# ir77.co.uk

> AI-optimized mirror of ir77.co.uk containing 50 pages totalling 44,316 words of clean markdown content, structured data, and semantic HTML. Original source: https://ir77.co.uk/. Last updated: 2026-06-12T19:45:01.492Z.

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## Homepage

- [We are IridiumThe Migration and Platform Specialists](/content/site-root.html): Business Transformation and Cyber Security experts, utilising a trusted associate network of consultants. (198 words)

## Articles & Blog Posts

- [blog/is-your-cloud-platform-secure-by-default-by-brett-hargreaves-cloud-practice-lead-at-iridium.html](/content/blog/is-your-cloud-platform-secure-by-default-by-brett-hargreaves-cloud-practice-lead-at-iridium.html) (1 words)
- [blog/is-green-cloud-the-silver-lining-for-your-sustainability-goals.html](/content/blog/is-green-cloud-the-silver-lining-for-your-sustainability-goals.html) (1 words)
- [Meet our associates... Dave Adams](/content/blog/meet-our-associates-dave-adams/index.html): Meet leading IT consultant, Dave Adams, a long-standing associate of Iridium, who delivers top notch results across many of our client’s projects. (974 words)
- [Meet our associates... Rakesh Mottey](/content/blog/meet-our-associates-rakesh-mottey/index.html): In this article, DBA specialist Rakesh Mottey tells us how good working relationships make for happier outcomes, and why businesses that embrace flexibility will attract the best talent. (851 words)
- [Meet our associates... Anthony Seddon](/content/blog/meet-our-associates-anthony-seddon/index.html): Currently working in an engineering role with Vanquis bank, Technical and Solution Architect, Anthony Seddon, predicts how lockdown will change the face of consulting & shares his balanced opinion of IR35. (978 words)
- [Meet our associates... Matt Rowe](/content/blog/meet-our-associates-matt-rowe/index.html): In the latest in our series of blogs to introduce key associates, Matt Rowe explains how smaller consultancies are able build better relationships to better understand their client’s needs, tells us why the movement towards cloud should be watched closely and that people are a business’s greatest asset. (1,018 words)
- [Iridium's £50K Boost to Debt Management App Helps Consumers Settle £12m of Debt](/content/blog/iridium-s-c2-a350k-boost-to-debt-management-app-helps-consumers-settle-c2-a312m-of-debt.html): Last year, Iridium, the two year-old IT transformation and cyber security consultancy that credits its rapid growth and success on doing things a little differently, invested £50K into Freeze Debt, a unique and exciting consumer-focused debt management product in the growing app space. (798 words)
- [Is Your Cloud Strategy Really a Goal in Sheep’s Clothing?](/content/blog/is-your-cloud-strategy-really-a-goal-in-sheep-e2-80-99s-clothing.html): For any organisation moving to the cloud, whether they have existing on-premises assets or are 'born in the cloud', having a clearly defined strategy is crucial but sometimes overlooked. (941 words)
- [Meet our associates... Dave Nussey](/content/blog/meet-our-associates-dave-nussey/index.html): Meet Dave Nussey, a long term associate of Iridium who brings over 30 years of experience to the table. (1,089 words)
- [Iridium Launches New Quality Assurance Practice](/content/blog/iridium-launches-new-quality-assurance-practice/index.html): Headed up by Martin Sutcliffe, Iridium's new QA practice delivers solutions to organisations who require support with streamlining services, reducing costs or resolving capability gaps. (677 words)
- [Meet our associates... Simon Halliwell](/content/blog/meet-our-associates-simon-halliwell/index.html): Say hello to our consultant, Simon Halliwell, who embarked on a telephony project manager role with our client, Vanquis Bank, earlier this month, working from his home office in North Lincolnshire. Here he describes the challenges the pandemic has brought when seeking new work, explains how keeping tabs on emerging trends strengthens personal professional development and why, despite years of experience, IT professionals must always be open to learning. (956 words)
- [Meet our associates... Amine Abbas](/content/blog/meet-our-associates-amine-abbas/index.html): Read more about Amine Abbas's sense of duty to design systems that are adaptable and easy to understand. (931 words)
- [Meet our associates... Ray Gearing](/content/blog/meet-our-associates-ray-gearing/index.html): Our associate, Ray Gearing, is passionate about technology and making a difference. Read on to find out how he visualises the post-pandemic future for businesses... (787 words)
