Industry news

Distributed addresses a very real and pressing need within the digital skills market. The start-up offers clients access to a distributed workforce (that can be located anywhere) of qualified and vetted freelance coders and developers that organisations can deploy on their digital projects.

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Today IBM announced its intention to spin off the Managed Infrastructure Services unit of its Global Technology Services division into a new public company (“NewCo”), creating two industry-leading companies.

NewCo will be the #1 managed infrastructure services company, entirely focused on next-generation managed infrastructure services and service delivery excellence.

IBM will be the #1 hybrid cloud platform and AI company with $59B in revenue, bolstered by the acquisition of Red Hat. IBM will deliver significant value while accelerating the business transformation toward cognitive enterprise with a comprehensive suite of services.

You can learn more about their announcement here

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The new rules distinguish between high and low risk AI systems

For AI deemed to be high risk, member states would have to apply far more oversight, including the need to appoint assessment bodies to test, certify and inspect these systems.

Read the full article on the BBC News – Technology site Here

Fido Alliance’s device onboarding protocol will automate the process of connecting internet-of-things devices to device management platforms while improving security.

“Businesses recognise the huge potential of the IoT and the enormous benefits it can bring to manufacturing, retail, healthcare, transportation, logistics and more.”

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The latest BPS Operations Supplier Prospects report looks at the Top Ten leading players (by revenue) in the UK SITS BPS Operations market, and assess what they will need to do to be successful now and beyond.

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First quarter results from Amazon show that Amazon Web Services grew 32% in the first quarter of FY21. That’s good going, beating Q4’s 28% growth rate and matching Q1 of last year. Net sales came in at $13.5bn, which translates to a $54bn annual run rate.

Read the full article on TechMarketView here.

Salesforce.com Inc on Thursday said its supplier contracts will now require companies that do business with it such as airlines to set carbon-reduction goals and deliver products and services on a carbon-neutral basis, making it the latest U.S. company to take steps to address climate change.

Read the full article on the Reuters site here.

A new investment council has launched to advise Government on inward investment strategy. Comprising 40 senior private sector leaders from a variety of industries and international markets, the Council forms part of the Government’s ‘levelling up’ strategy, with the aim of boosting foreign investment into the UK and creating quality jobs across the country. 

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UK government are being accused of not enforcing regulations quick enough to ensure IT contracts are payed correctly with the right benefits when they are working for umbrella companies.

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Coeus Consulting annual survey on ‘Acceleration’ found that the pandemic unintentionally created the conditions for IT leaders to excel – with 66% of respondents able to secure additional funding for accelerated initiatives. 

Read the full report here.