. Senger, Senior Vice President, EMEA Software & Solutions at Kofax
In it for the long term
The data storage market isn't set to slow down any time soon, argues Steve Mackey, VP EMEA at Spectra Logic
Untangling the network
David Barker, Technical Director at 4D Data Centres offers some guidance on building a new cloud-ready network with Software-Defined Networking (SDN) at its heart
Microsoft - at the cloud tipping point
The SharePoint world is at a significant tipping point, argues John Mancini of AIIM: customers are moving into a hybrid world, with some organisations moving to the cloud, some sticking with on-premise and most opting for a hybrid solution
Building trust in the cloud
Wherever your business is in its 'cloud journey', you need to create a cloud services environment that is Secure, Trusted and Audit-Ready (STAR), argues Ken Allan, Global Information Security Leader , Ernst & Young
Protecting your data in a BYOD world
Anders Lofgren, Director of Mobility Solutions at Acronis, discusses the explosion of personal devices in the workplace and the effect it is having on organisational productivity, collaboration and security
Mass migration: how not to get stung
Jeff Mills, VP International for Actuate's Content Services Group (formerly Xenos Group), breaks down the steps and processes involved in a content migration project
Making consolidation work
Paul Coates, regional vice president, UK, South Africa and Nordics at Riverbed Technology discusses how storage solutions can effectively address organisations' remote site requirements through improved use of IT assets, reduced IT resources and improved data retention and protection
Get the most from your virtual environment
Rob Pait, Nexsan Solutions Marketing Director, Imation Corp offers five key considerations for strategic virtualisation deployments
Microsoft - at the cloud tipping point
The SharePoint world is at a significant tipping point, argues John Mancini of AIIM: customers are moving into a hybrid world, with some organisations moving to the cloud, some sticking with on-premise and most opting for a hybrid solution
Object Lesson
Shahbaz Ali, President and CEO at Tarmin, lays out his company's vision for addressing the challenge of massive data growth
Inside information
Mark Kirpalani, managing director at Capital Capture, explains how electronic data capture and management can help insurers tackle soaring levels of insurance fraud and establish more efficient claims management processes
Hidden treasures
Using technology to discover and extract usable information from unstructured data is helping to realise tangible benefits for businesses across all sectors, explains Dr. Vijay Magon of CCube Solutions
Clouded judgement?
Many companies - especially SMEs - still view the cloud with caution. Storage magazine asks if the time is right to throw that caution to the wind
Big can be beautiful
Taking a "lean and mean" approach is the key to tackling Big Data issues, argues Tim Butchart, EMEA VP at Sepaton
Cloud - the great leveller
Document management in the cloud just might turn out to be the 'killer application' that the IT industry has been waiting for, argues Simon Shorthose, Managing Director, ReadSoft UK
Doctors' orders
The change to an effective Electronic Records System is often easily within reach of departments, but often resistance is encountered because it can threaten the usual way of doing things, with which people are familiar and comfortable. Guidance and coaching is often the key to assimilate and nurture these transitions along the way. Douglas Brand of Bosoco Ltd. takes us through some ways that technologies such as those available from EzeScan might alleviate the issues that come across the desk of a typical medical environment each and every day
Procurement vs. partnership: mutually exclusive?
Dr. Vijay Magon of OITUK explores whether the public sector procurement process threatens the ability of SMEs to foster crucial customer-supplier partnerships