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Episode #79 - Transportation Transformation from 2021-09-07T14:34:57
In this episode, Miles is joined by Massimiliano (Max) Claps to discuss how transport authorities are transforming their services in the wake of COVID-19, and what innovations we are currently seei...
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Episode #78 - Technology Sustainability in Government from 2021-08-05T11:53:31
This week on IDC TechTalk, IDC's Marta Muñoz once again takes over hosting duties, and is joined by special guest, Adam Turner, Sustainable Technology Lead for HM Government and DEFRA, to discuss h...
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Episode #77 - AI Regulation from 2021-07-14T09:30:14
This week on IDC TechTalk; we return to the world of AI (artificial intelligence) to look at the new laws and regulations that are beginning to be implemented, across Europe, as the technology's us...
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Episode #76 - Software & App Development in 2021 from 2021-06-16T10:13:53
This week, Miles returns to the driver's seat of the podcast and is joined by IDC's George Mironescu, John O'Brien and Vladimir Zivadinovic, to provide an overview into how the software and app dev...
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Episode #75 - Technology & Sustainability from 2021-06-03T12:22:49
We're back with Marta Munoz taking over the podcast today with special guest Michael Groves, founder and CEO of Topolytics, to discuss how technology and sustainability go hand-in-hand.
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Episode #74 - Streamzilla: Data Streaming Innovation at Porsche from 2021-02-16T10:31:19
This week on IDC Techtalk; Miles hands over the reigns to IDC's Philip Carnelley as he sits down to talk with special guest Sridhar Mamella (Platform Manager for Data Streaming at Porsche) to talk ...
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Episode #73 - Unified Communications and Collaboration in 2021 from 2021-02-01T00:00:27
A short but sweet one today as Mathew Heath stands in for a absent Miles, to talk with IDC's Oru Mohiuddin about how unified communications and collaboration was affected in 2020, and what could be...
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Episode #9 - Digital Strategies in Banking: Omni First vs Mobile First from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Thanks to upcoming regulations and new technologies, European banks are bracing for a wave of new, digitally enabled players which will compete to deliver customer experience and drive a wedge betw...
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Episode #72 - AI in the Contact Centre from 2021-01-11T15:25:21
Happy New Year!
To kick off 2021, Miles welcomes back Neil Ward-Dutton and Jack Vernon to the podcast for another conversation around AI, looking at its uses within the contact centre.
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Episode #71 - Within the Smarthome from 2020-11-12T15:30:37
We're back! After our small break, we begin with a look into the Smarthome; Miles is joined by IDC's Mark Yates and Jan Prenosil, to discuss the trends and usage of smart devices and assistants wit...
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Episode #70 - AI Hardware from 2020-09-09T13:45:14
This week on the IDC TechTalk podcast, Miles catches up with Jack Vernon on the topic of Artificial Intelligence (AI), specifically focusing on how hardware is evolving to accommodate its increasin...
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Episode #69 - The Future of Mobility in Cities from 2020-09-02T13:25:50
This week on the IDC TechTalk podcast, Miles is joined by Massimiliano (Max) Claps to discuss how cities across Europe are updating their transport infrastructure through technology and the challen...
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Episode #68 - COVID-19's Impact on Gaming from 2020-08-20T08:59:33
COVID-19 brought many industries to a halt, but one sector that benefited from the lockdowns was gaming; whether on PC, console or mobile; gaming saw a surge of interest while people were confined ...
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Episode #67 - Industry and Technology Ecosystems from 2020-08-05T11:35:30
This week on the IDC TechTalk, Miles is joined by Margaret Adam and Philip Carter to discuss the convergence of industry and business ecosystems, the benefits of this union, and what problems can b...
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Episode #66 - Conversational Digital Assistants from 2020-06-25T11:22:45
This week on IDC TechTalk, Thomas Vavra joins Miles to talk about Conversational Digital Assistants (CDAs); how they differ from chatbots, what are the current uses, and what steps organisations sh...
