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• June 14, 2018 14 Jun'18

  Schneider Electric CTO tips liquid cooling for take-off as machine learning takes over datacentre

  Witn machine learning fuelling demand for graphics processing units in the datacentre, Schneider Electric CTO claims this will require a drastic rethink of how operators manage their sites, paving the way for liquid cooling to hit mainstream adoption

• June 08, 2018 08 Jun'18

  BT’s Gavin Patterson quits under shareholder pressure

  Patterson’s resignation comes just weeks after he announced 13,000 redundancies across BT

• May 23, 2018 23 May'18

  Marks and Spencer speeds up digital transformation plans as profits plunge

  Retailer announces plans to accelerate its business transformation and close 100 stores by 2022 after continued shifts in consumer behaviour

• May 21, 2018 21 May'18

  IT hub shadowed by Everest gives opportunities to homegrown IT professionals

  Katmandu is the choice for offshore delivery for increasing numbers of multinational companies and is becoming more attractive to local IT professionals as a result

• May 18, 2018 18 May'18

  IR35 reforms: Government invites feedback on plans to extend tax avoidance rules to private sector

  The government is pushing ahead with its plans to explore the possibility of extending the controversial IR35 tax avoidance reforms to the private sector, much to the chagrin of stakeholders

• April 24, 2018 24 Apr'18

  CenturyLink takes aim at APAC market post-Level 3 merger

  The US telecoms giant is expanding its footprint in Asia through its merger with Level 3, and hopes to bring its offerings on par with that of rivals in the region

• April 23, 2018 23 Apr'18

  Capita’s £500m loss raises more questions for outsourcing

  The latest loss announced by Capita adds uncertainty to an outsourcing sector already tarnished by the collapse of Carillion

• April 22, 2018 22 Apr'18

  Thales to open ‘digital factory’ in Asia

  India and Australia are potential candidates for Thales’s new coding centre that will support digital transformation efforts

• April 19, 2018 19 Apr'18

  UK and Indian governments agree tech partnership

  Agreement aims to identify organisations in the two countries that can work together and open up opportunities for tech entrepreneurs

• April 16, 2018 16 Apr'18

  Investments in skills, infrastructure and SMEs needed to help UK data economy hit new heights

  The UK data economy may struggle to reach its full growth potential between now and 2025 unless action is taken, suggests research commissioned by datacentre operator Digital Realty

• April 05, 2018 05 Apr'18

  IR35 reforms: Calls for inquiry into pre-launch tests of HMRC IR35 assessment tool

  HM Revenue & Customs hits back at contractors who claim it failed to test its online IR35 status assessment tool rigorously enough in the run-up to its launch in March 2017, as calls for an inquiry into its dev and test procedures grow

• March 27, 2018 27 Mar'18

  Capgemini turns to tech startup to identify ‘most engaged’ teams

  Technology and consulting services firm Capgemini is using technology from a startup company to poll its employees’ views and provide feedback from managers every week. It is discovering what it takes to create “engaged teams”

• March 23, 2018 23 Mar'18

  Telefonica cuts HR running costs by 40% as it replaces hundreds of ageing IT systems

  Multinational telecoms group Telefonica is on the verge of completing a project to replace 175 incompatible HR IT systems with a cloud service covering more than 40 countries

• March 20, 2018 20 Mar'18

  Croydon Council partners with Rainmaker to shake up its IT

  Croydon Council has employed digital transformation specialist Rainmaker to help it change the way it delivers IT over the next three years

• March 15, 2018 15 Mar'18

  Infosys announces more US jobs

  Indian supplier Infosys continues to open hubs and recruit more IT professionals in the US