Higher Education institutions in the UK are under pressure to deliver world-class student experiences, improve wellbeing support and meet ambitious sustainability goals, all whilst safeguarding a vast array of sensitive data. Students expect seamless, secure digital services, yet many universities operate with fragmented infrastructure and siloed systems. Cyber threats are escalating, while growing environmental targets demand more sustainable IT practices.
At Roc, we help universities bridge these gaps, modernising critical infrastructure, strengthening cyber resilience and unlocking efficiencies through automation and AI-enabled services. Our expertise empowers universities to create smarter, safer, more connected environments that attract, retain and support students throughout their academic journey.
Students demand fast, reliable access to learning resources, collaboration tools and campus services. Roc modernises network infrastructure with AI-enabled networking, ensuring seamless connectivity across campus, creating friction-free digital experiences that support learning, social engagement and campus life.
Universities manage sensitive personal, research and financial data, making them prime cyber targets. Roc’s cyber portfolio – from perimeter security to full cyber resilience services – protects critical data sources and helps institutions defend against threats.
Universities often face skill shortages in areas like cybersecurity, networking, and cloud engineering. Roc’s specialist resourcing services provide flexible, cleared professionals to fill gaps, deliver projects, or enhance day-to-day operations.
Universities are at the forefront of innovation. At Roc, we use emerging technologies such as AI, Machine Learning and RPA to help universities create new, personalised experiences for students and richer, more collaborative capabilities for academics.
Sustainability starts with smarter infrastructure. Roc helps universities analyse network and infrastructure data to uncover inefficiencies, reduce energy consumption and identify opportunities for power savings. By modernising legacy systems and improving visibility across estates, we support institutions in lowering emissions and aligning IT operations with their Net Zero strategies.
AI-powered networks proactively detect and resolve issues before they impact users, reducing downtime and improving user experience. Combined with Roc’s always-on Managed Services, day-to-day tasks can be taken care of – freeing internal IT teams to focus on strategic projects and innovation.
The Higher Education sector has found itself the focus of some very unwanted attention. With a unique combination of critical personal information and highly valuable research data, more and more cyber criminals are focusing their efforts on compromising university infrastructure.
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At Roc Technologies, we bring together the people and expertise to drive digital transformation in the HE sector. We have long term partnerships with some of the UK’s leading universities, and our team support over 500,000 students, academics and staff every day.
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We selected Roc due to their impressive track record in the sector combined with the strategic partnership with Juniper. Juniper have been a long standing partner themselves of the university, helping us to create and deliver on our vision of a data driven, fully connected and intelligent campus. The Juniper platform will enable us to increase efficiency through the use of automation whilst enhancing security through the application of secure micro segmentation in support of our ISO27001 and Cyber Essentials Plus accreditation.
The partnership between Roc Technologies and HPE Aruba Networking exemplifies the power of collaboration, driving innovation in the networking industry. Together, we provide advanced networking technology and services, enabling transformation at the enterprise edge. With a strong focus on robust security, seamless connectivity, and superior performance, our joint offerings address key customer challenges and drive robust and measurable outcomes from edge to cloud.
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