In the latest episode of In Conversation With, Asanti’s Emma Lauchlan hosts two industry leaders for a deep dive into the meaning of resilience - both physical and digital. Joining the conversation are: Ian Stuart, Director of Technical and Compliance at Livingston, with over 16 years’ experience at NatWest Group safeguarding critical data centre environments.Brett Rowe, Founder of Securus Communications, a leading UK cyber security consultancy. Together, they unpack: Why resilienc...

In this episode, Asanti’s Emma Lauchlan talks with Brett Rowe, Founder and Director of Securus Communications, one of the UK’s leading cybersecurity consultancies. Brett shares the story of launching Securus 12 years ago to bring service back into the heart of security solutions and why that customer-first approach still sets them apart today. From the misconception that public cloud providers handle your security, to why cyber risk should be treated as a core business risk, Brett offers shar...

In the latest episode of “The Founder’s Playbook” podcast, Asanti’s Emma Lauchlan sits down with Ian Stuart, the former Chief Engineer at NatWest Group and now Director of Technical & Compliance at M&E specialists, Livingston. With over 16 years in one of the UK's most scrutinised financial institutions - 11 of them leading critical engineering efforts - Ian brings deep insight into the complex world of risk management, infrastructure resilience and operational continuity. Now, at Liv...

In the latest episode of the “In Conversation With” podcast, Asanti’s Emma Lauchlan speaks with Chris Talliss, Director of Cloud, Data and Apps at Wavenet, to unpack the evolving challenges and decisions surrounding public cloud strategy. Drawing on Asanti’s recent research, which found that 52 percent of UK organizations plan to reduce their reliance on US-based cloud providers, Chris discusses the two major drivers of this trend: data sovereignty and data residency. In this insightful...

In this episode, Asanti's CEO, Stewart Laing, is joined by journalist Martin Veitch and IT industry veteran and journalist, Steve Broadhead, as they discuss the shifting landscape of data centre infrastructure following the explosion of data and the new demands of AI. The trio explore how location, power constraints, and fibre availability are reshaping where and how data centres are built - particularly the northward shift in the UK. They delve into skills shortages, the role of apprenticesh...

In the second episode of our “In Conversation With” series, Martin Veitch dives deep into the reality, and future, AI. This time, Stewart Laing, CEO of Asanti is joined by neuroscientist Steve Elcock, who is Director of Product, AI and HCM at Zellis, who talks us through the process for developing LLM for AI applications and just why they need so much power. The trio also tackle hot topics like GPU-powered infrastructure, data sovereignty, UK government policy, sustainability, and how A...

In this episode, we meet Stewart Laing, CEO of Asanti Data Centres. In this, our very first podcast episode, we explore why, after spending 20 years consulting in the industry, and sitting on his business plan for 12 years, he felt now was the time to launch a data centre business. Hear his thoughts and views on the major challenges and impacting the industry in he UK today, what the emerging trends are and find out what his biggest gripe is with the data centre industry.

Hosted by renowned tech journalist Martin Veitch, alongside Asanti Data Centres' founder and CEO Stewart Laing, and Wavenet's Head of Cloud Specialists, Andy Bevan this session challenges conventional thinking about the public cloud and explore key insights from the recent research. This interactive session examines the challenges, cost considerations, and alternative approaches to cloud adoption. The panel of industry experts discuss public cloud adoption. By sharing Asanti’s exclusive res...