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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Update frequency: every 6 days
Average duration: 28 minutes
Episodes: 321
Years Active: 2019 - 2025

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Are chief metaverse officers here to stay?

Metaverse tech has already attracted billions of pounds in investment, and despite its detractors looks set to play a major role in the future of communications and productivity tech. It was also one…

00:12:34 | Fri 10 Mar 2023

Is this the beginning of the end for open source?

Open source software can be found in a huge number of businesses' stacks. Whether it’s to save on expensive software, to fix a problem that a devoted hobbyist has a solution for, or because of its li…

00:28:52 | Fri 03 Mar 2023

The crisis in rural connectivity

The conversation around UK connectivity is often dominated by the rollout of 5G, or the race for widespread gigabit broadband.

But many rural communities and businesses struggle with a lack of even b…

00:41:01 | Fri 24 Feb 2023

Weathering the cloud slowdown

Throughout the pandemic, companies across the world rushed to establish cloud services that could prop up the need for remote working. But in recent months, word of a “cloud slowdown” has been buildi…

00:21:05 | Fri 17 Feb 2023

Uprooting legacy tech

Old technology stacks can be found throughout the sector, especially in companies that have been around for more than a few years. While most firms have undergone digital transformation of some kind,…

00:32:34 | Fri 10 Feb 2023

Boosting productivity in the IT department

IT departments, which have long faced difficulties trying to recruit skilled talent, are now facing an additional challenge as many businesses put a freeze on hiring in the face of economic instabili…

00:27:57 | Fri 03 Feb 2023

The problem with APIs

Application programming interfaces, or APIs, have become an integral part of maintaining an online business, and are often indispensable for cross-functionality and user experience.

However, the incre…

00:26:17 | Fri 27 Jan 2023

Building recession-proof architecture

As we enter what is set to be a long recession businesses are looking to manage and reduce costs, and IT departments will be forced to budget where possible.

More than ever, IT leaders are evaluating…

00:32:41 | Fri 20 Jan 2023

How upskilling is driving staff retention

Large companies are relying on online learning more and more, to improve the career goals of their employees, and upskilling can be an important way of retaining staff while adding to existing expert…

00:28:24 | Fri 13 Jan 2023

Going passwordless

Passwords can be tricky at the best of times. Proper password hygiene is one of the most important factors in endpoint security, as it keeps sensitive data secure and prevents threat actors from gett…

00:30:12 | Fri 06 Jan 2023