The Access Group doubles the size of its Global Ops Centre
Loughborough-headquartered The Access Group has announced that it’s created 654 new roles (spanning customer success & employee success, customer experience, sales & marketing, products & engineering, support, and finance) in its Global Operations Centre in Timişoara, Romania – doubling the size of the centre during its first 18 months of operation. The company has also […]
TCS says farewell to Ratan Tata
TCS published its second quarter results yesterday with CEO and Managing Director K Krithivasan marking the passing of Tata Group and Tata Sons Chairman Ratan Tata, who passed away on Wednesday, commenting “With deep sorrow, we mourn the passing of Mr. Ratan Naval Tata, an extraordinary individual whose life and legacy will always be a […]
Cognizant expands partnership with Palo Alto Networks
Cognizant has announced an expanded partnership with cybersecurity supplier Palo Alto Networks, the two tech suppliers will jointly deliver AI-driven cybersecurity capabilities and services for enterprises across industries. Under the agreement Cognizant will deepen its expertise and broaden services across Palo Alto Networks Precision AI-powered Network Security, Code-to-Cloud and Security Operations Platforms. Cognizant will also […]
AI dominates Nobel Prize awards
The Nobel Prize in Physics and Chemistry are two of the most coveted accomplishments for academics. Some are likely to be a bit miffed that this year’s awards are really pushing the definitions of both fields, with the announcement that pioneers in the field of Artificial intelligence (with strong ties to Google) have been awarded […]
*UKHotViewsExtra* The Accountancy Industry’s Automation Revolution
The accountancy industry is at a critical juncture, facing a perfect storm of challenges that threaten to undermine its traditional business model. Productivity challenges, talent shortages, and increasing work demands are forcing firms to reassess their operations and seek innovative solutions. I spoke recently with Andrew Guy (pictured), CEO and founder of niche Accountancy Automation […]
RIO to tackle cross-sector regulatory challenges in UK tech
The government has launched the new Regulatory Innovation Office (RIO), with the aim of reducing bureaucracy and speeding up public access to new technologies. Establishing RIO was a key election manifesto pledge for Labour, featuring in its strategy to drive innovation (see Labour and Conservative manifestos: tech implications). The plan was to bring together existing […]
Advania increases UK footprint with CCS Media buy
Microsoft partner Advania, a portfolio company of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, has announced the acquisition of UK-based, IT solution specialist CCS Media. Founded in Iceland in 1939, Advania provides IT Services in the UK, Sweden, Iceland, Norway, Denmark and Finland and has grown significantly here via a series of targeted acquisitions. In 2021 we covered the firm’s acquisition of […]
*NEW RESEARCH* Tech Confidence Index Summer-Autumn 2024
Investors dash to dosh out $11m to Lightdash
Telescope Technology Limited trades as Lightdash. Maybe they chose that name so the team could refer to themselves as Lightdashians (as they do on their website). Presumably a play on ‘Kardashians’. The good news for founding Lightdashians, CEO, Hamzah Chaudhary, and CTO, Oliver Laslett, is that they’ve just raised $11m in Series A Funding so […]
Tepid Q3 bookings leave Cirata with Q4 mountain to climb
Data migration specialists, Cirata (formerly known as WANdisco) will need a more than five-fold improvement in its quarterly bookings rate for the final three months of the year if the company is to hit the bottom end of reaffirmed FY24 guidance figures. The latest trading update from the Sheffield-based platform provider reports that it closed […]