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Technology lens theory will colour-code new views of IT stack
With key technology groups and platform sub-sectors now working inside co-related tightly integrated groups, can we work with the notion of colour-coded ‘lenses’ that help coalesce new and emerging tools to provide computing power...
Hybrid working: what to expect in 2022
As we look ahead to 2022 and the 'new normal' necessitated by the pandemic, what can we expect in a hybrid working world? Nick Offin, Head of Sales, Marketing & Operations at Dynabook Northern Europe explores five predictions of where...
2022: A bluffers’ guide to what may happen in technology
It’s easy to predict the future at a time of flux in technology, geopolitics, climate crisis. It’s just that you’re likely to be wrong.
2021 shows the exciting future tech has in 2022
2021 year in review shows more positives than negatives for the business and technology leadership community.
Sustainability in the tech industry: The hidden problem and how to tackle it
Businesses are constantly innovating towards a better tomorrow—to compete, win customers, and expand into new territories. However, to exist and grow in tomorrow’s world, organisations must adopt sustainability. Priyanka Roy,...
Tech budgets continue to rise: Digital Leadership survey
Harvey Nash's annual survey goes digital, finds budgets and demand are on the increase as CIOs and CTOs worry about access to skills, mental health, but diversity remains poor.
Debunking digital transformation and emphasising the employee experience
Research reveals that most digital transformation strategies fail, primarily because the employee experience and productivity is overlooked. Can a more people-centric approach improve digital transformation efforts?
Smashing departmental silos
Siloed working, where departments aren't joined up in their approach, remains an issue in many organisations. What needs to be done to bring these barriers down?
Three ways we may bounce back in 2021 (and why tech wins in all of them)
As the world looks to life after COVID-19, we look at three possible scenarios as to how organisations might bounce back in 2021, and the role technology will play in each.
The rise of democratised, productised & operationalised IT
Technology vendors are fond of slathering on layers of value-add functionality to their products in an attempt to make them more accessible, flexible and useable - is the rise of democratised, productised and operationalised...
The myth behind the dream of ‘composable’ business
Popularised by technology analysts, business futurists and cloud computing evangelists, the concept of composable business is meant to convey a notion of operational interchangeability in the face of extreme change - so is there...
Covid-19: the catalyst to safeguarding long-term business resilience
When balancing the continued volatility of today’s business landscape with the continued commitment to plan and build for the future, how do businesses achieve a steady-state of resiliency after COVID-19?
Teach technology impact to all
Technology education has to be for each and every pupil, not just those that will craft IT, which in turn will benefit CIOs, organisations and society.
How tech has supported developing countries during the coronavirus pandemic
Developing countries have faced enormous challenges in responding to the coronavirus pandemic, but technology has supported them in a variety of ways.
Developing smart cities for low-income communities
Discover how one company successfully launched smart neighbourhoods in low-income communities in Brazil, India and Italy, and is now working on a slum upgrading initiative in Kenya.
Why technology is even more important for boards now
How to distribute focus and investments across three horizons: immediate challenges, business recovery plans, and to create a future business with technology at its core.
CIOs face an inflection point of influence
This is the opportunity for technology teams and leaders to move from supplier to advisor, with a brokerage role.