Budgets and Investment
Even if you're relying on partners, you need an AI owner
Take an iterative approach when beginning AI investment, says Andy Gray of Kortical
Falling prices drive RPA adoption, says Gartner
The price for robotic process automation solutions will fall by as much as 15 per cent this year
SNCF is using the IoT - without the IoT
From iPads to predict track maintenance to Lidar devices building a digital simulation of the rail network, France's public rail company is always innovating
Automation investment to rise almost 19x in seven years
Executives have high expectations for automation, but are not ready to commit
Qualcomm and Broadcom to meet to negotiate over $145 billion bid this week
Deal could be agreed over Valentine's Day meeting between Qualcomm and Broadcom
Government plans to double top-class visa availability to tempt more technology leaders
Assessment body Tech Nation has welcomed the move after hitting its visa cap
Autumn Budget 2017: new teachers, AI research and Google investment will benefit technology sector
Three in four UK companies say that their staff lack essential digital skills
British AI chip start-up raises another $50 million in funding
Bristol-based start-up almost doubles its funding to bring its AI microprocessors to market
IT spending in Western Europe to top $453.8 billion in 2017
IT spending in Western Europe is to top $453 billion, as companies continue to invest in technologies like AI and IoT
SMBs spend £200,000 on new tech each year
Average SMB business spend ranges from £250,000 to £3 million
British SMBs are underpreparing for cyber threats
Almost 20 per cent of firms were affected by a cyber attack in the last year, but half plan to spend less than £1,000 on IT security
Most SAP licensees are ignoring S/4, pursuing hybrid IT instead
Two-thirds of survey respondents have 'no plans' to migrate to S/4HANA
Funding cuts will drain 'lifeblood' from technology SMEs, says CompTIA
Two-thirds of the UK's 900,000 apprenticeships are offered by SMEs
Memory and SSD price rises could continue to mid-2018
Low supply and increasing demand from handset makers is causing a server RAM price hike
Brexit PR: Why is Google rehashing three-year old UK tech investment 'news'?
Odd behaviour from a company that hates "fake news"
Don't let IT be a cost centre, says Mark Ridley
Reed.co.uk CIO explains why the IT department shouldn't be made to manage all technology costs for the business
Airbnb Syndrome: CIO warns about boards asking for 'more innovation'
Mark Ridley, IT director at recruitment website reed.co.uk, explains that innovation comes at a cost, and that returns can take years to materialise
Digital strategies must be able to adapt to changes in cloud services
Dr Will Venters argues that migrating to the cloud requires fluid partnerships
Daily Mail in Yahoo takeover talks
Will Jerry and David's Guide join the Sidebar of Shame?
Forecast decline in global IT spending will force CIOs to get smart with budgets
Global IT spending will fall to $3.49tn in 2016 due to economic uncertainties
Budget 2016: Osborne announces moves to boost broadband, coding, 5G and driverless cars
Chancellor also unveils initiatives that should help smaller tech companies and start-ups
Computing research: Small business networks - better but under pressure
Computing's latest research finds that networks are much more reliable than they used to be, but pressures from real-time applications and cloud mean there's no room for complacency
CIO is subordinate to the rest of the board, survey finds
Only 15 per cent of business decision makers believe CIOs should own majority of IT budget
Spend on IT fell by $216bn in 2015, claims Gartner
Last year saw largest drop in IT spending ever recorded by analyst firm