UK government turns to Microsoft for digital transformation assistance
The UK government has agreed a new deal with Microsoft, giving public sector organizations discounted access to its cloud productivity tools and services. In a blog post, Microsoft explained the Crown Commercial Service, the UK’s largest public procurement body, has signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), running from May 1 until April 2024. Signing the MoU, called the Digital …
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New regulations could soon cause problems for data center operators
As we get closer to summer, data center operators across the UK and Europe will have another cooling-related problem to worry about: remaining compliant with new regulations. This is according to a new report from temperature control equipment supplier Aggreko, which claims that European data centers with mechanical cooling systems need to be particularly careful when refurbishing or replacing their …
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Switching to sustainable IT equipment could save businesses billions
By opting for remanufactured laptops instead of brand new ones, UK businesses could save billions of dollars, while also cutting their carbon footprint drastically. This is according to the sustainable IT experts at Circular Computing, whose latest report claims organizations could stand to save $10.72 billion over the next nine years. By embracing sustainable IT, UK firms would also emit …
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Remote workers are struggling to build relationships with colleagues
Remote working may be great for work-life balance, but it’s terrible for people looking to form meaningful relationships with their coworkers. This is according to a new report from employee engagement and culture app, Totem. Polling 1,000 new starters in the UK, Totem has found that for most (54 percent) it’s been harder to build relationships with colleagues while working …
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Businesses still suffering downtime due to network security issues
Cybercriminals are still managing to capitalize on remote working to cause disruption for businesses, more than a year since working from home became the norm. This is according to a new report from the Neustar International Security Council (NISC), which claims that more than half (54 percent) of organizations still suffer downtime as a result of network security issues. Companies …
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Most firms don’t have the right tech for hybrid working
Many businesses lack “useful integrations” in their tech stacks and, as a result, employees are working twice as hard as they should be. This is according to a new report from content enablement platform Templafy, which claims UK workers spend “large amounts of time” switching between applications. With more than a quarter using six to ten different applications each week, …
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Digital transformation requires consulting your people assets
There is at least one clear takeaway from the Covid-19 pandemic: Digital transformation is no longer optional for businesses. The companies that adapted to the pandemic and maintained business continuity throughout did so with the help of countless cloud-based, enterprise-class, and mobile-first technologies. Conversely, the companies that struggled to adapt to the unexpected imperatives of 2020 were likely contending with …
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AI adoption hindered by skills and recruitment bottlenecks
There is now a wider acceptance of the importance of AI among businesses, but a shortage of relevant skills is standing in the way of adoption. This is according to a new report from business training firm O’Reilly, which states that 19 percent of respondents cited lack of skilled people and difficulty hiring as their biggest roadblocks. Breaking the results …
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Businesses ‘out of touch’ with staff on hybrid working issue
Hybrid working is expected to provide an important bridge between remote working and the office in the coming months. But it seems workers and their bosses aren’t seeing eye-to-eye when it comes to creating the best employee experience. According to a new survey from tech company Unisys Corporation, most organizations (66 percent) are working on a new operating model as …
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DDoS attackers turn attention to telecoms firms
Of all the Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks that happened in the first quarter of 2021, the biggest percentage targeted the telecommunications industry, a new report from Cloudflare suggests. Laying out the results in a blog post, Cloudflare’s Vivek Ganti and Omer Yoachimik said that 0.022 percent of attack traffic targeted telecoms, followed by consumer services (0.014 percent) and …
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