All articles by Pete Swabey

Pete Swabey

Doubt and action: Transforming data analytics at Jaguar Land Rover

Harry Powell, outgoing analytics chief at Jaguar Land Rover, shares the cultural changes that have helped the UK carmaker become a data-driven organisation.

Hyperscale government: How the UK public sector is migrating to the cloud

At Tech Monitor and New Statesman’s Public Sector Technology Symposium, tech leaders from UK Parliament and the Crown Prosecution Service shared their experience of cloud migration.

Marks and Spencer takes data skills into its own hands with in-house academy

M&S’s BEAM Academy helps develop, attract and retain the data talent needed for digital transformation, explains head of enterprise data Suzanne Howse. Last week, it took it to the next level.

How will Accenture’s 3,000 new jobs affect the UK tech skills shortage?

The IT services giant’s massive recruitment drive has been billed as a way to address the UK’s tech skills shortage. But is it merely adding to the problem?

NHS digital transformation reboot could trigger ‘change fatigue’, experts warn

The NHS has accepted the recommendations of a review into its digital transformation strategy, but with the health service still battling Covid-19, the changes could be disruptive.

Accountable to AI: Can algorithms make businesses behave better?

Institutional investors are turning to AI to scrutinise the businesses in their portfolios. Will this improve corporate governance or will companies game the algorithms?

Can smart infrastructure help deliver net zero?

Decarbonisation is one of the most urgent drivers for smart infrastructure. At the Making Sense of Net Zero event, Thomas Kiessling, CTO for smart infrastructure at Siemens, explained the start of the art.

Is India the next AI superpower?

India has succeeded in equipping its vast technology talent base with AI skills, new data from GitHub reveals. And it’s not just the IT outsourcers who will benefit.

Net zero data centres: Decarbonising digital infrastructure

At the Making Sense of Net Zero virtual forum, experts shared state of the art methods for eliminating emissions from data centre facilities.

How technology can support the circular economy

Cisco’s circular economy leader Katie Schindall explains how the company is boosting reuse of its equipment and how digital technology can support less wasteful use of resources.