Opinion

Investment in skills development is the new differentiator for business

Sean Farrington Pluralsight and Christian Benson Fujitsu UK

Sean Farrington, SVP EMEA at Pluralsight and Christian Benson, VP and Client Managing Director at Fujitsu UK, discuss why companies must take skill development seriously. The rate of technological advancement is exponential, speeding up as time goes by. According to Moore’s Law, this is evident from the fact that the …

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Brigantia’s Iain Shaw on how businesses can avoid being a soft target during the COVID-19 crisis

Following on from BullGuard CEO Paul Lipman’s article earlier this week in which he highlighted how important cybersecurity is during the COVID-19 crisis, here, Brigantia Partners Commercial Director Iain Shaw​ outlines what your organisation do to avoid being a soft target. I have just read Paul Lipman’s PCR article about …

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BullGuard’s Paul Lipman: “Security is imperative as Coronavirus-themed malware rises”

Paul Lipman, CEO at cybersecurity company BullGuard, looks at the current rise in Coronavirus-theme malware and why businesses of all sizes need to ensure their staff’s devices are safe when working remotely. In this time of uncertainty change is rapid. Small and medium-sized businesses up and down the country are …

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How SD-WAN is transforming retail

Michael Cabra, Senior Product Manager at Cybera, looks at why retailers of all sizes should be investing in technologies such as SD-WAN. When it comes to shopping in-store, today’s consumers expect a truly connected experience that lets them switch between physical and digital channels – without missing a beat. Little …

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Organisations still haven’t got the patch management memo

Tim Brown, VP of Security at SolarWinds MSP, looks at how a renewed focus on security basics is necessary to keep businesses safe from attack. New cybersecurity defence systems promise to keep us safe from increasingly sophisticated hacking techniques. AI and machine learning solutions are touted as the future, reacting …

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How can we can elevate Women in STEM?

Having undergone the struggles of growing up in war-torn Afghanistan, Okta developer Sara Daqiq, argues that more female representation is key towards the progression of the industry… Stats today show that only 15 per cent of Engineering graduates are female. STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) has, in the past, been male dominant, which in …

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Can the anonymous boardroom help women into leadership?

Karla Brooklyn, Global VP of Enterprise at SiteMinder, looks at how different the business world might be if we took our names of the CVs during the recruitment process. Women are more visible in the workplace now than ever and taking advantage of the many career opportunities available. Traditional barriers …

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How IoT is saving the social housing sector

Nick Sacke, Head of IoT and Products at Comms365, looks at the ways in which IoT can be used to create smarter, safer social housing. As the demand increases for more affordable social housing across the UK, the pressure is on for social housing associations to adapt to a dynamic …

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Women in tech: where we are and where we should be

With International Women’s Day (IWD) taking place on 8th March, Sarah Lewis, Women in Tech Ambassador at Ivanti, outlines the key areas business should improve to better attract female tech talent. As gender equality becomes ever more prominent on the global agenda and the #MeToo movement gains momentum, women in …

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Energy: How to prepare for 2020

With the onset of Brexit, the start of a crawl towards sustainability targets and more savings needing to be made than ever before, James Longley, Managing Director of Utility Bidder, suggests now is the time to review your energy as a business. It can seem tempting to treat 2020 like …

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