Collaboration software evolves for the remote work era
Patricia Hume, CEO, Canvas GFX, looks at the evolution of collaboration software in the era of remote work.
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Musk says Tesla will launch a “Tesla Bot” in 2022
Tesla’s CEO, Elon Musk, has announced that the electric car creator will likely launch a “Tesla Bot” prototype in 2022.
Information Governance: Working towards a more transparent tomorrow
Three years on from the introduction of GDPR, Iron Mountain’s Gavin Siggers explores what the future holds for Information Governance in a post-pandemic world.
Is ‘clicks and mortar’ the answer to future success for pure-play retailers?
The needs and desires of the modern consumer must be put first with a ‘Clicks and Mortar’ model, explains Russell Loarrdige, Director UK, ReachFive. There has been a shift in both customer expectations and attitudes, but if pure-play retailers recognise this and combine a personal online experience with immersive engagement, they too can succeed.
40 million US T-Mobile customers hit by data breach
A “highly sophisticated cyberattack” has stolen the information of 40 million T-Mobile customers in the US.
Mastercard to remove magnetic stripe from cards
Mastercard has announced that it will stop issuing cards with a magnetic stripe.
Scaleup Spotlight: how Envestors is modernising early-stage investing
Envestors is modernising early-stage investing with its digital platform and in doing so providing a superior experience to companies, investors and the networks that serve them. This week we caught up with the CEO of Envestors, Oliver Woolley.
What’s the state of gender diversity in the tech industry?
Catherine Wong, Chief Product Officer, EVP Engineering at Domo, measures the temperature of the gender diversity landscape in the technology industry. She looks at the levels of gender diversity at different levels within companies, the remaining barriers to entry for women in senior tech positions, and what current leaders can do to attract and keep more women in senior data and technology roles.
Seeking an agile journey to the cloud: Is the future automated?
Rob Hancock, Head of Platform at Giacom, discusses the evolution of the cloud, and the channel’s role in this transformation.
UK Gov announces £91mn funding for low carbon auto tech
The department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy has announced that it will contribute 91.7mn in funding to advance green auto tech.
5 questions businesses should ask in the wake of Biden’s cybersecurity bill
Steven Freidkin, CEO of Ntiva, breaks down Biden’s new cybersecurity bill and explains what this means for businesses. He advises on how an organisation can review your vendors’ risk assessments, check for potential security gaps in your supply chain, and review your vendors’ monitoring and compliance while ensuring contract terms are in place to facilitate sharing threat information.
Leveraging BlackBerry Alert in responding to critical events
Top Business Tech takes a closer look at the features of Blackberry Alert and how it can help businesses protect themselves from critical events.
The Practical ROI of a quick Active Directory recovery
Instead, Sean Deuby, Director of Services, Semperis, looks at a few practical ways to see a return on your investment in ensuring a proper AD recovery, allowing you to do your own calculations and come to your own conclusions. Of course, losing one domain controller is a problem in itself, but let’s look at another increasingly common scenario that has catastrophic consequences: a ransomware attack that takes out every domain controller across all company sites. In that situation, recovering AD can be a white-knuckle, under-the-gun challenge.
The SASE solution to network and security’s complicated relationship status
Bob Gilbert, VP, Security Cloud GTM Strategy and Chief Evangelist, Netskope, discusses the complicated relationship between network and security, and how Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) can mitigate can ease this struggle.
Extreme Networks to acquire Infovista’s Ipanema SD-WAN business
Extreme Networks has announced its intent to acquire the new entity Ipanematech SAS (“Ipanema”), the SD-WAN division of Infovista.
Why community based marketing (CBM) is important for B2B
The past 18 months have been tough for B2B marketers. While it may be easy to blame struggling marketing efforts on the pandemic, or the squeezed budgets that have resulted from it, the truth is that some tactics are becoming outdated, ineffective, and in need of a refresh.
Communities and forums have traditionally been seen as a B2C marketing tactic, providing a space for brand advocates and a way for customers to self-serve when they need support. But digital communities have seen a resurgence in recent months, and some of the most successful have been for a B2B audience.
The Scaleup Spotlight: How DownYourHighStreet.com seeks to save the highstreet
Do you love your local independent high street stores but also love the convenience of online shopping? DownYourHighStreet.com is combinng both. Here we chat with CEO and founder, Daniel Whytock.
Apple faces backlash against new scanning tool that detects child sex abuse images
Following employee and policymaker backlash, Apple has announced that it is still refining its plans to scan iPhones to detects…
Can AI be relied upon to run mission-critical systems and make judgement calls?
Concerns are on the rise about reliability in AI predictions. Human intuition still beats AI hands down in making judgment calls in a crisis. People – especially those working in their areas of expertise – are simply more trustworthy. Studies have shown that professionals such as air traffic controllers or nuclear power plant operators are highly reliable even in high-risk situations as, unlike AI systems, they can detect, contain and recover from errors, and practice improvisational problem-solving. While current AI systems are great at situational awareness, they are less good at anomaly detection, and improvising solutions. Can AI mature? asks Fred Werner, Head of Strategic Engagement, ITU Telecommunication Standardisation Bureau.
5 cloud computing trends you need to consider
The use of the cloud is ubiquitous in business today. From the Internet becoming the corporate network to the IT supply chain being rewritten, Adrian Davey, IT strategy consultant at Agilisys outlines the five cloud computing trends every business needs to consider as we move beyond the cloud.
