Henrik Sandin, Director & Principal ESG Specialist at Workiva, discusses the findings of the company’s recent ESG Practitioner Survey, covering the impending EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), the need for both integrated ESG reporting and assurance, the technology and mindsets needed to transform reporting processes and the roles that both AI and companies such as Workiva can play in helping ESG practitioners develop successful, business-winning ESG strategies.
Watch OnlineLibby Duane Adams, Chief Advocacy Officer and Co-Founder at Alteryx, believes that businesses can’t afford to fall behind in their AI and data strategy – they must accelerate it to stay ahead of the curve and crucially, navigate a turbulent economic environment. However, AI and data can’t just sit in the office space held by the IT team. Companies on this journey must break down silos and get people together: that’s where the power truly begins.
Watch OnlineIan Kilpatrick, former EVP of Nuvias and the driving force behind the newly established Tech Channel Ambassadors, explains the thinking behind the organisation – a new Community Interest Company (CIC) created to promote the channel IT industry, and to bolster inclusivity in the sector. Tech Channel Ambassadors aims to raise awareness of career opportunities across the IT channel to those in education, those returning to employment, and those looking to change career, including, but not limited to, career opportunities for girls, BAME, disabled, neurodiverse and disadvantaged groups.
Watch OnlineAlex Hoff, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Auvik, discusses the results of the company’s recent IT Trends 2024 Industry Report, which explains how the ongoing skills shortage is shaping IT investment decisions, with increased automation and outsourcing two key trends, alongside continued cloud and security spending. Alex also highlights the disjoint between the C-Suite and IT practitioners when it comes to identifying and addressing IT challenges and opportunities, sharing some great insights as to the best way forward for both MSPs and their customers.
Watch OnlineStephen Douglas, Head of Market Strategy at Spirent, discusses the company’s 5th annual 5G outlook report, which finds that 5G Standalone (SA) market is picking up significant speed, alongside similar interest activity in terms of private 5G. Stephen offers some great insights into what’s going on in the 5G market right now and how he sees it developing over time.
Watch OnlinePatrick Aronson, Chief Marketing Officer and APAC Executive Vice President at Westcon-Comstor, looks at the challenges and opportunities for MSPs and other channel partners around data, as outlined in the company’s recent ‘Bridging the Gap’ research report. Patrick also explains some of the company’s recent data-focused initiatives, including the Partner Insights tool and Tech ConneX.
Watch OnlineDr. Alyson Freeman; Customer & Innovation lead, Sustainability & ESG, Dell Technologies, discusses the sustainability challenges facing the data centre industry and some of the ways in which the facility owners and operators are collaborating with the IT hardware manufacturers, such as Dell, to make real progress towards Net Zero.
Watch OnlineAndy Bevan, Head of Propositions and Strategy Consulting at Daisy Corporate Services, discusses recent research findings which reveal that two-thirds of IT leaders say that legacy infrastructure is creating a sustainability nightmare. Andy explores the options available for addressing this problem, with a consumption-based IT infrastructure model the likely solution.
Watch OnlineChris McKie, VP, Product Marketing Networking, Security & Risk Management Solutions, Kaseya, discusses the findings of the company’s recently published 2024 MSP Benchmark Report, with automation, integration, AI, the skills shortage and customer acquisition, alongside the ever present cybersecurity challenge, the main topics of concern (and potential opportunity) for Managed Services Providers.
Watch OnlineRichard Eglon, CMO at Nebula, discusses the findings of the company’s latest report: ESG Unwrapped: Building a Sustainable Channel Community, which calls for collaboration, co-opetition and knowledge sharing as crucial ingredients for ESG success. Richard shares some example of how Nebula is benefitting from this new approach as well as offering some advice as to how the Channel more generally can embrace the advantages of ESG.
Watch OnlineDavid Williams, Acting Managing Director EMEA, Telstra International, and Kwee Chuan Yeo, Senior Editor, Asia, MIT Technology Review Insights, discuss the findings of a recent MITTR study focusing on AI. It seems that everyone wants to deploy AI, but many organisations have yet to understand or implement the IT infrastructure requirements which are a prerequisite project success.
Watch OnlineSteve Haskew, Head of Sustainability and Social Leadership at Circular Computing, explains how the road to Net Zero almost certainly involves organisations considering their IT estate, especially in terms of understanding that the carbon footprint of hardware is largely associated with the manufacture, rather than the use, of the equipment. Hence IT hardware remanufacture is an increasingly attractive option - with the added bonus of significant financial savings.
Watch OnlineCharissa Jaganath, Head of Responsible Business at Logicalis, discusses how IT organisations can become responsible businesses, encompassing the measurement and disclosure of carbon emissions across all three scopes. She also shares how she has developed the company’s global strategy to drive sustainable change across three key pillars of People, Communities, and Planet.
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Watch OnlineEduarda Camacho, the new COO of global identity security company CyberArk, was told in her first IT industry interview that she had three obstacles to overcome – ‘you are a woman, you are Portuguese and you are not an engineer’! Her answer to her interviewer: ‘That’s your problem, not mine’. Eduarda shares the experiences, challenges and opportunities which have shaped her career to date, with plenty of advice along the way.
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