VETTDD: where technology leaders come to think out loud
Starling trains its own AI model and keeps it off the hyperscalers
Starling Bank is building a model from 15 billion of its own transactions, hosted by Civo. But the assistant it will augment runs on Google Gemini, and the chips and training software come from Nvidia
Softcat keeps hiring as it points its AI tools at winning sales
Softcat grew its average workforce by more than a tenth and its wage bill faster still. But its chief executive says the AI and data tools are there to win revenue rather than cut costs
Nokia agrees to sell its campus private 5G business to a buyout firm
ColumnInfrastructure & TelecomsLINX brings AWS and Google Cloud links to Manchester from £50
Dr Thuria Wenbar: embedded healthcare can fix what the NHS cannot
From asylum seeker to A&E doctor to CEO, the founder of Evaro is building the infrastructure that lets everyday brands deliver regulated healthcare to millions
Google widens Gemini 4 Argon access at half its December API price
Small firms using AI now build their own, and pay in review hours
ApprovalMax agent checks supplier bills against payment history
The 50 leaders shaping the UK technology channel
The UK IT channel list for 2026 is out: vendors, distributors, MSPs and rising leaders, ranked.
Presented by
Openreach asks business customers to help plan fiber installs
Opensignal finds Starlink twice as fast as rural fixed wireless
BT buys TalkTalk and wholesale arm PXC out of administration
Ben Elms
CEO, Expereo
The business technology strategy every leader needs in 2026
Caroline Plumb OBE
Group CEO, Amtivo
Price, problems and performance: three conversations every leader must master
Editor
Editorial desk, VETTDD
Openreach asks business customers to help plan fiber installs
Write for VETTDD
Senior leaders across B2B technology can pitch a column on what they see in their market.
Pitch your ideaThe week in B2B technology, in five minutes
Every week: the interview, the briefs that matter and one view from the editor. Free.
Flotek Group
IT, cyber security and telecoms for UK businesses
Visit the zone
GoCardless
Direct Debit and open banking payments for business
Visit the zone
N-able
Endpoint, security and backup software for MSPs
Visit the zone
Xero
Accounting, payroll and payments for small business
Visit the zone
xpandly
Go-to-market for IT vendors, distributors and MSPs
Visit the zone