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Edinburgh-based SoConnect Acquired by Air IT

By updatesPosted on 1st May 20241st May 2024Posted in Member News

Private equity-backed Air IT has announced the acquisition of managed service provider and ScotlandIS member, SoConnect. This latest move establishes a regional hub for Air IT in Scotland and further increases its share of the UK SME market. Air IT CEO

Cisco Makes Ethical AI Pledge to the Vatican

By updatesPosted on 30th April 202430th April 2024Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData

In a move towards the ethical development and use of AI, tech giant Cisco Systems has joined Microsoft and IBM in signing a Vatican-sponsored pledge. The initiative aims to promote the responsible deployment of AI technology for the common good. Chuck Robbins,

University of Edinburgh Using Data Centre Heat to Drive Decarbonisation

By updatesPosted on 30th April 202430th April 2024Posted in Member News, Climate Tech

In an effort to drive sustainability, the University of Edinburgh King’s Buildings campus will improve its energy consumption pattern. The project involves implementing a heat recovery pump to capture waste heat from the data centre and channel it into the local district heating network,

Taking the fear out of cyber with customer-centric solutions

By updatesPosted on 30th April 202430th April 2024Posted in Member News, ScotlandISCyber

Online attacks have become a common occurrence but that doesn’t lessen the severity. For many businesses purchasing the appropriate security is a difficult decision to make fuelled by a market which over the years has sold on fear and not

auticon’s latest impact report highlights benefits of neuroinclusion at work

By updatesPosted on 24th April 202424th April 2024Posted in Member News, Diversity and Inclusion

auticon, the international social enterprise and IT Consultancy which has a base in Edinburgh, released its latest Impact Report in April to mark Autism Acceptance Month. The report details the company’s success in becoming the world’s largest autistic-majority employer, a

Cathcart Technology Invests in Technical Education for Local Primary School

By updatesPosted on 24th April 202424th April 2024Posted in Member News, Skills

Independent technology recruitment specialist, Cathcart Technology, has gifted four ‘Marty the Robots’ to local Royal High Primary school in Edinburgh. Created by Robotical, Marty the Robot is an educational tool designed to teach children and young adults the basics of

Charity calls for Scottish tech sector to help safeguard Scotland’s digital future

By updatesPosted on 23rd April 202423rd April 2024Posted in Member News, Skills

DIGITAL Xtra, a technology education charity, has seen demand skyrocket for after school coding clubs and wider STEM activities – yet it says unless industry make up a current government shortfall in funding, thousands of young people won’t have the

OVER HALF OF SCOTLAND PROFESSIONALS (53%) CITE NEGATIVE JOB INTERVIEW EXPERIENCES

By updatesPosted on 23rd April 202423rd April 2024Posted in Member News

Many employers in Scotland are falling short when it comes to providing a positive experience during the interview process and are consequently losing out on talent from the word go, according to Hays’ latest research. The research, which received almost

IT company and social enterprise, The Apprentice Store, recognises increased social impact in the Highlands through annual Supporters Awards

By updatesPosted on 23rd April 202423rd April 2024Posted in Member News, Uncategorised

IT company and social enterprise, The Apprentice Store, based in Inverness, is celebrating increased social impact in the Highlands thanks to a record year of support from its clients all over the UK. The company has issued its Supporters Awards

Bellrock Technology nominated for data transformation of care-at-home provider

By updatesPosted on 23rd April 20247th May 2024Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData

On the 2nd of May Bellrock Technology Ltd attended the ScotlandIS Digital Technology Awards 2024, where they took home the prize for Data Trailblazer award for their work with Edinburgh-based care company, Time for You Care. Time For You Care (TfY Care) is an innovative care-at-home