Some 50 years ago today Star Trek aired for the first time and has remained on both the big and small screen ever since. The sci-fi show featured technology that was way ahead of its time, but has since become commonplace including portable storage devices.
For the past few years, technology has been among the hottest areas for investment around the world. Real disruption is being made through the use of technology, particularly in sectors which have become reliant on cloud or open platforms to create solutions to age-old problems.
By Paul Sloane
The fans packed into the Olympic Stadium in Mexico City in 1968 saw something they had never seen before. An athlete competing in the men’s high jump went over with his back to the bar. The 21 year old American man, Dick Fosbury, won the gold medal with a leap of 2.24 metres – and set a new Olympic record.
As Amazon continues to expand its cloud service offering, we caught up with Danilo Poccia, technical evangelist at Amazon Web Services, to gain an exclusive look at what the company has in store for its small business clients in the future.
By Toby Hannon
That fear of the unknown has left many business leaders feeling rattled as they start to encounter the ripple effect of the UK’s vote to leave the EU. Between stock market turmoil and the potential for other EU countries to follow suit, businesses are left on the sidelines wondering what the next move should be.
By Staff writer
While running your own business may seem like “the life,” it’s not all fun and games. With it being easier than ever to make a nose-dive after garnering success, it’s important to step back and assess the health of your business from time to time.
The need for data protection and privacy to be a strategic pillar within every firm will be greater than ever with the arrival of GDPR – the General Data Protection Regulation – which will step up data security requirements. But GDPR does not have to be a threat for those that ask the right questions and make the right decisions.
A new venture aimed at “re-shaping” the mortgage sector has brought together a team with experience including roles at Santander, Experian, Morgan Stanley and Thomas Cook.
Author Cathy Davidson famously wrote in a book entitled “Now You See It” that 65 per cent of children will end up in roles that have yet to be created – and those jobs may be appearing far sooner than you think.
High street banks must have known it was coming, but a new report from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has put some firm dates for technical innovation in place – and some banks may be led kicking and screaming into a brave new world.
