Data is the new oil, how often have you heard that? That quote was written back in 2006 by Mathematician, Clive Humby. How true that has become. Back in 2006 it was estimated that the total worldwide data store was 160 exabytes. By 2023, it is estimated that 423 exabytes will be created daily! For [...]
How do you manage compliance and risk? Every business has this problem and there is a 5-stage process to manage it; Put a system in place Define risk Identify risk factors Add regulations Update continuously Simple, or is it? First of all, you have to put a system in place, that is harder than it [...]
Do leaders switch off with technology and say "I don't understand that IT stuff" too often? Last year I was lucky enough to be invited to Finish Cyber Security company, F-Secure’s annual conference in London. Aside from the usual corporate hospitality trappings, they also had a great list of speakers. I particularly enjoyed Rory Sutherland [...]
A lightbulb moment, if you have never had one, it is a really great feeling. Especially when you are presenting and one of the people you are talking to, suddenly gets it! This happened to Unleashed last week. We have been working with a large client automating one of their work processes – turning a [...]
Over the last few years, we have seen the changing role of IT Leaders. IT is no longer about managing servers, PCs and Laptops. IT is more about evolving technology. Many businesses now buy IT on a consumption model or monthly cost. This cost can go up or down depending on what the business is [...]
How many times have you heard ‘We have always done it that way’ - my guess, is far too many! It could possibly be the most damaging sentence ever heard in business. If your business suffers a major data breach through cyber attack you are not going to say oh well ‘we have always done [...]
What is workflow automation, but more importantly what can it do for my business? For as long as I have been in business (and that is a long time!) We have had forms to fill in if we want something. These forms can be anything, Holiday requests, expenses, purchase orders, invoices, timesheets, Job offers, employee [...]
Digital Transformation. The term almost brings a tear to my eye, if you think of the marketeers working in IT, how much time they must have spent to come up with that one. I think they took the afternoon off afterwards. It’s certainly so new, I can still smell the fresh paint, where us IT [...]
When you work in technology, you can often get frustrated about the slow adoption of new digital tools to do things in a better, more efficient way. Certainly, having worked in and around the nuclear and construction industries for 20 years – sometimes I feel that the adoption of new technology can be at glacial [...]
Workflow automation is the act of moving manual tasks to an automated process. We use workplace automation to improve the flow of information around your business. When data flows around your business in an efficient manner you suddenly become more productive, you get more done and you can concentrate on driving and building your business. [...]
The rise and fall (and rise again) of IT It’s been over 20 years since I started my career in IT. The rise and fall and rise again of an industry has been one hell of a ride. Digital Transformation is here. Again! A few of you are probably scratching your heads wondering when IT [...]
