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Open Source software now enables gov.uk sites to be deployed rapidly

Published in Digital Business

UK government websites can now be deployed within minutes by re-using the familiar http//gov.uk theme produced by Government Digital Services (GDS) along with Bootstrap technology, allowing access from all devices.

Published in Digital Business Infrastructure

Fujitsu makes the first of four European Public and Virtual Private K5 cloud deployments available in the UK, following large scale deployment in Japan.

Published in Datacentre + Network Security Digital Business

97 percent of global respondents say they’re investing in digital technologies to transform their business, including mobile, cloud applications, cloud infrastructures and IoT.

Published in Digital Business

Complexity, lack of time, and a skills shortage mean that UK IT Departments are failing to meet business expectations for digital technology .

EMC opens European Executive Briefing Centre

EMC has opened its latest European Executive Briefing Centre (EBC) in London with the aim of assisting its customers in translating technology into positive business outcomes and to help accelerate their IT and digital transformation.

Digital skill shortage could lead to increased security risks and failed cloud migrations

The UK is facing a digital skills shortage of significant proportions, according to recent research from the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee. If not addressed, organisations that lack the necessary digital skills could run the risk of increased security threats and failed cloud migrations, warns The Bunker.

Digital confidence is high

Pegasystems-sponsored survey by The Economist Intelligence Unit shows nearly 70 percent of executives still predict digital transformation success in the face of major corporate roadblocks.

Cloud strategies fail to support digital transformation

Research from Informatica and Deloitte reveals obstacles for organisations in engaging next generation customers.

Business leaders worried by digital disruption

Radical disruption is the new business-as-usual. One day you’re hailing a taxi; the next day Uber or Lyft pulls up to your front door. And while enterprises value and aspire to the innovator’s mindset, they’re not confident in their business’ ability to pivot in the face of disruption.

Transforming the way people work

IBM and Cisco will partner to combine the market-leading strengths of each company to transform how knowledge-workers collaborate and work. The companies will form a suite of cloud-based workplace tools and applications infused with IBM Watson.

Transforming management of 25,000 buildings worldwide

ISS, ISS A/S, a leading global provider of facility services, has signed a commercial agreement with IBM to use the power of Watson IoT to transform the management of over 25,000 buildings around the world.

European C-Suite see IT as key to increasing future profit

Over half (52%) of CMOs and CFOs believe their senior IT colleagues will be their closest allies in the management team in driving corporate profits.

IT pros should focus on information management – not infrastructure

Global survey of 1,800 IT leaders reveals 74 per cent using multiple cloud infrastructures, Proving the need for heterogeneous, cloud-ready disaster recovery and data protection strategies.

C-Suite underprepared for digital disruption

Juniper Networks has released survey results from over 2,700 IT and business decision-makers (ITDMs and BDMs), which reveal that companies are not fully prepared for the inevitable impact of digital disruption.

Why shadow IT should stay firmly in the spotlight

By Kevin Davis, UK Head of Digital Transformation, SQS.

Reduce, reuse, recycle – Dell’s sustainable materials journey

Allison Ward, Senior Sustainable Materials Engineer at Dell Technologies, explains how the company balances the priorities of the circular economy alongside ensuring that sustainable materials innovation doesn’t come at a performance cost. She shares some brilliant insights as to the work Dell is doing around sustainability innovation, both internally and working with its supply chain, strategic partners and, importantly, customers.

Redefining risk

David Tattam, Chief Research and Content Officer and Co-Founder, Protecht, discusses the company’s mission ‘to redefine the way the world thinks about risk’, with some engaging and informative insights as to how organisations can develop and grow an effective, dynamic risk management framework, with the people-related aspect – culture and conduct – at its core.

Automation key to cybersecurity success

Steven Wood, Director, Solution Consulting (EMEA, APAC), OpenText Cybersecurity, provides some brilliant insights into what actually happens during a security breach, how organisations can address the pain points of skills shortages and the need to consolidate security solutions, and explains how OpenText’s cybersecurity platform provides MSPs and MSSPs with a great opportunity to help end users optimise their cyber resilience strategies.

Business Email Compromise – time to act?

John Wilson, Senior Fellow, Threat Research at Fortra, discusses the company’s recent 2023 report on Business Email Compromise (BEC) Trends, warning of the dangers of email impersonation, payment interception, phishing and hybrid vishing, before going on to explain how businesses can optimise their email security through considered use of technology, training and processes.

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Open Source software now enables gov.uk sites to be deployed rapidly

Fujitsu accelerates digital transformation in the UK

Early engagement key to digital security success

UK IT departments struggle to keep up with digital demands