More and more technology is being built by non-experts

By 2024, the majority of technology products will not be built by technology professionals, but rather other types of organizations. This is according to a new report from analyst firm Gartner, which claims a new category of buyers outside the traditional IT organization is now responsible for a growing share of the overall IT market. “Digital business is treated as …

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UK government departments spent £4.4bn on technology in 2020

Last year, the UK government spent a total of $6.23 billion on IT, up from $5.95 billion the year before, a new report from market insight company Tussell suggests. Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) which, according to Computer Weekly, has several large ongoing technology programs, spent $4.96bn on IT between 2016 and 2020. The Tussel report states that more …

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Businesses are on the hunt for technology talent

The pandemic has inspired many businesses to move forward with their digital transformation plans, which also means hiring new staff and upskilling their current employees. This is according to a new report from digital product agency Studio Graphene, which claims that, out of 750 UK decision-makers polled for the report, almost half (45 percent) plan to hiring new tech staff …

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Healthcare technology: making health equity possible

ccess to healthcare is vital. This may sound obvious, but when we look at statistics the impact this can have is shocking. Life expectancy in the UK varies disproportionally from region to region – according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Across the country there is an 11-year difference between the highest and lowest life expectancy at birth for …

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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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Cloud technology services – How they drive tangible innovation for businesses today

Worldwide end-user spending on public cloud services is forecast to grow 18.4 percent in 2021 to total $304.9 billion, up from $257.5 billion in 2020, according to recent research from analyst firm Gartner. It finds that the proportion of IT spending that is shifting to cloud will accelerate in the aftermath of the Covid-19 crisis, with cloud projected to make …

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Workplace technology upgrades leaving employees frustrated

Businesses were forced to implement a host of technological changes last year to support the wholesale transition to remote working. While most employees see this as a positive, some were left frustrated. This is according to a new report from software company Citrix, based on a poll of 1,000 UK office workers in large businesses. Asking employees about their workplace …

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Why technology and startups are key to accelerating sustainable banking practices

Sustainability has been evolving as an increasingly important issue in the banking industry for a long time now. As stakeholders called for increased importance on Environmental, Social and Governance issues, banks had begun incorporating ESG considerations into their risk management processes, purpose statements and investment decisions.  The importance of ESG considerations has been emphasized even more in wake of the …

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More investment in digital technology required to solidify pandemic gains

The Covid-19 pandemic has expedited the digital plans of many UK businesses, who were forced to improve how they communicate with their customers via digital channels.  However, many of the changes made in the past year were mostly short-term measures to ensure continuity. Now, to make sure these changes work for the long term, organizations will need to invest further. …

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How technology & security landscapes are adapting to the ‘new normal”https://www.itproportal.com/” ITProPortal

Technology and security have been converging for some time now. What’s more, over recent times, both the scope and the speed of this convergence have been rapidly increasing. On the one hand, this opens up some really exciting opportunities. On the other hand, it raises some important privacy considerations. Here is a quick guide to what you need to know. …

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