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September 11, 2017
11
Sep'17
Why the best way to encourage digital innovation is not to fund it
Give people the space to grow and reward people for ideas rather than their output and innovation will come, says Frazer Bennett, a member of PA Consulting’s management team
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September 08, 2017
08
Sep'17
Half of UK fintech firms confident in growth but have doubts over skills
UK fintech companies are confident that revenues will double over the next year, but have concerns over talent and customer take up of services
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September 08, 2017
08
Sep'17
Hillarys Blinds unveils SUSE Linux Enterprise Server as SAP Hana OS
Blinds manufacturer Hillarys, a long-time SAP customer and Hana advocate, has revealed the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications to be the operating system underlying its stack
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September 04, 2017
04
Sep'17
CIO interview: Adrenaline junkie leaps from big pharma to cloud services
Diana McKenzie, CIO of Workday and triathlon competitor, on analytics, data lakes and the relationship between IT and business
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August 31, 2017
31
Aug'17
How an idea built on web freebies and low-cost tools evolved into a virtual NHS clinic
We speak to an NHS trust about how readily available web software helped clinicians get a pioneering project off the ground
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August 23, 2017
23
Aug'17
Sub-prime lender links technology upgrade to financial problems
Lender partly blames new automation software for its poor performance
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August 23, 2017
23
Aug'17
UAE telco Du pushes SaaS adoption in Middle East
The Middle East looks set to see strong growth in software as a service and IT departments need to take a different approach
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August 21, 2017
21
Aug'17
HSBC streamlines mortgages with Capita software
Bank is using software to improve its mortgage application processes and subsequently increase business through brokers
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August 18, 2017
18
Aug'17
Munich Re puts data analytics into services for a ‘riskier world’
Re-insurer combines a Hadoop data lake, SAS analytics and SAP Hana to create new cyber and other insurance services
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August 17, 2017
17
Aug'17
Barclays ring-fencing project means downtime for customers
Many Barclays services will be unavailable this weekend as part of the bank's project to separate retail and investment operations
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August 10, 2017
10
Aug'17
Consumers unaware of bank account switching service despite £750m spent on IT system
TSB Bank believes the Competition and Markets Authority needs to do more to promote account switching system to consumers
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August 10, 2017
10
Aug'17
IT pros urged to support ‘WannaCry hero’ Marcus Hutchins
Computer experts fear chilling effect on security research over US arrest of Marcus Hutchins who halted the spread of the WannaCry ransomware
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August 10, 2017
10
Aug'17
Allied Irish Bank blends industrial and artisanal analytics to gain edge
Bank has bulked up its data analytics capability, partly with SAS, to gain a more intimate understanding of its customers
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August 08, 2017
08
Aug'17
Top tips to avoid a costly Office 365 subscription bill
The Office 365 cloud-based productivity suite is Microsoft’s next strategic platform. We explore the licensing implications
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August 07, 2017
07
Aug'17
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim gets 'faster in the head' with SAP analytics
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim has been using SAP’s Hana database and applications to speed up players mentally, as well as using SAP Hybris to sell shirts