Insights library
Understand the decision behind the technology.
Explore the context, compare approaches and work through the practical questions facing your IT team.
Networks · Explainer
Private endpoints still need a DNS design
A private endpoint changes the network destination. DNS must lead every intended client to it without creating unintended gaps elsewhere.
Networks · Explainer
Network monitoring: distinguish packet loss, latency and application delay
A slow application and a red network graph can be related without having the same cause. Build monitoring that helps the team tell the difference.
Cybersecurity · Explainer
SSO, federation and provisioning: three different parts of the access journey
Understand what SSO, federation and provisioning each deliver, and why successful sign-in does not prove a complete identity integration.
Cybersecurity · Explainer
Penetration testing, red teaming and validation answer different questions
Choose security testing by the evidence needed: exploitable weaknesses, detection and response behaviour, or repeatable control checks.
Data & AI · Explainer
Data lineage and observability: choose the evidence your investigation lacks
Compare lineage and observability through a wrong dashboard result and a late data feed. Check product coverage before choosing a platform.
Data & AI · Explainer
RAG or fine-tuning? Start with what the AI gets wrong
RAG supplies information at response time; fine-tuning adapts model behaviour through training. The right choice starts with the failure you need to fix.
Cloud & Infrastructure · Explainer
Cloud sovereignty: separate the location promise from the control you need
For UK cloud buyers, residency, international transfers and operational control need separate evidence. A region selection cannot answer every purchasing question.
Cybersecurity · Explainer
SIEM, XDR and MDR: find the gap before buying another security layer
SIEM, XDR and MDR overlap, but the buying decision turns on evidence, investigation and authority to act. Follow one incident to find the missing capability.
Cybersecurity · Explainer
Non-human identities need an owner beyond the next secret rotation
Separate workloads, identities, credentials and permissions so automated access has an accountable owner, a justified scope and a working retirement path.
