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IT strategy
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October 01, 2018
01
Oct'18
CIOs unsure how Brexit will affect their ability to hire IT staff
Harvey Nash/KPMG survey shows CIOs are looking to boost their IT teams, but US and UK immigration rules may block their plans
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September 30, 2018
30
Sep'18
Openreach completes largest Tupe transfer in history
More than 30,000 BT employees have transferred across to the quasi-independent Openreach, completing what is thought to be the largest one-off Tupe transfer in history
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September 28, 2018
28
Sep'18
Data analytics cuts queues and flight delays at Rome’s Fiumicino Airport
Aeroporti di Roma’s CIO, Emiliano Sorrenti, describes how the city’s main airport is using data analytics technology to reduce delays and queue times, securing it an industry award for customer service
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September 27, 2018
27
Sep'18
Network growth brings management challenges
As enterprise networks grow, so do the challenges of managing them effectively, says a report compiled by Oracle’s communications unit
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September 27, 2018
27
Sep'18
CIO interview: Fraser Ingram, Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank
Fraser Ingram joined the Clydesdale and Yorkshire banking group as CIO just at the right time – as it was embarking on its digital journey
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September 26, 2018
26
Sep'18
At the new Cisco, culture is as important as innovation
Cisco’s newly appointed SVP of Emear, Wendy Mars, shares her thoughts on the state of network innovation within the industry, and explains why cultural change is just as important an element of a digital strategy
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September 26, 2018
26
Sep'18
Rural business bodies seal new broadband agreement
The Country Land and Business Association and the National Farmers’ Union have reached an agreement with Openreach to put new wayleave arrangements in place for broadband network builds
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September 25, 2018
25
Sep'18
Businesses expect shortfall due to GDPR and Brexit
Companies are concerned that the UK’s departure from the EU and new data legislation will impact revenue – but IT can help
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September 21, 2018
21
Sep'18
Shell mines Microsoft Azure for AI to digitally transform upstream and downstream operations
Multi-national oil and gas company Shell is embarking on an artificial intelligence-led digital transformation of its business with the help of Microsoft Azure and C3 IoT
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September 19, 2018
19
Sep'18
Alibaba Cloud making deeper push into smart cities
At its annual conference in Hangzhou, Chinese cloud supplier Alibaba demonstrated the transformative impact of its technologies on society and called for more manufacturers to adopt smart manufacturing processes
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September 19, 2018
19
Sep'18
Santander plans UK tech hub in Milton Keynes
Santander is opening a UK tech hub in Milton Keynes that will have 5,000 staff
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September 18, 2018
18
Sep'18
EU needs clear 5G regulation to guarantee mobile success
The mobile ecosystem could be worth more than 4% of European GDP by 2022, if the right regulatory actions are taken by the European Union government
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September 13, 2018
13
Sep'18
Culture, not tools, is key to unlocking innovation
Australian organisations should focus on bringing in agile practices and foster a culture of trust and transparency to drive innovation and improve business agility
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September 13, 2018
13
Sep'18
TechUK blasts European Parliament-backed revamp of EU-wide copyright laws
Tech industry trade body claims the changes spell bad news for web users, after European Parliament MEPs vote in favour of plans to modernise the copyright laws for the digital age
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September 13, 2018
13
Sep'18
Tech Nation startup programme demonstrates richness of UK fintech
A Tech Nation programme to support the UK's financial technology startups demonstrates the increasingly diverse range of business-to-business products and services available through the country's fintech community
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September 07, 2018
07
Sep'18
Senior civil servants address TechUK smarter state theme
Senior government officials spoke at a TechUK “smarter state” event, revealing ambitious AI policy alongside a “back to basics” drive to get data right
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September 07, 2018
07
Sep'18
RBS announces branch closures as part of cancelled project to create challenger bank
The Royal Bank of Scotland has announced more branch closures and job losses as digital transformation continues to transform the sector
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September 07, 2018
07
Sep'18
UK hesitant over immersive technologies despite positivity abroad, survey finds
UK businesses are lagging behind their counterparts in the US, France and China for AR and VR implementation, due to concerns over security and complexity
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September 04, 2018
04
Sep'18
Britons concerned over security of contactless payments, research finds
Despite the popularity of contactless payments ahead of cash, Britons are worried about the security of tap and go
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September 04, 2018
04
Sep'18
TSB CEO out after months of IT problems
TSB’s CEO, Paul Pester, is stepping down after the bank and its customers were beset by another round of IT problems
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September 03, 2018
03
Sep'18
Zurich begins startup competition to improve its strategy for digital-savvy customers
The insurance company has begun a competition across 20 countries in a bid to find the latest innovative products from startups.
