Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is creating 5,000 jobs in the UK and talking up its contribution to the economy amid growing UK and India trade ties. The additional staff will take TCS’s UK workforce to 27,000, about 5% of its global workforce of just more than 600,000. With trade ties between India and the UK…
Government departments have 28 data-sharing agreements in place to detect fraud, but a report from the National Audit Office (NAO), has found there is insufficient focus on preventive measures. The authors of the NAO’s Using data analytics to tackle fraud and error report noted that integrating preventative controls into existing business processes often requires real-time…
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When Rom Kosla, CIO at Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), joined the technology giant in July 2023, the move represented a big shift in direction. Previously CIO at retailer Ahold Delhaize and CIO for enterprise solutions at PepsiCo, Kosla was a consumer specialist who wanted to apply his knowledge in a new sector. “I liked the…
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Throwing artificial intelligence (AI) tools at a wall and seeing what sticks will most probably deliver mixed results. Therefore, to realise the opportunities, it should pay to scope and minimise potential risks in advance. After all, even well-resourced companies are still struggling to figure out their approach to AI, as Dael Williamson, EMEA chief technology…
Threats versus potential benefits: Weighing up the enterprise risk of embracing AI Read More »
UniCredit has signed a 10-year agreement with Google Cloud to “accelerate” its digital transformation by tapping into the supplier’s cloud, artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics capabilities. UniCredit will migrate “large sections” of its “application landscape”, including legacy systems, to Google’s Cloud platform across its banking operations in 13 countries. The bank will also use…
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In her Spring Statement, Chancellor Rachel Reeves said government departments will reduce their administrative budgets by 15% by the end of the decade, adding that the savings on back-office functions will total at least £2.2bn per year by 2030. Artificial intelligence (AI) has a strong presence in the Chancellor’s statement, with the government confirming the…
Chancellor Rachel Reeves to use AI to catch wealthy tax dodgers Read More »
When it comes to IT sustainability, the present economic uncertainty and political swings from diametrically opposite policies regarding climate change present a significant challenge to IT leaders. They require a technology roadmap to navigate these turbulent times robust enough to adapt to economic and political volatility. Sujata Kukreja, general counsel and chief compliance officer at…
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The Ministry of Defence (MoD) aims to develop its Defence Data Analytics Platform (DDAP) over the next three years, with IT services firm Kainos, in a contract worth £50m. Kainos will provide support for users across the MoD, including the Royal Navy, British Army, Royal Air Force and other MoD support organisations, to change over…
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Cyber security, whether singly or in tandem with generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), dominates enterprise IT investment plans in 2025, according to Informa TechTarget’s Enterprise Strategy Group’s annual spending intentions research. The research, based on responses from 1,351 IT and business professionals worldwide, found that cyber security outpaces all other categories of initiative, with a dramatic…
Cyber security dovetails with AI to lead 2025 corporate IT investment Read More »
The big news from online marketplace Notonthehighstreet.com (NOTHS) in the build-up to peak trading is its new partnership with delivery platform Deliveroo, announced in September. NOTHS is one of the early wave of non-food-specific retail businesses partnering with Deliveroo to add speedy fulfilment options to their offering. Screwfix led the charge in 2023, and others…
