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Slide – p18
Slide is a new name to the UK market, having recently opened its first UK office in Maidenhead, but the company is looking to grow quickly and help managed service providers to keep their customers’ data secure.
Ambient intelligence – p52
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Simone Larsson, head of enterprise AI, EMEA at Lenovo explains why ambient intelligence will define the next decade of workplace tech and how it will benefit businesses and employees.
Data destruction – p44
Businesses produce more data than ever, but with increasing cyberthreats it is important that when it has outlived its useful life it is effectively destroyed – and this is where resellers can help.
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Stockies winner – p56
Opengear – p22
Laura Pittas from Highgate IT was one of the individual winners at the Stock in the Channel Awards – aka The Stockies – showing the value of standing out from the crowd.
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Opengear recently installed a solution for a global cruise company to give network engineers access to network devices on cruise ships out in the ocean rather waiting for them to get back to shore or dry land – saving them time and money.
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