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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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18 Jul
Poor office technology is killing workplace productivity
Inadequate office technology is severely harming workplace productivity, sapping over a hundred working hours per person every year, according to research published today.
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15 Jul
Do you trust your data? Your employees may not agree
Data is, as we so often hear, one of the most valuable assets for businesses.
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5 Jul
UK tech startups confident about growth – but hiring is down
The vast majority of UK tech startups are confident about their growth prospects over the last year, despite a drop in the number planning to hire staff or raise finance.
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1 Jul
A how-to guide for the new era of data regulation
GDPR set a significant milestone in data regulation and now, just over one year on, it’s clear this historic set of regulations is just the tip of the iceberg.
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1 Jul
The design-led future of work according to Infosys
In June, multinational technology consultancy Infosys opened its Brilliant Basics experience design and innovation studio in London’s creative hub Shoreditch.
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28 Jun
Automation embraced as UK business saviour as confidence remains below average
The latest Lloyds Bank Business Barometer has shown that although confidence among UK businesses has risen slightly since May, it remains below the long-term average, and according to experts, businesses are increasingly turning to automation to plug the gap.
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27 Jun
Osaka G20: Focus on data governance has big implications for businesses
As the host of this week’s G20 Summit in Osaka, Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe is determined that the ongoing trade war between the US and China will not derail his plans to start hammering out a new international framework for data governance.
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25 Jun
How accessible technology is overcoming barriers in the workplace
From initial applications and training, to workplace systems and most forms of workplace communication, technology is becoming an integral part of almost every career path. While many employees take for granted the benefits of using technology in the workplace, for some technology risks creating barriers rather than making jobs easier.
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24 Jun
UK digital skills need “urgent” improvement as 88% of companies face shortage
Research published today by the Open University has found that the vast majority of companies in the UK face a technological skills gap, prompting Fujitsu’s regional HR director to call for urgent action to be taken on UK digital skills.
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20 Jun
World Productivity Day: Benefits of AI for productivity are “second to none”
Today is World Productivity Day, a day for businesses to rethink their strategies for boosting productivity.
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19 Jun
Digital transformation projects are everywhere, but one in four fail
The number of companies undertaking digital transformation projects has surged dramatically in recent years, but according to research published today, a significant minority are failing.
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17 Jun
Clean Air Day: Could meeting rooms expose workers to harmful CO2 levels?
This Thursday is Clean Air Day 2019, a UK initiative which aims to tackle and raise awareness of the important global issue of air pollution.
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10 Jun
UK tech industry produced one unicorn per month over the past year
As London Tech Week kicks off this week, the spotlight is on the UK’s world-renowned tech scene, with 2.1 million people now employed in the sector.
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3 Jun
Spring into summer with these 5 productivity tips
We all start the year with the best intentions: clearing out our inboxes, cleaning our workspaces and planning out the year ahead.
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31 May
Entrepreneur is a French word: investigating the French tech ecosystem
Backed by the French government, the La French Tech initiative aims for Paris, and France in general, to surpass London as Europe’s tech hub.
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28 May
Is this analytics platform the answer to high staff churn?
Disproving that technology is about to make all humans unemployed, a new employee analytics platform could help to do just the opposite.
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22 May
Honor 20’s impressive specs fail to bolster Huawei’s reputation
It was always going to be an uphill struggle for Chinese tech giant Huawei’s offshoot Honor to launch its new camera-led Honor 20 phone range, but even high-fidelity 30x zoom couldn’t help the company see the elephant in the room.
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22 May
Flexible working the “new normal” as technology redefines the office
Flexible working practices such as flexitime and remote working are now standard in much of the working world thanks to the rise of connected technologies including cloud computing and teleconferencing.
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20 May
Job automation targeted in £5m reskilling project to “beat the bots”
An initiative in the UK’s West Midlands is aiming to protect the region’s workers from job automation by funding digital training for 1,900 people.
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17 May
Technology jobs among the fastest growing in the UK
Technology jobs dominate the top 10 fastest growing roles in the UK, according to data released today by job site Indeed.
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16 May
Wire by EY brings secure messaging to accounting
Accounting firm EY France has chosen encrypted messaging platform Wire to provide secure communications for its employees and trusted third parties.
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16 May
Pluralsight sets technology conference gender balance bar high
“Diversity drives innovation” has been the battle cry of many tech giants in recent years, and to a company they boast admirable inclusivity programmes.
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15 May
Digital transformation: Legacy IT for the past, present and future
Digital transformation is by no means an easy feat – according to Dell Technologies’ 2018 survey, 57% of global executives state that they struggle to keep up with the pace of digital change.
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14 May
Michael Dell on digital transformation: ‘Black Mirror tells us what not to do’
Verdict was exclusively invited to a round table with Michael Dell at Dell Technologies World earlier this month.
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10 May
Ten things we learnt at Dell Technologies World 2019
In an era when technology takes the blame for many of the world’s woes, Michael Dell made no apologies for being a technology optimist at Dell Technologies World, striding to centre stage to deliver his keynote to the strains of We Will Rock You.
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7 May
Should more companies be embracing gamification?
According to a recent report by Global Data, the video game industry could be worth $300bn by 2025, and with an estimated 150 million Americans now regularly playing video games, it now rivals film and music as a major entertainment source.
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2 May
Majority of tech workers would leave job for a better work-life balance
With the number of vacancies in the UK tech sector increasing by almost a quarter in 2018, companies must to work harder than ever to attract and retain much-needed talent.
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29 Apr
Europe is in danger of falling behind in cloud computing
Europe is struggling to keep up with the rest of the world when it comes to cloud computing, according to research from O’Reilly Media, with a shortage of data scientists holding back development in this area.
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26 Apr
IP protection vital to post-Brexit success – but companies have a lot to learn
Today is World IP Day, where the importance of intellectual property (IP) is highlighted – particularly in the tech industry.
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18 Apr
Employment growth figures are bad for business, but technology can help
The latest ONS figures are fantastic news for British employees, showing employment growth and wage rises that put workers in a strong position when it comes to raises and moves.