Everywhere we look, organisations are touting their ability to innovate, to generate cutting edge ideas, to change the game. They’re doing it to stay ahead of the competition which, thanks to digitisation, has changed beyond all recognition. However, if everyone is innovating, is anyone doing anything new? In other words, in the rush to innovate, […]
Electric drives, the sharing economy, connected cars and autonomous driving: In the face of these trends, the automotive industry has no choice but to change course. Porsche Informatik – the Porsche Holding software control center – is pivotal to these dynamic developments. Ground-breaking solutions for the future of mobility can be built only on the […]
We talk about innovation so much there’s a danger the term becomes devalued. Everywhere we look, we hear about the need to be innovative. Innovation changes the world, innovation drives us forward, innovation got us out of the cave. Actually, it’s completely wrong. Being able to come up with ideas hasn’t done anything. What got […]
It’s safe to say, the nature of applications has fundamentally changed. In the past, apps never left the data center. Now, they are widely distributed across several virtual servers, containers, and physical servers. As a result of this, traditional perimeter security strategies are now ineffective. Why? Because apps and data need security that follows them […]
Innovation is the name of the game right now. Organisations that don’t innovate risk becoming obsolete – just look at the household names that have lost their place at the top of the tree (like Nokia), or disappeared from view completely (such as Kodak). What’s interesting is that many of these once market leaders never […]
Businesses are facing considerable IT challenges as they embark on their digital transformation journey. We hear from our customers that they are faced with business requirements to manage risks, lower TCO, accelerate time to market to meet the ever-increasing demands for faster innovation. To tackle these challenges and get on the path to success, businesses […]
By Louise Öström, Vice President of Cloud EMEA Enabling farmers to make more money from their crops; supporting hospitals to provide healthcare to vast, mountainous regions; opening access to teaching, irrespective of location; and helping provide surgical facilities to remote communities. All examples of how technology, and more specifically cloud, can improve people’s lives. I’ve […]
By Louise Öström, Vice President of Cloud EMEA Introduction Over the last couple of months, I’ve been talking about using technology, and more specifically cloud computing, for good. From farmers in Kenya to disaster relief and increasing the reach of education, irrespective of location, technology is being deployed as part of efforts to help those […]
After years of debate, the consensus is clear: cloud infrastructure, apps and services are here to stay. Enterprises understand that cloud computing is the enabler of digitisation. According to a recent study by the Taneja Group, over 65 percent of enterprises surveyed were at least running some business-critical workloads in a public cloud. It’s no […]
We’ve all seen the stats, heard the statements and know the consequences – cyber threats are continually on the increase, and it’s a matter of when, not if, your organisation is penetrated. Yet at the same time, we’re spending more than ever before on security. How does that work? It’s a situation Pat Gelsinger, VMware […]
by Louise Öström, Vice President of Cloud, EMEA at VMware Companies are feeling the pressure. Constantly evolving customer expectations and disruptive digital competitors are demanding an intense balancing act; safeguarding existing businesses while consistently unlocking future growth potential. Key to delivering on both aspects is the ability to innovate – that’s not just generating new […]
by Louise Fellows, Director, Public Sector UK&I at VMware As the world becomes connected, so it comes under attack. Organisations of all kinds face daily, if not hourly, cyber intrusions, as criminals, hacktivists and hostile nations seek to profit from poor IT security practices. For organisations used to dealing in sensitive information, the apparatus is […]