IBM Unveils z16 Mainframe
Can it eclipse the success of its predecessor? On 5 April, IBM unveiled the latest mainframe for its z/OS mainframe platform. The z16 builds on the processing and security capabilities…
Democratizing Tech Education for the Digital Economy
Rethinking how to future-proof the next-generation workforce Benjamin Franklin once famously said that there are only two certainties in this world: death and taxes. Fast-forward more than 230 years and…
Cisco Differentiates with Purpose
Delivering outcome-based credentials for environmental, social and corporate governance As we enter 2022, the call for meaningful environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) strategies presents a new competitive front for…
Digitization of Healthcare Plays a Role in Beating Cancer
The EU considers digitization as a vital ally in this battle The Economist’s recent World Cancer Series: Europe 2021 event highlighted the urgency of combating rising cancer cases on the…
Amazon Connect Gains Confidence at AWS re:Invent 2021
Upgrades galore for the company’s contact-centre service In early December, at Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) annual customer and partner event, re:Invent, the company announced a range of enhancements to Amazon…
Podcast: Golden Rules for Multicloud Delivery
New episode of our podcast offers lessons for success The shift to the cloud was well underway even before the pandemic, but the events of the past couple of years…
Revamping the Slack Platform at Frontiers 2021
Slack continues to innovate, despite acquisition by Salesforce From 16 to 18 November Slack hosted its annual customer event, Slack Frontiers — its first since being acquired by Salesforce in…
The Future Will Be More Connected
Roll-out of 5G in the German healthcare market begins cautiously The notion of healthcare as a string of singular encounters between a sick person and a caregiver has been superseded…
Cloud Is Everywhere and the Challenges Are Growing
We outline the path to maximizing cloud’s potential Research by CCS Insight found that by the end of 2021, one in four businesses will have more than 75% of their…
Predictions Week Highlights: Interview with Howard Boville, IBM
The second day of our Predictions for 2022 and Beyond event focussed on sustainability, and I had the pleasure of interviewing Howard Boville, senior vice president of IBM Hybrid Cloud….