Softcat

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Softcat
Company type Public limited company
IndustryInformation technology
Founded1993
FounderPeter Kelly
Headquarters
Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Number of locations
14
Key people

Graeme Watt (Chairman)
Graham Charlton (CEO),
Katy Mecklenburgh (CFO)
RevenueDecrease2.svg £985.3 million (2023) [1]
Increase2.svg £140.9 million (2023) [1]
Increase2.svg £112.0 million (2023) [1]
Number of employees
2,151 (2023) [1]
Website softcat.com

Softcat is a Marlow-based IT infrastructure provider founded by Peter Kelly in 1993. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and it is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.

Contents

History

1993–2015: Softcat as a limited company

Founded originally as Wardswift, [2] Softcat was founded by Peter Kelly on 30 March 1993 in High Wycombe, under its original business name 'Software Catalogue'. [3] [4] In December 2005, Martin Hellawell became managing director (later CEO) of the company. In April 2006, the company moved its headquarters to Marlow. [5] [6]

2015–present: Softcat as a public limited company

The company was the subject of an initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange in November 2015. [4] In March 2016, the company was promoted to the FTSE 250 Index. [7] In March 2018, Hellawell stepped down as CEO and became chairman. [8] [9] [10] On 1 April 2018, Hellawell was replaced by Graeme Watt as CEO. [11] [12]

In 2016, Softcat opened an office in Glasgow, Scotland making it the company's first office outside of England. [13] In 2018, it announced that it would be opening an office in Dublin, Ireland making it the company's first office outside of the United Kingdom. [1] [14] In October 2019 Softcat opened its ninth office, in Birmingham. [15]

Explain IT Podcast

Logo for the Explain IT podcast ExplainITLogo-v3-01.png
Logo for the Explain IT podcast

On 14 March 2018, Softcat launched a podcast, Explain IT. [16] [17] [18] [19] During its first season, Explain IT charted at Number 39 on the UK iTunes podcast chart. [20] In December 2018, Softcat announced on its podcast feed that it would be launching a second season in January 2019. [21] On 3 January 2019, Explain IT launched its second season. [22] On 4 July 2019, Explain IT won the award for 'Best Marketing Campaign' at the 2019 CRN Sales and Marketing Awards. [23]

Season 1

# Title Date
S01E01"Ransomware"April 4, 2018 (2018-04-04)
What it is, why you should care about it and how an organisation might protect themselves against it.
S01E02"Social Engineering"April 18, 2018 (2018-04-18)
What exactly it is, who is behind it, how an organisation might protect themselves against it
S01E03"Moving to Windows 10"May 2, 2018 (2018-05-02)
Preparing your organisation for the plunge into Microsoft Windows 10
S01E04"Hyper-converged infrastructure"May 16, 2018 (2018-05-16)
We talk about hyper-converged infrastructure and how it's worked for engineering company Laing O'Rourke.
S01E05"Digital Transformation"June 6, 2018 (2018-06-06)
All companies should be considering Digital Transformation, this podcast outlines four simple steps to follow.
S01E06"Dealing with an IT Security Incident"June 20, 2018 (2018-06-20)
Six steps to follow when you experience a security incident or breach on your network.
S01E07"GDPR"July 4, 2018 (2018-07-04)
We tackle the ins and outs of GDPR compliance.
S01E08"Cloud"July 25, 2018 (2018-07-25)
We provide a five-step process for a successful move to cloud.

Season 2

# Title Date
S02E01"2019 Tech Predictions"January 3, 2019 (2019-01-03)
Our Tech Predictions For 2019.
S02E02"AI and Machine Learning"January 16, 2019 (2019-01-16)
What is artificial intelligence and how can it help organisations today? Featuring Hewlett Packard Enterprise
S02E03"The Future of IT in Healthcare"January 30, 2019 (2019-01-30)
What is the future of IT in healthcare? Featuring Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
S02E04"Security Trends"February 27, 2019 (2019-02-27)
What is trending in the world of security, and how can your organisation protect itself? Featuring Check Point
S02E05"5G"March 13, 2019 (2019-03-13)
5G. What is it, how does it work and what's in it for organisations?
S02E06"Supply Chain Attacks"March 27, 2019 (2019-03-27)
Supply Chain Attacks. What is it, how did it come about and how can you stop them?
S02E07"Rise of the machines"April 10, 2019 (2019-04-10)
Are the machines taking over?
S02E08"Unstructured Data"May 8, 2019 (2019-05-08)
What is unstructured data?
S02E09"Quantum Computing"May 22, 2019 (2019-05-22)
What is quantum computing and what impacts will it have on the future?
S02E10"Multicloud"June 5, 2019 (2019-06-05)
What is multicloud and when is it going to get here?
S02E10"The future of work and the workplace"June 19, 2019 (2019-06-19)
Looking at the future of work and the workplace?

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