- Strategy12 May 2026
The five IT support challenges every UK manufacturer is wrestling with
Downtime has a meter on it, OT and IT live different lives, and ransomware groups have figured out the maths. A field guide to what makes manufacturing IT support genuinely different.
- Strategy6 May 2026
Why segmenting OT from IT is the cheapest insurance a manufacturer can buy
Flat networks are how a phishing email in finance becomes a stopped production line. Segmentation isn't glamorous, but it's the single most effective control most manufacturers are missing.
- Strategy29 April 2026
Why ransomware groups love manufacturers - and what to do about it
Manufacturers pay because every hour of downtime costs more than the ransom. That's the calculation attackers are doing, and it's why the sector is being hit so hard.
- Product15 April 2026
Modernising a legacy ERP without stopping the factory
Most manufacturers are running an ERP that's at least one generation behind. Replacing it is daunting; living with it forever is worse. There's a middle path.
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