Our Tooling team plays a crucial role in ensuring that teams have the tools they need to run, manage and update IT products, covering everything from deployment, monitoring, testing to cyber security.

For our supported tools the Tooling team provided support, training, and advice, we are always reviewing these tools to ensure they meet the ever-changing needs of the organisation, so if you don't find what you want below, please reach out to us.

Tools you can use

Insights and analytics tools

We offer Splunk Cloud - a data analytics platform that is well suited to large operational data sets, either as events or metrics.

Find out about Splunk

AI platforms

We provide a number of AI related platforms and services, including dAIsy, MS Copilot and Github Copilot used across Research, Education and Professional Services.

Visit ICT's Artificial Intelligence page

Monitoring tools

We offer a range of monitoring tools designed to ensure optimal performance and reliability of services. These tools provide comprehensive visibility into system health, track errors and offer detailed insights.

Find out what monitoring tools we offer

Testing tools

Testing tools are essential for ensuring the quality, reliability, and performance of applications. They help automate testing processes, manage test cases, and provide detailed reports on test results.

Find out what testing tools we offer

Cybersecurity tools

Cybersecurity tools are essential for protecting your servers, hardware and software, they are great for detecting and responding to threats, and ensuring compliance with security policies.

Find out what security tools we offer

Inventory and discovery tools

Inventory and discovery tools manage and track IT assets effectively providing comprehensive visibility, ensuring compliance and optimising asset management.

Find out what Inventory and discovery tools we offer

DevOps Tools

We provide several DevOps tools to support software development, integration, deployment, and automation, ensuring a reliable and productive environment

Find out what DevOps tools we offer

Automation tools

By automating repetitive tasks you can significantly enhance efficiency, accuracy, and provide valuable insights into your operations.

Find out what automation tools are available

Business continuity and messaging tools

We provide tools that support teams / depts when reacting to critical issues, ensuring operations can continue and that the right people are notified promptly during emergencies or disruptions.

Find out what Business Continuity tools are available

Meet the Tooling team

Tooling team photoOur Tooling experts include:

Head of Tooling: Andy Lax  

Monitoring:

  • Lee Coppard, Applications and Infrastructure Monitoring SME
  • Marcus Vidler, Applications and Infrastructure Monitoring SME

Security:

  • Kannan Kumarbabu, Security Incident and Event Management 
  • Rajiv Vyas, Product Engineer (Security Tooling)

Testing, DevOps, Automation:

  • Brandon Sloan, Product Engineer - DevOps & CI/CD Tooling 
  • Callum West, Junior Software Engineer
  • Waheed Ahmed, Automation Tester