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The ITPro Podcast

The ITPro Podcast is a weekly show for technology professionals and business leaders. Each week hosts Rory Bathgate and Jane McCallion are joined by an expert guest to take a deep dive into the most important issues for the IT community. New episodes premiere every Friday. Visit itpro.com/uk/the-it-pro-podcast for more information, or follow ITPro on LinkedIn for regular updates.

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26:13

Can Europe achieve AI sovereignty?

The ITPro Podcast ·

2026/04/10

AI deployment is inextricably linked to the United States of America. Many of the major frontier labs are based there and the cloud providers that businesses depend on to access the latest models are majority American. But all over Europe, businesses are considering questioning the extent to which their critical workloads should be dependent on the US.In a recent edition of the podcast, we covered all things digital sovereignty. In this episode, we're zooming in on how this push for sovereignty is

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32:01

How AI is transforming enterprise data

The ITPro Podcast ·

2026/04/03

It’s long been said that good data is necessary before you can have good AI. But to an increasing degree, AI is also helping businesses manage, analyze, and generate their data too.With AI code generation already well understood, businesses are also leaning on natural language processing and agentic AI to help their experts such as data engineers and data scientists automate their work more effectively.What does all this mean for businesses looking to adopt AI? And how is the UK AI market

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23:14

March rundown: RSAC warnings and Arm's AGI CPU

The ITPro Podcast ·

2026/03/27

InMarchtheclockschange,Springbeginstoshowitsface,andmanycompaniesentertheirnextfinancialquarter.Butincybersecurity,nosuchraysofsunshinearetobefound.Inthepastweek,speakersfromacrossthecybersecurityindustrycametogetheratRSACConferencetowarnaboutthelatestthreatsfacingbusinesses.SomewarnedthatjustasAIagentsarebecominganopportunityforleaders,they’realsobecomingapotentialthreatvector.Alsothismonth,Armhasunveileditsfirstin-housechip,theArmAGICPU.Whatdoesitmean,andisthisawinforUKtech?InthisepisodeJaneandRory

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16:16

Has Apple stolen the budget laptop market?

The ITPro Podcast ·

2026/03/20

Apple made waves at the start of March with the launch of the MacBook Neo, its first budget laptop. As RAM prices skyrocket, businesses are under pressure to make device purchases that count and that will future-proof their workers for years to come. Both Apple and manufactures in the Windows ecosystem are vying for enterprise money in the budget and pro segments – even as it becomes more expensive than ever to spec devices to 16GB of memory and beyond.Where does the latest Apple release fit into

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26:40

SPECIAL EDITION: How AI is changing education

The ITPro Podcast ·

2026/03/18

One of the most commonly-touted benefits of AI is its ability to cut down toil and give workers more time to focus on valuable tasks.Few professionals could arguably benefit from this more than teachers, who spend many of their evenings and weekend hours completing paperwork and carrying out marking.How is AI already being used to free up time for teachers, and what can we learn from exemplar organizations leading the way on this path?In this special edition of the ITPro Podcast, in association with

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24:23

Tomorrow's fraud techniques

The ITPro Podcast ·

2026/03/13

Fraud has evolved leaps and bounds in the past few years, with new technology and more digitally-native businesses than ever providing the ideal attack surface for fraudsters. As attackers look to lure in business professionals with new tech such as deepfakes and AI scams, enterprise cybersecurity teams and cybersecurity vendors are faced with the task of combatting cyber fraud more effectively.How can we combat this new frontier of cyber fraud?In this episode, Jane is joined by Paul Weathersby,

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32:40

Will AI hiring entrench gender bias?

The ITPro Podcast ·

2026/03/06

Women are still greatly underrepresented in STEM. The latest figures from the Women Tech Network show women only make up around 26-27% of the STEM workforce and the organization estimates that at the current rate of change, it will be nearly 123 years before the economic gender gap is closed.It’s International Women’s Day 2026 – and the rate of women hired in tech continues to lag far behind that of men. As hiring teams turn to AI tools to automatically field candidates, we’re at something of a

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22:25

February rundown: SaaS-pocalypse now?

The ITPro Podcast ·

2026/02/27

February is the shortest month, but you wouldn’t know it from the sheer amount of news that’s broken in just the past 26 days.Amid growing fears of AI stealing jobs, OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman has claimed that firms are simply using the technology as an excuse for mass layoffs. Earlier this month, a series of Anthropic releases drove stocks down at a range of companies – all tied to fears that the SaaS model might be on its way out.Also this month, Pure Storage has rebranded as Everpure – what’s behind

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21:20

Going all-in on digital sovereignty

The ITPro Podcast ·

2026/02/20

Digital sovereignty has quietly become one of the most urgent requirements in the tech sector. Once a matter for policy debate, this is now a critical business issue and as much a matter of resilience as one of compliance.Indeed while we’ve spoken about the need for digital sovereignty before, recent geopolitical developments have cast the debate in far starker light. With European governments and businesses leaning heavily into digital sovereignty, it’s clear there’s an emerging race to secure

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33:18

SPECIAL EDITION: Redefining risk management

The ITPro Podcast ·

2026/02/18

Risk management is a constant point of concern in the modern enterprise, with cybersecurity threats, compliance pressures, and financial leaps of faith all piling pressure on the teams who are forced to manage them. But risk management can’t always be about bailing out the sinking ship. Sooner or later, businesses need to integrate their risk management systems and connect teams together via a centralized framework.What are the benefits of overhauling risk management in this manner? And how can it

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42:46

Classic episode: We need to talk about operational...

