Cloud and cyber threats pushing European IT spending to $1 trillion next year
IT spending in Europe is projected to total $1.1 trillion in 2024, an increase of 9.3% from 2023, as businesses allocate more funding to cloud solutions and heading off cyber threats. That according to the latest forecast by Gartner, which says that despite a conflated economic situation, IT spending in Europe continues to be recession-proof. […]
Majority of customer data resides with IT teams
Seventy-eight percent of organisations report centralising customer data management within information technology (IT) teams, with a survey of 405 marketing leaders conducted in May and June 2023 finding 59% of them agreed with the statement that “our IT policies and/or strategy constrains our use of emerging technologies.” That’s from a new Gartner report, which asserts […]
Cyberattacks on major organisations ‘highlight AI vulnerabilities’
The cyber landscape continues to evolve as major organisations like British Airways, Boots, and the BBC face the aftermath of a crippling cyber attack. The battle against cyberattacks seems to have been lost, with vulnerabilities in AI becoming a potential future target for those trying to steal personal data, according to analysts at GlobalData. David […]
Customer experience benefitting from IDP automation
ABBYY has released its Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) Global Trends & Outcomes Report highlighting document challenges and opportunities driving enterprise intelligent automation initiatives. The report provides innovation leaders with key insights into how businesses are optimising document-centric processes to achieve operational excellence, improve the customer experience, and accelerate business value. “Enterprises continue to be driven […]
2023’s top 10 data and analytics trends identified
A Gartner study has identified what it says are the top 10 data and analytics (D&A) trends for 2023 – stating they can guide D&A leaders to create new sources of value by anticipating change and transforming extreme uncertainty into new business opportunities. “The need to deliver provable value to the organization at scale is […]
EU businesses fined over 830m euros for GDPR violations in 2022
As of December 2022 companies based in the EU paid a total of €2.83 billion in 1,401 cases for violating various data protection laws. Out of that, GDPR fines in 2022 total €832 million, which is 36% lower than the €1.3 billion paid in 2021. However, according to the latest data analysed by Atlas VPN last […]
In data we trust: Building customer confidence in a digital economy
By Richard Menear, CEO, Burning Tree In the modern, digital world, online shopping is becoming the norm within the retail market. Accelerated by the pandemic, the UK’s proportion of online retail sales soared to the highest on record, reaching 35.2% in January 2021. And with digitisation continuing to evolve the online shopping experience, it is unlikely that […]
Ransomware protection: Back up, don’t pay up
By Pritesh Parekh, Chief Trust & Security Officer, VP of Engineering at Delphix It’s hard to ignore the recent spate of ransomware attacks. For businesses all over the world, the problem is only getting bigger. It’s also getting more costly, with many feeling as if they have no choice but to pay up. When ransomware shut down the Colonial […]
Consumers blame banks, retailers and social media for ‘scamdemic’
Consumers think banks, retailers and mobile operators need to do more to protect them and their personal information from fraudsters. That’s according to research conducted by Callsign, which says trust in these organisations is eroding fast because consumers say they are drowning in scam messages from fraudsters spoofing brand names daily. The problem has become […]
Students encouraged to consider a career working with data
Misperceptions about qualification and skill requirements are hindering UK students from pursuing a career working with data, a new study from Experian has revealed. The research, which surveyed 2,001 UK adults (16+) in education, found over two thirds of students (68%) believe you require key qualifications in maths and / or science in order to […]
