Is data one of your businesses most valuable assets? If your answer is no, maybe it’s time to reflect. For many businesses, data such as customer records, financial information, emails and operational files are at the core of how their business functions. If this data was lost in the blink of an eye, the running of the business would be seriously impacted.

If you run a business in the UK, you’ve probably heard the phrase ‘PSTN switch off’ more times than you would like. Despite this, many organisations are still unsure about what this actually means for them, or what they are supposed to do about it.

With the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) being fully retired in January 2027, this year (2026) is the year to get your communications in order. Think of it as the final boarding call before the old copper network is switched off for good.

This guide walks you through a practical, no-nonsense checklist to help you prepare with confidence.

If you’re a business owner, you’ve probably already heard about the PSTN Switch Off- the nationwide project by Openreach and BT to retire the UK’s traditional landline network. But what does it really mean for your business? And how can you make sure you don’t lose your phone number or connectivity?

The recent wave of cloud outages has reminded many businesses of a hard truth: no platform is immune to downtime. In the last few weeks alone, we have seen large-scale service interruptions resulting from outages at AWS and Microsoft Azure, affecting businesses worldwide. As an example, the AWS outage on the 20^th October 2025 impacted over 2000 companies worldwide including the likes of Snapchat, Office365, HMRC, Lloyds Bank, Halifax, & the Bank of Scotland. The impact of the outage spans far greater when you consider the end users of the services provided by these companies. According to Downdetector, more than 11 million users reported outages with 3 million of those reports coming from the US alone.