Inclusive approaches to AI governance needed to engage public

People’s inclusive participation in both the public and private management of artificial intelligence (AI) systems is key to making the technology work for the benefit of all, but there are currently no avenues to meaningful public engagement. During the fourth annual AIUK event run by the Alan Turing Institute (ATI), delegates speaking across the day … Leer más

Global UCaaS market set for over 130 million users by 2028

The post-pandemic environment has seen unified communications as a service (UCaaS) transform from the provision of simple collaboration services to becoming the bedrock of hybrid workplace communications, supporting meetings, calls, and messaging and customer experience systems, and as UCaaS expands in capability, its global user base is set to grow at a compound annual growth … Leer más

SAP S/4HANA data migration beset by poor and fragmented strategy

German software giant SAP’s S/4HANA data migration and management is a huge challenge. Organisations in the midst of transitioning to the platform lack comprehensive data strategies, find responsibilities split between departments, lack skills, can’t access data and report slow progress to use of artificial intelligence (AI) because of problems with data management. Those are the … Leer más

ServiceNow acquires 4Industry, EY Smart to boost smart industry

Looking to augment existing operational technology (OT) management capabilities, adding connected worker offerings and enhancing expertise across key industrial markets such as manufacturing, energy, and transport and logistics, digital workflow company ServiceNow has signed an agreement to acquire 4Industry, a Netherlands-based partner whose manufacturing technology application is built on the Now Platform, and has completed … Leer más

Cato claims first for AI-driven networking, security incident detection and response

Cato Networks has expanded its security-trained artificial intelligence (AI) platform to help network operations centres (NOCs) realise the value of a true secure access service edge (SASE) platform, with teams able to work smarter, faster and more proactive than ever with the addition of network incident detection and response tools. Putting the launch into context, … Leer más

EMEA security spend will have another boom year in 2024

Security services and technology have again maintained the number one priority for IT spending across the EMEA region, according to this year’s Technology spending intentions research from TechTarget and ESG, to the extent that it’s also leading investment in areas beyond merely cyber, including networking, infrastructure, applications (DevSecOps) and generative artificial intelligence (GenAI). With 48% … Leer más

Board-level buy-in: preparing cyber defences the right way

The cyber security function isn’t a back office team that is never seen and never heard. To truly protect the company, cyber security touches every corner of the business, and it starts from the top.  At ISACA’s virtual conference on 22 February 2024, I led a session on how CISOs can “attack the board’s mindset” … Leer más