Re-platforming: the most overlooked piece in developing a successful digital transformation strategy?
Perhaps one of the most widely used phrases among businesses from the last 12 months – aside from lockdown, social distancing, and Covid-19 – has been ‘digital transformation’. And while there’s no denying that tech adoption has skyrocketed in response to the pandemic and evolving market needs, when embarking on such a large-scale, company-wide project, legacy systems can prove to …
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Practicing what you preach: Data centricity and democratization
Artificial intelligence (AI) and human intelligence have always been inherently intertwined. AI was born from studies into the inner workings of the human brain. Although it previously sought to explain how the brain works, it is now tasked with augmenting and enhancing human capabilities. Tasks that require repetitive, mundane input, or those that pull from almost incomprehensively vast data sets, …
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Ten reasons why the public cloud is right for you
Technology has proven to be a saving grace for many businesses over the last 18 months. There’s never been as much innovation and change across such a wide cross-section of industries as we’ve seen since the beginning of the pandemic. It’s caused businesses to relook at everything, especially their technology. Businesses are seeking agility and the ability to innovate at …
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Making agile work for your team: Starter tips
In the last years, we’re observing a surge in companies that want to adopt the Agile approach to leverage its benefits and progress in their business practices. However, the vast majority of these companies are still learning the ropes with only a fraction reaching a high level of competency in Agile. According to the 2020 State of Agile report, …
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Millennials fear remote working has inhibited career progression
Remote working may offer numerous benefits, but some younger employees believe the practice is inhibiting their career progression, a new report from learning platform Soffos.ai suggests. Polling 1,235 UK workers for the report, Soffos found that a third (34 percent) of those aged 18-34 worry about falling behind their peers in terms of skills and knowledge. This rings true with …
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Kubernetes complexity slowing adoption of containers
Kubernetes may be increasingly popular among businesses, but the adoption of container technology remains relatively slow. This is according to a new report from cloud service provider Civo, which states that complexity around container orchestration is hindering adoption in many instances. Civo polled 1,000 cloud developers for the report and found that the steep learning curve (57 percent), new terminology, …
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Many businesses abandoned failed technology projects during pandemic
The pandemic forced many businesses into rapid digital transformation. While many managed to adopt at least one new technology, plenty of businesses had to backtrack on technology ambitions. This is according to a new report from London-based digital agency Studio Graphene. Polling 750 UK business leaders for its new report, the company found that the majority (56 percent) have successfully …
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Demand for programming talent is through the roof
The post-pandemic recovery and an increase in venture capital flowing into the UK tech industry have created a perfect storm, resulting in an unprecedented number of job vacancies for developers. As reported by ZDNet, job search engine Adzuna found that more than 100,000 tech job offers have gone live every week over the past couple of months. One week in …
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Improving university experiences with cloud technology
The pandemic has impacted almost all sectors and industries, and the education sector is no exception to this. For many students, university is often an exciting chapter of their life as it’s typically the first time they’re living away from home, becoming more independent and meeting new people. Then came the pandemic and tables were turned, forcing students to socially …
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IT under pressure to produce tangible results
IT decision makers (ITDMs) in the UK are under pressure to deploy new technologies and deliver tangible business outcomes, according to a new report from the open source software company SUSE. Based on a poll of 800 IT leaders worldwide (100 of which were from the UK), the report states that most are focused on simplifying business operations through multi-cloud, …
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