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WELCOME TO DIGITECH
It ’ s a pleasure to welcome you to DIGITECH Magazine . Written especially for leaders in the Technology and Digital space , we bring you the best thought leadership in this area , composed by our people . North Highland prides itself on helping organisations to unleash their potential and continues to do so all over the world .
For those of you I haven ’ t met yet , my name is Ben Grinnell and I am the Global Technology & Digital Services Lead for North Highland . I have spent the last 20 years helping build capability in IT functions , improving the relationship between technology and the business to ensure IT divisions can facilitate the business vision . This publication is compiled with articles from subject matter experts across the North Highland offices .
Our aim within this magazine is to bring you our latest thinking in this space and spark a dialogue within the digital and technology community .
If you missed the previous issue of DigiTech Magazine , and want to have a read , please scan here :
In this new look issue of DIGITECH Magazine we :
- Look at what 2016 is set to bring in terms of technology and how your organisation might be using it day to day
- Bring you seven steps towards the case for data and why there has never been a better time for strategic Business Intelligence ( BI ) investments
- Prove that DevOps need great architects to make it work . On the face of it , DevOps may not sound like something architects need to get involved in but we look at why this is important
- Examine why now is the time to unleash the power of HR and invest in a new HRIS system . Now we are seeing the investment in core systems really increase , with many organisations reviewing the current packages and looking to update or modernise their systems
- We argue that innovation is not so different to other business functions and state the case for it having its own place throughout the organisation .
Our carefully crafted articles have been chosen after proving popular topics with technology and digital leaders at many of our clients . We hope to give you something to think about .
So please grab a coffee and have a read of DigiTech .
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CONTENTS
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TECH FOCUS
LEAN , MEAN 2016 : LOOKING AHEAD AT TECHNOLOGY
SEVEN STEPS TOWARDS THE CASE FOR DATA
IOT VS GOT : IS WINTER COMING ?
INNOVATION : BUZZ WORD OR STANDARD PRACTICE ?
9 STEPS TO FOSTERING INNOVATION CULTURE
WHY DEVOPS NEEDS GREAT ARCHITECTS TO REALLY MAKE IT WORK
DRAWING OUT A DISCUSSION TO DRAW IN DECISION MAKERS
HRIS – IT ’ S TIME TO MAKE A CHANGE - UNLEASH THE POWER OF HR
ARE YOU READY FOR YOUR NEXT ERP ?
BORROWING FROM CX & DIGITAL TO IMPROVE YOUR CHANGE MANAGEMENT
SENSIBLE SECURITY & THE CLOUD
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