How to spec a server in 2026: a practitioner's walkthrough
Most server sizing mistakes happen at the spec stage — undersized RAM, overspecified CPU, wrong drive form factor, missed network throughput requirement. This walkthrough gives you the actual decision framework Servnet e…
Cloud vs on-prem TCO 2026: the honest UK mid-market analysis
Cloud is not always cheaper than on-prem. This is now widely acknowledged — yet most UK mid-market organisations still under-model on-prem TCO + over-model cloud TCO when comparing. This is the honest framework Servnet r…
How to buy refurbished enterprise hardware in the UK safely
Refurbished enterprise hardware — servers, storage, switches, firewalls — is a legitimate procurement option that most UK IT buyers under-consider. Typical savings are 50-75% vs new equivalent. Done well, you get OEM-spe…
NVIDIA H200 vs H100 vs B100 vs B200: UK AI GPU buyer's guide 2026
NVIDIA H100, H200, B100, B200, and GB200 NVL72 are the GPUs UK enterprise AI buyers shortlist in 2026. H100 + H200 (Hopper architecture) are mainstream + available; B100 / B200 (Blackwell) are the latest generation, with…
Microsoft 365 tenant-to-tenant migration: UK M&A field guide
M&A activity, divestitures, brand consolidations and tenant rationalisation all drive Microsoft 365 tenant-to-tenant migrations. They look simple on a slide. They're not. This is the field guide for UK IT teams running t…
UK GDPR for IT teams: DPIA, DSAR, data residency
UK GDPR (the post-Brexit version of EU GDPR) has been law since January 2021. The ICO's enforcement appetite increased significantly in 2024-25 — multiple seven-figure fines and increased focus on technical + organisatio…
VMware after Broadcom: UK migration paths to AHV, Hyper-V and Proxmox
Broadcom's acquisition of VMware (November 2023) drove a sharp wave of UK enterprise re-evaluations. New subscription pricing, perpetual licence withdrawal, mandatory VMware Cloud Foundation bundling — many UK customers …
Raritan vs Vertiv KVM-over-IP UK 2026: data centre console buyer's guide
Raritan and Vertiv (Avocent) are the two dominant KVM-over-IP brands in UK enterprise data centres. Both ship 1080p + 4K platforms, both have FIPS 140-2 secure variants, both have mature centralised management. This guid…
SOC 2 Type II readiness for UK SaaS vendors
SOC 2 Type II is an American certification (AICPA, designed for US-headquartered service organisations) — but UK SaaS vendors selling to US customers, particularly enterprise, increasingly need it. This is the practical …
Veeam vs Rubrik vs Commvault in 2025 — which backup platform should UK IT teams pick?
Veeam, Rubrik and Commvault are the three platforms UK IT leaders most often shortlist when modernising backup. They overlap heavily on paper. In practice they make sharply different trade-offs — and most of the regret w…
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