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Stephen Birch

AI, Blog - 06 May 2026

AI is Stealing Our Jobs! But is it Really?

When AI started embedding itself in everyday parlance, major AI creators – OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, et al – largely downplayed the potential for large-scale job losses due to AI’s impact. However, below the surface, there were murmurings of possible disruption

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AI, Blog, Cloud - 28 April 2026

Google Cloud Next 2026: What We Learnt

From AI Pilots to Agentic Reality Google Cloud Next 2026 made one thing very clear: AI experimentation is over. This year’s event was Google’s most decisive statement yet that agentic AI is ready for real, large-scale enterprise deployment. And guess

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Blog, Cloud - 09 April 2026

Are Your Clusters A Clusterf**k?

Let’s be blunt: clusters are meant to bring order, performance, and resilience to your cloud environment. But in reality? They can just as easily turn into a tangled, over-engineered, under-optimised clusterf**k of confusion if left unchecked. What starts as a

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Company News - 24 March 2026

South Yorkshire Productivity Grants – Unlock Growth in 2026 with DeeperThanBlue

Boost Your Business with Renewed South Yorkshire Funding Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across South Yorkshire can continue to access match-funded grant support up to £12,500 through the Business Productivity and Digitisation Grant Scheme, which has been renewed with additional

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AI, Blog - 11 March 2026

From Theory to Throughput: Turning HBR’s Generative AI Playbook into Practical Value

A recent article in Harvard Business Review — “Look for New Ways to Create Value When Deploying Gen AI” — makes an important point: generative AI should not be treated as a novelty or a bolt-on efficiency tool. Instead, organisations

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Blog, Cloud, eCommerce - 21 January 2026

From Peaks to Profits: Scaling eCommerce for Peak Demand

Introduction Every December, high street retailers hire seasonal staff, extend opening hours, and stock their shelves to the rafters. Come February, those extra staff are gone and the stockroom is back to normal. Seasonality exists in the eCommerce world too,

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Application Modernisation, Blog, Cloud, Integration - 21 January 2026

Why Digital Transformation Is Essential for Business Success in Today’s Economy

Digital transformation is essential because it helps businesses reduce costs, improve efficiency, meet rising customer expectations, and stay competitive in a volatile economy. By modernising systems, data, and processes, organisations can adapt faster, scale sustainably, and drive long-term growth. Read

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Blog, Company News - 18 December 2025

Wrapping up 2025. Looking forward to 2026.

As we complete another orbit of the sun, it’s time to reflect on what we’ve achieved at DeeperThanBlue in 2025. We continue to work closely with our vendor partners to stay ahead of the curve in the technology space we

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Blog, Cloud - 26 November 2025

Kubernetes Done Right: Part 2 The Costs of Doing it Wrong

Kubernetes done right and what happens when it’s not. Part 2. The Costs of Doing it Wrong Welcome back to our “Doing Kubernetes Right” series. In our previous post, we explored the technical and operational challenges that can undermine Kubernetes deployments—from inadequate resource

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