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An overview of news, trends and research in IT Strategy consulting in the UK:

PAC: Digital is on the rise, but testing strategy lacks Although the majority of European businesses agree that boosting their digital presence is their number one IT priority, less than 20% have fully implemented a digital testing strategy, research by P
01 December 2015
Google and PwC launch joint Innovation Lab in Belfast Google has in collaboration with PwC opened its first Google Innovation Lab in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in a move aimed at encouraging European firms to embrace new, and more innovative ways of wor
25 November 2015
Indian public cloud market to hit 1.9 billion by 2019 Rapid development within the technology industries of China and India has seen considerable investment in their respective cloud markets in recent years.
25 November 2015
Nationwide awards five year IT contract to Capgemini Building society Nationwide has hired Capgemini to support it with transforming its key IT infrastructure.
23 November 2015
Indian insurers spend 2.1 billion on IT and technology The IT budgets of Indian insurance companies for 2016 is heading towards $2.11 billion, as they spend more on IT products and services, research by Gartner shows.
19 November 2015
PwC: UK businesses still fail to take on cyber security Information security remains a key challenge for businesses around the world, as adversaries become more and more sophisticated.
19 November 2015
Baker Tilly Ryan Glennon and Unit4 agree partnership Baker Tilly Ryan Glennon has agreed an alliance with Unit4, combining their strengths to offer Irish educational institutions, which are under considerable cost pressures, with a cost effective ERP s
17 November 2015
Active defense vital for battling cybersecurity threat Against the backdrop of the growing frequency and impact of cybersecurity, and the uphill battle forecasted to unfold at businesses over the coming years, adopting an active cyber-defense stance is b
11 November 2015
IoT to boost economic growth China by 1.8 trillion IoT has the potential to boost China’s yearly economic output by a further $1.8 trillion by 2030, a recent report from Accenture shows.
09 November 2015
IBM launches practice dedicated to Cognitive Business IBM has launched Cognitive Business Solutions, a new practice aimed at developing cognitive computing expertise and solutions for the coming demand from a wide range of industries. The new practice will leverage IBM Watson, involve more than 2,000
29 October 2015
MOSL selects CGI for water central market system The development of a competitive market within the English suppliers of water and waste water retail services was set out by Water Act 2014.
28 October 2015
HMRC launches 20 million tender for IT consulting The HMRC has launched a £20 million tender for consulting firms to guide its IT department in a move away from a one sized mega-project IT system operated by one main contractor to one that is open t
19 October 2015
Strong consulting arms boost Indian IT and BPO services Infosys and Wipro, two large Indian outsourcing concerns, have in recent years struggled to reel in big fish clients for their consulting arms.
06 October 2015
TCS executive on the necessity of digital reimagination Business leaders find themselves at a major digital turning point, is the belief of Satya Ramaswamy, Global Head of the Digital Enterprise Unit of the Indian Tata Consultancy Services (TCS).
15 September 2015
ArcelorMittal Bremen renews its partnership with CGI ArcelorMittal Bremen, a subsidiary of ArcelorMittal, the world's largest steel producer, has renewed its partnership with CGI.
01 September 2015
The 25 most important IT consulting firms in Germany The 25 largest IT consulting firms in Germany have performed well last year, growing their combined revenues by 3.2% to a total of €9.8 billion.
24 August 2015
Neste selects Capgemini as its main ICT services partner Capgemini has signed a deal with Finnish renewable energy refinery Neste to deliver its ICT services. The agreement will involve both front end services, as well as business process optimisation through leveraging data generated through its se
19 August 2015
Shadow IT and tech threatens the role of the CIO Although shadow IT isn't new at all, its character has changed and it is potentially becoming more threatening to the CIO. Cloud services outside control of the CIO may create security and continuity risks.
06 August 2015
Scotland selects CGI for IT procurement framework CGI has been awarded a procurement framework contract with the Scottish Government to provide IT support to services and civil society.
03 August 2015
Hyundai & Accenture boost ship efficiency with sensors Accenture and Hyundai Heavy Industries have announced plans to collaborate on bringing Internet of Things technology into Hyundai’s shipping offerings.
30 July 2015
Bain: Chinese cloud market to reach 20 billion by 2020 The Chinese IT landscape has over the past twenty years been catching up to that of the developed world.
29 July 2015
Dicitas: Digitalisation transforms business ecosystem Consumer demand and lower cost profiles are driving a move towards digitalisation. According to Dicitas Consulting, businesses need to treat their digitalisation process as a transformation of the entire business, and not as a siloed process.
28 July 2015
NHS awards Accenture cloud email service contract Accenture and subsidiary Avanade have been awarded a contract to provide the NHS in England and Scotland with a cloud-based secure email and collaboration service.
20 July 2015
Accenture & UN refugee body create biometric identity Accenture, after a successful bid in a competitive tendering process, will be providing the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees with on-going system maintenance and user training for a Biom
15 July 2015
Infosys invests in Ireland via strategic AIB-partnership Infosys has joined with Allied Irish Banks in a strategic partnership that will see the consultancy firm, among others, invest $10 million into Irish start-ups as well as create a presence in the loc
09 July 2015
Big Data translators crucial for capturing potential Big Data is complex and in order to maximise its potential, organisations not only need specialists who understand the data, but also “translators” who can analyse and clearly communicate the retriev
09 July 2015
PA Consulting: Four in ten UK firms will outsource more 40% of UK organisations plan to outsource more in the next few years, research by PA Consulting and Whitelane Research shows, highlighting the significant growth potential of the UK outsourcing marke
25 June 2015
CGI assists Highways England to become independent CGI has won a three-year end user computing services contract for the new government owned Highways England.
18 June 2015
CFO and CIO collaboration growing in importance With more and more aspects of business becoming digitalised, a recent survey from EY highlights a drawing together of the CFO and CIO functions.
11 June 2015
Capita acquires IT solutions specialist Pervasive Capita has acquired IT solutions specialist Pervasive, strengthening its Technology Solutions division with mobility services offerings, as well as improving the division’s expertise in wireless networking, storage, computing and security./e
09 June 2015
Demand for outsourcing to grow in the Netherlands IT outsourcing in the Netherlands is expected to grow over the coming years, with 49% of top IT spending organisations looking to outsource more in 2015 against only 6% of companies that expect a dec
27 May 2015
Marsh launches Cyber Monitor & Cyber View offerings Consulting firm Marsh recently launched two cyber security services, Marsh Cyber Monitor and Marsh Cyber View, to help businesses stay on top of threats in real-time, with the services including updated threat indicators and analytics driven unders
21 May 2015

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