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September 03, 2018
03
Sep'18
CIO interview: Ian Cohen, global CIO, Addison Lee
Addison Lee’s global CIO is building a business strategy and ensuring the transport company has a flexible platform for growth
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August 31, 2018
31
Aug'18
Fix data flows for best chance of success with S/4 Hana
Moving to SAP S/4 Hana is not easy. But with the right preparation, businesses can map out and optimise the data flows between business processes
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August 29, 2018
29
Aug'18
IBM brings AI-powered highlights tool to US Open tennis players
IBM is bringing its AI-powered Watson platform to the US Open tennis players to provide them with insight into their past performances
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August 29, 2018
29
Aug'18
IT leaders at a crossroads as they grapple with digital technology
CIOs have the opportunity to influence their company strategy as digital technology reshapes business. A survey of CIOs across 70 countries charts a path for IT leaders through emerging technologies
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August 28, 2018
28
Aug'18
Amnesty International backs campaign to ban killer robots
Human rights organisation calls for legally binding international agreement to ban the development and use of autonomous weapons that operate without humans
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August 24, 2018
24
Aug'18
Dubai Health Authority launches artificial intelligence strategy
Healthcare organisation is rolling out next-generation technology in its health facilities to improve patient care
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August 24, 2018
24
Aug'18
Google Cloud Platform enables faster mobile notifications for World Cup fans
Onefootball exclusively used the Boost platform, which has now been officially launched, to offer faster mobile notifications for World Cup viewers
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August 23, 2018
23
Aug'18
No Deal Brexit papers warn of stark future for UK tech
The government has published the first of its No Deal Brexit contingency planning notices, containing sobering messages for the UK technology industry
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August 17, 2018
17
Aug'18
Alan Turing Institute provides AI startups with opportunity to collaborate with researchers
Alan Turing Institute and Digital Catapult will enable science and AI startups to work with researchers in the Data Study Groups
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August 15, 2018
15
Aug'18
AI provides immediate diagnosis for serious eye conditions, research finds
Artificial intelligence could diagnose eye conditions within seconds, and with the same accuracy as human experts, research finds
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August 14, 2018
14
Aug'18
Consumers accept fraud danger as online shopping increases, research finds
The majority of UK consumers see the threat of online fraud as “inevitable” as e-commerce popularity rises
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August 14, 2018
14
Aug'18
Driverless cars heading for Bromley and Croydon
A 10-month data-gathering exercise will pave the way for an autonomous vehicle ride-sharing service to start operation in 2019
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August 09, 2018
09
Aug'18
Photobox gets snappy with mass-data migration to AWS cloud
Photobox Group’s CTO, Richard Orme, has revealed details of how a mass-data migration to the Amazon Web Services cloud has set the firm on the path to embrace artificial intelligence
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August 07, 2018
07
Aug'18
How Indonesia’s Go-Jek scales the heights with cloud
The unicorn’s microservices-based application architecture on the cloud has been key in supporting its growth in Indonesia – and now Southeast Asia
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August 05, 2018
05
Aug'18
The rise of humanoid robotics in the Middle East
Middle East CIOs are planning to roll out intelligent automation technologies such as artificial intelligence and humanoid robotics
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July 31, 2018
31
Jul'18
Inner-city colocation space in demand as firms want better latency, says Interxion managing director
Previous predictions that rural datacentres would be more common are being changed as enterprises aim to bring better latency to customers, says Interxion managing director Andrew Fray
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July 31, 2018
31
Jul'18
Intelligent automation spending to hit $232bn by 2025
Technologies such as artificial intelligence, robotic process automation and machine learning could help traditional enterprises gain ground on digital-first giants
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July 31, 2018
31
Jul'18
Court RPA or get sidelined
Robotic process automation (RPA) is helping businesses go through digital transformation. Time for IT to play catch-up
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July 31, 2018
31
Jul'18
3 Hong Kong gears up for 5G with “epic” transformation
The Hong Kong telco is putting in an advanced technical architecture that will streamline and automate internal processes and IT as it prepares for the 5G era
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July 30, 2018
30
Jul'18
Government to fund six connected vehicle simulation projects
The government has announced the winners of an R&D contest for connected vehicle simulation and modelling capabilities
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July 27, 2018
27
Jul'18
AWS’s sales up almost 50% year-on-year in second quarter
Cloud giant’s quarterly sales hit $6.1bn in third consecutive year-on-year rise as Ryanair, Major League Baseball and 21st Century Fox join its list of customers
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July 27, 2018
27
Jul'18
Openreach doubles down on full-fibre broadband roll-out
In its first annual review since splitting from BT, Openreach has recommitted to its targets for full-fibre broadband
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July 27, 2018
27
Jul'18
BT bounces back in strong first quarter
After a run of bad news, there were some bright spots in BT’s first quarter financial results
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July 27, 2018
27
Jul'18
IT meltdown pushes TSB into loss
Bank is feeling the effects of its recent IT problems, reporting a loss of more than £100m for the first six months of 2018
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July 26, 2018
26
Jul'18
Large organisations less confident over cloud security compared to smaller businesses
A study has found larger enterprises are not as confident as smaller businesses about the security of their data in the public cloud
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July 26, 2018
26
Jul'18
O2 canvasses support from UK Plc to build case for 5G
O2 CEO Mark Evans is writing to every FTSE 100 boss in the UK seeking to build consensus around 5G use cases, and drum up support for investment
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July 25, 2018
25
Jul'18
Government outsourcing at a crossroads, says PAC report
The government needs to change the market that supplies it with services through better contracting practices if it is to achieve anything beyond lowest price, according to a PAC report
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July 24, 2018
24
Jul'18
Ofcom proposes regulatory changes to support broadband investment
Following the recommendations of the government’s Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review, regulator Ofcom has proposed a package of measures to better support investment in full-fibre broadband
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July 24, 2018
24
Jul'18
Nordnet drops AI assistant while SEB deepens collaboration
One Nordic bank decides to stop using cognitive agent Amelia to focus on other AI technologies, but another widens the use of the software