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Rackspace Technology, the end-to-end multicloud technology solutions company, has for the fourth consecutive year received a score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2021 Corporate Equality Index (HRC), noting the company as one of the ‘Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality’. HRC is the nation’s foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ workplace equality.

Avnet, Schneider Electric and Iceotope have been joined by Lenovo to deploy its Lenovo ThinkSystem SR670 servers in a highly scalable, GPU-rich, liquid-cooled micro data centre solution.

DevOps experts will be the most in-demand developers in 2021 as remote working continues to drive demand, according to the latest global developer report* by CodinGame.

Lodge Service has launched new security support for organisations affected by the Coronavirus pandemic and Government lockdown rules. Services include management of onsite queues and social distancing; CCTV thermal imaging and fever screening; facemask compliance and people flow management; and remote systems monitoring with 24/7 response call-out.

President Biden’s ambitious plans to hit the ground running by tackling climate change and being net zero by 2050 is good news for UK tech industry which should see increased investment in the UK, say leading tax and advisory from Blick Rothenberg

Hitachi Vantara, the digital infrastructure and solutions subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd, has announced the availability of  Hitachi Kubernetes Service, an enterprise-grade solution for the complex challenge of managing multiple Kubernetes environments.

Comms365, provider of advanced 5G-ready IoT connectivity solutions, has launched its IoT-dedicated portfolio under a new brand, ‘IoT- CaaS’ (IoT Connectivity as a Service).

Reply, the specialist in new communications channels and digital media, has signed a Strategic Collaboration Agreement (SCA) with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to develop industry solutions for Financial Services, Manufacturing, Automotive, Retail, Energy, and Telco customers.

By Richard Roberts, VP UK & I and Northern Europe at Mitel

.Video collaboration has experienced tremendous growth during the pandemic and this trend is likely to continue into 2021 as organisations are looking to accommodate the needs of their hybrid workforce.

Infinidat, provider of enterprise-class storage solutions, has appointed Phil Bullinger as the company’s Chief Executive Officer. He will be joining the Infinidat executive team following a 30-year career in enterprise storage, most recently as the Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Data Center Business Unit for Western Digital.