Time for urgent steps
Encryption has long been the valiant protector that is almost taken for granted. This is no longer sustainable
Seeking out the 'invisible'
When it comes to network security, how can organisations be sure that they've identified and tracked where all of the failures and successes are?
Half a Century and Counting...
50 years of construction innovation: RedSky's journey from construction accounting to AI
AI needs your help!
Kenny Ingram, VP of C&E, IFS, and Chris Knight, Global Industry Director, C&E, IFS explain why AI requires a solid digital foundation if it is to succeed
Building for the future
Sensational and sustainable - how BIM builds a lasting legacy
Light My Fire!
Graphisoft releases details about its Smart HVAC solution, MEP Designer, to attendees at its 2025 User Conference
A to Z of Data Storage now available hot off the press
The industry's much loved Little Book of Storage has just turned 25, with the pocket-sized guide completely refreshed and published ready for the AI era. The author and Chief Strategy Officer at Virtual Effect John Greenwood, talks to Storage Magazine about what it takes to keep this cherished guide relevant, readable and future-proof.
Keeping the enemy beyond harm's reach
Cyberattacks are growing in number relentlessly and demand constant testing of defences to see how robust they are
All in a spin
Nihilistic fears abound that AI could replace humans in many areas of their lives and livelihoods. Positivity and pessimism are two diverse reactions that this implacable technology is generating
Feature Spotlight: ELO Flows and ELO Invoice: Automation Without the Barriers
How ELO is redefining enterprise content management with award-winning low-code innovation and intelligent invoice processing
Whys and Wherefores of AI
The Smart Contractor's Guide to Evaluating Construction AI Tools
Matching Skills to the Project
Construction projects are unique undertakings, sometimes requiring the development of new tools to provide unique solutions. This was amply demonstrated by airc.digital in a recent presentation hosted by Graphisoft, developers of Archicad, their solution of choice. David Chadwick reports
The Productivity Paradox
Elecosoft's Andrew Norrie discusses how the industry can progress from being reactive to proactive by reimagining our construction planning for the digital age
Vectorworks 2026
Vectorworks 2026 introduces a number of new features aimed at streamlining workflows for architects and landscape designers and for enhancing its sustainability tools, writes David Chadwick
Putting the 'resilience' into cyber
What actions need to be taken to elevate cyber resilience from a concept into a boardroom capability? Computing Security reports
Lighting the way forward
Encryption can be rewarding - but challenging. However, using that as a reason not to adopt a solution could leave organisations highly vulnerable to attack
Trimble Field View
The elimination of construction paperwork comes a step closer with the latest new features of Trimble Field View, writes David Chadwick
ModelPort
Graphisoft's ModelPort gives Archicad users access to millions of objects from online libraries and manufacturers' catalogues, adding new features to convert, modify, and control the level of detail and model size of imported models
A Horror Story?
Defeating the Frankenstack: Why Tech Stack Consolidation Matters in UK Construction
AI - Friend or Foe?
AI's transformative power is acknowledged in many quarters, yet these gains can come with their own set of problems
Data theft onslaught
Attacks and breaches are showing no sign of easing off - in fact, they have intensified, with vast amounts of data exposed and stolen
Health issues
The NHS is a huge and vulnerable target for cyber and ransomware attacks. Will the recent extra cash injection be enough to keep it safe?
Can I Help?
Martyn Horne, Director of Product Marketing at Vectorworks, introduces the new Vectorworks AI Assistant, which provides smarter support for designers
The Retention Issue in UK Construction: How Can Construction Technology Help?
Retentions have been a fundamental, yet often contentious, element of UK construction contracts for over a century. Since the collapse of Carillion in 2018, there's been a critical shift, with the industry increasingly questioning the fairness and burden of the current system on the supply chain
BIM meets Algorithmic Design
Graphisoft were pioneers in the use of parametric design, utilising their McNeel team in 2016 to launch the Grasshopper Archicad Live Connection. Enzyme APD show how the tool can revolutionise project development, writes David Chadwick
Fully Compliant?
