Future Ready with Bechtle: Exploring Technology That Shapes Tomorrow’s Workplace.

A Bechtle Podcast Series.

We’ve long been known as a trusted IT solutions provider, but today, we’re going further. With our new podcast, Future Ready with Bechtle, we’re opening a window into the ideas, innovations, and technologies that define the future of work.

Hosted by our own experts and industry leaders, Future Ready with Bechtle is more than a podcast, it’s a conversation about transformation. Across each episode, our specialists and guests dive into the forces reshaping how we live, work, and connect: from cybersecurity and AI to interior design and environmental IoT. The result is a candid, forward-looking exploration of how businesses can thrive in a world defined by constant change.

A New Perspective on Technology and Expertise.

What sets Future Ready apart is our blend of perspectives. Listeners hear directly from the people driving innovation within Bechtle, those working on the frontlines of IT, infrastructure, and digital transformation.

In Episode 1, for example, Stephen Harley and Michael Harley bridge two worlds; technology and interior design, to reveal how the modern workspace can enhance culture, collaboration, and well-being. Later episodes explore the real-world challenges of cybersecurity, the agility of Network-as-a-Service (NaaS), and the growing role of environmental IoT in sustainable building management.

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Across every story, one theme remains constant: technology isn’t just infrastructure, it’s an enabler of human potential.

From Hardware to Thought Leadership.

Our goal is clear: to move beyond the perception of being just a hardware supplier and to be recognised as a strategic IT partner shaping the digital future of organisations.

By sharing insights through this platform, we’re not only strengthening our own voice but also elevating our people as trusted thought leaders in their fields.

Through Future Ready with Bechtle, we’re amplifying this message by giving voice to our experts, each representing one of our seven strategic pillars, from Modern Workplace and IT Security to Sustainability and Cloud.

Building Trust Through Conversations That Matter.

Future Ready with Bechtle reflects our broader mission: helping clients navigate complexity with clarity. Each episode is designed to spark meaningful conversations, not just within the IT community, but across leadership, HR, operations, and sustainability roles.

Through this podcast, we’re inviting UK decision-makers to reimagine what partnership in technology looks like: collaborative, forward-thinking, and human-centred.
Because the technology of tomorrow is built by the decisions we make today.

Catch up on the latest episodes of our Future Ready series using the links below.

#1 Merging Technology and Interior Design: A Blueprint for Modern Workspaces.

An office isn’t a postcode, it’s a product.

In this episode of Future Ready with Bechtle, Stephen Harley (Field CTO, UK) sits down with Michael Harley (Head of Bechtle Interiors) to unpack why an IT company runs an interiors practice, and how space, culture, and technology must be designed as one system.

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#2 The True Cost of a Cyber Breach. Why the Board Must Lead.

Cybersecurity isn’t an IT problem, it’s a business risk.

In this episode of Future Ready, Bechtle’s Pre-Sales Security Consultant Kaylie Watts sits down with Alice Lee, Head of Security, to unpack what recent high-profile retail breaches reveal about today’s threat landscape, and what leadership teams must do next.

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#3 Network-as-a-Service (NaaS). Faster, Leaner, Greener Networks That Just Work

What if your network felt like a utility; always on, right-sized, and someone else’s problem?

In this episode of Future Ready, Niamh Burgess-Smith (Hybrid Infrastructure Leader & Strategist, Bechtle) and Lee Alesbrook (Hybrid Infrastructure BDM) unpack why Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) is quietly reshaping IT: from energy-hungry legacy kit and weekend callouts to an on-demand, fully managed network that scales with the business and improves user experience.

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