Building a supply chain fit for the future
See how you can use technology to transform your supply chain and support sustainability and transparency. Imagine that you’re preparing an order with products for customers with nut allergies. Moments after clearing the order for delivery, one of your suppliers gives you bad news: the batch of products that you just sent were cross contaminated […]
How SkillsBuild is helping a British army veteran build a new cybersecurity career
As IBM announces its commitment to skill 30 million people globally by 2030, I’m sharing an inspiring SkillsBuild story from the UK. Men Gurung, a former soldier with the Brigade of Gurkhas is using IBM SkillsBuild to help fulfill a long-held ambition to work in cybersecurity. IBM has long been committed to help former Service […]
Behind the scenes: life as an IBM Business Management Degree Apprentice
Behind the scenes: life as an IBM Business Management Degree Apprentice This summer students across the UK are receiving GCSE and A Levels exam results and considering post school options. To help make the decision process easier and explore the range of options available we are sharing ‘behind the scenes’ blogs from apprentices at IBM. […]
Behind the scenes: life as an IBM apprentice
Behind the scenes: life as an IBM apprentice This summer students across the UK are receiving GCSE and A Levels exam results and considering post school options. To help make the decision process easier and explore the range of options available we are sharing ‘behind the scenes’ blogs from apprentices at IBM. IBM offers a […]
Unlocking the power of data with artificial intelligence to accelerate innovation
Unlocking the power of data with artificial intelligence to accelerate innovation Data is the lifeblood of business – it drives innovation and enhances competitiveness. However, its importance was brought to the fore by the pandemic as lockdowns and social distancing drove digital transformation like never before. Forward-thinking businesses have started to grasp the importance of […]
3D Printing Chef, at your service
Abraham Maslow, famed for his pyramid of needs, saw food as fundamental for survival. Throughout time, we’ve found it essential to our physical, psychological, and intellectual development. The discovery of fire was the first major food revolution since it changed diets and hunting habits once and for all. Besides the newly added nutrients, cooking was […]
IBM and Adobe: Empowering Creativity
IBM and Adobe: Empowering Creativity Creative leaders and their teams with enterprise-scale content outputs have hit the limits of complexity in creating, managing and optimising their content for a great, personalised customer experience. To empower creative teams to deliver quality at scale and speed, Adobe and IBM have teamed up to bring an end to […]
Get-to-green: IT and Sustainability
Get-to-green: IT and Sustainability When it comes to IT and sustainability, there’s something you should know. Mark Keepax, Strategic Alliances Leader at IBM Global Business Services, argues that sustainability has become the number one driver for business and digital transformation. In 1980, a nightclub I used to frequent – The Rum Runner, Birmingham’s answer […]
Bringing Together Women in AI
Bringing together women in AI. As part of my commitment to creating a more diverse and inclusive technology landscape, I am having a series of conversations with women who are leading AI projects in their businesses. In this episode I speak to Jennifer Turner, Senior Director, Digital Innovation, Strategy and Transactions, EY-Parthenon, and a recent […]
Protecting Wimbledon – game, set and match IBM.
Protecting Wimbledon – game, set and match IBM. Wimbledon is famous for good reason: for two weeks every year The Championship attracts millions of digital visitors from a global audience, who engage in a quintessentially British celebration of world-class tennis. Wimbledon balances tradition with innovation, it is built on grass courts, tennis whites and a […]
Behold the future leader: Human-Machine Team Manager
Do you ever wonder what the future will look like? Do you ever think about getting old? About not being able to witness so many things that humankind hasn’t achieved yet. Because I am. And I wish I could still be here and enjoy my vacations to Mars and my flying Tesla. But for this […]
Six steps to solving the sustainability data challenge
Six steps to solving the sustainability data challenge Over the past 18 months, uptake of some of the United Nations sustainable development goals has accelerated, with some very prominent global enterprises making commitments to environmental and social change. The target date cited by these announcements is 2030. That gives businesses less than nine years […]
Building a “future of work” that works
Building a “future of work” that works “In these unprecedented times”: the words as familiar as the pandemic by now, thanks to the radical and accelerated pace of change we’re living through. Work is changing. Technology is changing. And so are we. While Covid 19 has undoubtedly served as an accelerant, businesses have grappled […]
Returning to Serve Customers: What learnings can Retailers take from Wimbledon?
Returning to Serve Customers: What learnings can Retailers take from Wimbledon? Much like a tennis match opponent, today’s customers are a moving target with needs and habits changing frequently. Since the pandemic, customer expectations of the desired digital experience have significantly changed from what they once were – a complex challenge for retailers to continually […]
Defence data – a new strategic asset
Much of defence is populated by a fragmented heritage of legacy solutions. Data, process and associated organisations are frequently siloed. This is one of the major inhibitors to realising the vision of integrating defence domains so that services can operate as one, not just nationally but in coalition. The support chain legacy Engineering and Asset […]