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Episode #65 - Coronavirus Impact On Devices Revisited from 2020-06-17T12:00:04
This week on the IDC TechTalk podcast Miles is joined by Simon Baker, Malini Paul and Liam Hall to take a second look at the impact the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has had on the European devic...
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Episode #64 - Why CX is Critical in the COVID-19 Era from 2020-06-11T13:22:22
In our latest look into the effects of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Gerry Brown joins Miles to discuss how the pandemic has affected the CX market, and what companies should be looking at w...
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Episode #63 - The Potential of Quantum Computing from 2020-06-08T11:14:47
This week on IDC TechTalk, Miles is joined by IDC's Stefano Perini to talk about Quantum Computing; what is it's potential? How mature is it? And what use-cases are we currently seeing?
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Episode #62 - C-Suites & Technology Investments from 2020-05-27T13:36:37
This week on the IDC TechTalk podcast, Miles welcomes back Giorgio Nebuloni to the podcast to discuss the expanding role of various C-Suite executives, aside from the CIO, in making investments in ...
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Episode #61 - Coronavirus and Life Sciences from 2020-05-20T14:11:16
Healthcare systems from around the world are at the front line of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic; one part of this sector is the life sciences, which has been working tirelessly on research an...
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Episode #60 - Cloud Native App Development from 2020-05-13T09:04:16
This week on the IDC Techtalk podcast, Miles speaks with George Mironescu (Senior Research Manager for Accelerated Application Delivery & European Cloud Platforms) to discuss the merits, benefits, ...
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Episode #59 - Coronavirus Impact on 5G Implementation from 2020-05-07T11:13:43
2020 was to be the banner year for 5G rollout across Europe, however, COVID-19 had other ideas. In this episode of IDC TechTalk; Kevin Restivo, research manager for 5G and European enterprise mobil...
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Episode #58 - Coronavirus, DevOps & Cultural Change from 2020-04-28T15:59:27
Continuing our look into the impacts of the coronavirus (COVID-19), we take a look at how the pandemic has affected everyday operations and how it has changed our internal work cultures. To do this...
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Episode #57 - Coronavirus Impact on Telecoms from 2020-04-21T15:30:17
In this episode of our examination on the effects of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, IDC's Martina Kurth, AVP and Head 0f IDC's European Telco 2025 Research practice, sits down with Miles to d...
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Episode #56 - Coronavirus Impact on Enterprise Communications from 2020-04-07T15:26:23
Continuing our look at the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on technology; IDC's Oru Mohiuddin and Melissa Fremeijer sit down with Miles to look at the Enterprise Communications market...
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Episode #55 - AI in Healthcare from 2020-03-31T12:15:38
Continuing our look at AI, IDC's Jack Vernon and Adriana Allocato sit down with Miles to discuss how AI is being applied with the Healthcare sector. Taking a look at current use cases; they discuss...
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Episode #54 - Coronavirus Impact on Europe's IT Market from 2020-03-26T12:06:19
Continuing our look at the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the technology market; IDC's Andrea Siviero, Tom Seal and Pavel Roland sit down with Miles to discuss in what ways the wi...
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Episode #53 - Emerging Technology Trends from 2020-03-18T15:58:55
In the world we live, more and more new technologies are emerging year-on-year, but which ones are being driven forward and maturing faster? What are the factors that increase the rate of adoption?...
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Episode #52 - Coronavirus Impact on Devices from 2020-03-11T13:15
A topic that requires no introduction...
This week, IDC's Simon Baker and Daniel Gonçalves sit down with Miles to discuss the effects the Coronavirus (Covid-19) is having on the production...
Episode #51 - CIO Predictions from 2020-02-24T14:55:41
With the expansion of technology across all aspects of business operations, the role of the CIO has changed significantly, both in terms of responsibilities and importance to business decisions tha...