How ERP Helps UK Homebuilders with New Regulations
Unlocking the Cash Flow
Fiona Graham at Autodesk explains how Payapps streamlines the application for payment process
Repair or Rebuild?
Francois Levy describes how his company used Vectorworks software to repair a Parish Hall that had suffered severe water damage
Compliance alliance
The continuing threat of a global trade war, diverging regulations and the growing challenges around artificial intelligence are all making compliance even more of a shared imperative
Threat levels soar to alarming new high
Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) hit a staggering 43% of all high-severity incidents detected in 2024 – and these threats are continuing to plague organisations
Beyond Digital: How Intelligent Automation is changing the way we work
A Document Manager Magazine Roundtable featuring:
- Eugene Young, Director, Product Solutions EMEA,Vasion
- James Yorke, Head of Sales, Advanced Data Spectrum
- Daren Parsons, Managing Director, Elite Document Solutions
Action stations!
What exactly are the essential elements of an incident response plan and how best to put these into effect?
The insider menace
IAM systems not properly integrated or maintained pose multiple issues, such as access creep or unchecked permissions that are ripe for exploitation
Cracking up
Once the first quantum computers are 'live', most of our existing encryption algorithms will become obsolete. How worried should we be?
Spreading the message
YEO Messaging has launched YEO for Business, described as a secure invite-only messaging platform offering end-to-end encryption, continuous user authentication and geofencing to protect business communications
New dawn: the golden age of scammers
A phishing campaign deliberately generated by IBM engineers took technically advanced humans 16 hours - generative AI did it in 5 minutes, it is alleged.
From maelstrom to mail-storm
Effective email security demands the selection of the correct products, with the relevant capabilities and configurations, while also having the right operational procedures in place. It's complex, but essential
A Guide to Data Centre Construction
The growth of the UK data centre market poses a unique set of construction challenges
Lean and Green
Graphisoft's Archicad has been used, together with Solibri, Twinmotion and BIMx, to satisfy the Department for Education's Low Carbon Pathfinder requirements on the Merstham Park School project
Whatever Happened to Feng Shui?
David Chadwick argues that the trend towards sustainability in interior design could be seen as the latest incarnation of feng shui, as he expands on Vectorworks Product Marketing Manager Luc Lefebvre's recent article on interior design trends for 2025
Why Payapps is the perfect solution for money-conscious contractors
With the construction industry witnessing a rise in insolvencies - the result of growing financial pressures and challenges - identifying ways in which time and money can be saved, and cashflow better forecasted, is imperative for any contractor. Barney McKeown from Payapps, an Autodesk Company, details the multitude of benefits derived from utilising the very latest innovations in technology and underlines how automated application for payment software can streamline the process to reduce the administrative burden and uncertainty associated with subcontractor payments
Your Project Sidekick
David Chadwick looks at the early preview of Graphisoft's AI Assistant, which adds a helpful AI Chatbot to take over the time-consuming and repetitive tasks in design and construction management
Transforming Construction Management
Leveraging ERP for efficient project operations: the imperative of effective project management in construction
Visualising the Future
David Chadwick talks to Kesoon Chance at Vectorworks UK about the mechanics of AI Visualizer
All about the AI
Our regular annual round-up of crystal ball gazing sees a diverse selection of industry experts who - for a change - all seem to have one thing on their minds
Planning for disaster
Eliminating threats entirely is seeking the impossible. The strategy should be on planning for expected calamities and easing their impact on business continuity
A force to be reckoned with
Organisations must address the human factors of cybersecurity - and that means cultivating an informed and proactive workforce
Tech Show London 2025 looks to the future
More than 400 world-class speakers lined up for the ExCel London extravaganza, which takes place on 12-13 March 2025
Cleaning up London with the Thames Tideway Tunnel
London's new super sewer has been designed to protect the River Thames and serve London's residents for the next 120 years and is one of Europe's largest environmental infrastructure projects. Geospatial technology from Esri UK provides one platform for stakeholder engagement, helping Tideway to manage and monitor this extraordinary £4.5bn project with greater efficiency
How Construction Equipment Management Technology is Changing Construction
An important part of construction's slow and steady embrace of digital transformation is the adoption of software designed to track and manage equipment and heavy machinery, according to Access Construction
Archicad 28
David Chadwick takes a look at the latest version of Graphisoft's Archicad, which focuses on simplifying and improving an architect's workflow
Having it both ways: bringing the cloud to on-premises data storage
Storage magazine asked a panel of experts about the pros and cons of the storage-as-a-service approach, what they see as the future of StaaS, and how this architecture can solve business data storage problems
Small-scale BIM
A BIM Project doesn't have to be big, as Jonathan Reeves ably demonstrated in his submission for BIM project of the Year in the Construction Computing Awards 2024, held in November
Poison in the air
With artificial intelligence systems rapidly ramping up, data poisoning attacks have taken on far greater and more disturbing relevance. What might be the antidote?
