Perspectives
Unlocked: how the best businesses will emerge from the pandemic smarter and stronger
In this blog series, we’ve explored the challenges organisations have navigated as the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown have unfolded. The future will look wildly different depending on your industry perspective. But many people are now beginning to make sense of the changes and rebuild their businesses to accommodate the different normal. As we move into […]
Closer connections: how to maintain customer loyalty in a pandemic
Emerge smarter As the initial shock of the COVID-19 pandemic gives way to a period of reflection and rebuilding, we have an opportunity to reimagine how business works. To challenge long-held beliefs about what truly matters to the viability, competitiveness and health of our organisations and people. In this blog series, five IBM experts examine […]
Unlocked: how the best businesses will emerge from the pandemic smarter and stronger
In this blog series, we’ve explored the challenges organisations have navigated as the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown have unfolded. The future will look wildly different depending on your industry perspective. But many people are now beginning to make sense of the changes and rebuild their businesses to accommodate the different normal. As we move into […]
Automate to survive: why smart businesses are transforming costs and cash through intelligent workflows
Emerge smarter As the initial shock of the COVID-19 pandemic gives way to a period of reflection and rebuilding, we have an opportunity to reimagine how business works. To challenge long-held beliefs about what truly matters to the viability, competitiveness and health of our organisations and people. In this blog series, five IBM experts examine […]
Power to the people: how HR leaders are rewriting the rules of work in a pandemic
Emerge smarter As the initial shock of the COVID-19 pandemic gives way to a period of reflectionand rebuilding, we have an opportunity to reimagine how business works. To challenge long-held beliefs about what truly matters to the viability, competitiveness and health of our organisations and people. In this blog series, five IBM experts examine what […]
London Beyond the Lockdown – a view from the South Bank
How British Business Can Re-think for a Brave New Pandemic-Informed World Some are calling it the ‘new normal’ – but there is nothing normal about it. COVID-19 has permanently changed the way we live and work. Whilst lockdown restrictions are gradually easing in our capital and across the UK, the need to address the implications […]
Expanding Access To Digital Skills With IBM Open P-TECH
Today, IBM announces the UK launch of Open P-TECH, an online platform that offers free technical skills, as well as professional skills learning, required to be successful in the digital economy. Specifically designed for students ages 14-20, Open P-TECH will begin initially with five institutions – Twyford Church of England Academies Trust, STEM Learning, Leeds […]
Automation – the past, present and future
Learning from the past, present and future of automation Is there anything new in the idea that automation, robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) are a threat to our jobs and livelihoods? The “rise of the machines” has been happening steadily since the first industrial revolution and gaining pace throughout the last two centuries, transforming everything […]
3 Steps to Get Started with IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions Shared
IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions Shared (IC4V Shared) provides a cost-effective, self-service way to get started moving VMs to the cloud within minutes. IC4V Shared leverages VMware vCloud Director, providing a solution option for those looking to offload hypervisor management and save costs by leveraging multi-tenant infrastructure. Get started in minutes with IC4V Shared by […]
Ensuring Business Continuity Across VMware Workloads
Announcing a 90-day, $500 USD credit for getting started with IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions Shared. In this unprecedented time, businesses must quickly adjust and embrace the situation at hand while ensuring business operations remain constant and reliable. Whether that includes implementing a business continuity strategy, temporarily migrating critical workloads to the cloud, or quickly […]
Making smart cloud choices in uncertain times
Cloud is often portrayed as the easy solution to today’s business challenges – the one big shift that saves costs all round. Many believe that, when it comes to cloud, any choice is a smart choice. Here we discuss the realities of choosing the right cloud for your business, and why one cloud does not […]
Helping customers move to ERP Cloud, winning awards along the way
At the recent Oracle FY20 EMEA Partner Awards, IBM was awarded the Oracle ERP/M Cloud Partner of the Year 2020 for the UK & Ireland. The award recognizes IBM for its outstanding work in driving customer success with Oracle ERP/M Cloud. As an Oracle partner IBM drive innovation and support customers in their upgrade […]
Reinventing customer contact in light of the Covid-19 pandemic
Overview: During this time of great uncertainty, banks, utility providers and retailers are playing a greater role in society. Customers are worried about their finances, making sure they can access basic necessities and needing doorstep service. With most face-to-face contact disappearing overnight, the contact centre has become the emergency beacon for vulnerable customers – and […]
IBM employees join the rallying call to build visors for NHS staff
IBM staff with 3D printers are volunteering to turn their devices and skills to help alleviate the shortage of protective face visors for hospitals. Within just the first few days of a rallying call for help, a shipment of 20 visors was created and sent to a grateful University Hospital Southampton. Over 300 have now […]
IBM and Cisco partner to support education, charity and healthcare professionals across the UK
In response to the challenges of the COVID-19 outbreak IBM and Cisco have joined forces to support teachers and operational staff in schools, charity workers and people working in care homes and healthcare including GPs. All these people across the UK have the opportunity to secure free access to video conferencing through use of the […]