- [Let’s be clear - business transformation can be ambiguous](/content/blog/let-e2-80-99s-be-clear-business-transformation-can-be-ambiguous.html): Back in 2018, Ben Dainton, who has worked in cyber security for over 20 years, partnered with Sinclair Elliott, a specialist in business transformation and credit card migrations, to create a new breed of IT transformation consultancy. Here, Ben explains how clarity and collaboration is key to Iridium’s success. (930 words)
- [Meet our associates... Richard Coplan](/content/blog/meet-our-associates-richard-coplan/index.html): With 40 years of IT industry experience under his belt, which started on an early IBM PC, Scrum Master Richard Coplan has experienced IT history unfolding. (658 words)
- [Meet our associates... Andy Holliday](/content/blog/meet-our-associates-andy-holliday/index.html): Our associate, Any Holliday, has been a consultant specialising in technology and cyber security for 20 years. Based in the North West, not a million miles away from Manchester, he's no stranger to traveling all over the UK and sometimes the world with his work. In this latest blog, people-person Andy explains why face-to-face meetings can never be fully replaced with video conferencing and tells us why flexible resource is the future of consulting. (553 words)
- [Iridium Launches New Cloud Practice](/content/blog/iridium-launches-new-cloud-practice/index.html) (795 words)
- [blog/chatgpt-for-real-business-not-just-another-article-on-bots.html](/content/blog/chatgpt-for-real-business-not-just-another-article-on-bots.html) (1 words)
- [How to outsmart the scammers](/content/blog/how-to-outsmart-the-scammers/index.html): Scammers are having a field day playing on people’s fears and vulnerabilities. Here are some of the cleverest scams doing the rounds right now… (1,148 words)
- [IR35: Contractors Have Their Say](/content/blog/ir35-contractors-have-their-say/index.html): 65% of contracts are being assessed as “inside IR35” but have companies really understood the risks of disputes and loss of digital talent? (1,225 words)
- [How leadership maturity breeds psychological safety](/content/blog/how-leadership-maturity-breeds-psychological-safety.html): Here experienced people leader in financial services, Rebecca Morgan, explains how psychological safety goes hand-in-hand with leadership maturity. (1,238 words)
- [How to Create an Azure Landing Zone](/content/blog/how-to-create-an-azure-landing-zone/index.html) (1,721 words)
- [Embracing the delicate balance: agility and stability in software testing](/content/blog/embracing-the-delicate-balance-agility-and-stability-in-software-testing.html): In the fast-evolving world of technology, the balance between speed and thoroughness in testing is pivotal. (1,912 words)
- [Automation, Automation, Automation...](/content/blog/automation-automation-automation/index.html): Before implementing new automation frameworks into QA functions, organisations must be sure they’re doing it for the right reasons. Here, Martin Sutcliffe, Iridium’s QA practice lead, busts some major misconceptions around the QA automation approach - so businesses can embrace the benefits with their eyes wide open. (1,657 words)
- [Can bridging the gulf between schools and businesses impact the gender divide in IT?](/content/blog/can-bridging-the-gulf-between-schools-and-businesses-impact-the-gender-divide-in-it.html): Despite steady growth of women taking a broad range of STEM roles in recent years, the proportion of professional females working in tech roles has plateaued at around 16% over the last decade. (1,451 words)
- [IR35 - Threat or Opportunity?](/content/blog/ir35-threat-or-opportunity/index.html): The changes to off-payroll working rules in the private sector, known as IR35, will go ahead in April 2021, shifting the responsibility for determining the tax status of a contractor from the worker to the organisation, with misinformation, lack of clarity and unaddressed issues already making waves across our industry. But do clients and contractors need to worry? (969 words)
- [Debt Awareness Week | Consumer Duty Couldn’t Have Come at a Better Time](/content/blog/debt-awareness-week-consumer-duty-couldn-e2-80-99t-have-come-at-a-better-time.html): Our Regulation and Compliance Practice Lead, Mike Rogers, and our Credit Decisioning Practice Lead, Des Lee, discuss why Consumer Duty couldn’t have come at a better time to help tackle growing debt. (1,060 words)
- [Are you barking up the wrong tree with your Cloud Strategy?](/content/blog/are-you-barking-up-the-wrong-tree-with-your-cloud-strategy.html): For many organisations, saving costs tends to be the main goal, but we’re seeing more of those businesses prioritising innovation enjoying more value for money. (1,152 words)
