Tag: IT
Why Digital Transformation Starts with People?
The digital revolution is causing businesses and organizations everywhere to rethink their process and change the ways in which they operate. Companies are investing largely in developing and implementing IT transformation strategies in partnership with consultancy firms such as 3DS. While digitization is crucial in order to maintain competitiveness, many companies find that their IT…
Tech Digest daily roundup: IT worker wants to dig up tip to recover £140m in Bitcoin
A computer engineer who claims he accidentally threw away £140m worth of Bitcoin will ask a local council for permission to dig up a landfill site. James Howells, 36, is set to ask Newport City Council if he can spend £10m and use robot dogs, as well as an intricate Artificial Intelligence-powered machine, to try and locate…
5 Things To Consider Before Outsourcing IT Support Services
In today’s digital age, you must leverage the power of information technology (IT) if you want your company to remain on top of the competition. It helps boost operational efficiency, improves workers’ productivity, enhances communication, and helps promote customer experience. You can employ an in-house tech team to provide IT support for your business. However,…
How to Troubleshoot IT Issues in a Business
It tends to be true that the smaller the business, the more they’re troubled by IT issues. This is because their technology team is usually understaffed compared to what larger corporations can afford. The same goes for the budget for faster hardware and efficient software. Fortunately, there are various methods to troubleshoot issues in information…
Remote working not led to an increase in IT downtime, claims research
New research by Databarracks has revealed 27% of organisations experienced no unplanned IT downtime in the last 12 months. This is despite widespread remote working and a heavy reliance on connectivity and cloud services. The findings are from Databarracks’ 2021 Data Health Check. Running since 2008, the annual report surveys over 400 IT decision-makers in…
1 in 8 office workers to resign because lack of remote working
Around one in eight office workers has resigned or will resign from their job as a result of the pandemic with lack of remote working one of the key reasons for quitting, new research by IT asset disposal company DSA Connect shows. Its research found 12% of office workers – around two million employees –…
UK behind in rankings for data and technology skills, claims report
The UK lags behind in global and European rankings for data and technology skills, according to Coursera’s latest Global Skills Report (GSR). The UK placed #34 globally in data skills and #47 in technology skills, lagging behind much of Western Europe and placing lower overall compared to last year’s report. GSR draws on performance data…
9 in 10 firms say Covid accelerated digital transformation
One year since the onset of the pandemic, organisations globally have undergone major transformation as they seek to strengthen resilience, increase agility and deliver greater efficiencies. In the UK and Ireland, 90.0% of business and IT leaders agree COVID-19 has caused significant changes to their operating processes, while 89.0% say it has accelerated their digital…
5 ways the Covid-19 pandemic has shaped the tech sector
As the Prime Minister announces the roadmap out of lockdown, Brexit-plans roll on, and we await the Spring Budget from the Chancellor, we talk to Tom Chambers, Associate Director of Technology & Growth at Robert Walters, about the key developments in the UK's tech sector. 1. Rise in remote working The rise of remote working was…
UK developers highest paid in Europe, claims survey
UK developers are the highest paid in Europe and the third-highest tech earners globally, according to research by developer recruitment platform CodinGame. The average tech wage in the UK is $64,315 (£46,306), just ahead of the Netherlands ($64,045) with Germany ($58,503) making up the top three tech payers in Europe. Developer salaries in the UK are…