38 01732 759725 fund managed by DWS Group. This enables Stellanor to serve the accelerating demand for enterprise colocation and AI-ready infrastructure across the UK, with further expansion into Ireland and the Nordic regions planned.” www.stellanordatacenters.com … Vespertec and PEAK:AIO join forces to meet demand for AI storage Vesper Technologies, a specialist in high-performance data centre and AI infrastructure, is partnering with Manchester-based PEAK:AIO and integrating the latter’s software-defined AI storage software into its open infrastructure ecosystem. With their shared belief that AI infrastructure should be open, vendor-neutral and built to perform, the two companies are working together to package and validate a combined solution designed for enterprise and hyperscale AI workloads. They are initially deploying PEAK:AIO storage within server hardware with the intention of offering customers a fully tested, end-to-end AI storage platform that eliminates complexity and accelerates time to value. PEAK:AIO’s software is already proven in demanding environments including Los Alamos National Laboratory and NHS AI deployments in the UK. Scott Constable, Alliance Director at Vespertec, said: “As AI workloads become increasingly datahungry, our customers need storage infrastructure that is fast, scalable and free from vendor lock-in. This partnership is a significant step towards giving them exactly that.” Roger Cummings, CEO at PEAK:AIO, added: “AI storage has historically required customers to choose a hardware vendor before choosing a software solution. This partnership breaks that model. Customers get proven, high-performance storage software on open infrastructure, deployable in hours, starting at a single server. Vespertec’s expertise in solution integration means we can reach customers who need that level of performance without being told which hardware to buy.” …iplicit launches AI-enabled analytics and reporting suite iplicit has already embedded AI capabilities within its cloud-native mid-market accounting platform, notably AI-enabled invoice processing and AI Detect, an anomaly detection feature that flags unusual transactions and potential errors before they become problems. Now, in its biggest launch since introducing its accounting platform in 2019, it is enhancing the iplicit AI Pulse platform with iplicit Insights, an AI-enabled analytics and reporting suite that gives finance leaders visibility into their organisation’s financial position. The first part of this to be launched is Executive Finance Dashboard, a collection of pre-built dashboards covering cash flow, cost analysis, profit and loss, balance sheet KPIs, accounts receivable and payable ageing, all updated in real time. An enhanced AI tier allows users to ask questions and receive instant answers about their current financial data via AI-enabled natural language queries, without building a report or switching to a separate tool. Next up for iplicit AI Pulse is Credit Control Agent, an AI-powered collections tool designed to automate and prioritise credit control activity to help finance teams accelerate cash collection and reduce debtor days. www.iplicit.com … S2S Group passes £5m turnover milestone S2S Group is looking forward to another year of growth after increasing its turnover to a record £5.6 million for the year ending December 2025. A £500,000 investment from Bailie Group enabled the Rotherham-based secure IT asset disposal (ITAD) and data destruction specialist to strengthen its operational capability and enhance its nationwide on-site data destruction service, including the addition of a new 18-tonne truck. Last year, S2S expanded its European presence through a joint venture with Irish data destruction specialist All-Star Shredding and added seven new employees, increasing total headcount to 42. This includes nine IT technicians responsible for ensuring data security and asset recovery through secure processing, testing, sanitisation and refurbishment. Altogether, S2S Group processed more than 50,000 IT assets for recycling in 2025, refurbishing and redeploying 28,000 IT assets back to customers. It also securely destroyed over 380,000 data-bearing devices. https://s2s.uk.com/ … Panasonic continues evolution with HIVE acquisition Panasonic is continuing its evolution from a hardware-led manufacturer of projection and display systems into the provider of a broader ecosystem of hardware, software, workflow and integrated media-delivery solutions with the acquisition of UK-based media server specialist HIVE Media Control Ltd. The acquisition enables Panasonic to support customers not only at the display endpoint but across the entire workflow, from content playback and control through to deployment and operation. For customers, the combination of HIVE’s flagship BeeBlade media control platform and Panasonic’s projection and display technologies delivers enhanced deployment flexibility, a smaller infrastructure footprint, fewer external devices, simplified cabling and more streamlined installation and operation. It also supports a better overall end-user experience when HIVE and Panasonic solutions are used together. HIVE will continue to operate as a standalone business with a vendor-neutral market approach, providing continuity for existing customers, including those using HIVE with other projector and LED display brands. … BT Business launches SME cybersecurity suite BT Business is helping SMEs address the rapidly escalating threat of cybercrime with a suite of cyber security tools powered by Crowdstrike offering realtime monitoring of suspicious activity and rapid automated remediation of potential threats. It has also expanded the free support available to customers with the launch of a new Cyber Support Hub packed with practical explainers and how-to guides developed in line with National Cyber Security Centre guidance. Other free tools provided by BT include a Cyber Health Check self-assessment tool; a team of Cyber Guides offering practical advice by phone, online and in-store; and a 24/7 AI Cyber Assistant that can answer any cyber question. www.bt.com ...continued NTA celebrates silver anniversary Hosted telephony provider NTA is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. Founded by Paul White in 2001, NTA started out supplying customers with least cost routing and connectivity services before, in 2005, developing its own hosted VoIP platform and becoming one of the UK’s first independent public telephone operators. Since then, NTA has continued to evolve its hosted platform, enhancing its feature set with advanced integrations, AI-driven capabilities, a proprietary softphone application (MobeX) and the UK’s first wholesale business tablet phone for flexible working, the MobeX Touch T10. In November 2024, it became an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT). Paul White attributes the company’s success to its innovation, partners and the loyalty of its staff. He said: “From our early days as a humble reseller to taking our own number ranges from Ofcom, innovation has always been at the heart of NTA. Our amazing team and reselling partners have helped us turn ideas into products, build lasting relationships and continue pushing the industry forward. Becoming an EOT allowed us to give back to the people who have been with us through it all, and we are excited for the next 25 years as one big NTA family”. www.nta.co.uk TECHDIGEST Paul White
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