The Ministry of Defence has its upgraded SIEM and security analytics platform up and running, delivered by Centerprise and Elastic at what is described as a critical moment for national security. If the MoD is doubling down on centralised logging and analytics, it is a good nudge to review how far your own monitoring stack would get you during a real incident.
The UK data watchdog has warned of an “ongoing failure” by the Metropolitan Police Service to restrict staff from using unauthorised IT services, after a shadow IT data breach. This is a clear reminder to tighten controls on unsanctioned apps and file sharing, and to check that your policies actually match what staff are doing day to day.
Data centre and cloud providers saw massive share selloffs after a Barclays downgrade, while Gartner warned on AI infrastructure spending. If you are planning heavy AI or cloud expansion, this kind of market wobble is a reason to sanity check long term contracts and capacity bets.
People, culture, and practical AI
Computer Weekly has named the 50 Most Influential Women in UK Tech 2026, with Karen Blake taking this year’s top spot. Lists like this are a useful prompt to look at who actually holds influence in your own tech teams and where you might be missing voices.
Karen Blake has also called out the habit of offering “warm jumpers” instead of fixing the inhospitable tech climate and uneven power distribution. It is a good moment to check whether your own inclusion efforts are surface level perks or real changes to who gets heard and promoted.
Workday customers are highlighting that doing AI for AI’s sake is pointless and that what matters is AI that delivers value. That is a useful filter for any AI project on your list, if you cannot show a clear outcome, it probably needs to be paused or reshaped.
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