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Squaring up to a circular IT strategy

With today’s emphasis on environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) weighing heavy on the minds of C-suite IT directors everywhere, the need to embrace the principles of the circular economy is front of mind in enterprises...

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Heading for stressful times? Here’s how to get ahead of them

The current economic situation is looking precarious. The impact of events like the pandemic and the war in Ukraine are affecting markets, and has led to predictions of recession. How can IT teams plan ahead for these kinds of trends...

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The future of partnerships: innovation meets scale in a digital and electric world

Today’s business leaders need to remember three key elements to succeed with their digital transformation initiatives.

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Engineered data maps out your business' future

Collecting data provides little value if it is not engineered into insight that can allow business navigation.

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Gartner: 12 strategic technology trends for executive leaders in 2022

With the past two years seeing rapid technological change, Arun Chandrasekaran, research vice president analyst at Gartner, outlines the 12 technology trends executive leaders should consider in 2022 to ensure growth, greater...

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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...

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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...

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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.

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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.

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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,...

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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.

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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?