digital transformation

What UK CIOs get wrong about AI and cloud … and how to fix it

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Over the past decade, UK organisations have made significant strides in modernising their technology estate. Often though, when it comes to cloud and AI, many organisations still fall into the same trap: chasing capability without clarity; or implementing technology without fully understanding the business problem it’s meant to tackle. As someone who works daily with…

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Ministry of Defence signs £400m sovereign cloud deal with Google

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The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has selected Google Cloud to provide it with sovereign cloud capabilities in a deal worth £400m. The agreement will see Google Cloud tasked with providing the MoD with a secure cloud platform that will allow the ministry to take advantage of the flexibility afforded to it by using the search…

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Interview: Holland & Barrett CDO preparing a Michelin star-worthy data strategy

8 minutes of reading / AI, Amazon, automation, business continuity, chatbot, ChatGPT, Computer, data science, digital transformation, e-commerce, machine learning, Meta, Tech / By

Restaurants with three Michelin stars represent the pinnacle of fine dining.  In the UK, The Fat Duck by Heston Blumenthal, Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester, Core by Clare Smyth and The Waterside Inn in Bray are among the establishments in that illustrious bracket. And next up: the wellness products and services retailer, Holland & Barrett.…

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Will AI wipe out entry-level jobs?

8 minutes of reading / AI, automation, ChatGPT, data science, digital transformation, machine learning, Microsoft, Tech / By

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has become the latest to add his voice to a cacophony of warnings that artificial intelligence (AI) is eliminating entry-level jobs. A recent report by job search engine Adzuna indicated that vacancies for graduate jobs, apprenticeships, internships and junior jobs with no degree requirement had dropped 32% since the launch of…

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Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 team chooses SAP Cloud ERP to gain edge

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Formula 1 team Mercedes-AMG Petronas is using cloud-delivered enterprise resource planning (ERP) software from SAP to boost its regulatory compliance efforts as the sport prepares for new regulations from the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA). The FIA’s cost cap is set to increase from $140m to $215m to make room for new technical regulations and…

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BT Group ramps up its cloud transformation efforts with another five-year AWS deal

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BT Group is doubling down on its cloud-led digital transformation efforts with Amazon Web Services (AWS) by signing another five-year strategic agreement with the public cloud giant. The agreement is in support of BT Group’s Build, Connect and Accelerate strategy, which is geared towards positioning the company as the UK’s “most trusted connector”. As detailed…

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Why digital transformation has a physical address

5 minutes of reading / agile, AI, automation, Cisco, digital transformation, Intel, internet of things, project management, Schneider Electric, Tech / By

For the better part of a decade, digital transformation has been discussed in terms of apps, data and cloud platforms. These are worthy topics, but they tend to float above the actual places where work happens. Offices, campuses, shared spaces: the physical backdrop has been an afterthought.  That’s changing. The next phase of digital transformation…

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An introduction to platform engineering

6 minutes of reading / agile, AI, Cloud, cloud-native, compliance, DevOps, digital transformation, Git, GitHub, Google, Kubernetes, open source, software engineering, Tech / By

Enterprise software development has seen several revolutions, which began with the big bang waterfall approach of project delivery and progressed to agile methodologies. Then came the “shift-left” mantra, whereby developers were given greater and greater responsibility to deliver their code into a production environment, leading to DevOps. These changes in approach have been needed to…

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Interview: Differentiating with AI in pet care

7 minutes of reading / AI, API, Azure, data privacy, data science, digital transformation, e-commerce, Google, internet of things, software engineering, Tech / By

Over the past year, Kate Balingit has been leading the digital health initiative at Mars Pet Nutrition, reporting to the company’s Petcare chief information officer, where she is focused on commercialising and deploying artificial intelligence (AI) through the Mars pet nutrition brands. These include well-known pet foods brands such as Pedigree, Iams, Sheba and Whiskas.…

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Interview: Kirsty Roth, chief operations and technology officer, Thomson Reuters

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“Technology people just look at the problem differently,” says Kirsty Roth, chief operations and technology officer at Thomson Reuters. “They think about how the business can use technology to solve the problem versus traditional management techniques.” That’s why she’s on a mission to use digital systems to transform internal processes and customer services at the…

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