The ITPro Podcast ·

2026/02/13

This episode was first published on 18 July 2025.Cyber attacks can feel a layer detached from the real world. Yes, businesses frequently see IP stolen, get frozen out of systems, or have data wiped by malicious actors. But if you haven’t got your finger on the pulse, cyber attacks can also fail to register in your day to day.But there are instances where cyber attacks come crashing into the lives of everyday people, and become impossible to ignore: when attackers go after critical infrastructure and

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29:21

The agentic identity crisis

The ITPro Podcast ·

2026/02/06

Identity controls in the enterprise have only become more complicated over the last few years. Initially, the focus was on IoT devices, which were exploding in the enterprise environment. But recent years have brought an onslaught of AI tools and AI agents, all of which come with security and governance complications. How can business leaders get a grip on the adoption of AI agents, particularly as these tools begin to communicate with one another and with third-party enterprise tools? In this

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15:19

January rundown: Amazon layoffs and the return of XPS

The ITPro Podcast ·

2026/01/30

January is supposed to be a month full of new starts and potential, in which we try to embrace resolutions or set out our plans for the year ahead.But in the tech sector, it’s become something of an ominous month – the start of layoff season. January 2026 has been no different, with Amazon announcing 16,000 jobs cut in a plan that could see up to 30,000 cut by the end of May according to Reuters.Earlier in the month, Dell made waves at CES 2026 with the news that it’s reviving the XPS laptop line,

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25:02

Building a secure payments strategy

The ITPro Podcast ·

2026/01/28

Every business wants its payments to process smoothly. Simply put, if you’re introducing friction into your payment processes, you’re making it harder to drive revenue and dissuading users from becoming return customers.One sector that knows this better than most is iGaming, which has to meet the demands of users around the world including mobile payments, virtual wallets, and cross-border social gaming payouts.Delivering all this in near real-time, with adequate security and reliable

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16:00

SPECIAL EDITION: Mitigating bad bots

The ITPro Podcast ·

2026/01/26

One of the major challenges of today’s environments is the rising tide of bots, with generative AI driving a new era of the technology.Bots have been a part of the internet since at least the 1990s but recent technological advancements have swollen their number exponentially. Some of these net dwellers are benign, others are malicious, and some sit somewhere in between. But no matter what category they fall into, they can all cause problems for businesses. How much of an issue is this for businesses

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32:39

Are hyperscalers backing out of Net Zero?

The ITPro Podcast ·

2026/01/23

The environmental impact of AI is a growing area of study and one that businesses must begin to seriously consider.When you power a data center with coal, it’s obvious that it’s having a detrimental impact on the environment. But is a ‘green’ data center really green? And to what extent might the benefits of AI outweigh potential environmental negatives?In this episode, Jane and Rory discuss the shifting sustainability targets of the world’s public cloud giants, as caused by AI, and what they’re

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14:20

CES 2026: All in on AI hardware?

The ITPro Podcast ·

2026/01/16

The tech sector started this year with a bang at CES 2026, the annual event that brings together over 140,000 attendees to share the latest innovations in consumer and business technology.Unsurprisingly, at this year’s event AI was a primary focus – with more details on Nvidia and AMD’s latest hardware, alongside AI PC innovations by brands like Lenovo. Alongside these headlines, however, we also saw a return to form by companies such as Dell, with the resurrection of the XPS laptop range.What did

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32:35

Are AI cyber threats overhyped?

The ITPro Podcast ·

2026/01/09

We’re just over a week into 2026 but already, enterprise cybersecurity teams will be hard at work repelling attacks – and business leaders will be worrying about the year ahead.On the one hand, we’re told that AI tools are beginning to empower security teams to go further and faster. On the other, the use of AI by hackers to launch attacks also appears to be on the rise.All of this is happening against a backdrop of rising geopolitical tensions and continual attacks by state-sponsored hacking groups

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29:11

The trends we're watching in 2026

The ITPro Podcast ·

2026/01/02

2025 has almost come to a close and the new year is right around the corner.At this time of year, it’s usual to reflect on the year and consider some of the biggest, most impactful things that have happened. But here at ITPro, we like to take a different approach: what didn’t happen?The tech industry can’t help but make bold promises and some just don’t pan out. What are some of the biggest targets, trends, and predictions that just haven’t come to fruition in 2025?In this episode, Jane and Rory are

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43:38

The 2025 that didn't happen

The ITPro Podcast ·

2025/12/26

2025 has almost come to a close and the new year is right around the corner.At this time of year, it’s usual to reflect on the year and consider some of the biggest, most impactful things that have happened. But here at ITPro, we like to take a different approach: what didn’t happen?The tech industry can’t help but make bold promises and some just don’t pan out. What are some of the biggest targets, trends, and predictions that just haven’t come to fruition in 2025?In this episode, Jane and Rory are

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