UCISA DISC26

Why Visit Switchshop

 

Higher education institutions face a unique mix of challenges: safeguarding students and staff, protecting sensitive research and personal data, supporting hybrid learning, and delivering value from constrained budgets.

 

At DISC26, our conversations will focus on practical, outcome-led solutions designed specifically for universities and colleges, helping infrastructure and security teams collaborate more effectively while strengthening digital services.

 

 

Key Focus Areas

 

Cross-Team Collaboration & Governance
Breaking down silos between infrastructure and security teams, embedding collaboration in leadership, and aligning IT with institutional strategy.

 

Secure Network Infrastructure
Delivering resilient, high-performance connectivity across campuses, research facilities, halls of residence, and remote sites. Solutions cover wired, wireless, and SD-WAN environments designed for scale and reliability.

 

Cybersecurity & Data Protection
Providing layered security, network access control, backup, disaster recovery, and compliance solutions to protect students, staff, and critical institutional data.

 

Optimising Workflows & Operational Efficiency
Helping IT teams streamline processes, share ownership, and increase efficiency across security, infrastructure, and wider institutional functions.

 

 

Meet Our Partners

 

Fortinet: Provides integrated security and networking technologies that help organisations safeguard users, data and infrastructure while maintaining strong network performance. Through advanced threat intelligence and automated protection, Fortinet solutions support real-time visibility, rapid response and resilient, compliant digital environments.

 

HPE Aruba Networking: Supports secure, high-performing connectivity across campuses, offices and distributed environments. Using intelligent automation and zero-trust principles, Aruba helps organisations improve network reliability, enhance user experience and apply consistent security across wired, wireless and cloud-managed networks.

 

Acronis: Delivers cyber protection solutions that combine backup, disaster recovery and security in a single approach. Designed to protect against cyber incidents, data loss and operational disruption, Acronis helps organisations maintain data availability and recover quickly across both cloud and on-premises environments.