Tech Takeaways
Tech Takeaways from the team at Gardner Systems brings you the inside track on the key challenges facing today's businesses. All are delivered in bite-size episodes to help you find answers to the big tech questions.
Episodes
67 episodes
A Day In The Life Of An IT Leader | Ep 42
In this week's episode of the Tech Takeaway podcast, we're joined by IT Director, Dave Price as we delve into the fascinating world of an IT leader. Dave talks us through his experiences in exploring the challenges and triumphs fa...
The Future of Tech: Insights from Cloud Expo Europe | Ep 41
🎙 Join us for the latest episode of the Tech Takeaway Podcast as Gardner CTO, Paul shares insights from his Cloud Expo Europe experience alongside co hosts Wayne and Kealan.🔍 Explore hot topics like DevOps, Cloud, Data Analytics, and AI...
Understanding Microsoft Copilot | Ep 40
In this week's episode of Tech Takeaway, join us as we unpack the latest game-changer from Microsoft – Co-Pilot. This innovative tool is set to transform the way we work with technology, promising to make tasks smoother and more intuitive.<...
The Anatomy Of A Cyber Security Incident | Ep 39
Welcome to this week's episode of the Tech Takeaway podcast, where we dive deep into the intriguing world of cybersecurity. In "The Anatomy Of A Cyber Security Incident," join the hosts as they unravel the mysteries behind cyber threats and exp...
Building A Cloud Native Business P2 | Ep 38
Welcome to Tech Takeaways! In the upcoming segment of our episode, we're thrilled to continue our conversation with Kirk Ryan, a distinguished entrepreneur who has not only embraced but excelled in building a business in the cloud. Kirk brings ...
Building A Cloud Native Business P1 | Ep 37
Welcome to Tech Takeaways! In this week's episode, we are thrilled to be joined by a special guest, Kirk Ryan, an entrepreneur who has not only embraced but excelled in building a business in the cloud. Kirk brings a wealth of experience and fi...
Decoding the Domain: DNS Security Explained | EP36
In this episode, we're diving deep into the world of DNS security to decode the domain and demystify the crucial role it plays in our digital landscape.🔒 Episode Overview:Join us as we explore the intricacies of DNS security, ...
UK's Alternative Networks & Better Connectivity | Ep35
Happy New Year! Welcome to the years first Tech Takeaways podcast. In this episode, we have ITS Dave Ferry joining us to talk about the Rise of Alternative Networks and Better Connectivity in the UK. The guys cover The Advantages of Fiber Netwo...
Christmas with Gardner's: 2023 Review P2 | EP34
Embrace the holiday spirit and the world of tech with Part 2 of our festive year-end tech review on Tech Takeaway's podcast: "Christmas with Gardner's: 2023 Review P2" 🚀In part 2 of our Christmas special episode, we continue our explorat...
Christmas with Gardner's: 2023 Review P1 | EP33
Get ready to unwrap the gift of knowledge this holiday season with a special Christmas-themed episode of Tech Takeaway's podcast: "Christmas with Gardner: 2023 Review Part 1." Join us for a festive journey through the past year in the tech worl...
Connectivity around Liverpool with ITS Dave Ferry
Welcome to this weeks special video for our local Liverpool businesses. In this episode we're joined by ITS Dave Ferry, discussing the topic of connectivity and the different options that we now have around the city. For more information on how...
Serving Up SASE: The Future of Secure Access | Ep32
In this episode, we dive deep into the world of SASE (Secure Access Service Edge) and explore its transformative impact on modern networking and security.🔵 Introduction to SASE:Discover the fundamentals of SASE, what it means, and w...
NetApp Insight 2023 Las Vegas | EP31
In this week's episode of the Tech Takeaway Podcast, Jason takes you behind the scenes of his trip to NetApp Insight 2023 Las Vegas.Here's what to expect: 📊 Discover NetApp's cutting-edge Data Storage Solutions. <...
Cloud Cost Optimisation | Ep30
In today's digital landscape, organisations are increasingly moving their operations to the cloud, seeking scalability, flexibility, and efficiency. However, as cloud infrastructures grow, so do the costs associated with them. That's where clou...
Exploring the Horizon with Microsoft Copilot | Ep29
Welcome to the digital dawn, where artificial intelligence isn't just a futuristic concept, but a vivid reality shaping our everyday lives. From the smartphone in your pocket to the virtual assistant in your home, AI has woven itself into the v...
Trends In Data Management | Ep28
In this episode, we welcome back NetApp Field CTO Grant Caley to explore how the way we use data is impacting how we need to design and manage our data infrastructure. Most businesses today want to use the data they hold to better ...
In a world of AI is your storage still important? | Ep27
Today's technology debates are usually focused on cloud, security and of course the ever-growing presence of AI. But does that mean that traditional IT topics aren't worth talking about, topics like storage for example?On this week's ep...
Beyond the Endpoint | Ep26
After the popular Beyond the Firewall episode, we go "Beyond" again this week. This time it's beyond the endpoint. What do we mean when we talk about beyond the endpoint? How our people work has changed a lot in the last few ...
Unlocking Cloud Optimisation Strategies | Ep25
As companies move more infrastructure and platforms into the public cloud the management, security and costs of those cloud-based services are often difficult to understand and predict. How can companies better use the cloud to make sure it's s...
Beyond the firewall | Ep24
Continuing from last week's episode on the changing world of work and its impact on our infrastructure. We discuss how those changes must also make us rethink how we secure our increasingly disparate infrastructures and user environments. ...
The changing nature of working from home... | Ep23
This episode was sparked by an article Wayne read that discussed how increasingly organisations are looking to bring more and more people back into the office. But, is this the right thing to do? and if it is how is today's worker and office en...
Episode 22 - Evolution of Multi-Factor Authentication in the Enterprise
Usernames and passwords are at the heart of cybersecurity, both business and personal, whether we know it or not! User credentials control access to our key applications and of course all of our data. Because of that, they are not only importan...
Episode 21 - Exploring Generative AI in the workplace
On this week's show we have two things returning by popular demand, firstly our topic, you all loved our first chat about Generative AI, so much so that we thought we'd discuss it again. To help us to do that, is our second item of popular dema...
Episode 20 - We've got backups nailed, haven't we?
Backups - we've all got them, we all know how to do them, we've got it nailed, haven't we? Well, maybe not!On this week's show, we look at backups and recovery, from basics such as recovery points and times, recovery tests and good data...
Episode 19 - When you've had a cyberattack what do you do?
In part two of our chat with Sophos's Jon Hope we talk about cyber incident response plans. With the volume and complexity of cyberattacks, regardless of how much prevention we put in place, the chances of getting hit by an attack remain high. ...