Nottingham Trent head of IT David Swayne is overseeing a multimillion pound project to link up two listed buildings and create a 21st Century hub for the university. As the foundations are being laid, so are the cables that will support the technology demanded by the next generation of students the university hopes to attract in the coming years.

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The annual Byte Night in aid of Action for Children took place recently. The event aims to raise £500,000 with different sleep outs around the country. IT professionals spend a night out under the stars to raise awareness of youth homelessness and also raise vital funds to support young people who are currently homeless or facing life after care. In this video, the 'silcon.comrades' talk about their experiences of Byte Night and why they felt compelled to get involved.

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Here, CEO of technology researchers The Bathwick Group, Jonathan Steel, discusses the findings that have resulted from silicon.com's management benchmark survey. Is information management important to business and IT? Are businesses doing a good job of managing critical data? Is there anything that can be done to improve information management? Steel discusses all this and more in this video.

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In an exclusive interview with silicon.com, Ben Wishart, change and information director at Whitbread - owner of hotel and restaurant chains Premier Inn, Brewer's Fayre and Costa Coffee - talks about his rise to the top from his days as a white-water rafting guide in Kathmandu, and how technology is helping drive change at Whitbread.

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At the RSA 2008 conference in San Francisco, Microsoft Research and Strategy officer, Craig Mundie, describes a new plan for internet security that includes the creation of a "trusted stack". Each element can be authenticated, from the operating system to applications, people and data.

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silicon.com business editor Julian Goldsmith talks to Nottingham Building Society head of IT Jack Cutts about his experiences when he came into the business to transform its systems. The company required what amounted to open-heart surgery, while still providing support for customers and third-party business partners. His leadership ensured that...

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How do you run a company with no IT team and technology of your own? Simon Hazlett of City asset manager Majedie explains to silicon.com just how it can be done. In this video, Hazlett explains how cloud computing has helped the company grow at its own pace and also allows it to comply with the growing amount of regulation.

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As senior partner and head of IT for world-renowned architecture firm Foster + Partners, Graham Young faces some tough challenges. In this video interview, he talks about how he and his team cope with the huge demands from users who have creative visions that push bandwidth and processing power to the full. He also discusses what technologies he is looking to exploit in the future as these demands continue to grow.

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Earlier this year, silicon.com interviewed workers on the BA IT graduate scheme. Here they explain why they chose a career in IT, what they've learned on the scheme so far, what affected their decision to work with BT and whether their original degrees have helped them in their chosen career.

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British Airways CIO Paul Coby chatted to silicon.com about how BA attracts top talent to its IT graduate scheme and what experiences they can expect in their first 18 months of the programme. He also gives his take on how companies can encourage graduates into a career in IT.

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