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Episode #50 - AI Ethics from 2020-02-13T12:13:16
As with all technologies, once the use of them spreads, then comes the question of how we should use it, now it is AI's turn in the spotlight of these ethical and legislative debates.
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Episode #49 - CES 2020 Recap from 2020-02-05T16:46:09
CES has come and gone for another year and IDC UK analysts Liam Hall and Antonio Arantes had the pleasure of attending. This week, they sit down with Miles to discuss the innovations, both the inte...
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Episode #48 - CX in Healthcare from 2020-01-28T16:00:20
Rounding up our look at CX across various industries, Silvia Piai, Research director for IDC Health Insights, sits down with Miles to discuss the applications of CX technologies in the healthcare i...
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Episode #47 - CX in Insurance from 2020-01-14T16:26:01
A couple of months ago, we released a TechTalk on how CX was transforming the finance and retail across Europe, we decided to continue the discussion by looking at the hows, the whys and the whats ...
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Episode #46 - Predictions 2020: Highlights from 2019-12-17T12:42:33
In this episode of IDC TechTalk, Philip Carter and Thomas Meyer sit down with Miles Dawson to share some key highlights from IDC's European FutureScape 2020 Predictions. Discover the major tech and...
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Episode #45 - CX in Finance and Retail from 2019-10-30T12:00:42
Customer Experience (CX) is driving initiatives across Europe and is becoming a key focus for large organisations; but where is the money going? What are the benefits of a CX strategy? Which indust...
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SAP S/4HANA Migration #4 - IDC TechTalk Miniseries from 2019-10-07T11:21:49
In the 4th and final part of this miniseries, Thomas Meyer (Group Vice President, IDC European Research) talks with Carla Arend (Senior Program Director), Filippo Vanara (Research Analyst) and Arch...
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SAP S/4HANA Migration #3 - IDC TechTalk Miniseries from 2019-09-24T11:00:46
In the 3rd of a 4 part miniseries, Thomas Meyer (Group Vice President, IDC European Research) talks with Ryan Stott (Consulting Manager), Danielle Hernandez (Research Analyst) and Tom Seal (Senior ...
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SAP S/4HANA Migration #2 - IDC TechTalk Miniseries from 2019-09-17T09:57:54
In the 2nd of a 4 part miniseries, Thomas Meyer (Group Vice President, IDC European Research) and Sureshpal Singh (Vice President, European Consulting ) discuss the potential opportunity in the tec...
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SAP S/4HANA Migration #1 - IDC TechTalk Miniseries from 2019-09-02T14:00:25
In the first of a 4 part miniseries, Thomas Meyer and Philip Carter introduce IDC's latest research stream about how customers are modernising their core IT systems to drive competitive advantage i...
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Episode #44 - Wi-Fi in Public Spaces from 2019-08-14T12:44:07
Today there are very few places you can go to which don't possess some form of Wi-Fi access, but what are the benefits of Public Wi-Fi? Why Wi-Fi and not 5G? What problems do administrations face?<...
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Episode #43 - 5G Has Arrived from 2019-07-31T13:46:07
We have been talking about 5G being on the way for a very long time. It's 18 months since we did our first podcast about it. Now, finally, 5G is something we can buy in the shops.
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Episode #42 - The IoT Blockchain Picture from 2019-07-25T09:00:07
Blockchain is turning into quite a ubiquitous term, especially when talking about cryptocurrencies, but is often misunderstood in terms of functions, practises and use cases; as IDC's Craig Wentwor...
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Episode #41 - Is RPA Leading the Way? from 2019-07-18T10:26:39
Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and Intelligent Process Automation (IPA) have seen some fairly divisive opinions in the media but is it all doom and gloom? Are jobs under threat? What are the bene...
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Episode #40 - The Noisy World of Content from 2019-07-10T09:44:35
Marketing content has seen unprecedented growth over the last decade, but what are the implications of this? How can you make it effective? What has contributed to this growth? Is it all a bit too...
