How Covid-19 has made HR tech a new priority for CTOs

It was not so long ago, that when organizations embarked on technology upgrades, HR was traditionally left behind. Then came the importance of employee engagement and thankfully, over the last couple of years, people have become a key area for the board to invest in and engage with. Now, with global workforces beginning to return to offices in a world …

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Microsoft wants to help create 1.5m technology jobs in the UK

Microsoft believes that, through education and training, the UK could have 1.5 million people build a career in the tech industry within half a decade, with another 300,000 leaning on the industry. The company has kicked off a new campaign, called Get Go 2021, to ensure this goal is achieved. The initiative has been set up with the goal of …

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UK tech companies are at risk of being less competitive

Almost half of UK businesses aren’t as competitive as they could be, a new report from Microsoft and the University of London claims. The report, based on a new model of competitiveness built by the pair, states that more than half of UK businesses have taken in revenue this year, compared to last year, with almost a quarter (22 percent) …

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Are you ready for the PSTN and ISDN switch off?

The PSTN and ISDN networks are being switched-off in 2025, meaning organizations will need to move to more modern, IP-based telephony as a matter of urgency. At the point of writing, businesses have under five years to migrate their critical voice systems or face losing contact with customers entirely. On the surface this sounds like a lot of time, but …

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How to lead digital transformation through change management

There’s so much information concerning operational evolution and how businesses should undergo such processes in order to remain relevant. But before delving into the powers of a well-executed project, such as digital transformation, the first step that’s required is to understand what it is – or rather, what it’s not. For example, such a program shouldn’t solely revolve around moving …

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The potential of cryptocurrency for central banks

Every year the world becomes more digital, and finance services particularly benefit from advances in digital technology. 2020 has undoubtedly dealt us all with a severe blow, but the industries that can move on and operate in a virtual space are striving to do so. In some ways the global crisis has driven us to innovate and progress at a …

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How to beat fear and start transforming work

With cash flow and normal business kicked into a cocked hat, many organizations have clenched up and hunkered down, hoping for normality to return. However, a crisis has always proven to be the best time for driving a mandate for change – and one that would never happen in normal times. What we also learned from the 2008-11 global financial …

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Cloud computing is hot, but cloud wastage is chilling

‘Doing the right things’ and ‘doing the things right’ are two nearly identical sentences; yet, by swapping a few words around, the meaning can change drastically – especially in the world of Information Technology. Take cloud computing. Migrating to cloud computing falls under ‘doing the right things’; using the cloud effectively and efficiently falls under ‘doing the things right’. And …

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