Please note: This post was written by Highlander prior to their rebrand to FluidOne Business IT - Sheffield. As enterprises rapidly migrate business systems and data to multi-cloud environments, continuity planning must keep pace. Traditional strategies to minimise disruption – both due to expanded attack surfaces and operational dependencies introduced through distributed systems and data –...

Please note: This post was written by Highlander prior to their rebrand to FluidOne Business IT - Sheffield. As artificial intelligence continues rapid mainstream adoption, proper data governance becomes pivotal – both to train high-quality AI models and to safeguard sensitive data AI tools may ingest or generate. Take Microsoft’s innovative AI companion, Copilot. Having previously only been...

Please note: This post was written by Highlander prior to their rebrand to FluidOne Business IT - Sheffield. With data volumes growing exponentially, organisations are struggling to manage ‘dark data’ – data assets that are unknown, untapped, and underutilised. Dark data is generated by users’ daily interactions with devices and systems. Previously, businesses considered this data either too...

Please note: This post was written by Highlander prior to their rebrand to FluidOne Business IT - Sheffield. Following a 2021 Forrester report which referred to Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) as “the zero-trust edge (ZTE) model for security and network services”, many in the industry incorrectly began conflating ZTE with Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA). SASE and ZTNA are two emerging...

Please note: This post was written by Highlander prior to their rebrand to FluidOne Business IT - Sheffield. Social responsibility has always been a cornerstone of our business, and we’re big believers in ‘giving back’ – especially when it means supporting our local community in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Last year, we were approached by Sheffield College to join 20+ local businesses...

Please note: This post was written by Highlander prior to their rebrand to FluidOne Business IT - Sheffield. Businesses today face greater security threats than ever before as operations are increasingly digital and cloud-based – not to mention the accelerated adoption of remote and hybrid working strategies. It’s no secret that every solution comes with its own set of challenges and, in...

Please note: This post was written by Highlander prior to their rebrand to FluidOne Business IT - Sheffield. Artificial intelligence (AI) has reached dizzying heights, now touching almost every family of technology. AI is often used as a blanket term to describe a host of new advanced functionalities or capabilities, but not all AI is made equal. There are specific types of AI that fall...

Please note: This post was written by Highlander prior to their rebrand to FluidOne Business IT - Sheffield. As one of the most critical parts of your IT estate, determining how and where your underlying infrastructure is best deployed to meet the needs of your data, applications and your users plays a crucial role in your success. While public cloud is the best fit in some instances, some...

Please note: This post was written by Highlander prior to their rebrand to FluidOne Business IT - Sheffield. In a move that has sent a few ripples through the industry, Highlander has been acquired by the FluidOne Group, a leading network connectivity and communications solutions company. This strategic acquisition marked a turning point for both companies as we joined forces to unlock new...

Businesses are becoming increasingly switched-on to the importance of sustainability as part of their overall business strategy. While sustainability is far from a new concept, the wider operational, commercial and reputational benefits are becoming more apparent. The secret is finding the best way to realise those benefits as part of your strategy. This is perhaps where the biggest shift in...