Digital Resilience = Business Resilience - Part1

In this special three-part series, Rob Sims is joined by a powerhouse panel from Cisco to unpack one of the most pressing topics facing every business today: digital resilience as the foundation of business resilience.

In Part 1, we explore the real-world pressures shaping strategy in 2025—from cybersecurity and AI hype, to data centre complexity and decision paralysis. You'll hear from:

• Rob Sims - Chief Technologist, CDW
• Joachim Mason - Managing Director, Partner Sales, Cisco UK & Ireland
• Scott Manson - Director of Cyber Security and Resilience
• Ged Fitton Leader - Cloud Infrastructure & Software Group (CISG)

Together, they share unfiltered insights from the field, discussing how geopolitical shocks, shifting workforces, and AI-fuelled transformation are converging to reshape how organisations must think about resilience.

Key talking points include:

• Why tech complexity is paralysing decision-making—and how to overcome it

• The AI-ready data centre: hype vs. reality

• Cisco’s internal transformation and its focus on platform, silicon, and AI

• Why partnerships (not paper-based processes) are the key to delivering real outcomes

• Top tips to simplify complexity and drive digital progress

This is not a product pitch—it’s a deep dive into strategic alignment, practical advice, and what it really takes to thrive in the face of constant disruption.

Tune in, take notes, and get ready for Part 2, where we dig deeper into the AI-ready data centre and the power of silicon-led transformation.