- [IR35: Who Cares…](/content/blog/ir35-who-cares-e2-80-a6/index.html): The recent decision to delay IR35 legislation has been welcomed across the contractor community and is seen by some as a return to business as usual; the reality is that unlike everything else around us, very little has changed. When legislation comes into effect on April 2021, HMRC will move to hard enforcement as they always planned to do. (516 words)
- [ChatGPT - Marketing and Research Use Case](/content/blog/chatgpt-marketing-and-research-use-case/index.html) (1,333 words)
- [Break the Bias - International Women’s Day 2022](/content/blog/break-the-bias-international-women-e2-80-99s-day-2022.html): To help inspire other women - and men - to break the cycle of bias and achieve greater gender balance overall, we’ve put our heads together to share our own experiences. (1,499 words)
- [Iridium Bolsters its Rapidly Growing Business With Three New Hires](/content/blog/iridium-bolsters-its-rapidly-growing-business-with-three-new-hires.html): Rapidly expanding business and IT transformation consultancy, Iridium, has appointed three new team members as the business continues to go from strength-to-strength. (662 words)
- [Four remarkable years of Iridium](/content/blog/four-remarkable-years-of-iridium/index.html): Ben Dainton, Iridium Co-Founder and Co-Director, reflects on the past four years of Iridium... (1,039 words)
- [Effective Home Working](/content/blog/effective-home-working/index.html) (1,107 words)
- [Cyber security tips for young people](/content/blog/cyber-security-tips-for-young-people/index.html): Recent figures released by the Financial Conduct Authority have revealed that 16% of 18 to 21 years olds have been caught out by coronavirus-related scams (as opposed to 1% of those aged over 55). (1,016 words)
- [A contractor’s survival guide](/content/blog/a-contractor-e2-80-99s-survival-guide/index.html): We are starting to see things pick-up again, so with opportunities starting to emerge, here’s our guide to adapting and surviving in this ever-changing world. (825 words)
- [From Construction Worker to Junior Software Testing Consultant](/content/blog/from-construction-worker-to-junior-software-testing-consultant.html): From laying pipework in the USA to working alongside a team of top software testing specialists, Jason Aisbitt gives us the inside track on his dramatic career change. (812 words)
- [Getting to know you… The many benefits of mentoring](/content/blog/getting-to-know-you-e2-80-a6-the-many-benefits-of-mentoring.html): Mentoring has played a significant role in my professional journey. It’s provided guidance and empowered me to make career decisions and life choices with certainly. (750 words)
- [FIVE ways to optimise your CV](/content/blog/five-ways-to-optimise-your-cv/index.html): Right now, competition on the IT job market at an all-time high, so here are our tips on achieving resume 'cut through'. (859 words)
- [Bringing Your ‘Whole Self’ to Work](/content/blog/bringing-your-e2-80-98whole-self-e2-80-99-to-work/index.html) (903 words)
- [Experience, Salary and a Qualification - Yes Please](/content/blog/experience-salary-and-a-qualification-yes-please/index.html): Ibrahim Hussain, our junior QA consultant, was all set for a career in optometry before he decided to make a last-minute U-turn into IT - and he hasn’t looked back. (820 words)
- [Contractors' BIG questions around IR35 answered](/content/blog/contractors-big-questions-around-ir35-answered/index.html): Iridium has teamed-up with insurance-backed IR35 status assessment provider, Qdos Contractor, to answer the most frequently asked IR35 questions from IT contractors. (766 words)
- [Are you Consumer Duty ready?](/content/blog/are-you-consumer-duty-ready/index.html) (938 words)
- [Are you remotely stressed?](/content/blog/are-you-remotely-stressed/index.html): Our operations team lead, Amada Juniper, who splits her work hours between the office and home, has discovered the perfect formula for keeping WFH stress at bay… (810 words)
- [Consumer Duty, July: A Quick Guide to Helpful Resources](/content/blog/consumer-duty-july-a-quick-guide-to-helpful-resources.html) (441 words)
- [Combatting stress with exercise](/content/blog/combatting-stress-with-exercise/index.html): Exercise is 100% key to managing my stress and mental wellbeing. The endorphins work wonders. (691 words)
- [Are you IR35-ready?](/content/blog/are-you-ir35-ready/index.html): At Iridium we have the know-how and solutions to provide safe and seamless engagements inside OR outside IR35. (776 words)
- [5 Reasons Why Cloud Computing is Greener](/content/blog/5-reasons-why-cloud-computing-is-greener/index.html): Cloud computing’s ability to help businesses operate in a more environmentally friendly manner is a lesser reported benefit - yet a significant one. Here’s how… (679 words)
- [Technology Trends for 2025](/content/blog/index.html) (404 words)

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