The results of a survey hosted by a legal publication suggest that while large law companies are growing, smaller firms are not. Asking readers to answer several questions, although the survey was not scientific or extensive, the responses make for interesting reading. Exploring the confidence level of lawyers based on…
March 8 marked Philip Hammond’s inaugural budget as chancellor. According to BBC News, the man himself summarised that the budget provides a “strong, stable platform for Brexit”, but how will the successful businessman’s announcements affect the future of business growth in the UK? The top five takeaways for UK business…
Whether it is Big Data or the Internet of Things, we know that technology continues to revolutionise the business world and aid business growth, but what role does Artificial Intelligence (AI) play and how well is it utilised? According to ComputerWeekly.com, in a survey by Vanson Bourne for Infosys, 1,600…
More than half of IT professionals are concerned about their companies’ approaches to cloud security, according to a report. See more here.
According to Michael Nabarro, co-founder and CEO of London-based Spektrix: “A number of organisations have approached us over the past couple of years enquiring if we’re looking for any outside investment. At the moment we offer a polite ‘no, but thanks’. “Although we’re not actively looking for investment, I’m always…
DHL has called for more collaboration and connectivity in business in its new report entitled ‘Business Collective 1.0.: The six pillars for building a successful business collective’. The logistics company said that digitalisation, connectivity and collaboration are ‘transforming the way companies conduct business.’ Find out more here.
Carlsberg UK is transferring its secondary logistics operations to DHL Tradeteam.Following a review of its supply chain operations, the company decided to stop providing porterage services itself. The review came as part of a ‘transformation programme’ – which aims to generate an agile and responsive business. Read more here.
Hadoop’s co-creator, Doug Cutting, believes that the Internet of Things (IoT) and cloud computing will form the basis of the next phase of growth for the 10-year-old big data platform, which so far has seen most uptake in the finance, internet and telecoms sectors. Indeed, he pointed out, it’s already…
Today’s drones can scan, map and gather data in ways that once required satellites, planes and helicopters — only available, of course, to big-budgeted enterprise corporations and governments. Now a powerful information-gathering tool can be had for a few hundred bucks. Farmers can conduct crop surveys. Construction companies can monitor building…
An organisation’s IT security can be compromised if staff do not follow a strict policy of using strong passwords to access internal systems. Find out more here.