Technology recruitment: Why speed is of the essence
Cathcart Associates says firms in the hunt for the best talent must be prepared to move fast Companies need to be more agile, flexible and quicker to market when looking…
A hacker’s step-by-step guide to how you can beat the hackers
The six cyber security steps to protect your business from harm: from an ‘ethical hacker’ whose Facebook password is 125-characters long How do you best protect your enterprise from cyber-attack,…
When Mad Men gave up being mad: how big data is shaking up the old order of TV ad media buying
In the fast-moving world of digital, ideas cannot be allowed to stand still otherwise they quickly fade and die. Contrast that with the old world, particularly in legacy businesses, where…
The game’s not a bogey
Amateur golfers, take heart: you might not have to buy the drinks in the clubhouse after all.The insights gained from processing huge volumes of realtime performance data obtained from athletes…
Welcome to the news, as presented by your new host: a robot
A public relations firm which boasts a number of high-profile technology clients has taken steps of its own into the digital world – by developing a software tool that can…
From stacking shelves at their local Tesco to programming apps. In 16 weeks.
How Scotland’s new national academy is transforming lives… and the employment market A former fish delivery driver, two Tesco workers, a business consultant for an audio visual company and a…
Two billion words, 200 years worth of data: how a Glasgow-based firm unlocked Hansard
A big data analytics company has developed a powerful tool that aims to help researchers sift huge volumes of text-based material and quickly find the information they need. Software engineers…
Big plans, big money … and even bigger potential
How a small innovation centre in Edinburgh is aiming to generate £124m for the Scottish economy… by crunching numbers. Lots of numbers. As one of Scotland’s eight innovation centres –…
‘Motherships’, ‘unicorns’ and ‘disruption’. We’ve got the lingo, but now a leading survey confirms the growth potential of Scotland’s tech scene
In the latest Tech Nation survey both Edinburgh and Glasgow feature in the Top 10 for tech salaries in the UK If you rub shoulders with the tech crowd for…
The Digital List
It is more than a decade since tech observers proclaimed the demise of Silicon Glen, Scotland’s version of California’s all-powerful Silicon Valley. But the nation has developed into a major…
