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Many organisations treat cloud migration as an endpoint, but this article argues the true value lies in what happens after go-live. It introduces a lifecycle-based modernisation approach that aligns IT budgets, legacy de-risking and business outcomes, rather than simply shifting workloads.Arun Kumar Manoharan, Global Head of Strategy Enablement at UBDS Digital, contributes insight into how mature organisations treat transformation as an iterative journey. He highlights how firms that tie modernisation to measurable KPIs - such as business resilience, cost-efficiency and readiness for AI or ESG goals - see far more enduring impact, pointing to examples such as simplified legacy consolidation delivering 99.93% service continuity for priority services.If you’re still labelling your cloud move as “migration,” this article challenges you to rethink: modernisation is not about moving everything to the cloud. It’s about moving the organisation forward.

Law firms face an increasingly complex threat landscape handling vast amounts of sensitive client data while remaining under-resourced for cyber defence. In this article from News in the Channel, Benn Morris, CEO of 3B Data Security, sister company of UBDS Digital, stresses that resellers must act as trusted partners, not mere suppliers, when helping legal firms build effective defences. He explains that:“Resellers need to take the time to understand each firm’s risk profile, the sensitivity of the data they handle, how their teams operate, and the regulations they need to meet.”Morris emphasises that security for law firms cannot be one-size-fits-all. He highlights how small regional practices have vastly different needs from large corporate firms - and how the most valuable resellers offer long-term support, regular reviews, training and threat-update guidance to integrate security into daily operations.With legal firms often under attack for client data exposure, operational disruption and compliance failure, this article positions reseller partnerships as a critical line of defence - and as a strategic enabler of resilience and trust.

As artificial intelligence shifts from hype to enterprise-scale reality, many organisations still struggle to move beyond pilots into sustained value creation. According to the UK’s tech industry, 72% of firms had experimented with generative AI by early 2024 - but nearly two-thirds were still unable to scale effectively.In this guest blog for techUK, Edward Howes, UK Consultant at UBDS Digital, presents five actionable tips designed to help organisations make the leap from isolated experiments to enterprise-wide AI adoption. He makes it clear that this journey isn’t just about deploying more tools - it’s about fundamentally transforming how work gets done.For companies ready to scale AI, the key takeaway is clear: aligning tools with strategy, governance, people and metrics will determine whether AI becomes a strategic enabler or a stalled pilot.

When ransomware or IT outages strike, the systems we rely on most often fail - forcing organisations back into pen-and-paper operations. In this insightful piece written by Tamsin McGee for Raconteur, with contribution from Tracey Hannan-Jones, Consulting Director – Information Security at UBDS Digital, where she highlights why analogue readiness isn’t optional. She explains:“Picture losing your customer-relationship management platform for a week… What are your sales and customer-success teams doing meanwhile?”Tracey Hannan-Jones argues that companies need to formally identify their core, critical business functions and ensure manual substitutes are enabled. She emphasises that being ready to switch to offline processes - whether in retail, utilities or public services - requires planning and practice in advance. Without this, even the best digital systems can become liabilities when they go offline.She also underscores the importance of human-centric continuity: when tech fails, the culture, processes and people become the business’s lifeline. By preparing analogue workflows, organisations not only protect operations—they preserve trust and enable recovery under pressure.

Too many organisations find themselves stuck in an endless cycle of AI proof-of-concepts - promising experiments that never make it into real-world use. In this techUK article, Arun Manoharan, Global Head of Strategy Enablement at UBDS Digital, explores why AI initiatives stall and what businesses must change to break free of the PoC trap. He argues that the issue isn’t a lack of innovation, but a lack of strategic alignment, governance, and scalable foundations.Arun outlines how reframing PoC's as value-driven pilots, grounding them in measurable outcomes, and building the right data, platform and operating model capabilities can move AI from experimentation to production - unlocking impact that lasts.

In a world where AI is reshaping how we work, leaders must evolve just as fast as the technology around them. In this guest blog for techUK, Arun Manoharan, Senior Strategy & Innovation Consultant at UBDS Digital, outlines how successful leadership in the AI era blends new operating models, practical technology adoption and continuous learning frameworks.He emphasises the need for leaders to set up structures that prioritise innovation, engage internal and external stakeholders, and adapt beyond legacy systems—so that AI becomes a driver of productivity, wellbeing and customer satisfaction, not just a novelty.