Phishing frenzy & fear
One downside of cybersecurity is there are just some problems that never seem to go away, says one industry observer. Phishing sits high on that list
Is Legacy ERP Holding Construction Companies Back?
Why legacy ERP systems may be holding your construction company back on growth and efficiency
An Olympic challenge
Some years before the Olympic Games were held in Paris, a team of architects was given their own target: to create an athlete's village fit for the twenty-first century
Asset Intelligence: revolutionising building processes with AI tools
The construction industry, long known for its traditional methods and resistance to rapid change, is on the brink of a technological revolution. AI is stepping in to modernise and streamline the sector, bringing unprecedented efficiencies and innovations
Design control
David Chadwick looks at the new features of Vectorworks 2025 and the ways in which it improves the design experience for architects, landscape designers and event designers
Easing the malware angst
The evolution of modern-day threats means the old methodologies for protecting against attacks are no longer enough. Change has to be introduced… and now
The sharks step up their attacks
When trying to prevent ransomware strikes, keeping pace with the ingenuity of those carrying them out is the challenge. How realistic is that to achieve?
Shifting the goalposts
Moving from a location-centric model to a more data-centric approach, in pursuit of a Zero Trust solution, is a complex undertaking, demanding significant effort and expertise
New era of hope?
Here, we bring readers another round-up of some of the latest attacks that have been waged against a multiplicity of organisations across diverse sectors
AI highjacked
Unease is spreading that cybercriminals will commandeer AI to commit bigger, more sophisticated and more dangerous crimes
Real Estate
Access COINS discuss why housebuilders need a construction-specific ERP, rather than a generic ERP
A seismic shift
Using Archicad in structural engineering to transform architecture while enhancing its beauty
Showstoppers
Vectorworks demonstrated three powerful new tools at Digital Construction Week that featured AI-driven design, VR - and Excel, says David Chadwick
Inside out
Insider threats hit more than 34% of companies worldwide every year. Unless organisations come up with a clear and feasible action plan that figure looks as if it will only get worse
Is this Directive in the right direction?
New EU-wide legislation is focused on stepping up cybersecurity attack compliance
Ransomware rampant
Ransomware is evolving all the time - and artificial intelligence is only likely to enhance its damaging impact
Health 'care' is over!
An 'honour amongst thieves' agreement during Covid where healthcare providers were spared cyber-attacks has given way to all-out attacks
Talking heads
The 9th PFU Information Capture Conference closed with a panel discussion that covered the impact of innovation and collaboration, as well as some go-to strategies for partners looking to maximise the potential of emerging technologies
The Construction Twin
Adam Ward, Chief Technology Officer at Twinview, explores how Digital Twins, traditionally considered operational tools, can also be employed during construction as Construction Twins to tackle existing challenges and open the door to a world of opportunity
Steel fabrication enhancements
DBM Vircon says it's all change for the steel fabrication industry as it embraces the latest technologies - as evidenced by the West Hollywood Sunset Spectacular project, writes David Chadwick
Creative visualisations
David Chadwick looks at the impressive array of visualisation tools that Archicad users can now call on enhance their creativity
Recycled Buildings?
