IT Automation is coming: how will it affect you?

Nathan Sykes·22 March 2018·Enabling Technologies

...Just like any department, IT is not immune to the looming threat of automation. Seven percent of U.S. jobs will be replaced by artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning and automation by 2025. The United States isn’t the only country being affected as IT service hubs like India also… Read More...

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A Need for Smart Car Innovation Speed

Tony D'Onofrio·12 March 2018·Enabling Technologies

...The spark for the growth of the modern gasoline powered automobile was an innovation race. In the early 1890s,”Le Petit Journal, a French newspaper with a knack for publicity stunts, decided to hold a contest to discover the best method of propulsion: steam, electricity or petrol… Read More...

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Bros before Bros: Tech’s Diversity Problem

Nathan Sykes·9 March 2018·People & Change

...There’s something to be said about the power and nature of diversity in an industry. It’s easy to generalize an entire group or demographic, but a lot of times, that’s how things naturally work out. For instance, the tech industry is primarily dominated by white males with a toxic masculinity… Read More...

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The Cost of Connectivity

Nathan Sykes·1 March 2018·Cyber Security

...Modern technologies have given rise to smarter, more efficient devices. Things like the Amazon Echo, for instance, will allow you to carry out a multitude of actions and interact with a variety of other smart devices. You can control all your smart home gadgets from Alexa with just your voice. … Read More...

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How Huawei is Creating Smart Cities of the Future

Mordecai Holtz·19 February 2018·Enabling Technologies

...During the seventh Smart City Expo World Congress (SCEWC), Digital Transformation Partner Huawei presented their latest predictions and achievements. Smart Cities Trends A growing number of countries are incorporating smart cities into their national strategies and increasing investment towards implementation. According to a… Read More...

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Machine Learning Explained: Understanding Supervised, Unsupervised, and Reinforcement Learning

Ronald van Loon·17 January 2018·Enabling Technologies

...Once we start delving into the concepts behind Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML), we come across copious amounts of jargon related to this field of study. Understanding this jargon and how it can have an impact on the study related to ML goes a long way in comprehending the study that has been conducted by researchers and data scientists to get AI to the state it now is.   Read More...

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A leopard, a lizard, and a peacock… Tales of tail spend management.

Bertrand Maltaverne·17 January 2018·Delivery

...Anyone with a little bit of experience in business has heard of the Pareto (or 80/20) “rule.” And this principle drives how organizations are targeting their efforts towards areas that would maximize results. With limited (finite) resources, it is logical to focus them on activities that have the highest impact/value. Read More...

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People Analytics and the Scientific Method

Max Blumberg·3 January 2018·People & Change

...This article is the first in a three-part series explaining how the scientific method can be used to increase the effectiveness and profitability of people analytics in corporate environments. Part I offers a rationale for using the scientific method. Part II explains options for its deployment and Part III compares it to alternative people analytics practices. Read More...

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Squeezing the lemon or creating a cocktail?

Sally Philip·12 December 2017·Strategy & Innovation

...Last week I was the UK Innovation Summit whose core focus was Productivity. So, what, I hear you ask does that have to do with squeezing lemons or making cocktails? Lets start with what productivity means? Read More...

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CCP Clearing: Transformational Opportunities for Buy-Side Firms

Indra Chourasia·29 November 2017·Delivery

...Regulatory formulations across the world have introduced enhanced market practices in the financial services industry in a bid to make it more secure and resilient. For buy-side firms in the over the counter (OTC) derivatives market, these regulatory stipulations have led to more stringent requirement for central counterparty (CCP) clearing.   Read More...

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More than just Cost Savings: Outsourcing as part of your Strategic Vision

Fatmir Hyseni·20 November 2017·Strategy & Innovation

...Traditionally, IT outsourcing has been viewed merely as a cost-saving tactic, but nowadays, IT outsourcing has become a more strategic and an effective business strategy that brings added-value to the organisation. Due to the latest emerging technology trends, companies are looking for speedier, more efficient and agile delivery of services that enable business transformation. This could have a profound influence on the way IT and business executives see the role of outsourcing in enabling organisations to transform their business into a digital one.   Read More...

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AI: Are We Opening Pandora’s Jar?

Indy Dhami·10 September 2017·Enabling Technologies

...The growth and impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be likened to the opening of Pandora’s pithos (which translates to a jar and not a box as it is incorrectly known). The myth describes Pandora (her name meaning ‘all-giving’) being sent with her jar to Epimetheus (the brother of Prometheus) as a gift from the God Zeus. However, Prometheus had stolen fire and bequeathed its power to humans, which had angered Zeus who was seeking revenge. Read More...

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