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When protecting sensitive data makes it useless – and how to stop that happening
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When protecting sensitive data makes it useless – and how to stop that happening

The dilemma is one that many organisations will recognise: the need for realistic data in non-production environments such as software development, testing, AI, and analytics, versus the need to protect real sensitive…

Mayank Ahluwalia 16 Oct 2026
Data residency isn’t the same as data sovereignty
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Data residency isn’t the same as data sovereignty

Keeping data within national borders can meet an important requirement, but it does not, on its own, establish who can access that data, how it is protected, or whether it can be moved when circumstances change.

Jurgen Hofkens 15 Oct 2026
Data is nothing without insights
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Data is nothing without insights

Whether it’s coming from smart factories or digitally-connected supply chains, data is more accessible than ever before for asset-intensive organisations. A Modern Industrial Strategy is more than just a data revolution.

For Kevin Bull 14 Oct 2026
Your Best Technical Content Is Hidden Where Search Cannot Find It
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Your Best Technical Content Is Hidden Where Search Cannot Find It

I must’ve audited close to a hundred sites over the last 20 years, and I always come across the same issues. Landing pages that fail to do their job of giving the reader enough of a reason to buy.

Peter Hall 14 Oct 2026
Clean steel will make software a production decision
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Clean steel will make software a production decision

Sweden’s HYBRIT programme reveals a practical software opportunity in industrial decarbonisation. British firms should focus on reliable scheduling and integration, with savings tested against real operating constraints.

Daniel Thomas 13 Oct 2026
Britain’s next energy asset class could sit hundreds of metres below ground
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Britain’s next energy asset class could sit hundreds of metres below ground

Britain should develop suitable salt caverns alongside credible hydrogen customers. The opportunity reaches engineering, monitoring and software, but geological potential alone cannot establish a commercial asset.

Andrew McLean 13 Oct 2026
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