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The latest insights into the business side of tech, from job developments to changing deployment strategies and beyond. We provide the business technology news you need to know, including future workforce changes, training and skills gaps, Innovations are transforming the way companies and their employees work, but is your company keeping up?
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17 Jan
Is IR35 another own goal in the fight for tech talent?
Despite congratulatory headlines of record investment into London startups, those involved in the nurture and scaleup of tech ventures share the view that the UK is becoming increasingly adept at shooting itself in the foot.
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16 Jan
25 best jobs in the UK for 2020 topped by tech role
The best jobs in the UK for 2020 have been revealed, with the position of enterprise architect taking the top spot.
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14 Jan
Five top tips for digital transformation beyond Slack
Digital transformation is an ongoing process for the average business that is likely to be a messy mix of legacy paper processes, in-person interactions, partially digitised systems, and wholly new online solutions to business problems.
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2 Jan
Work in 2020: Predictions on the evolution of the worker
As we step into the new year of 2020 and wave goodbye to what has been yet another year of technological evolution, we can only expect there to be even greater shifts in the way we work.
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1 Jan
These are the business ideas you should launch in 2020
As a new decade dawns, many will be looking for a fresh start by exploring business ideas to set the world alight in 2020.
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31 Dec
Coming to America: A European perspective on tech innovation
When I was growing up in Spain, while we were certainly encouraged to consider doing any number of things with our lives, we were never encouraged to become entrepreneurs.
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26 Dec
Five industries ready to embrace the future of networking
No matter what industry they operate in, progressive companies around the world all have one thing in common: they constantly look for ways of bringing people and technology closer together.
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24 Dec
The UK’s digital skills deficit – is the tide starting to turn?
The UK’s artificial intelligence (AI) industry is booming.
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19 Dec
Enterprise technology predictions for 2020: 20 industry experts have their say
In 2019 digital technologies continued to transform enterprises.
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18 Dec
Getting to grips with multiple clouds
As more and more organisations embrace cloud as part of their digital transformation efforts, it is becoming more popular for those organisations to adopt two or more clouds within their infrastructure.
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16 Dec
Data privacy predictions for 2020: Six industry experts have their say
The issue of data privacy has risen dramatically over the past few years, from a fringe concept to a major regulatory concern, particularly with the creation of GDPR.
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16 Dec
How retailers can win shoppers’ minds and wallets this Christmas
The Golden Quarter is the most lucrative time of the year for retailers, but, requires a cohesive strategy in place to win wallet-share.
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9 Dec
Studio Graphene becomes latest company to ‘Brexit-proof’ with Lisbon office launch
App and software developer Studio Graphene has become the latest company to Brexit-proof itself by launching a strategic office in mainland Europe.
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5 Dec
Drowning in data? It’s time to sink or swim
Have you heard the phrase “data is the new oil”?
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2 Dec
English Councils struggling with IT accessibility
Freedom of Information requests have revealed that while 95% of English Councils have disabled employees, only 38% have official digital inclusion and IT accessibility strategies in place.
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29 Nov
Black Friday technology: A survival guide for small retailers
Last year, the Black Friday weekend brought in $6.2bin in online sales, and this is only predicted to be a bigger figure this year.
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28 Nov
Return to sender: Using data to manage online retail return culture
In the next few years, online returns in the UK will likely increase by 27.3% to reach a total of 5.6 billion pounds by 2023, according to data and analytics firm GlobalData.
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27 Nov
Who is responsible for cloud security? It’s a bit foggy, finds McAfee
UK businesses are steaming ahead to become cloud-only companies, but establishing who is responsible for cloud security in an organisation is struggling to keep pace.
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22 Nov
Tech jobseekers shun UK in favour of Europe
Jobseekers looking for roles in the tech industry are increasingly looking in mainland Europe, while searches in the UK are declining, according to data published today by job site Indeed.
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21 Nov
Role of digital workers expected to increase by 50%
The role of digital workers within organisations is expected to increase by 50% over the next two years as companies wake up to their benefits.
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20 Nov
Ryanair partners with Vodafone for European communications technology
Vodafone Business has announced that it has signed a seven-year agreement with Ryanair to provide communications technology solutions across the low-cost airline’s infrastructure.
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19 Nov
Women in tech paid £3,000 less than men on average in UK
Women in tech are being paid £3,000 per year less than men on average in the UK, according to research conducted by job marketplace Hired.
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18 Nov
The importance of organisational agility in an uncertain world
The way global businesses operate changes in the blink of an eye.
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15 Nov
We’d change AWS S3 bucket security if we had “a time machine”: AWS director
An Amazon Web Services (AWS) director has said that if the cloud provider had a “time machine” the company would take a different approach to the security of its most popular cloud product, AWS S3, to prevent customers from accidentally leaking data.
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13 Nov
Gender imbalance in tech industry may worsen, experts warn
Software developer Magma Digital has warned that gender imbalance in the tech industry could continue to get worse in the future.
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13 Nov
Public cloud revenue to climb 17% in 2020: Gartner
The cloud boom that has dominated enterprise technology for the past decade is far from over, with Gartner predicting a dramatic climb in revenue from public cloud services next year.
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11 Nov
Data responsibility “spread thinly” across C-suite: Big Data LDN report
The responsibility for keeping business data safe has become more spread out among C-level roles, according to research by Big Data LDN.
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8 Nov
Collaboration not competition: How SaaS vendors are embracing “best-of-breed”
The world of software has undergone a drastic transformation in recent years.
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8 Nov
UK businesses put faith in cutting-edge technology investments
As technology rapidly changes the way we live and work, the UK can’t afford to take its foot off the pedal.
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8 Nov
STEM Day: How closing the skills gap benefits us all
Today is STEM Day, and according to STEM Learning, the current shortage of employees with STEM skills is costing UK businesses £1.5bn a year in recruitment.