At Ideal, we always look to employ ambitious people. To keep them happy, we therefore have to ensure that each person has a pathway that enables them to learn and progress in a way that suits them. That’s what the Ideal Academy is all about.
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When Your Custom AI Becomes the Attack Vector – Why Building Secure-by-Design Matters Just as Much as Speed to Market. Enterprises across every sector are rushing to build custom AI capabilities; from internal chatbots and AI agents that streamline operations to customer-facing agents that transform service delivery. Yet whilst organisations focus on capturing AI’s transformative potential, many are inadvertently expanding their attack surface and introducing risks that didn’t exist just months ago.
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Smart Buildings are no longer futuristic concepts—they’re living, evolving ecosystems. Managing the underlying networks that power them, particularly a Converged Network System (CNS), requires a new mindset.
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Organisations today face an unprecedented challenge in cybersecurity. As digital threats evolve in sophistication and scale, security teams must continuously adapt their defensive strategies to protect critical assets and data.
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We were delighted to host another codebar event at Ideal this week, supporting the charity that runs free programming workshops for minority groups in tech.
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I am witnessing first-hand how organisations are grappling with one of today’s most pressing cybersecurity challenges: the explosive growth of generative AI in the workplace.
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Rhys Sheridan is approaching the end of his apprenticeship with Ideal, aged 34. He says apprenticeships are for everyone.
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After nearly 11 years at Ideal, latterly as Business Operations Director, Pat White has been appointed Chief Operating Officer (COO).
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With a fully automated warehouse, Wi-Fi coverage and reliability are king. Ideal has just won a tender for the design, implementation and support of a Wi-Fi installation in a fully automated warehouse.
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The launch of DeepSeek R1 has stunned Silicon Valley, launched global counter-intelligence initiatives and crashed tech shares on Wall Street. But that’s not what CISOs should be worrying about.
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As we get into 2025, Ideal’s Marketing and Partner Manager, Julia (Jules) Elliot has reviewed a wide range of vendor and industry research, so you don’t have to. Where do the industry experts think we’re headed?
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Whether you are an in existing office or moving as a building owner or tenant, transitioning to a ‘Smart Office’ could improve your employee experience and save you money. So how do you go about it?
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