Information Technology

The Tech Trailblazers Awards announces 2021 winners

Global awards platform for enterprise tech startups reveals 10th edition trailblazers

London, UK – December 9th, 2021 – The Tech Trailblazers Awards announced the 2021 Tech Trailblazers at its inaugural virtual awards ceremony last night. Members of the high-profile judging panel joined the online celebration to reveal the newest cohort of winners across the 16 different categories and the regional awards

As the first independent global awards program dedicated to the enterprise technology startup ecosystem, the Tech Trailblazers Awards recognises and rewards leading startups, innovations and individuals from around the globe.

The 2021 enterprise category winners are:

Forsta Placed in 2021 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Voice of the Customer

Forsta Recognised for Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute

New York, NY, Oslo, Norway and London, UK – Dec 02, 2021 – Forsta, the leading Customer Experience and Research Technology company, today announced that it has been positioned by Gartner as a Leader in the Magic Quadrant for Voice of the Customer[1]. The evaluation was based on specific criteria that analysed the company’s overall completeness of vision and ability to execute its Voice of the Customer (VoC) offering. For a complimentary copy of the full 2021 Magic Quadrant for Voice of the Customer report, visit this Forsta webpage.

75% of surveyed CIOs struggle to unlock data insights within their organisation

While 78% of businesses realise the value of digital transformation, only a quarter are using data to drive business strategy

London, 1st December, 2021: While the large majority (98%) of CIOs report that the pandemic accelerated their organisation’s digital transformation plans, many (75%) are unable to unlock their data to drive a successful digital transformation. These findings come from the 2021 Global CIO Survey commissioned by Logicalis, a global provider of digital transformation and cloud managed services.

Need Flexibility? Let Intelligent Automation Be Your Yoga Master

London, UK – 1st December 2021 The “new normal”. If you’re cringing in your seat or rolling your eyes, then you agree it’s time to retire this phrase and send it off to perpetual ignominy. The “new normal” has been around long enough. It’s reality. And it’s not going anywhere.

The pandemic is just a part of life now, and many organizations are still struggling to perform amid wildly dynamic conditions. One could even say there’s an “outbreak” of underperformance in many companies, with board members raging just as much as Covid. They want results, not excuses.

NCSC’s “Decrypting Diversity” report: the UK Cyber Security Council responds

The Council is cited in two of the report’s six recommendations: “Publicise the success stories” and “Map out the skills and roles”

November 23rd – London, UK – The UK Cyber Security Council – the charitable, self-regulatory body for the cyber security education and skills sector – today responded to Decrypting Diversity, a report by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) on diversity and inclusivity (D&I) in the cyber security sector.

Brits are more likely to shop online than in-store for Black Friday and Christmas, despite the re-opening of retail

London, 22 November 2021 Quadient (Euronext Paris: QDT), a leader in helping businesses create meaningful customer connections through digital and physical channels, today announces the results of a consumer survey* examining shopping intentions and parcel delivery challenges as we approach Black Friday and Christmas. The survey of 1,000 UK respondents conducted in October 2021, reveals that half of UK shoppers will do most of their Black Friday and Christmas shopping online for delivery or Click and Collect in store, compared to just over one-fifth (21%) expecting to mostly shop in-store this holiday season.

Survey Finds CISOs are Missing Holidays like Thanksgiving and Not Taking Vacation Due to Work Demands

New research from Tessian details the extent of CISO burnout and reveals how automation can help teams reclaim hours lost due to cybersecurity incidents caused by human error

November 18, 2021 - A new report from Human Layer Security company Tessian reveals that two in five Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) have missed holidays like Thanksgiving due to work demands. In addition, one-quarter have not taken time off work in the past 12 months.