Steve Insley, Head of Design Sales at Trimble, explores how a digital approach can open the doors to material reuse and construction circularity
What a difference a day makes
Another year, another World Backup Day been and gone - but does having an official day to remind us of the importance of data protection actually change anything in the real world? Storage magazine gathers the views of experts from across the sector
Threat or treat?
How accurate might Elon Musk, owner of X and Tesla, be when he says AI is one of the "biggest threats" to humanity?
A world in turmoil
In an interconnected world, the growing rift between those who are well protected against attacks and those most vulnerable suggests that no organisation is entirely safe
Ten years is a long time in storage
Storage magazine asked a selection of industry experts to compare the data storage challenges of 2014 to today
The Cadventure Digital Intelligence Conference
David Chadwick reports back from the inaugural Cadventure Digital Intelligence Conference, which explored how Digital Intelligence can enable us to build better and improve collaboration
Northern Excellence
Collaboration delivers a centre of excellence for digital and creative learning
Making Designs Constructable
Andrew Bellerby explains how DBM Vircon develops constructable manufacturing models from engineer's designs
Twinview
David Chadwick discusses the rationale behind the launch of Twinview with Rob Charlton, the CEO of Space Group
Flash forward
Storage magazine gathers expert commentary from across the sector on the future of flash: the all-flash data centre, the flash technology curve, and the prospects for the next new solid-state memory
Should you say ‘PASS’ to passwords?
With Google moving towards a future without passwords, the path has been thrown open for others to follow
New data stats are a wake-up call
Report reveals a surge in emails sent from just over 2 million per minute in 2013 to a staggering 241 million per minute a decade later
Getting straight to the (end)point
Endpoint protection is regarded as a 'must have' against cyber threats. But how do you identify the system that is right for your organisation?
Forecasting the network space in 2024
Following the recent announcment that HPE are set to acquire Juniper Networks for $14 billion, HPE Aruba Networking Chief Product Officer David Hughes gives us his top 5 networking and security predictions for 2024
Time to bring the network up to speed
Kevin Drinkall, Director - Marketing and GTM Strategy, EMEA at Zyxel, tells us what he believes will be the major trends in networking technology over the coming year
The cost of going carbon free
How ERP systems can help housebuilders keep costs under control, including the hidden cost of sustainability
Meeting the BNG challenge
AtkinsRéalis create a solution to meet new biodiversity net gain legislation
Whatever happened to BIM Level 2?
From the mid 1990's onwards, many research projects have concluded that the major problem impacting the delivery of construction projects is the failure in production of quality information. The lack of quality information and spatial coordination created an added cost to construction projects, estimated between 10-20%, and extended the time to delivery. Mervyn Richards and Paul Oakley, CEO of Oakley CAD Services Ltd, explore the issues
Loch on wood
Dylan Baliski at the University of Dundee has won a 2023 Vectorworks Design Scholarship in the Architecture category for his striking design concept for an updated RSPB bird sanctuary
AI - Where next?
With ever more alarming news emerging about the perils of AI, how might the technology advance and mutate from here - and what will that mean for the security industry?
Staying above the water line
Stealers, loaders, zero-day exploits, ransomware, brute force attacks - the list of vulnerabilities is overwhelming. How can organisations ever hope to cope?
Through the ‘lurking’ glass
How might the 'darker forces' of cyber security impact the industry in 2024? Several observers offer their thoughts on what might be lurking up ahead
The top-level fibre behind cyber
VIPRE Security offers its key points for getting executive support for cybersecurity: a strategic imperative for modern businesses
Software ushers in a new age of data storage
Storage magazine gathered the views of industry experts on the drivers behind the evolution of software, its game-changing capabilities, its challenges, and how far along organisations are in realising the full potential of software over hardware in the data storage industry
Predictably unpredictable
The start of a new year brings another thought-provoking selection of suggestions, predictions and trends from our experts across the industry