Gartner’s Top Strategic Technology Trends for 2021 lists “people centricity,” “location independence” and “resilient delivery” as essential ingredients for creating the high degree of plasticity organizations will need to pull through the rest of the pandemic and the following few years.
Professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal is planning to double the size of its Middle East business within the next five years, the company’s Middle East head Saeeda Jaffar said.
On January 01, 2020, as we turned our calendars to welcome the New Year and decade, little did we expect the turn of events that followed
International operations and transformation consultancy Argon & Co has bolstered its footprint in Europe with the acquisition of R&G Global Consultants.
IBM and Palantir Technologies announced a new partnership consisting of IBM's hybrid cloud data platform designed to deliver AI for business, with Palantir's next generation operations platform for building applications.
Directors will be held personally responsible for their company’s financial statements — with fines and bans for major failures — as part of far-reaching proposals to overhaul UK corporate governance and audit oversight.
The consulting firm has reached agreements with 49 states because of its sales advice to drugmakers, including Purdue Pharma, the manufacturer of OxyContin.
IBM, announced the appointment of Steve LaFleche as General Manager for the U.S. Public and Federal Market. In this role, LaFleche will be responsible for furthering the digital transformation of IBM clients in key industries including the U.S. federal, state and local governments as he leads IBM’s multi-billion-dollar public sector business
Together, the three companies aim to increase Kaiser Permanente’s cloud capabilities and improve the digital experience for its members and clinicians.
Global human capital professional services firm Heidrick & Struggles has appointed three of its seniors in the London office to executive leadership roles.
HCL Technologies Ltd (HCL) announces it has signed a five-year digital workplace services agreement with Airbus. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.
Global change and transformation consultancy North Highland has promoted four of its London-based members to Associate Vice President.
Tech Mahindra announced a strategic partnership with RSA Scandinavia (Codan/Trygg-Hansa), one of the largest general insurer in the Nordics
Accenture has carried on its acquisition spree with the purchase of Future State and Imaginea.
This week, so far, the Dublin, Ireland-based conglomerate has announced the acquisition of three companies: Future State, Imaginea, and Businet System.
The founding directors of Channel 3 Consulting have passed on the baton to a new generation of equity leaders, who have acquired the company following a management buyout.
The Crown Commercial Service has following a highly competitive bid process selected twelve consultancies for its Digital Capability for Health framework.
E-commerce technology venture Bold Commerce has closed a $27 million Series B funding round.
This was led by OMERS Ventures, whose partner Laura Lenz will join the startup’s Board of Directors.
DXC Technology rejected ATOS SE’s acquisition proposal.
As previously covered, on January 6, 2021, DXC received an unsolicited, preliminary and non-binding proposal from Atos SE.
Shopping looks a little different these days. We prefer curbside pickup to the checkout line, we buy in bulk to limit unnecessary trips, and we will visit any retailer within a 60-mile radius if they have the last canister of sanitizing wipes.
KPMG will reduce the pay of its partners by 11% to alleviate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
The financial services company also expects to downsize a number of its offices including its Canary Wharf headquarters.



















