As the pandemic swept across the UK, the country went on a technology shopping spree, fresh figures from analyst firm IDC suggest. According to a report from The Register, IDC claims that four million new PCs were sold in the UK in the fourth quarter alone, representing a 58.5 percent jump year-on-year. A total of 439,000 desktops were also shipped, …
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As technology and the digital world ever evolves – even more so due to the recent pandemic and physical separations – so does the need for designers, digital businesses and web teams to keep at the forefront of innovation and demand. Design and UX can make or break the customer journey. Here are the biggest UX and design changes and …
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The hybrid working model, whereby employees split their time between their home and office, is changing how many UK workers live. According to a new report from Microsoft, while most employees are living somewhat happier lives thanks to remote working, they are also working longer hours and finding themselves stressed at work more frequently. The company recently polled 4,000 UK …
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The European Commission will continue to allow data to flow freely into the UK from EU nations, the Financial Times has reported. The commission has drafted a decision, stating that the UK has an adequate set of rules and regulations around safeguarding personal data, which should be signed off before the end of the week. The decision will be a …
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It’s safe to say that “the career for life” is over. People now hold an average of 15 jobs in their working lifetime. What’s more, according to Deloitte the lifespan of a skill has decreased to just five years from 30 on average. Rapid technological advancements are increasingly impacting the traditionally steady trajectory of professional development, as businesses adopt new …
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Most businesses believe they understand the value of real-time data analytics, but a new report from KX suggests many are missing out on potential gains. Based on a poll of 600 professionals and IT decision makers from various industries, the report states less than a third (31 percent) think about real-time analytics at the second, or sub-second level. For the …
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Businesses are adopting cloud services at a massive scale, but are struggling to keep track of their spending. This is according to a new report from the FinOps Foundation, a non-profit trade association that seeks to establish industry standards for cloud financial management, as per a ZDNet report. Polling more than 800 FinOps practitioners (people tasked with monitoring, measuring and …
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Last year, the number of recruitment organizations in the UK with a digital transformation strategy rose “dramatically”, according to a new report from Bullhorn. Based on a survey of more than 2,000 recruiters, the report states that more than two fifths (43 percent) of recruitment organizations now have a digital transformation plan in place, up from just 25 percent a …
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More than $1 trillion was spent on cybersecurity or given up as a result of a cyberattack last year, representing approximately one percent of the world’s GDP. This is according to a report from Atlas VPN, which states that the majority ($945 billion) was lost due to cybersecurity incidents, while the remaining $145 billion was spent on putting protections in …
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When many people think about a cyberattack, they probably imagine a lone hacker furiously typing out code in his basement. The recent SolarWinds hack, however, appears to have been the work of at least 1,000 cybercriminals. This is according to Microsoft President Brad Smith, who described the attack as “the largest and most sophisticated attack the world has ever seen” …
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