Belgium 23-9-25 Squad Only Virtual english
Security teams are overwhelmed. Too many tools. Too many alerts. Too few people. And now, increasing pressure from the board to protect everything, everywhere, all the time. Expect honest reflection, shared strategies, and a conversation that cuts through compliance noise and focuses on what to do when your team is stretched and your risk is rising.
Read MoreBelgium 23-9-25 Invitation Only Physical english
In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, the financial services industry in Belgium faces a critical juncture regarding its cloud adoption strategy. While the allure of cloud computing – with its promise of scalability, agility, and innovation – is undeniable, the unique regulatory demands and paramount need for data sovereignty present significant challenges. This CIONET roundtable, aims to bring together Digital Leaders from the Belgian financial sector to discuss how to navigate these complexities. We will explore how financial institutions can leverage cloud technologies while ensuring complete control over their data, maintaining compliance with stringent European regulations like GDPR and DORA, and mitigating geopolitical risks.
Read MoreBelgium 24-9-25 Invitation Only Physical english
As smart devices proliferate across operational environments — from sensors on factory lines and GPS trackers in logistics fleets to wearables in healthcare and connected systems in smart cities — the integration of Managed IoT (MiOT) is accelerating. But with it comes a surge in cybersecurity risks. No longer isolated or air-gapped, OT systems are becoming fully networked, remotely accessible, and deeply entwined with IT. This creates a vulnerable, highly complex digital mesh, one where a single compromised device can trigger physical, financial, and reputational consequences.
Read MoreSeptember 23, 2025 Squad Session Squad Only Virtual english
Security teams are overwhelmed. Too many tools. Too many alerts. Too few people. And now, increasing pressure from the board to protect everything, everywhere, all the time. Expect honest reflection, shared strategies, and a conversation that cuts through compliance noise and focuses on what to do when your team is stretched and your risk is rising.
Read MoreSeptember 30, 2025 Squad Session Squad Only Virtual english
Everyone has technical debt. The question is what to do with it. Refactor now? Wait for the next feature? Build on it and hope it holds? If you’re tired of debating whether to clean up or move on, this session helps you frame the debt conversation in a way that supports both speed and stability.
Read MoreOctober 2, 2025 Squad Session Squad Only Virtual english
Architecture doesn’t happen in diagrams. It happens in minds, seasoned, curious, sharp minds that understand how the pieces fit. But who’s shaping these minds? Who’s growing the next generation of digital architects? If you’re responsible for complex systems, and for the people designing them, this session is for you.
Read MoreGetting David Lloyd Leisure’s IT in shape
Driving digital transformation for the premium health clubs.
Overview
David Lloyd Leisure Ltd (DLL) is Europe’s leading health, sport and leisure group.
They serve more than 620,000 members through 122 premium clubs across the UK, Republic of Ireland and mainland Europe. More than 8,000 people work for the group, including experts in fitness, racquet sports and swimming.
David Lloyd Leisure is passionate about creating comfortable and welcoming clubs. They’re committed to building relationships, not only with their members but also their suppliers. As they progressed on their digital transformation journey, they wanted to make the move from multiple IT suppliers to a single trusted managed cloud service provider. We’d been working with the group since 2007. We’d built up a level of trust and had proven our capabilities by managing a dedicated hosting platform for some years. We were in a good place to take on a new role and help the group through its next steps.
The challenge
Simplifying the IT estate
DLL’s digital platform is becoming increasingly important to interact with their members on a 24x7 basis. They were looking for a partner that could provide the availability and performance expected by their members. Another requirement was to be able to leverage cloud services to roll out new functionality quickly. Agility and flexibility were a key priority for their IT department to support application development and marketing activities.
For David Lloyd Leisure, using multiple IT suppliers had become a challenge. It was hard to manage the overall infrastructure, keep track of interdependencies and ensure the overall security and data protection.
The group was looking for an innovative and agile partner able to build new platforms in hours not weeks. There is a strong demand for easy-to-use digital applications for booking classes or courts. And DLL needs access to public and private cloud solutions with reliable end-to-end security that’s globally consistent.
We consolidated our hosting environments into BT's Private Compute data centres as fully managed services. This is thanks to the strategic partnership and the great service offered by BT's team.
Sanjeeva WimalasenaHead of IT, David Lloyd Leisure
The solution
The benefits of a strong partnership
Our long-standing relationship with DLL meant that we already had a team in place that knew the business and its core applications. We used our expertise to build an agile and reliable public cloud platform tailored to their needs. David Lloyd Leisure can now quickly roll out new functionality to continuously improve the digital experience for their members. And we deliver security solutions to make sure their data stays in the right hands and protects their reputation.
