The ITPro Podcast
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How the energy crisis will impact data centres
16 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The global energy market is currently experiencing some extreme turmoil, with low availability resulting in steep price increases. The turbulence is p...
Are phishing tests a waste of time?
09 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Phishing remains one of the oldest and most persistent attack methods for hackers trying to break into an organisation, and potential targets continue...
What did we learn from WannaCry?
02 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Five years ago, the security world was rocked by one of the most sudden and widespread ransomware outbreaks in history. Even now, organisations are st...
Solving the semiconductor shortage
26 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The tech industry has been forced to weather more than its fair share of storms over the past few years, but one of the most troublesome to navigate h...
Does threat attribution matter?
19 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There is a vast universe of threats facing modern businesses, from opportunistic lone hackers and organised criminal gangs, to state-backed intelligen...
Can AI and IT teams coexist?
12 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
AI is increasingly working its way into organisations’ main IT environments, and as a cutting-edge field that relies heavily on technology infrastru...
Why devs are collaboration experts
05 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Collaboration is a fundamental part of success in modern business, but while most (although not all) businesses are well-versed in the ways of collabo...
SPECIAL EDITION: How laptops have changed in the last five years
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Five years can be a very long time in the world of technology, and looking back the changes to our hardware over that period can be stark. In this pod...
A quick update
27 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you want to share your thoughts on how we can improve the IT Pro Podcast, please head over to https://bit.ly/ITPPsurvey to fill out our short surve...
How Singapore became a data centre powerhouse
20 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Singapore’s dominance in the data centre market, helped in no small part by the country’s keen investment in technology, is undeniable. But, for o...
Solving SMB challenges through tech
13 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Running a small business has always been a demanding task, but recent circumstances - from the coronavirus pandemic to the advent of Brexit - have com...
How to scale your tech platform
06 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Building an application from scratch isn’t exactly easy. Startups wishing to create a digital platform for their business will need to contend with ...
Building a smart factory
29 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Technologies like IoT, AI and big data analytics have been forecast to have enormous impacts across a variety of sectors, and one industry that's part...
Is planned obsolescence real?
22 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The spectre of so-called ‘planned obsolescence’ has been hovering around the tech industry for years, with quasi-conspiracy theories claiming that...
How to perfect your remote working setup
15 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The question of whether we need to go back to the office has a polarising one, and one of the main arguments for reopening traditional workspaces has ...
Supercharging your home office network
08 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
At this point, it should be clear that remote working is here to stay, but while we've all hopefully sorted out proper working spaces with all the lap...
Do we need AI regulation?
01 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the modern world, AI is everywhere, powering a variety of applications from enterprise business intelligence tools to sorting through photos of our...
Transforming a business from the ground up
25 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Transforming a business isn’t an easy task at the best of times; organisational inertia, complicated project timelines and budgetary constraints are...
Do degrees make better developers?
18 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The lucrative rewards of the tech industry are enticing a growing number of people into the industry, but while degrees in computer science and softwa...
The best bits of MWC 2022
11 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
MWC is back; after a few years in hibernation, the trade show has once again opened its doors to the mobile industry, with thousands of exhibitors and...
Making data centres green again
04 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Climate change is one of the greatest threats that humanity faces, and it’s important for each of us to do what we can in fighting its impact. Howev...
Stamping out scope creep
25 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When you’re working on a large-scale software development project - especially as part of a sizable enterprise business - it’s easy for the projec...
Why is email still a thing?
18 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It seems that in the world of modern IT, you can’t swing a cat-6 cable without hitting four or five cloud-based platforms that are trying to revolut...
Building the supermarket of the future
11 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ocado’s colourful delivery vans are a common sight on the streets of Britain, but what’s slightly less well-known is that the company’s deliveri...
How to automate your business
04 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Automation has been a trend in business for decades, but with the advent of cloud-powered low-code no-code tools, the benefits are now within reach of...
Inside the DDoS arms race
28 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Cyber attacks are something that every business worries about on a near-constant basis - but while DDoS attacks may not make it onto many CISOs lists ...
