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Edinburgh Napier University’s PlusEquals5 Report

By updatesPosted on 12th August 202512th August 2025Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData

The rise of AI has sparked intense debate about software engineering’s future, but Edinburgh Napier University’s inaugural PlusEquals5 conference in April 2025 offered a more nuanced picture. Rather than wholesale job displacement, leading practitioners described AI as a “disruptive coding

Certified Incident Handler course: ScotlandIS member discount

By updatesPosted on 6th August 20256th August 2025Posted in Member News, ScotlandISCyber, Opportunity

ID Cyber Solutions are offering ScotlandIS members a discounted price for their Certified Incident Handler (ECIH) course that takes place on 1st-3rd September. The 3-day Certified Incident Handler course will equip you with all the skills, knowledge and abilities to

Burness Paull invests to support sustainable growth as it embarks on new three-year strategy

By updatesPosted on 31st July 202531st July 2025Posted in Member News

Burness Paull has reported its results for the financial year ended 31 March 2025, during which there was a change of leadership at the firm that saw Mark Ellis assume the role of managing partner midway through the year. Turnover

New rocket test facility will support UK space sector’s stellar ambitions

By updatesPosted on 25th July 202525th July 2025Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData

A Cold War-era armoured building close to the Mull of Kintyre is set to see action again as the base for a cutting-edge rocket test and teaching facility. The facility, called MachLab, has opened at a business park on the site

Dayshape chosen by RSM to transform resource management and fuel firm-wide future growth

By updatesPosted on 25th July 202525th July 2025Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData

Dayshape, a leading software company using AI technology to power professional services growth and planning, welcomes RSM US LLP (“RSM”) as a valued customer. The decision underscores RSM’s strategic focus on enhancing its resourcing capabilities to support planned expansion in revenue and

How Social Engineering Attacks Are Evolving in 2025

By updatesPosted on 25th July 202525th July 2025Posted in Member News, ScotlandISCyber

Check out this ScotlandIS member Guest Blog from Cieran Smith, Infrastructure and Cyber Security Engineer at KubeNet. In light of several recent high-profile cyber attacks including incidents affecting Qantas, Glasgow City Council, and Marks and Spencer, all of which have

What Makes a Good Cloud Hosting Strategy?

By updatesPosted on 23rd July 202523rd July 2025Posted in Member News

Anna Stewart sat down with FarrPoint’s cloud and enterprise IT specialists Richard Parkinson and Alan Pritchard to discuss what organisations should consider when developing their cloud hosting strategy, how to avoid common pitfalls, and why a tailored approach is key

ScotlandIS Member Spotlight: Mason Advisory

By updatesPosted on 22nd July 202523rd July 2025Posted in Member News, Case Study

In this Member Spotlight we hear from new Gold member, Mason Advisory, on its work advising public sector and the challenge of awareness and security around AI. Who is Mason Advisory and what do you do? Mason Advisory is a

WORKERS IN SCOTLAND SAY PROPOSED RETURN-TO-OFFICE MANDATES HAVE KNOCK-ON EFFECTS ON WELLBEING, REVEALS HAYS

By updatesPosted on 22nd July 202522nd July 2025Posted in Member News

The tug of war between ongoing hybrid working and return-to-office (RTO) mandates has caused much tension across the world of work in recent months, but what toll is this having on employee wellbeing in Scotland? According to new research released

Capgemini: Lack of Trust Stalling AI Agent Rollout

By updatesPosted on 17th July 202517th July 2025Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData

Agentic AI is poised to deliver up to $450 billion (£336.3bn) in economic value within the next three years, but despite strong momentum, only 2% of organisations have fully scaled deployment, and trust in AI agents is falling fast. According