Amber Donovan-Stevens

Content Editor / Top Business Tech

Amber is a Content Editor at Top Business Tech

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The rise of lights-out automation in medtech

The global pandemic sped up digital transformations for businesses across the globe. Dr Chantelle Kiernan, Senior Scientific Advisor – Innovation & Digital Transformation (Manufacturing), IDA Ireland explains how the health crisis accelerated lights-out manufacturing in Ireland’s medtech industry.

What is internal transformation and why does it matter to CTOs?

There have been countless examples of organisations spanning the globe who have spent millions adopting the latest tech solutions to empower workforces, and brought in additional tools to streamline processes – particularly throughout the past 18 months.
However, moving beyond the pandemic and accelerating growth doesn’t always have to mean a new suite of technology options are integrated into a business’s infrastructure, nor should an enterprise always have to break the bank in order to remain relevant. Often, it’s a case of starting small and building from existing foundations to make the biggest improvements, as Ben Nicklen, chief operating officer for workplace data analytics organisation Tiger, explains

Going for growth: e-commerce post-pandemic

For online traders who have thrived during the past year this makes it even more important to ensure retention and growth. Here, Georg Hesse, VP of UK and Germany at Thrasio, one of the fastest-growing acquirers of Amazon third-party FBA brands, explains how online sellers can adapt their offering and remain competitive as consumers return to the High Street.

The hybrid working pandemic

With coronavirus restrictions now lifted, there is no bigger trend than the shift many businesses make to a hybrid working model. Sherif Choudhry, a Managing Partner at BCG Platinion, looks at the fear of automation, the need for a human-centric approach, and how technology can foster new relationships.

Manufacturing in our post-Covid world

The historical importance of technological innovation in manufacturing is hard to overstate. The Industrial Revolution – which saw the transition from hand production to mechanisation – laid the foundations for our modern way of life. Henry Ford’s assembly lines of the early 20th century heralded a new age of mass production, travel and globalisation. Yet until recently many manufacturing companies have remained very traditional, slow to embrace new technology and make the move from mechanical to digital. Here Kimberly Kellermann, an engineer and Vice President of Global Operations for Global Industrial Packaging at Greif, explains why she thinks the pandemic could prove to be a turning point.

Britannic Technologies deconstructs digital transformation

There is no escaping digital transformation for businesses. The rise of Industry 4.0 has meant that any organization not implementing digital solutions to drive business will be left behind and overtaken by organizations that do. Britannic Technologies breaks down what drives digital transformation and its value today.

The zero trust blindspot

Zero trust architecture is undoubtedly the future of cybersecurity. It does not however typically extend beyond network access, which is a shortcoming that will eventually come back to bite the information security community as a whole, says Pete Smith, archTIS VP and General Manager of EMEA.

8th worst in Europe: Cybersecurity for UK business

In the article, Hayley Kershaw, AdvanceFirst Technologies, analyses the data from recent research to identify successful cybersecurity practices from countries achieving the top-ranking and how, with the UK’s commitment to cybersecurity, businesses can improve.