Keri Allan

Business leaders in the Middle East admit to lagging behind when it comes to future-proofing their organisations' capabilities.

But how can they overcome challenges such as traditional mindsets and a highly transient workforce?

Across Latin America (LATAM) there's a huge disparity in IT innovation, training and skills. When it comes to skills in general, countries such as Chile and Columbia are leading the way in the region, ranked 32nd and 34th in INSEAD's 2019 Global Talent Competitiveness Index (GTCI). At the other end of the scale countries such as Venezuela, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Paraguay all come in below the 100 mark.

A look at the buzz around HCI, its best and worst use cases, and what the future may hold for the framework.

Employees are devoting more than three hours per week to sites proven to be hotbeds of malware. The sheer number of social media users around the world means that platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn are proving to be golden opportunities for cyber criminals...

Spending on artificial intelligence (AI) by China's banking and finance industry increased by 51.2% during 2018. This is according to research by analysts from TechInsight360, which also forecasts that AI spending in this sector is expected to grow from US$956.4m in 2019 to US$3.3bn by 2025.

Use of public cloud continues to grow. In fact, 84% of businesses had placed additional workloads into the public cloud in 2018, according to a recent report by Dimension Research. Almost a quarter of those (21%) reported that their increase in public cloud workloads was significant.

Digital transformation, led by technologies such as AI, machine learning, IoT and blockchain, allows business to move forward faster than ever before, speeding up innovation and shortening product cycles. However, as the speed at which things change increases, so do the management challenges.

A recent report from Deloitte highlighted that although many C-suite executives say they understand and feel...

We take a look at the most lucrative certifications and assess what difference these will make to your CV
In a competitive talent market, such as IT, obtaining a certification is a sure way to verify your expertise, demonstrate your knowledge quickly to others, and ultimately make job hunting a far smoother process. Recruiters look for credentials to back up details provided on an applicant's CV and many companies request certain types of certification in order for an applicant to even be con...

Cybercrime continues to be a thorn in side of the police. The Office for National Statistics' latest Crime Survey reported a 12 per cent increase in computer misuse crime, driven by a 35 per cent rise in hacking. But not all infractions are overseen by cybercriminals of international renown - many hackers are actually tech-savvy teens who get a buzz from beating the system or might not even be aware that what they're doing is illegal.
The National Crime Agency (NCA) believes these ...

How are new technologies opening up the private and business jet market by making empty legs available to a whole new customer segment.

This can lead to management challenges as each may approach their work differently. However, age diversity has many benefits, providing the workplace with fresh ideas as well as knowledge and experience.
According to City & Guilds Group research, the under-25s and the over-65s are the two fastest-growing segments entering the workforce. Therefore, managers are likely to have team members with widely differing skill sets and outlooks.
But people are people, says Chris Dyer, author of The Power...

The business case for Bitcoin never quite materialised, and chances are it never will
The past decade has seen a swathe of new businesses develop off the back of the cryptocurrency phenomenon, but, unlike the broad shift toward digital payments, currencies like Bitcoin have generally been ignored by wider industries.
Of course, those seeking to service the digital currency industry have seen major disruption, particularly when it comes to learning about new technology and apply existing pract...

Of course, like everything else travel has its trends, so we did some research to see where the travel experts recommend as the top travel destinations in 2019. Some have made the top list by becoming more accessible to visitors whereas others are holding special events this year that make them well worth a visit. So read on to discover where to visit in 2019 and why they’ve made our list of the best places to visit.
Belarus
Why visit in 2019? This year Belarus is hosting the 2019 European Ga...

Cloud Computing
Today, Kubernetes is considered the de facto standard for container orchestration, winning out over Docker Swarm and Mesos. Originally a Google project, in 2014 Kubernetes was open sourced; living out in open governance, with no single vendor in charge, people were galvanised to work on the project and development and adoption grew.
"It's really taken off and all sorts of projects have come from it," says Todd Moore, Vice President, Open Technology at IBM and Chairman of the C...