SPECIAL EDITION: Learning to live with risk
25 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We've all been guilty of taking the odd shortcut to get things done a bit faster at work, but while these time-saving tactics can sometimes introduce ...
Inside CES 2022
21 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
CES is one of the highlights of the tech calendar, kicking off every year with a cavalcade of new products, interesting announcements and innovative s...
Intel vs AMD
14 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Over the last five years, AMD has clawed its way up from being an also-ran in the processor market to a genuine competitor for the crown, making a con...
Looking forward to 2022
31 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The holidays are almost over, and many of our listeners will doubtless be preparing to return to work next week. It’s been an interesting year, to s...
Looking back on 2021
25 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
2020 was one of the most eventful years in recent memory, but while 2021 was a bit less chaotic than its predecessor, it was no less eventful in the w...
Building 5G networks with cloud
16 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As technological innovations go, 5G is possibly one of the most widely-hyped examples of the last decade. Promising to enable everything from smart ci...
Everyone needs Kubernetes certs
10 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Container technology has gone from a niche, experimental application and infrastructure tool to a cornerstone of modern IT transformation - but its ex...
What’s so hard about public sector IT?
03 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Public sector organisations have a reputation for being somewhat behind the times when it comes to IT transformation, frequently hampered by tight bud...
How to beat burnout
26 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Burnout is a major problem within the IT industry. Technology professionals are frequently overworked and under-resourced, and the buildup of unmanage...
Can the US take on big tech?
19 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The growth of major tech companies over the last decade has been seemingly unstoppable, but as organisations like Facebook, Microsoft and Google work ...
SPECIAL EDITION: The truth about multi-cloud economics
15 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The cloud has built its success on the idea that it’s an easy route to cutting costs and reducing large-scale capital expenses, and while that can b...
Coping with technical debt
12 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Technical debt is one of the most dreaded concepts in enterprise IT; CIOs constantly struggle to stay on top of their technical debt and prevent it fr...
Saying goodbye to software
05 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve all felt that sinking feeling, after our favourite operating system or piece of software gets a new update and we realise that the layout has ...
How VMware drinks its own champagne
29 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Whether it’s a SaaS tool, a product or even just a website, every IT team has to manage some form of customer-facing software. However, while it can...
Should the US cyber army be more aggressive?
22 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It’s fair to say that the US has a lot on its plate when it comes to cyber security. Criminal organisations and foreign operatives continue to find ...
Can codes of conduct save GDPR?
15 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ever since the UK left the EU, data protection has been a hot topic. On the one side government officials on one side argue that current rules are unn...
SPECIAL EDITION: Why CIOs don't care about infrastructure
12 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There was a time when an IT leader’s primary responsibility was managing tin, making sure that an organisation’s servers were kept up and running ...
Behind the scenes of the Solarwinds hack
08 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Getting hit with a large-scale cyber attack is a nightmare scenario for many IT leaders. Repairing the damage caused by hackers once they’ve infiltr...
100TH EPISODE SPECIAL: 100 years of innovation
01 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week marks the 100th episode of the IT Pro Podcast, and to celebrate the occasion, we’ve got a special bumper episode where we’ll be looking ...
Keeping an eye on observability
24 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In a lot of cases, being an IT admin is as much about prioritisation as anything else, and the mantra ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ is one...
Are foldable phones more than a fad?
17 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The average smartphone tends to look fairly unassuming, but recently, foldable phones have injected a bit of diversity into the market. These eye-catc...
Why techies shouldn’t become managers
10 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the business world, we often talk about ‘climbing the career ladder’ - and the unspoken implication is that everyone wants to eventually reach ...
How umbrella companies exploit IT contractors
03 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For many IT professionals, the decision to move from a permanent position to a contractor or consultant role has given them more flexibility, better e...
Digital stagnation in a post-COVID world
27 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We all know how drastically COVID has up-ended normal working practices. Organisations had to radically rethink their strategies around digital busine...
