City Moves for 10 August 2016 | Who’s switching jobs August 10, 2016 INSTITUTE OF DIRECTORS Ken Olisa OBE, founder of technology merchant bank Restoration Partners and Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London, has been appointed deputy chairman of the Institute of Directors. Ken will work alongside the chairman, Lady Barbara Judge and the incoming director general, Stephen Martin, in setting the IoD’s strategy. Ken's technology career spans over 30 years, [...]
iPhone builder plans float for cloud unit that could raise $1bn as demand for data transfer products soars July 5, 2016 The builder of Apple's iPhone has filed to float its cable and connector unit in Hong Kong in a deal that's thought could raise as much as $1bn (£765m). Taiwanese firm Hon Hai Precision Industry – known as Foxconn Technology Group – assembles most of Apple's iPhones and many of the other smartphones in use around the world. The planned initial public offering [...]
Oracle and BT team up for UK cloud push June 28, 2016 US software giant Oracle has entered into a partnership with BT to grow its cloud computing business. Oracle customers will be able to get on to it’s cloud through BT’s network. BT’s so-called cloud of clouds was launched in April last year and has already partnered with Amazon, Microsoft Azure, Salesforce and Cisco. After a [...]
IBM hires ex-Thomas Cook boss Harriet Green to lead new data-focused business September 14, 2015 IBM has confirmed the appointment Harriet Green, former chief executive of Thomas Cook, to lead two new business divisions – the Internet of Things and Education Business. In a statement, the New York-based technology company said these units were being launched to “apply the company’s considerable strengths in Big Data, advanced analytics and cognitive [...]
UK firms lagging other countries in use of big data June 28, 2016 Businesses are failing to make the most of big data despite technological advances, according to accountancy giant PwC. Research has shown the UK to be lagging behind other major economies in using data as part of daily business operations. Less than a third of UK organisations (30 per cent) claim to be highly data-driven, compared [...]
London tops smarts cities index with Bristol in second place May 19, 2016 London has come out top of the rankings for factors which make a smart city, according to new research. London scored 80.5 for its use of digital technology to improve services, helping it top Huawei's smart cities index. The capital was praised for urban innovations such as the congestion charge and its strong commitment to open data with the London Datastore. [...]
WANdisco hopes for government contracts as turnaround takes hold April 24, 2016 Software developer WANdisco hopes to pick up a raft of government contracts this year as its strategic turnaround takes hold. While no government contracts have been secured yet, WANdisco is planning to pounce on Whitehall plans to move data from physical servers to cloud based storage. The company has recently bagged contracts with two of [...]
City Moves for 13 July 2016 | Who’s switching jobs July 13, 2016 Deloitte Deloitte has appointed Stephen Rees as a real estate senior advisor in its private client and family office group. Stephen will support family offices wishing to access UK commercial real estate, and provide a strategic and execution role as families continue to seek alternative investment opportunities in the UK. Stephen started his career at JLL, where [...]
Apple versus Google: Here’s who’s won the latest title of world’s most valuable brand June 8, 2016 Google and Apple continue to tussle for the top stop on the stock market, switching back and forth in recent months for the crown of the biggest market capitalisation of any company in the world. But it's Google which triumphs in the latest ranking. The tech firm, now know under the umbrella Alphabet, has claimed [...]
City Moves for 27 June 2016 | Who’s switching jobs June 27, 2016 Qube Global Software James Lavery has been promoted to marketing director at Qube Global Software, a City-based supplier of property and facilities management software. James joined Qube Global Software in 2004 as its customer relationship team leader, before being promoted to head of marketing in 2010. In his new position he will be responsible for spearheading the company’s [...]