--- title: Fordway Blog | Insider description: Insider | Fordway Blog on public, private and hybrid cloud, security, governance and all things IT --- T. 01483 528 200 [How can we help?](https://www.fordway.com/contact-us) [Contact us](https://www.fordway.com/contact-us) [![fordway-logo](https://www.fordway.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/fordway-logo.png "fordway-logo")](https://www.fordway.com/) - [Home](https://www.fordway.com) - [Insights](https://www.fordway.com/insights/blog) - [Cloud Services](https://www.fordway.com/services/cloud) # Fordway Blog [![](https://blog.fordway.com/hubfs/2020%20blog.jpg)](https://blog.fordway.com/my-technology-predictions-for-2020) ## [My technology predictions for 2020](https://blog.fordway.com/my-technology-predictions-for-2020) \[fa icon="calendar'\] Dec 18, 2019 10:45:00 AM / by [Richard Blanford](https://blog.fordway.com/author/richard-blanford) posted in [Insider](https://blog.fordway.com/topic/insider), [Strategy](https://blog.fordway.com/topic/strategy)   [Read More \[fa icon="long-arrow-right"\]](https://blog.fordway.com/my-technology-predictions-for-2020) [![](https://blog.fordway.com/hubfs/strategy.jpg)](https://blog.fordway.com/is-the-it-strategist-an-endangered-species) ## [Is the IT strategist an endangered species?](https://blog.fordway.com/is-the-it-strategist-an-endangered-species) \[fa icon="calendar'\] Jul 23, 2019 8:34:54 AM / by [Richard Blanford](https://blog.fordway.com/author/richard-blanford) posted in [Insider](https://blog.fordway.com/topic/insider), [IT Strategy](https://blog.fordway.com/topic/it-strategy), [IT Transformation](https://blog.fordway.com/topic/it-transformation) Heard about the chief executive who’s confident that his organisation has 24x7 IT support, but doesn’t realise that this relies on one of two key people answering their phone at 2am if something goes wrong? [Read More \[fa icon="long-arrow-right"\]](https://blog.fordway.com/is-the-it-strategist-an-endangered-species) [![](https://blog.fordway.com/hubfs/migration-1.jpg)](https://blog.fordway.com/successful-migration-to-azure) ## [Successful Migration to Azure](https://blog.fordway.com/successful-migration-to-azure) \[fa icon="calendar'\] May 13, 2019 3:09:12 PM / by [Caroline Houlden](https://blog.fordway.com/author/caroline-houlden) posted in [Insider](https://blog.fordway.com/topic/insider), [Cloud](https://blog.fordway.com/topic/cloud), [enterprise cloud](https://blog.fordway.com/topic/enterprise-cloud), [IT Transformation](https://blog.fordway.com/topic/it-transformation), [Cloud migration](https://blog.fordway.com/topic/cloud-migration), [Azure](https://blog.fordway.com/topic/azure) Azure can bring the benefits of productivity, agility and decreased costs to your organisation, but like many things, realising the dream relies upon the preparation before you take the leap. Learn how to rehost and refactor for the cloud. [Read More \[fa icon="long-arrow-right"\]](https://blog.fordway.com/successful-migration-to-azure) [![](https://blog.fordway.com/hubfs/Capture-sml.png)](https://blog.fordway.com/5-security-and-compliance-takeaways-for-enabling-secure-digital-transformation) ## [5 Security and Compliance takeaways for enabling secure digital transformation](https://blog.fordway.com/5-security-and-compliance-takeaways-for-enabling-secure-digital-transformation) \[fa icon="calendar'\] Apr 4, 2019 10:42:55 AM / by [Caroline Houlden](https://blog.fordway.com/author/caroline-houlden) posted in [Insider](https://blog.fordway.com/topic/insider), [GDPR](https://blog.fordway.com/topic/gdpr), [Security](https://blog.fordway.com/topic/security), [IT Strategy](https://blog.fordway.com/topic/it-strategy), [Cloud Security](https://blog.fordway.com/topic/cloud-security), [IT Transformation](https://blog.fordway.com/topic/it-transformation), [Fordway](https://blog.fordway.com/topic/fordway), [Strategy](https://blog.fordway.com/topic/strategy) You want to innovate. To transform your organisation with new services and help achieve the top-line. Security and compliance can seem like endless red tape and bureaucracy that simply get in the way. [Read More \[fa icon="long-arrow-right"\]](https://blog.fordway.com/5-security-and-compliance-takeaways-for-enabling-secure-digital-transformation) [![](https://blog.fordway.com/hubfs/Shilpa%20Bhesaniya.jpg)](https://blog.fordway.com/technology-is-my-passion-even-at-home.-fordways-shilpa-bhesaniya-service-desk-analyst-on-life-on-site-supporting-the-bfk-crossrail-project) ## ["Technology is my passion even at home." Fordway's Shilpa Bhesaniya, Service Desk Analyst on life on site supporting the BFK Crossrail project.](https://blog.fordway.com/technology-is-my-passion-even-at-home.-fordways-shilpa-bhesaniya-service-desk-analyst-on-life-on-site-supporting-the-bfk-crossrail-project) \[fa icon="calendar'\] Mar 7, 2019 4:39:25 PM / by [Caroline Houlden](https://blog.fordway.com/author/caroline-houlden) posted in [Insider](https://blog.fordway.com/topic/insider), [Meet the team](https://blog.fordway.com/topic/meet-the-team) **So Shilpa how long have you been at Fordway?** I’ve been at Fordway for over two years now. I’m part of the on-site team that supports the BFK Crossrail project. I do 1st and 2nd line support here on site. [Read More \[fa icon="long-arrow-right"\]](https://blog.fordway.com/technology-is-my-passion-even-at-home.-fordways-shilpa-bhesaniya-service-desk-analyst-on-life-on-site-supporting-the-bfk-crossrail-project) [![](https://blog.fordway.com/hubfs/documentation.jpg)](https://blog.fordway.com/for-the-record-...-its-time-to-document-your-it-services) ## [For the record, those IT services won't document themselves!](https://blog.fordway.com/for-the-record-...-its-time-to-document-your-it-services) \[fa icon="calendar'\] Feb 15, 2019 3:24:46 PM / by [Caroline Houlden](https://blog.fordway.com/author/caroline-houlden) posted in [Insider](https://blog.fordway.com/topic/insider), [legacy](https://blog.fordway.com/topic/legacy), [IT Strategy](https://blog.fordway.com/topic/it-strategy), [Technology](https://blog.fordway.com/topic/technology), [ITIL](https://blog.fordway.com/topic/itil) Most organisations spend a lot of money buying the right IT tools and services to support their business but how visible is the investment? 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