The productivity problem: Does the answer lie in absence?

Recent data revealed that UK businesses have seen a staggering 113 percent increase in stress-related leave since the pandemic began: exhaustion and burnout are pervasive amongst the population and the effects are being felt by businesses of all shapes and sizes. A recent example includes how US-based Bumble closed its offices around the world to give its entire workforce its …

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Managing the human element of digital transformation: overcoming cultural obstacles

Digital transformation is by no means a new concept. Restructuring an organization’s business model to integrate digital technology into all areas is well recorded as improving efficiency and agility at every level. However, despite its longevity as a goal for businesses, many struggle to understand the concept thoroughly and implement it successfully, in a sustainable way. Whilst Gartner reported that …

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Introducing the project economy – the engine ready to power a Brave New World

When Aldous Huxley wrote Brave New World in 1931, it was considered a downplay of the technological optimism that typified the period of change after the First World War. An early reviewer said Huxley had an “inability to believe really in anything”. Fast forward the best part of a century and – emerging from a global pandemic – we too …

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Google Cloud doubles down on EU commitment

After the EU invalidated the EU-US Privacy Shield Framework and upheld the validity of the EU Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) last month, the European Data Protection Board published its final recommendations on additional measures. Google saw this as an opportunity to once again explain how it protects EU citizens’ data that resides in its cloud, as well as how it …

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Workers are still falling for obvious phishing attacks

Regardless of how obvious a phishing attempt may be, some employees will still happily click away, putting themselves and their organization at risk of data theft. This is according to a new report from cybersecurity firm KnowBe4, which claims phishing email attacks related to HR topics (for example, an email discussing new policies affecting everyone in a company) are still …

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Many Brits still don’t know what a smart city is, despite massive investment

Although the concept of a “smart city” is now more than a decade old, the majority of Brits still don’t know what one is. This is according to a new report from video management software company Milestone Systems, which recently polled 2,000 adults in the country to gain insight into their understanding of smart cities and their advantages. Milestone Systems …

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Many security pros aren’t confident they could repel a major supply chain attack

While security and software development teams bicker over whose responsibility it is to improve security in the software build and distribution environments, a new major supply chain attack could well be brewing.  This is according to a new report from machine identity management firm Venafi. Polling more than 1,000 information security professionals, developers, and executives in the IT and software …

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How AI is helping learning in the enterprise

In 2019 Josh Bersin and Marc Zao Sanders ran a survey with Linkedin to find out more about the ‘flow of work’ surrounding knowledge workers, which include people whose jobs involve handling or using information. It turns out there are some common trends amongst them: There are 780 million knowledge workers globally and they spend 19 percent of their time …

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Almost half of businesses reported to ICO since GDPR came into effect

Since GDPR came into effect in May 2018, almost half of UK businesses (43 percent) have been reported to the Information Commissioner’s Office over a breach, either actual or potential. This is according to a new report from encrypted storage company, Apricorn, which polled 100 UK IT decision-makers from large enterprises. The company found that a third of the companies …

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IT spending set for another year of growth

Businesses are expected to spend a total of $4.2 trillion on information technology (IT) this year, an increase of 8.6 percent on 2020, a new report from Gartner suggests. The analyst firm claims organizations are still suffering revenue declines, but that many of them are increasing their IT spending ahead of revenue expectations. However, boards and the C-Suite are not …

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