Opinion

Opinion

Collaboration software and productivity software

• Why the London Data Charter could be a foundation stone in the city’s recovery

  London First’s director of connectivity and competitiveness, David Lutton, explains why data is at the core of the capital’s recovery plan  Continue Reading

• The tech sector cannot build back better from the kitchen table

  While technology has supported the lockdown economy by allowing millions to work from home, the in-person collaboration and shared experience on which the tech sector thrives will need to return soon  Continue Reading

• Three steps to harden supply chains

  The coronavirus has shone a spotlight on the fragility of modern supply chains and the risk of having a single point of failure  Continue Reading

• How AXA Investment Managers supports user experience through the ‘confinement’

  The head of AXA IM’s proximity services discusses the importance of creating a digital experience during the lockdown in France  Continue Reading

• The new age of supply chains post-Covid

  Supply chain managers have been predicting the future for years. Now manufacturers are relying on insights to inform their decision-making  Continue Reading

• Coronavirus: Why the public sector must pursue IT transformation

  It is clear that the current coronavirus crisis has had a major impact on digital transformation efforts in the public sector  Continue Reading

• What if we find we rather like this working from home thing?

  Sometimes it takes a major economic shock to change the accepted wisdom of economics and work – our working life after the coronavirus crisis might be very different  Continue Reading

• Is it now normal to use video for business communications – what for, where and why not?

  The use of video communications in business has moved on from the days of costly videoconferencing suites, but best practices are yet to develop fully  Continue Reading

• Collaboration between local public services and industry is key to innovation

  The launch of the new London Office for Technology and Innovation is an opportunity to examine how industry and government can work together better to improve local innovation  Continue Reading

• New audiovisual connections enhance the learning experience

  Being open and inclusive to individual sensory needs as well as diverse technology choices means adopting a flexible approach to AV infrastructure  Continue Reading

• Audiovisual systems need more efficient integration and management

  The spread of audiovisual systems for communication and collaboration needs to be supported in a similar manner to corporate IT, not facilities management  Continue Reading

• Visual collaboration needs more than just pixels and pointers

  The merging of audio-visual and information technologies presents new opportunities for collaboration and data sharing  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Encourage employees to use an approved messaging app

  What criteria should organisations use to assess the security of smartphone messaging apps and how can they ensure only approved apps are used by employees?  Continue Reading

• How augmented reality can boost worker effectiveness

  More than just offering rich media experiences, augmented reality has the potential to lower cost and improve productivity across industries  Continue Reading

• The high price of not understanding how automation works with existing software licences

  Businesses must check their software licences before they introduce robotic process automation or they risk breaking the rules  Continue Reading

• Local authorities must collaborate to survive

  Councils need to seek opportunities to work with their peers if they are to take advantage of digital transformation at a time when budgets are squeezed  Continue Reading

• Mindful collaboration: Who shares wins

  IT leaders seem to struggle to make collaboration technology projects work. Research by the Leading Edge Forum offers some possible answers  Continue Reading

• Demystifying service delivery automation

  What is service delivery automation and what can it do for your organisation?  Continue Reading

• Driving digital productivity in the UK

  There is a need for British businesses to improve their adoption of digital technologies  Continue Reading

• Can emulating social media make business applications more productive?

  Can social technologies be turned to account for business applications, and can they boost economic productivity?  Continue Reading

• Blending humans and technology in the workforce

  We are close to the time when intelligent technology will collaborate with humans to make the workforce more productive  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Proceed with caution using IP-based collaboration tools

  How can businesses of all sizes ensure that employees are able to collaborate effectively without the risk of compromise to the company IT network or systems?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Select collaboration tools carefully to keep data secure

  How can businesses of all sizes ensure that employees are able to collaborate effectively without the risk of compromise to the company IT network or systems?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Think twice about unlimited collaboration

  How can businesses of all sizes ensure that employees are able to collaborate effectively without the risk of compromise to the company IT network or systems?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: No company is an island

  How can businesses of all sizes ensure that employees are able to collaborate effectively without the risk of compromise to the company IT network or systems?  Continue Reading

• Fix outdated working practices to solve productivity puzzle

  The Economist says the French could take Friday off and still produce more than Britons in a week. Can smarter use of technology fix this?  Continue Reading

• Microsoft SharePoint: Why are we still hearing so much about adoption issues?

  The SharePoint business system is too important to be left to IT; the whole business need to embrace it so it's more than just shelfware  Continue Reading

• Get closer to your customers by doing the co-creation tango

  For years, IT has been in a formal dance with its customers, but in the disruptive world of co-creation, it now needs to learn to tango  Continue Reading

• A blueprint for taking back control of email as a communication channel 

  A global blueprint for combating fraudulent email and taking back control of email as a communication channel  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: SME security on a shoestring budget

  How can SMEs afford security that is good enough?  Continue Reading

• Time for DevOps to get out of the weeds

  Software and service providers face a battle to deliver new products, features and capabilities faster than ever  Continue Reading

• Define a software delivery strategy for business innovation – four key steps

  As software takes a central role in modern business models, application delivery capability has become the key enabler of disruption  Continue Reading

• Why businesses need brilliant social media

  Social media is tturning out to be arguably the biggest disruptive challenge business has to face  Continue Reading

• User acceptance testing needs real training, not just a short course

  In spite of its importance, user acceptance testing (UAT) is often chaotic, problematic and ineffective  Continue Reading

• Gartner: Benefits of mobile collaboration

  The rapid adoption of smart devices, both in the workplace and outside, has raised expectations about accessibility and user experience  Continue Reading

• Forrester: CIOs need to support the workplace of the future now

  Increasing workplace diversity requires new thinking about how and where staff do their work. Forrester offers tips for CIOs  Continue Reading

• The future of application development

  As cloud adoption continues to increase , most organisations are making important decisions in executing their cloud strategies  Continue Reading

• How to secure a SharePoint environment

  Five lines of defence you need to secure your Microsoft SharePoint environment  Continue Reading

• Delivering social change through crowdsourcing

  Free and open source tools now mean that anyone can quickly create an online map to visualise the issue they most care about and use it to build a compelling case for action.  Continue Reading

• Open standards are about the business model, not the technology

  Software companies, abuzz with lobbyists and patent lawyers over government open standards, are similar to the record industry 10 years ago.  Continue Reading

• Collaborating on IT best practices

  It makes business sense for similar organisations to speak to each other and take a more collaborative approach when it comes to their use of IT.  Continue Reading

• A place for cloud-based office productivity tools

  Recent research by Freeform Dynamics suggests that a cloud-only approach to office productivity is worth considering.  Continue Reading

• Top 10 project management trends for 2012

  Collaboration is a common theme throughout many of the 2012 top 10 trends for project management, according to a panel of experts.  Continue Reading

• Giving ERP users the Windows feeling

  Microsoft owns the desktop, with at least 400 million Office users around the world. This has led to it becoming the de facto standard as the preferred user interface for enterprise software.  Continue Reading

• Thought for the day:Don't trash Microsoft Office just yet

  Research wizard Peet Morris gives his personal take on the hot issue of the day.One issue that is being missed in the hullabaloo...  Continue Reading