Perspectives

By M Shaikh and others on 27 June, 2023

Are you keeping pace with evolving threat landscape?

There is no doubt that the endpoints are under attack. 83% of organizations studied have had more than one data breach according to IBM’s Cost of a Data Breach report 2022. With 84% of security professionals believing that most attacks will start with the endpoint, means that the endpoints continue to remain the primary attack vector. Breaches […]

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By Ebru Binboga on 27 April, 2023

Three Top Business Priorities Intelligent Automation Can Address Right Now

A lot of businesses have started using automation technology to unburden their workforce of repetitive tasks – about 60% in the UK, according to our research. Yet the extent to which the technology can address some of today’s biggest business challenges is still vastly underappreciated. Whether it’s tackling rising costs, overcoming a skilled labour shortage, […]

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By David Stokes on 27 June, 2023

Are you keeping pace with evolving threat landscape?

There is no doubt that the endpoints are under attack. 83% of organizations studied have had more than one data breach according to IBM’s Cost of a Data Breach report 2022. With 84% of security professionals believing that most attacks will start with the endpoint, means that the endpoints continue to remain the primary attack vector. Breaches […]

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By Adrian Townsend and others on 5 April, 2023

Nationwide Building Society engages IBM to assess the capability and maturity of Fully Homomorphic Encryption

In this blog post, we discuss how Nationwide Building Society partnered with IBM Client Engineering and IBM Research to investigate the functionality, performance and viability of Fully Homomorphic Encryption as a potential candidate technology for the Society’s data security strategy. Protecting Nationwide member data. Adrian Townsend, Nationwide Proof of Concepts Lead: Nationwide Building Society is […]

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By Deborah Threadgold on 31 January, 2023

Re-imagining the workplace of the future at IBM Ireland

Monumental changes have taken place over the past few years, not least because of the unparalleled impact of the Covid pandemic. Add in other macro trends, including a heightened focus on sustainability, and it’s clear there’s no returning to the pre-pandemic ways of working.   One of the opportunities thrown up by all this change is […]

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By Andres Villena and Nick Dubernard on 26 January, 2023

Is improving Trade Promotions effectiveness the last chance to avoid category commoditisation?

Picture this: “The year is 2030. The most sold brands across all grocery categories are private label. What started as a temporary transition to private label in some key categories to avoid inflationary pressures during recession quickly became a fight for survival. Brands overspent on price support and promotion activity, and they were unable to […]

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By Hannah Rhind on 24 January, 2023

This is Erika. Creating trustworthy AI for our clients

Welcome to episode 10 in our interview series, This is my IBM This week I talk to Erika Agostinelli, a senior data scientist and project lead at IBM. She gives an insight into her experience helping clients establishing AI Governance frameworks with a focus on human-centred and trustworthy AI implementations. She shares how IBM enables […]

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By Simon Levine on 15 December, 2022

Leading in a changing world – how technology and innovation are reshaping the UK services industry

In just a few years artificial intelligence has gone from being a novelty in law to an essential part of everyday business. We are only just beginning to realise its potential. In time it could bring transformative change to the services that solicitors offer, and that clients expect. In my opinion, it will not, though, […]

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By Alex Solly on 13 December, 2022

Meridian IT and IBM: a partnership going from strength to strength

For years global services provider, Meridian IT, has been backed by IBM Storage and IBM Power servers to support its suite of enterprise cloud solutions. Recently, Meridian IT became the first IBM Business Partner to utilise IBM Power10. IBM solutions allow Meridian IT to build cloud environments suited to a broad range of clients, and […]

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By Sreeram Visvanathan on 8 November, 2022

Building economic resilience and unleashing productivity through digital innovation

UK enterprises are facing a number of disruptive forces that necessitate transformation at pace – macro-economic challenges, socio-political challenges, and the focus on our own resilience. Industries from across the country are in the grip of a far-ranging digital revolution; an accelerated transformation that’s being driven by the desire to innovate and an appetite for […]

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By Hannah Rhind on 27 October, 2022

This is Rosie. Creating first class digital solutions.

Welcome to episode 9 in our interview series, This is my IBM. This week I talk to Rosie Rossington from IBM Consulting. Rosie explains about her work developing the digital experience for London Fashion Week and Boots, how much she loves a plan and the inspiration she draws from her favourite podcasts. Can you tell […]

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By Hannah Rhind on 29 September, 2022

This is Harshitha. Creating applications for critical national infrastructure.

Welcome to episode 8 in our interview series, This is my IBM. This week I talk to Harshitha Shivakumar from IBM Consulting. Harshitha talks about returning to IBM as a graduate after a successful placement year, the challenges and rewards her role provides working on critical national infrastructure and who her guiding light has been […]

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By Alex Solly on 5 September, 2022

Is outcome-aligned data really the future of data management?

For years, data has dictated the objectives set by businesses.  Firms across all industries have gathered data sets and used the information to mould overall business targets and outcomes.  However, times are changing; technological pioneers like IBM and Global Elite IBM Business Partner Mastech InfoTrellis (MIT) are adopting a new method of utilising data to […]

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By Hannah Rhind on 1 September, 2022

This is John. Creating collaborative projects with universities

Welcome to episode 7 in our interview series, This is my IBM. This week, I chat to John McNamara, Master Inventor and currently UK University Program Lead. John provides an insight into his technical career to date, shares his passion for collaborative learning opportunities, innovation, and mentoring, as well as an enduring love of science […]

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By Gerry Johnstone on 24 August, 2022

Capacity for today, and tomorrow.

Evolution is a natural state for technology and for business, both must constantly evolve and move forward to keep up with demand in one way or another. Vivo Energy, the distributor of Shell and Engen branded fuels to retail and commercial customers across Africa, is no different. Over the last few years Vivo Energy has […]

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