How laptop libraries can boost digital skills
20 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the modern world, digital skills are absolutely essential, but if you don’t have access to technology, developing those skills is easier said tha...
The future of personalised healthcare
13 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The healthcare sector is under a great deal of pressure right now, but while the pandemic has been a challenging time, it’s also led to an explosion...
Can 5G close the digital divide?
06 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
From talking to our friends to getting through our daily workload, there’s very little in modern life that doesn’t depend on the internet in some ...
Bringing cricket into the digital age
30 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Cricket may have something of an old-fashioned reputation, with its genteel attire and somewhat languid pace, but just like every other sport, it’s ...
The teenager who started a networking firm
23 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On receiving the news that their planned apprenticeship had fallen through, most teenagers would probably sulk for a bit, and then start looking for j...
Why digital accessibility is good for business
16 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
An inclusive workplace isn’t just about supporting people of different genders, sexual orientations or races. Almost 20% of the UK has some form of ...
Why data warehousing doesn't work
09 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Data is taking on an increasingly important role within organisations around the world, but IT leaders have traditionally struggled to make staff trul...
Can VR unite the hybrid workplace?
02 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Organisations all over the world are currently grappling with the challenges of how to adapt their culture to a new hybrid-first model. While many pot...
What’s next for the cloud?
25 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Cloud is no longer an emerging trend; it’s now been a fixture of business IT for more than a decade. But with the home working revolution firmly cem...
BONUS: Windows 11 reactions
24 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When it launched Windows 10, Microsoft promised us the “last Windows”. Six years later, however, the company has reconsidered its position and bro...
When bots go bad
18 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The growing field of AI development has brought us many wonderful advances, but one of the areas in which it’s becoming most visible is customer ser...
Soft skills vs STEM skills
11 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For many years, the tech industry has been complaining about a shortage of technical skills in areas from cloud platforms to container architectures. ...
Why is it so hard to convict hackers?
04 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hacking, ransomware attacks and other forms of cybercrime have become a fact of life in the modern age, but while the rates of these attacks have dras...
Is it time to give up on the paperless office?
28 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most persistent goals in business IT over the past twenty years has been to reach the mythical nirvana of the ‘paperless office’ - a ut...
Bringing space tech down to earth
21 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Space exploration is currently in the midst of a renaissance, with more and more private companies and national governments launching test flights, sa...
Has the biometric revolution stalled?
14 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For the past decade, we’ve been assured that biometric security is the future, and that soon we’ll be able to do away with traditional forms of id...
Should companies spy on their employees?
07 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
More and more employees now use their own personal devices for work, and 2020 saw a particular spike in this behaviour. But what many people don’t ...
Thinking differently about security
30 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The pandemic has forced all of us online in ways we haven’t been previously, and that applies to hackers and cyber criminals just as much as it does...
Will we ever go back to the office?
23 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
After a year of forced remote working, lockdown restrictions are finally starting to ease, and organisations are starting to plan their return to the ...
What makes a Silicon Valley CEO? (Part Two)
16 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Silicon Valley’s community of leaders are frequently hailed as visionaries, and while it’s hard to argue with the fact that the innovation’s the...
What makes a Silicon Valley CEO? (Part One)
09 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Whatever your thoughts on the products that come out of Silicon Valley, it’s hard to argue with its impact. The region is frequently hailed as a cra...
Hail to the IBM
02 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Over the course of its 110-year history, IBM has been at the cutting edge of a number of advancements, including inventing mainframes, kick-starting t...
SPECIAL EDITION: What responsible data gathering really means
30 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Data collection has become a social and political hot potato in recent years, with social networks and tech providers under fire for aggressive data h...
What happens when you’re the only woman in the room
26 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ask any tech company, and they’ll tell you that diversity is a major priority for them. Nevertheless, when it comes to technical teams, there are st...
The tech keeping your telly on
19 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When you stop to think about it, satellite TV is an astonishing technical achievement - a communications relay in orbit around the planet which allows...
