Getting onboarding right has been one of the big challenges of the pandemic
Most people that switched jobs during the pandemic suffered a poor onboarding experience, a new report from employee engagement and culture app Totem shows. Polling 1,000 UK-based employees that recently started a new job, Totem found that just 15 percent had an excellent onboarding experience, with an additional third (29 percent) having an “average” one. For the rest, the experience …
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App sprawl has been out of control since the pandemic began
Technology is supposed to help workers achieve greater productivity, but the opposite has often been the case since the start of the pandemic. According to a report from software company Citrix, based on a poll of 1,000 IT decision-makers and 2,000 workers, most have been given too many new tools and not enough efficient ways to execute. As a result, …
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Hackers have stolen a march during the pandemic: It’s time to catchup
With the UK economy now in recovery mode, Andy Barratt, UK MD at international cybersecurity consultancy Coalfire, looks at the advantages Covid-19 has afforded hackers, and what businesses need to do to level the playing field. A large proportion of businesses have had what would be lightly termed as a ‘challenging’ 12 months, with Covid-19 restrictions forcing firms to adopt …
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Many businesses abandoned failed technology projects during pandemic
The pandemic forced many businesses into rapid digital transformation. While many managed to adopt at least one new technology, plenty of businesses had to backtrack on technology ambitions. This is according to a new report from London-based digital agency Studio Graphene. Polling 750 UK business leaders for its new report, the company found that the majority (56 percent) have successfully …
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IT SME jobs in danger as pandemic fallout begins to bite
The number of IT SMEs in the UK that are in “significant financial distress” as a direct consequence of Covid-19 has risen by 15 percent in the first quarter of 2021. In total, 47,000 IT businesses are said to be in crisis, putting 185,000 jobs at risk. This is according to anaylsis from RealBusinessRescue, a service for business leaders under …
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Changing attitudes to AI and the opportunities to utilize new technologies during the pandemic
Before 2020, the growth of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning was already ramping up. But with the unpredictable circumstances that we have experienced during the past 18 months, how has this changed? Has the demand increased, or perhaps even reduced? Some industries have pushed ahead with their use of AI and machine learning, but plenty of others have seen …
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How technology can help workplaces to function after the pandemic
The arrival of the Covid-19 pandemic has brought with it unprecedented levels of change within the business landscape. New tools and technologies have been rapidly adopted to enable businesses to remain functional despite the challenges that the health crisis has brought with it. But how will this technology transfer into workplaces as the world recovers from social distancing restrictions and …
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British firms show recovery following pandemic
Despite Covid-19-induced lockdowns wreaking havoc among businesses in the UK, most managed not only to adapt to the shake-up but to thrive in it. According to a new report from Oracle NetSuite based on a poll of 2,000 employees all over Europe, 83 percent of UK businesses met or exceeded growth targets last year. Most of them don’t expect 2021 …
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IT consultancy industry is booming thanks to the pandemic
Many businesses may have gone under during the pandemic, but many more have been created and have zero intention of closing up shop once restrictions are lifted. This is according to a new report from The Accountancy Partnership, an online accounting service for UK businesses, which states that there were a “record number” of new businesses started in 2020. These …
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Users are more concerned about online privacy following pandemic
The pandemic has made consumers in the UK more worried about their online privacy, a new report by digital identity firm Callsign is saying. Polling 2,000 UK adults, Callsign says almost a third (32 percent) are more worried than before the pandemic, and of those people – another third say it’s because they don’t know what data the companies are …
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