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Episode #39 - Unlocking the Gaming Landscape from 2019-07-04T09:09:20
PC Gaming has been a major player in driving the PC Market throughout the last few decades, but what is the long term viability of this market? What are the factors keeping it alive? What stops con...
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Episode #38 - Building a Connected Bank from 2019-06-25T13:52:16
Over the last few years, the banking industry has been continuing its DX journey and is now making headway towards what has become known as connected banking. So what does this mean for the industr...
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Episode #37 - WWDC 2019: What's to Come? from 2019-06-18T11:27:25
Apple's 2019 WWDC brought together developers from around the world, new features and applications for their devices. But how will these new announcements impact the company? Francisco Jeronimo and...
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Episode #36 - Risky Business: Infosec 2019 Special from 2019-06-07T09:01:55
Infosec is over for another year, but what are the dominating themes from this year's event? In this episode the IDC Security practice sit down with Miles following our Infosec Breakfast Briefing t...
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Episode #35 - 3Rs of Utilities from 2019-05-16T14:50:50
Utilities have to remain relevant in a world where energy use and the expectations of digital consumers are changing, but what exactly does this entail? On this episode Gaia Gallotti and Jean-Franç...
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Episode #34 - IoT Adoption in the Enterprise from 2019-05-01T09:01:34
We have seen some increasing interest on IoT in the past years, but are European Enterprises adopting IoT as fast as it seems?
On this episode of TechTalk, IDC’s Marta Muñoz and Roz Parki...
Episode #33 - Is the PC Market Dead? Not Yet! from 2019-04-10T13:21:34
The PC Market has certainly slowed in growth, but is this the beginning of the end? IDC Tracker analysts Malini Paul, Daniel Goncalves and Liam Hall sit down with Miles to discuss how this isn't th...
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Episode #32 - MWC 2019: Folding the Future in 5G from 2019-03-15T07:00:48
In this IDC TechTalk podcast, Francisco Jeronimo, Marta Pinto and John Delaney sit with Miles to discuss the emerging technologies brought to the table at MWC, from foldable devices to 5G, and how ...
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International Women's Day 2019 Special from 2019-03-08T11:34:21
This 8th of March we are celebrating International Women’s Day. In this IDC TechTalk special, listen to the opinions and stories behind the success of some of our amazing people, Margaret Adams, A...
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Episode 31 - CES 2019 Retrospective from 2019-02-07T16:00:15
This week Miles sits down with European Devices team members Francisco Jeronimo, Francisco Almeida and Antonio Arantes, to discuss this year's CES trade show.
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Episode #30 - The Tech Buyer's Perspective from 2019-01-25T10:00:39
In this IDC TechTalk podcast, Gerry Brown, IDC’s CX Research Director, discusses what makes technology buyers trusting and loyal to tech vendors.
IDC surveyed 350 senior-level technology b...
Special Episode - Predicting 2019 from 2018-12-17T14:52:47
In this special episode of IDC TechTalk, Philip Carter, Thomas Meyer, Danielle Hernandez and Anne Fleur Den Haan sit down with Miles Dawson to provide a preview of IDC's European FutureScape 2019, ...
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Episode #29 - CISOs are Cool from 2018-11-28T16:39:31
On the 12th and 13th of November, IDC hosted it's 2nd Annual European CISO Summit in Portugal. On this episode some of the key analysts involved with the event sit down to discuss their findings an...
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Special Episode - The Red Hat Acquisition from 2018-10-30T06:00:23
This past weekend (October 28, 2018)IBM announced the $34 Billion acquisition of Red Hat, the largest ever in the Software industry. So what are the potential outcomes and implications of this? In ...
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Episode #28 - Healthcare in the Clouds from 2018-10-23T15:00:33
IDC’s recent research highlights that although cloud solutions adoption aligns with the healthcare industry's need to be flexible, collaborative, data-driven, and patient-centered, healthcare provi...