We created a new Azure platform to support DLL’s DevOps projects, like expanding on the Business Intelligence to encompass the PowerBI’s advanced heuristics – a key driver that allows DLL to truly understand their user base.
They can now quickly roll out new functionality to continuously improve their members’ digital experience. Our hybrid portfolio helps DLL to simplify their billing, invoicing and support arrangements all under one contract, with one global provider.
Our team works with DLL as consultants, helping with the day-to-day technical support as well as network security. By directly interacting with DLL’s application suppliers in the development and operational phases, we ensure the optimal performance and availability of those applications.
Having worked with Microsoft for nearly two decades, we were able to combine Microsoft Azure, Office 365, VDI and our Private Compute solution for the headquarters’ IT and health clubs. DLL’s employees have secure access to essential information and applications with a consistent strong performance across all applications no matter where they are.
The result
Game, set and match
We’re now the trusted cloud service provider for David Lloyd Leisure, and fully responsible for their infrastructure. We host and manage their cloud services. We take care of their corporate back-office systems like the club’s desktops, disaster recovery and remote access and we host member-facing applications, including the corporate website and booking systems.
This is handled by a team of professionals who are well aligned with the group’s leadership team and its strategy. We work as partners, providing the technical insight and innovation to help shape DLL’s strategic journey. We make sure the hybrid environment – including Private Compute and the new Public Cloud services through Azure – stays fit for purpose. We’re working with DLL to improve their customer experience further by delivering our new Hybrid Cloud Cost Optimisation service as well. This gives DLL insight into their cloud spend through tailored dashboards and monthly reporting, while keeping a check on efficiencies and governance. They can track any overspend, plan efficiently and allocate costs to the right business owners.
The group can now develop a roadmap for their ongoing digital transformation, as they look to continue their investment in the cloud. And we will keep supporting them with the right technology to make sure that they’re ready, whatever the future may hold.
Public and private cloud services come with their own specific benefits. We believe that hybrid cloud services can offer the best of both worlds. David Lloyd Leisure was one of BT’s early hybrid cloud customers to embrace and integrate a private cloud hosting platform with Azure and AWS. It gives us greater flexibility, more capabilities and it reinforces our technology partnership with BT.”
Sanjeeva WimalasenaHead of IT, David Lloyd Leisure
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Digital Transformation is redefining the future of health care and health delivery. All stakeholders are convinced that these innovations will create value for patients, healthcare practitioners, hospitals, and governments along the patient pathway. The benefits are starting from prevention and awareness to diagnosis, treatment, short- and long-term follow-up, and ultimately survival. But how do you make sure that your working towards an architecturally sound, secure and interoperable health IT ecosystem for your hospital and avoid implementing a hodgepodge of spot solutions? How does your IT department work together with the other stakeholders, such as the doctors and other healthcare practitioners, Life Sciences companies, Tech companies, regulators and your internal governance and administrative bodies?
Read MoreThe Telenet Business Leadership Circle powered by CIONET, offers a platform where IT executives and thought leaders can meet to inspire each other and share best practices. We want to be a facilitator who helps you optimise the performance of your IT function and your business by embracing the endless opportunities that digital change brings.
Read MoreDécouvrez la dynamique du leadership numérique aux Rencontres de CIONET, le programme francophone exclusif de CIONET pour les leaders numériques en Belgique, rendu possible grâce au soutien et à l'engagement de nos partenaires de programme : Deloitte, Denodo et Red Hat. Rejoignez trois événements inspirants par an à Liège, Namur et en Brabant Wallon, où des CIOs et des experts numériques francophones de premier plan partagent leurs perspectives et expériences sur des thèmes d'affaires et de IT actuels. Laissez-vous inspirer et apprenez des meilleurs du secteur lors de sessions captivantes conçues spécialement pour soutenir et enrichir votre rôle en tant que CIO pair. Ne manquez pas cette opportunité de faire partie d'un réseau exceptionnel d'innovateurs numériques !
Read MoreCIONET is committed to highlighting and celebrating female role models in IT, Tech & Digital, creating a leadership programme that empowers and elevates women within the tech industry. This initiative is dedicated to showcasing the achievements and successes of leading women, fostering an environment where female role models are recognised, and their contributions can ignite progress and inspire the next generation of women in IT. Our mission is to shine the spotlight a little brighter on female role models in IT, Tech & Digital, and to empower each other through this inner network community.
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