UK organisations shying away from emerging technology
Softcat has surveyed over 1,600 of its customers across 18 different industries to reveal the biggest 2020 technology priorities. According to the Government, the UK has the potential to be …
One in four finance and tech professionals blame senior management for slow adoption of analytics
A cultural shift in attitudes to analytics will be essential for businesses to compete in the age of digital transformation, research has revealed. A quarter of the 500 professionals …
Report reveals workers’ growing appetite for disruptive technology
A report from Advanced, the software and services provider, has revealed workers’ increasing hunger for innovation to improve the way they work. Findings from its Annual Trends Survey for …
Researchers advise European Parliament on responsible AI development
Researchers from De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) have argued for the establishment of international ethical standards in artificial intelligence (AI) to give people “more confidence” …
Manufacturing sector maintains growth trajectory amid challenging market conditions
Manufacturing business growth has continued to rise over the past year, but at a much slower rate than the previous 12 months. Despite challenging market conditions and the difficulty in …
Companies still lump cybersecurity into IT budget
The vast majority (89 per cent) of chief information security officers (CISO) are regularly summoned by the board of directors to provide recommendations for the business. This is a key …
Risk-averse culture means business is struggling to innovate
Risk-averse cultures, excessive red tape and time constraints are restricting innovation within large businesses, new research from Studio Graphene has found. The London-based digital agency …
Bringing 5G to the factory floor needs more than the traditional telco approach
5G will dramatically gain importance in providing wireless connectivity to industrial environments, especially in the context of Industry 4.0 and the automation of production processes and …
Cobot market to account for 30% of total robot market by 2027
Market intelligence firm Interact Analysis has released a new market report – The Collaborative Robot Market – 2019 – which indicates strong and sustained growth for the collaborative robot …
Getting the most out of IIoT with machine learning
Richard Irwin, senior product marketer with Bentley Systems, explains what benefits machine learning can bring to asset intensive industries, in relation to the Industrial Internet of …