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Episode #27 - Highlights from the 2018 CIO Summit from 2018-10-02T10:30:47
IDC EMEA's Group Vice President, Thomas Meyer, sits down with Miles to discuss some findings from the IDC CIO Summit 2018. The theme of this year’s summit was around “The European CIO of 2019: The ...
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Episode #26 - Robotic Process Automation in Action from 2018-09-18T15:22:31
In this episode IDC's Tom Seal sits down with Miles to discuss Robotic Process Automation (RPA), why it's so attractive to business, what the benefits are, and what's driving current adoption strat...
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Episode #25 - The Inception of 5G from 2018-08-23T14:11:37
5G seemed to be a year or two away; but recent reports show that 5G might be arriving by the end of 2018! So what does the 5G roll out have in store for the world of telecoms and what will be on of...
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Episode #24 - Secrets Atop the Digital Summit from 2018-07-31T16:00:14
IDC EMEA's Chief Analyst, Philip Carter, sits down with Miles to discuss some findings from the IDC Digital Summit 2018, what the rest of the year may hold, and what is coming up as IDC looks towar...
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Episode #23 - Exploring the IoT Ecosystem from 2018-06-25T15:30:04
The Internet of Things is a key innovation accelerator for modern businesses, and presents a significant opportunity for companies which deploy it. However, IoT is an end to end solution, meaning m...
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Episode #22 - Unified Security Unleashed from 2018-06-05T16:00:22
With security product environments becoming increasingly complicated through the incremental deployment of point solutions, security professionals cannot establish their holistic security posture. ...
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Episode #21 - Retail & Personalised Customer Experiences from 2018-05-18T11:39:41
Personalization is a new way for retailers to do business with an individualized value proposition at the core, merging physical and digital experiences. Commerce is everywhere; when given an engag...
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Epsode #20 - Secret Source of IoT from 2018-05-09T16:00:06
In this podcast Internet of Things takes center stage. A journey that starting with an overview of the main IoT use cases and drivers across industries will lead us to discover IoT data sources and...
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Episode #19 - Where is Digital Heading? from 2018-04-11T15:00:14
In this Podcast, we discuss one of the biggest buzz words in the industry today: digital transformation. Is it hype or is it real?
Jan van Vonno talks about how the IDC research has shifted, ho...
Episode #18 - Jobs, Talent and the 'Future of Work' from 2018-03-21T16:35:13
In this Podcast, we discuss how technology is changing how we work, where we work – and even redefining our work “colleagues”.
Marianne Kolding sits down with Miles to talk about how IDC sees t...
International Women's Day Special: Women in Tech from 2018-03-08T09:15:58
In honour of International Women's Day, we are highlighting IDC’s “Women in Tech”, who for many years, have been playing an active role in shaping the technology research business. In this special ...
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Episode #17 - Smart Devices, Smart Future from 2018-01-31T15:03:53
Smartphones in themselves were a big technological revolution that fundamentally changed society, we are also seeing emerging technologies; such as Wearables, Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality,...
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Episode #16 - The Future in 5G from 2018-01-11T15:11:15
The next 'G' in mobile is coming, but what does this actually mean? How much faster is it? When will it be implemented? Do we actually need it? In this podcast John Delaney sits down with Miles to ...
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IDC FutureScapes #4 - AI Everywhere from 2018-01-03T10:59:54
In December and January, IDC runs a series of webcasts known as the FutureScapes, in which our expert analysts give their top ten predictions for the coming year.
Tom Meyer and Phil Carte...
IDC FutureScapes #3 - IOT: Hype vs Reality from 2017-12-21T09:43:45
In December and January, IDC runs a series of webcasts known as the FutureScapes, in which our expert analysts give their top ten predictions for the coming year. In the third episode of this seri...
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Episode #15 - Collaboration and Automation in Manufacturers’ Business Ecosystems from 2017-12-14T14:33:37
Products will increasingly become platforms in manufacturers’ business ecosystems. There will be multiple partners contributing to joint products and services in order to deliver a high customer ex...
