EY UK Future Consumer Index: Affordability remains front of mind as economic uncertainty and rising costs affect UK consumers

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EY UK Future Consumer Index: Affordability remains front of mind as economic uncertainty and rising costs affect UK consumers

UK consumers are prioritising affordability and sustainability in their purchasing decisions as growing economic uncertainty diminishes consumer confidence, according the latest EY UK Future Consumer Index.

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SAP scores big Gloucestershire County Council contract

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SAP scores big Gloucestershire County Council contract

SAP has scored a big contract with Gloucestershire County Council (GCC).

The GCC has become the first UK public sector organisation to select RISE with SAP to modernise its IT and technology infrastructure, accelerate its transformation into the cloud and deliver efficient services to its local residents.

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Nokia to supply Microsoft’s data centre networks

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Nokia to supply Microsoft’s data centre networks

Nokia is to provide its data centre switching solutions to Microsoft’s data centres to support the bandwidth growth in Microsoft Azure.

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Asda selects Workday to accelerate digital transformation

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Asda selects Workday to accelerate digital transformation

Workday, Inc., a leader in enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources, announced that in the company’s fiscal 2022 fourth quarter, Asda, one of the largest supermarket chains in the UK, selected Workday to support its global workforce and deliver an enhanced employee experience

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Digital twin generator Unlearn nets $50M to bolster clinical trials with AI models

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Digital twin generator Unlearn nets $50M to bolster clinical trials with AI models

A startup looking to develop digital copies of patients in clinical trials—allowing computer models of study participants to be generated ahead of time—has raised $50 million for its machine learning-powered efforts.

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UK Regulator FCA Names Interim Head for Digital Assets Unit

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UK Regulator FCA Names Interim Head for Digital Assets Unit

The U.K.'s Financial Conduct Authority appointed Victoria McLoughlin as interim head of its digital assets department as the country ramps up its efforts to regulate the crypto industry and establish its credentials as a global crypto hub, according to her LinkedIn profile.

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Wavestone is ranked 1st in France for Great Place to Work 2022

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Wavestone is ranked 1st in France for Great Place to Work 2022

Wavestone is convinced that attracting top talent and making them want to grow with the firm can only be done through their active participation within the organization and the strategic directions of the company

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Australia’s top entrepreneur: CEO Linda Brown (Torrens University)

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Australia’s top entrepreneur: CEO Linda Brown (Torrens University)

Professional services firm EY has concluded the 21st cycle of its ‘Entrepreneur of The Year’ program, with Torrens University President and CEO Linda Brown taking this year’s honours.

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McKinsey signs on for $1 billion carbon removal investment initiative

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McKinsey signs on for $1 billion carbon removal investment initiative

Online payments company Stripe has launched a future investment initiative to accelerate the development of carbon removal technology, with McKinsey among its big-name launch partners.

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The difference between transformation and change management

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The difference between transformation and change management

For any major business transformation to be successful, ensuring focus on change management is key. But in many project plans, the two terms are used interchangeably. Talal El-Assaad, the founder of ProClipse Consulting, explains why the two terms should not be mixed up – despite being inextricably linked to each other.

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Boeing takes to the cloud with AWS, Google and Microsoft

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Boeing takes to the cloud with AWS, Google and Microsoft

Boeing has announced cloud service agreements with Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud, and Microsoft

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Derby City Council signs to use ERP SaaS

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Derby City Council signs to use ERP SaaS

Derby City Council has signed a five-year deal with TechnologyOne to use its enterprise resource planning software-as-a-service.

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 Bain & Company targets net negative emissions aided by natural carbon removal

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Bain & Company targets net negative emissions aided by natural carbon removal

Focusing on nature-based carbon removal projects, Bain & Company says it is aiming to achieve net negative carbon status this year.

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African startups drew record $5.2 billion in venture capital last year - industry group

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African startups drew record $5.2 billion in venture capital last year - industry group

African start-ups attracted a record $5.2 billion in venture capital last year, bouncing back from a pandemic-induced dip in 2020 with a nearly five-fold increase in investments, according to data released by an industry group.

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Valtech further strengthens its leading commerce position

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Valtech further strengthens its leading commerce position

Accelerating the transformation of companies around the world by enabling them to unify consumer experiences across all sales channels, Valtech is continuing to scale its commerce capabilities with the addition of more than 80 specialist in the LATAM Region.

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Märit Sareyko becomes new Managing Director for Valtech Sweden

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Märit Sareyko becomes new Managing Director for Valtech Sweden

Märit Sareyko joins Valtech as the new Managing Director for Valtech Sweden. With declared ambitions of doubling their size, Valtech brings Märit on board to accelerate regional and local changes, ensuring the sophisticated Swedish Market gets the best Valtech has to offer.

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Roland Berger boosts senior line-up with four new members

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Roland Berger boosts senior line-up with four new members

Roland Berger has strengthened its senior line-up in the Middle East with four seasoned professionals: Eyad Faraj (partner), Mazen Stetie and Richard Stolz (principal), and Charles Menkhorst (senior advisor).

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PwC comments on ONS February house price figures

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PwC comments on ONS February house price figures

UK house price growth remained strong in February 2022, with prices up 10.9% on last year

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AlixPartners welcomes former Whitehouse cyber expert Shawn Belovich

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AlixPartners welcomes former Whitehouse cyber expert Shawn Belovich

AlixPartners, the global consulting firm, announced that cybersecurity and compliance specialist Shawn Belovich has joined as a Managing Director in the firm’s Digital practice. He will be based in the Washington, DC office.

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EY announces the acquisition of Blackdot to strengthen customer transformation and growth capabilities

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EY announces the acquisition of Blackdot to strengthen customer transformation and growth capabilities

EY has announced the acquisition of specialist customer consultancy Blackdot Consulting Ltd (Blackdot) to strengthen EY transformation, customer and growth capabilities.

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