Can technology make us more than human?
12 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
“We can rebuild him. We have the technology.” From Robocop to the Six Million Dollar Man, popular fiction has fantasised for years about the poten...
Why the tech skills gap doesn’t exist
05 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The tech skills gap is something that gets brought up again and again, as organisations lament their struggles to find talented developers, engineers ...
There’s no such thing as obsolete tech
26 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Floppy disks. Fax machines. Cassette tapes. All are commonly thought of as obsolete technology, but are they really that outdated, or have their appli...
Turning developers into craftspeople
19 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Software is eating the world, and the developers who build it have been called ‘the new kingmakers’ – but creating a truly engaged dev team is a...
Has COVID killed the smart city dream?
12 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For the past several years, advances in fields such as 5G, IoT, autonomous vehicles and AI processing have promised to unlock major new innovations fo...
Navigating Brexit data transfers
05 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On 31 December 2020, the UK’s Brexit transition period came to a close, taking us firmly out of the EU. Many issues have been raised over the flow o...
Technology in healthcare
29 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Healthcare has always been a vital industry, but for obvious reasons, it’s more important now than it’s ever been. Hospitals are being faced with ...
Why everyone should be using TypeScript
22 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Migrating to a new technology is always challenging, but it's even more daunting when your estate includes 2,000 engineers, 10,000 applications and 50...
Transforming air travel in a crisis
15 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Of all the sectors impacted by the still-ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the air travel industry has been among the hardest hit. With international travel ...
Hot hardware
08 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For those of us who don’t get excited over teraflops and motherboard specifications, hardware is just something that we use to get our jobs done, an...
Looking forward to 2021
01 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The last 12 months have been something of a struggle, but with the strange and miserable year that was 2020 now behind us, it’s time to look forward...
Looking back on 2020
25 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It’s not overstating matters to say that this year has been the most eventful and unusual in the history of IT. As the COVID-19 pandemic developed a...
Is the sun setting on Silicon Valley?
18 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Silicon Valley has long been the US tech industry’s ‘shining city on a hill’, building a seemingly unassailable reputation as the heartland of I...
The power of disinformation
11 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The internet has been one of the most revolutionary technologies of our age, and most agree that the transformation it’s brought to our society has ...
Supercharging healthcare with data
04 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Data can be a huge enabler of transformation and efficiency for every sector, and healthcare is no different. However, there can be some significant c...
A post-COVID cloud future
27 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The COVID-19 crisis has had a profound impact on all of us, but one of the most drastic changes has been to business IT. Digital transformation and re...
SPECIAL EDITION: What 2020 taught us about business agility
24 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
2020 has been a challenging year, to say the least; businesses around the world have had their plans upended, and been forced to enact dramatic shifts...
Modernising money management
20 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Banking is changing; the financial services industry is no more immune to digital transformation than any other sector, and new technologies like clou...
What does Joe Biden have in store for tech?
13 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The 2020 US presidential election has been one of the most divisive in recent memory, but after a seemingly endless wait for results, last Saturday sa...
Profile: What’s cooking with Nvidia?
06 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If you’ve spent any time around the PC gaming community in the last thirty years, then you’re almost certainly familiar with Nvidia’s Geforce gr...
BONUS: A slice of Raspberry Pi 400 with founder Eben Upton
02 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this special bonus episode, we talk to Raspberry Pi founder Eben Upton about the Raspberry Pi 400, the company's newest device, including what make...
What COVID-19 can teach us about open data
30 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Data is a vital commodity in modern business, but there’s a growing movement based on openly sharing it for mutual benefit. This trend has neatly in...
How hackers steal your password
23 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Passwords are the foundations of our digital identity, which makes them rich targets for cyber criminals. With the right password, a hacker can accomp...
Data-driven doggos
16 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How do you keep track of canine genetic information, breeding data and a quarter of a billion communications records, all spread across different syst...
Picking a programming language
09 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As tech continues to dominate our lives, more and more people are looking to software development as a career choice, and an increasing number are ent...