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IDC FutureScapes #2 - GDPR: The Wait is Almost Over from 2017-12-11T09:45:48
In December and January, IDC runs a series of webcasts known as the FutureScapes, in which our expert analysts give their top ten predictions for the coming year. In the second episode of this ser...
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IDC Futurescapes #1 - A Look Ahead Into 2018 from 2017-12-05T16:11:58
In December and January, IDC runs a series of webcasts known as the FutureScapes, in which our expert analysts give their top ten predictions for the coming year. In the first of short special ser...
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Episode #14 - Connected Cars: An Insurer and Automaker Partnership from 2017-11-15T11:11:13
With connected cars capturing location, driving behavior, and vehicle diagnostics, insurers now have an opportunity to think beyond Usage Based Insurance (UBI) and extend the application of the tec...
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Episode #13 - Joining forces: Why Cloud Alliances Are on the Rise from 2017-10-24T03:39:39
IBM and Salesforce; Microsoft and Box; AWS and VMWare – all of these are examples of companies which are teaming up together as part of a cloud alliance. In a pre-cloud world, many companies follow...
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Episode #12 - Why You Need a Multicloud Strategy in 2018 from 2017-10-09T14:27:39
Ten years in, cloud has changed everything. People used to purchase hardware, now they consume it. More than half of the infrastructure capacity in Europe will be going to Service Providers by 2020...
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Episode #11 - Why Open Source is Becoming a Key Digital Enabler from 2017-09-14T09:06:51
Open Source has prevailed in the OS, database and web server domains for some decades; its importance has been growing in the last 3-4 years, especially as digital transformation takes centre stage...
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Episode #10 - Beyond the Hype: The Rise of the DevOps Driven Enterprise from 2017-08-09T10:54:35
Agility, speed and sustaining enhanced customer experience are the mantras of the world in which we live today; organizations can choose to respond or inevitably find themselves fighting to stay af...
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Episode #8 - People, Process and Technology in Marketing from 2017-07-10T08:56:13
Marketing is a state of flux. Marketing automation enabled Marketing to capture, track and target sales leads. But now the game has changed again. Customer experience (CX) is the new kid in town. A...
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Episode #7 - Addressing Manufacturing’s Talent Gap from 2017-06-20T08:59:40
Manufacturing, more than any other industry, is facing a talent challenge today, driven by factors such as baby boomers retiring, unemployment, a tarnished reputation, and new digital technologies ...
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Episode #6 - AI – The Ongoing Revolution in Software from 2017-06-01T11:24:27
Artificial Intelligence is one of the hottest topics in IT today. It provides an essential underpinning for consumer devices like Amazon Alexa and innovations like driverless cars. In fact, AI will...
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Episode #5 - From Music to Windmills: Digital Transformation in the Nordics from 2017-05-18T08:06:51
Nordic organizations are no longer just talking about digital transformation but truly embracing it. In the last few years a lot of organizations have started levering new digital technologies – mo...
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Episode #4 - Finding Blockchain: From Definition to Use Cases in Europe from 2017-04-25T11:36:15
Large companies like TUI Group or ING are actively exploring Blockchain as we speak. And yet - as the noise levels skyrocket, IT vendors and buyers in the European space are scratching their head ...
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Episode #3 - Three Must Do’s for Chief Data Officers in 2017 from 2017-04-07T13:24:27
In 2017, Big Data analytics is reaching a tipping point, going from an experimental or focused technology for specific use cases to generally deployable platform. Alongside that are important econo...
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Episode #2 - Three Mega Themes in European Channel from 2017-03-20T14:08:04
The emergence of the 3rd platform, along with the drive of Digital Transformation, has created a number of complex issues for the channel in recent years. Business models are transforming, as tradi...
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Episode #1 - The Changing Face of Security? from 2017-02-15T10:28:53
There has been a vast amount of change in the security industry, but to cut out the noise, IDC boil this down to 3 macro-drivers: the dynamic threat landscape, digital transformation, and regulator...
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