UK businesses spent big on digital transformation last year

Businesses spent big on digital transformation last year as a result of the pandemic and the spending spree is expected to continue in 2021, a new report from Twilio suggests. Based on a global poll of 2,500 enterprise decision-makers, as well as data from the Twilio platform, the report states that digital engagement was essential to business survival last year …

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Four tips to help businesses navigate today’s threat landscape

Following the outbreak of Covid-19, businesses around the world rapidly implemented new technologies to adapt to remote working and accommodate hybrid workforces. In general, businesses have shown great resilience and agility. But as working from home continues, many organizations are beginning to turn their focus to cyber security. From an attack standpoint, the pandemic has not changed the way cyber …

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Unpreparedness forces many businesses to revert back to on-prem

Many companies are unsuccessful in migrating to a hybrid cloud model first time round. This is according to a new report from Virtana, which claims most organizations are forced to bring some applications back into on-prem infrastructure. Polling 350 IT professionals for the report, Virtana found that 72 percent moved at least one app back on-prem, for various reasons. Some …

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UK businesses believe hybrid working is here to stay

Hybrid working may have become trendy during the pandemic, but it seems to be more than just a passing fad, a new report from a recruitment firm Robert Half suggests.  According to the report, most businesses in the UK (89 percent) expect the hybrid working model to remain in place in the long term. Most hybrid working roles advertised from …

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Edge computing set to play an increasingly important role for businesses

Although just a quarter of businesses are harnessing edge computing today, almost all (89 percent) believe it will play an important role within the next decade.  This is according to a new report from Telehouse International Corporation of Europe, which suggests businesses want to “bring applications closer to data sources” by 2030. Besides edge, businesses also expect to shift further …

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Website design and UX for businesses; a year in review and 2021 forecast

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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Businesses failing to capitalize on their data

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 struggling to keep track of their cloud spending

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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Employee-centred engagement tools vital or businesses risk being left behind

2020 ushered in a new era of work for all of us. Around the globe we have had to embrace remote and hybrid working – learning new ways to collaborate and communicate with our colleagues, customers and counterparts.  While business collaboration and communication tools have been gathering pace for several years, the Digital Employee Experience (DEX) – an employee’s digital …

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UK businesses falling behind on digitalisation plans

When it comes to UK companies and their Covid-19-powered digital transformation plans, the mantra seems to be “slow and steady wins the race”. According to a new report from ManpowerGroup, UK organizations aren’t as quick to transform as peers elsewhere around the world, but fewer have had to put their plans on hold, and more are planning to bring in …

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