For all the talk about 5G, the reality is that the latest iteration of mobile network technology has yet to have much impact on our day-to-day lives. As of March 2021, fewer than one in 10 UK mobile users were on a 5G connection. There was always a strong possibility...

It’s fair to say that, when it comes to all things data, we like to think and talk big. Partly this is just a reflection of the data-soaked reality we now live in. The last decade saw exponential growth in the volumes of data produced by digital systems worldwide,...

Back when the concept of cloud computing was first emerging into public consciousness, one of the earliest criticisms levelled against it was blunt and direct - how can accessing critical IT assets over a public internet connection ever be secure? Over the past decade...

Who likes having their sentences completed for them? Well, as far as typing out emails, text messages or any kind of written document goes, you’d have to say it all depends on the quality of the auto complete software you’re exposed to. We’ve all had bad experiences...

Machine Learning (ML) stands out as the most mature of all artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, certainly as far as business adoption goes. A massive four in five organisations in the US now say they run ML applications in their technology stack, while budgets...

Computing operations are no longer restricted to what we would traditionally call ‘a computer’. With the rapid proliferation of smart devices, IoT-connected sensor arrays, edge computing, wireless networks and the replacement of formerly hardware-dependent functions...

Global digitisation is on a collision course with the increasingly urgent need to tackle climate change. For all the sound arguments that technology will be key to a greener future, there is at present one big problem - digital technology is a huge consumer of energy,...

Python is already a top-five programming language in terms of number of users around the world. It is also second only to JavaScript as the most sought-after language hiring managers are looking for in their developing teams. Powerful and flexible, Python is often...

The COVID-19 pandemic will go down in history as one of the greatest moments of disruption to human society. But from a business perspective at least, coping with disruption and uncertainty is nothing new. Yes, the pandemic has shaken things up on an unprecedented...

Anyone involved in IT recruitment knows the value of holding on to the best talent when you find it. In the current climate, with a shortage of developer talent available, recruitment can be difficult and costly. Losing a capable developer can hit a firm with the...

Back in 2015 when Google finally lifted the lid on exactly how it managed to coordinate its massive global server resources with such efficiency and coherence, it unleashed a computing revolution on the world. It turned out that Google was one of the first digital...

Three quarters of connected device manufacturers say they are struggling to find enough developers to keep up with demand, which is putting enormous strain on their existing teams. That’s the finding of a new report from Forrester Consulting, commissioned by...