Welcome to UiQ – a quarterly publication showcasing thought leadership from areas of the business.

Following on from the successful launch of UiQ last year, we’re delighted to be back and excited to get the New Year off to a fresh start.

Everything you need to know about Ultima, all in one place. Introducing our Corporate CV.

Wherever you are on your cloud journey, and whatever you want to achieve, we’re here to help you succeed. Check out our latest Business Guide to Cloud.

Our CRO, James Hunnybourne, explores customer loss factors and strategies in 2023, emphasising the significance of prioritising customer experience.

Hear how our CFO, Tamsin Ashmore achieved success by leveraging persistence and agility in her approach.

In the Sun’s latest article, Richard De Vere warns Virtual AI ‘police’ will need to save us from online scamming ‘arms race’

Ministers and civil servants ‘are vulnerable to hackers’ after names, email addresses and mobile phone numbers were left online for YEARS.

Finance chiefs, including Ultima’s Tamsin Ashmore, share their resolutions for 2023.

Ultima’s Tamsin Ashmore discusses why CFOs and CIOs need to work more closely together.

How do business leaders go about their daily routine? Business Leader spoke to Ultima’s Tamsin Ashmore, about her working day.

125,000 people in tech have already been laid off this year. Ultima’s Tamsin Ashmore discusses what happens next with AltFi.

Ultima’s James Hunnybourne discusses whether creating a better customer experience is just as simple as listening.

CFOs must prove that ESG initiatives deliver value for money. Ultima’s Tamsin Ashmore provides her perspective.

Five minutes with Ultima’s CFO, Tamsin Ashmore.

Are we dehumanising the workforce? Ultima’s James Hunnybourne explores this question and others in this latest article.

Ultima’s Tamsin Ashmore says a change in growth mindset is needed, in the wake of the mass tech layoffs.

Ultima announces partnership with Commvault to provide enhanced data management solutions to business customers.

Ultima announces partnership with Commvault to provide enhanced data management solutions to business customers.

Attracting talent in finance: are CFO’s doing enough? Ultima’s Tamsin Ashmore provides her point of view.

Ultima’s Tamsin Ashmore discusses how persistence and agility led to her achieving success.

Five minutes with Ultima’s CFO, Tamsin Ashmore.

Ultima’s Richard De Vere shares his opinions on the psychology of phishing and the gaps criminals are now exploiting as part of the Raconteur’s SaaS data security feature.

Ultima’s Richard De Vere comments on Louisiana’s headline-grabbing move to restrict access to pornographic websites and the importance of proper authentication.

The Daily Express reports on the recent cyber-attack on the Prince of Wales’ website and Ultima’s, Richard De Vere explains how the NHS could be vulnerable too.

The Times invites Richard De Vere to comment on cyber security following the revelation that Ministers’ phones ‘could be hacked in 20 minutes’ using online data.

The Daily Mail adds further commentary around the current cyber threats posed to Ministers and Ultima’s Richard De Vere adds even more insight to the discussion.

Reduce your Azure spend and provide longer term OpEx visibility, cost containment and overall control.

Ultima have introduced a free 60 minute consultant-led engagement, powered by Microsoft’s Cloud Journey Tracker.

Ultima deliver nationwide break/fix support for a range of hardware vendors including HPE and Dell.

Fulfil internal BAU and project-based demand without the risk of building and maintaining an expensive “bench”.

We’re seeing that customers migrate to Azure and begin fighting spiralling costs. To help, we’ve designed a Cloud Assessment.

Ultima’s Vulnerability Management service provides regular identification and classification, reducing your exposure.

Gain strategic insights, alongside actionable intelligence and a prioritised list of actions to remediate or mitigate each risk.

Rapidly stop attacks, by delivering endpoint security across Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, and network devices with Ultima’s EDR-as-a-Service.

It only takes a crack in your defences to be exploited, before a catastrophic breach can irrevocably damage your business.

We provide in-depth comprehensive reports authored by our principal consultant and social engineering expert.

Web Application Testing focusses on identifying and evaluating all levels of vulnerabilities that exist on your internet facing infrastructure and provides a thorough security analysis of the entire network, from a malicious attackers perspective.

A complete awareness and learning resource that keeps you and your users aware, informed and confidently cyber-safe.

Our consultants work with you to ensure messaging, template choices and the latest attack techniques are being included in each campaign.

Extensive Social Engineering, External Penetration and Web Application Assessments – exposing human and technical weaknesses.

Our suite of lifecycle services brings together the latest devices, applications, data and security services.

As Citrix Partners for over 20 years, Ultima have developed a strong, strategic relationship with Citrix.

A fully managed desktop virtualisation solution in the cloud, combining the familiarity and compatibility of Windows 11 in as little as 5 days.

We can help you identify the steps needed to upgrade to Microsoft’s flagship OS, alongside Aternity’s User Experience Manager.

Knowing how to effectively deliver enterprise wireless services is the first step to unlocking true mobility for your workforce.

Cloud Assess is a free-of-charge engagement, delivered from the Cloud Presales team, which will provide a full cloud adoption plan.

Our cloud Architects will capture your requirements in order to get you started with Microsoft Azure.

IA-Cloud is designed to help reduce your cloud management costs by up to 46%.

By selecting Mission Critical Support from Ultima as part of our IRIS family of services, you can keep pace with change.

Ultima’s Managed Cloud service provides end-to-end lifecycle management of Azure, alongside a range of BAU activities.

RaaS is perfect for tactical appointments and temporary secondments, where the business case for employing FTEs does not exist.

Cloud Assess is a free-of-charge engagement, delivered from the Cloud Presales team, which will provide a full cloud adoption plan

By selecting Mission Critical Support from Ultima as part of our IRIS family of services, you can keep pace with change.

Now, more than ever, organizations are challenged to meet these needs while leveraging their existing investments.

As Citrix Partners for over 20 years, Ultima have developed a strong, strategic relationship with Citrix

It only takes a crack in your defences to be exploited, before a catastrophic breach can irrevocably damage your business.

We’re seeing that customers migrate to Azure and begin fighting spiralling costs. To help, we’ve designed a Cloud Assessment.

Managed Network as a Service (MNaaS) provides Branch Firewall, LAN and WiFi services to your head and branch offices

Ultima deliver nationwide break/fix support for a range of hardware vendors including HPE and Dell.

A fully managed desktop virtualisation solution in the cloud, combining the familiarity and compatibility of Windows 11 in as little as 5 days.

Ultima have introduced a free 60 minute consultant-led engagement, powered by Microsoft’s Cloud Journey Tracker.

Ultima’s Vulnerability Management service provides regular identification and classification, reducing your exposure.

We can help you identify the steps needed to upgrade to Microsoft’s flagship OS, alongside Aternity’s User Experience Manager.

Having delivered service desks since 1998, we know how to deliver a robust, predictable and highly performant operation.

It only takes a crack in your security to be exploited, before a breach can damage your business and its reputation.

Our token-based support is like an insurance policy. We hope you never need to use it, but it’s there in a time of crisis.