Millions of UK workers don’t have the proper digital skills they need
Around half of the UK’s workforce, approximately 17 million people, are lacking what’s known as Essential Digital Skills (EDS), collective FutureDotNow has said in a new report. FutureDotNow is a coalition of leading organizations focused on accelerating the UK’s workplace digital skills at scale, and says its report found people without EDS are present, in large numbers, in industries such …
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Most executives still don’t know how to get the most out of their data
Most executives know that data is important and that it can help them make better decisions and drive better business outcomes. However, not everyone knows how to put their data to use. This is according to a new report from data integration and integrity firm Talend, which claims that, despite the importance of data, 78 percent of leaders face challenges …
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Employees are returning to the office. Make sure they don’t bring bad security habits with them
Covid-19 moved offices remote practically overnight, and most organizations were unprepared – especially when it came to securing their networks. Now as more people get vaccinated and a return to the office is becoming a realistic option, company leaders are navigating both when to bring employees back and how to mitigate risk. While the pandemic created plenty of new opportunities …
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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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Many companies still don’t have remote working properly secured
Despite a full year having elapsed since the transition to remote working, most IT security managers are still not confident in the security measures set up to protect off-premise employees. This is according to a new report from cloud security firm BitGlass, which states that IT security experts generally worry about data leaking through endpoints, users connecting with unmanaged devices …
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Why you don’t have to trade agility or collaboration for data security
Bad actors thrive in chaos. Email scammers taking advantage of Covid-19, have heard this message clearly: large scale uncertainty and mass digital change is fertile ground for those looking to exploit others. Never has there been a more uncertain time for workers than earlier this year, as the pandemic swept the globe and businesses had to move to digital-first approaches …
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A question of mindset: Why business leaders must engage with technology, even if they don’t understand it
Contemporary business thinking argues that IT is now so fundamental to commercial success that it should govern how companies are run, how they prioritize investment, even how they describe themselves. Take Uber, for instance, which for many isn’t a disruptive transportation or delivery business, it’s a tech company. Similarly, Amazon isn’t primarily a retailer, it’s a technology company – the …
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Many businesses still don’t know if they can trust their data
Multiple problems plaguing data analysts in medium and large organizations are making IT decision makers lose trust in their data. As a result, calls are often made based on gut feeling rather than data-backed insights, causing firms to miss out on revenue opportunities. This is according to a new report from SnapLogic, based on a poll of 500 ITDMs in …
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