By Phoebe Goff on 13 June, 2022

Kurt Geiger: walking their way into the digital era

Founded in 1963 Kurt Geiger are a leading luxury British footwear and accessory brand putting creativity and kindness at their core. The company has over 70 stores, and more than 170 concessions within department stores, including Harrods and Selfridges and has a strong online presence at KurtGeiger.com. Over the past five years, Kurt Geiger has […]

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By Hannah Rhind on 10 June, 2022

This is Gian. Creating brighter futures.

Welcome to episode 3 in our interview series, This is my IBM. This week I talk to Gian Mario Deluigi, from our Software sales team in IBM Ireland. Gian explains more about his role in business development, how he continues to learn new things at IBM and his passion for mentoring local students to help […]

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By Richard Davies on 18 May, 2022

Architecting Digital Transformation Organisations and Technology Leadership

The context of digital transformation in Defence Digital organisations in defence need to embrace the following dimensions of transformation (see IBM Blog). Meeting the evolving digital needs – Industry 4.0 meeting Defence 4.0 Making ecosystems work – collaborative platforms, integrated solutions and associated commercials (IP, Security) Delivering on new agile ways of working – culture, […]

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By Hannah Rhind on 12 May, 2022

This is Nik. Creating factories of the future.

Welcome to episode 2 in our interview series, This is my IBM. This week I talk to Nikita Balzyhk from IBM Consulting. Nik shares more on the challenges of implementing change, learning he is less of an introvert than he thought and the entrepreneurial spirit he has inherited from his father. Hi Nik, lovely to […]

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By Agnieszka Bruyère on 4 May, 2022

Trusted cloud in regulated industries – addressing resiliency needs of Financial Institutions

The next generation cloud offering should match the needs of EU businesses and public organizations, empowering them to run mission-critical workloads aligned to their business processes especially in regulated industries. At IBM, we work tirelessly to enable exactly that. How IBM ensures continuous compliance posture management, aligned with the requirements from global regulators Liam Benham, […]

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By Hannah Rhind on 26 April, 2022

This is Gaby. Creating digital transformation.

Welcome to episode 1 in a new interview series, This is my IBM. This week I talk to Gaby Goury, an Associate within IBM Consulting. Gaby tells us how she created digital transformation for a government department, making its data work smarter, and how her biggest inspiration is her dad. How did your life as […]

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By Zoë Nicholson on 20 April, 2022

Accelerating the transition to a net-zero future

Global warming is one of the most pressing issues of our time. As it threatens the future of our planet, we need to take strict measures to prevent the release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. To tackle the climate crisis and ensure that the global temperature remains within an acceptable range, the concept of […]

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By Prakash Pattni on 7 April, 2022

Unlocking the full potential of the fintech revolution

The Innovate Finance Global Summit taking place this week in London brings together a buzzing community of fintechs of all sizes alongside more establish financial institutions and technology companies. Amid the panels and roundtable discussions and other conversations I took part in, it was clear that the pace of change in the industry is undeniable. […]

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By Sreeram Visvanathan on 23 March, 2022

Today’s IBM in the UK and Ireland

In the last two years, we have experienced monumental change as an organisation and as a result, today’s IBM is a very different company. One that is more strategically focused and more technologically capable. The hard work and commitment of our talented IBMers in the UK and Ireland has been pivotal to this. The UK […]

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By Dr. Nicole Mather on 21 March, 2022

IBM and Genomics England Forge New Partnership to Transform Patient Care

Genomics, the study of how your genes interact with the external world, is transforming how medical science works. England is leading the world in using this information in the healthcare system, enabling clinicians to bring these insights to determine the treatment for a particular patient – this is precision medicine. Understanding genomes can provide evidence […]

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By Krishnan Padmanabhan on 10 March, 2022

Unpicking Digital Transformation: 5 themes to leapfrog the competition

We had the privilege of a visit by Suresh Vishwanathan, COO TSB, to IBM’s new offices at Waterloo, London. Suresh, armed with both a wealth of business experience and a deep understanding of technical transformation, has an unparalleled track record as a pioneer of digital reinvention. From his days at Citibank where he pioneered the […]

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By Robert Manson-Sawko and others on 16 February, 2022

With the spread of airborne pathogens, where you sit when using mass transit matters

New research into how aerosols move through the air could help reduce the spread of diseases, such as COVID-19, providing insights into the ventilation requirements of public transport, healthcare facilities, and workplaces. On a regular day, whether you’re at home, at work, or out socializing, it’s highly likely that you’ll come face-to-face with someone else […]

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By Jenny Taylor MBE on 7 February, 2022

Building The Future

#BuildTheFuture is the perfect theme for National Apprenticeship Week 2022. At IBM, we have been building our future with apprentices since 2010, and what a wonderful journey it has been! I started my Talent Acquisition career as a graduate recruiter and development manager. When we first decided to hire school leaver apprentices into IBM, we […]

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By Charlotte Fisher-Morecroft on 4 February, 2022

Five Tips for Completing Apprenticeship Application Forms

As a manager of the Early Professionals programme at IBM, I work in the team which selects from the applicants to IBM’s apprenticeships and degree apprenticeship schemes. I realise that applying for an apprenticeship can be a daunting task, especially if it’s your first time, so here are my top five tips to completing application […]

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By Chris Nott and Richard Davies on 27 January, 2022

Resilience in edge operations

As we discussed in our first blog post, defence is on the cusp of a paradigm shift with the development of Multi Domain Integration (MDI) with many assets connected, often via sensors, in a ‘network of networks.’  In another post, we explored digital engineering extending to support in-service assets and digital twin. The model implies […]

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