​Racial and gender hiring biases place women of color at a particular disadvantage when seeking employment. So far in our series, Advancing Women of Color in STEM, we have explored how women of color face a 'double jeopardy' when seeking employment, as well as how artificial intelligence (AI) may provide a useful tool to increasing their representation in the tech sector. Le...

​As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more commonly used in recruitment, will we see an increase in workplace diversity? Used correctly, AI promises to democratize the workforce by furthering the fair representation of women and ethnic minorities.As we covered in the first part of this series, Advancing Women of Color, the diversity gap in STEM is a well-documented issue....

​According to McKinsey and Company, 90% of CEOs report that diversity is a top business priority, yet the dial towards progress has hardly moved in recent years. The representation of women of color in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields has reached a crisis point – only 9.9% of STEM employees are women of color. In this article, we explore the cur...

​Artificial intelligence holds massive potential for recruitment. From screening through to final hire, automation, natural language learning and predictive analytics are being used at every stage of the journey to schedule, interview, assess and predict candidate performance. Should you use artificial intelligence to supercharge your hiring process? Download our guide.

Glocomms is excited to be partnering with an innovative non-profit, RaisedBy.Us, for their annual event, "An Evening Celebrating Social Good in the NYC Tech Community".RaisedBy.Us helps tech companies, particularly tech start ups, develop social impact programs that translate their mission and values into tangible events like volunteerism and charitable giving. "An Evening C...

As the world becomes more connected, the Internet of Things (IoT) continues to expand. Gartner forecasts that 14.2 billion connected things will be in use during 2019, rising to 25 billion by 2021.In the wake of this increased connectivity, cybersecurity breaches emerged as the #1 concern for US CEOs at this year’s World Economic Forum. Here, we explore three key cybersecuri...

​Mention global tech hubs and locations such as Silicon Valley, London and Berlin spring to mind, but there’s a contender emerging on the world stage. In recent years, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark have been quietly committing resources and talent to create a world-class tech hub of their own.That expanding hub is now encroaching into areas dominated by the more famili...

​2018 saw a huge increase in the number of venture capitalists (VC) funding rounds for technology start-ups.And it’s a trend that’s set to continue.Globally, Quarter 3 of 2018 was the most active for VCs on record and each funding round is getting bigger. According to Crunchbase, while the time in between deals is largely unchanged, VCs are investing more capital per round, ...

​As technology evolves, sourcing high end talent with the right qualifications and skills is becoming a challenge for employers.  One of the key areas facing HR is the competition for tech professionals possessing the unique skills needed to develop the ServiceNow platform.The rise and rise of ServiceNowOver 5,000 companies worldwide use ServiceNow to drive their digital tra...

Technology is disrupting and transforming the way we live and work, and 2019 promises to be yet another exciting year in the sector.   While projected global spend in IT is expected to slow this year according to S&P Global, it predicts double-digit growth in SaaS. That forecast is supported by Gartner who predict a rise in global IT spend of 3.2% to $3.8 trillion in 201...

​Despite a turbulent end to 2018, the cryptocurrency market is predicted to enter a new era during 2019 as industry experts suggest that blockchain, the technology that supports it, will become more mainstream.However, it still faces a significant challenge. Cryptojacking was described as the ‘the runaway security problem in 2018’ by TechRepublic and the increased connectivi...

​Entrepreneurs seeking investment in the early stages of their startup often turn to venture capitalists to support their fledgling business idea. Both accelerators and incubators offer sources of funding but there are some subtle differences between the two.These types of program do have one thing in common - they both aim to create business growth. deliver value chain bene...

A career in cybersecurity is one of the most sought after in the tech field and can be a fulfilling and lucrative option for talented and ambitious professionals. Cybersecurity experts play a vital role in keeping their employers and their customers safe while online. But to succeed requires specific qualifications and experience.Here we take a look at how to get ahead in th...

​In a digital economy, every enterprise must be able to with agility to constantly changing business requirements. ​What is SDN? SDN (Software Defined Networking) is an emerging technology which aims to improve network control by enabling organisations and IT service providers to respond rapidly to change via a centralised control console. This enables the entire network an...

In the world of mobile applications, hot topics quickly become yesterday’s news, forcing developers to keep up with evolving UI and UX trends. 2018’s Mobile World Congress showed how machine learning, digitisation, and AI all provide companies with the ability to redefine the customer experience and be a part of the mobile application revolution. Leading that revolution is S...

​Since its arrival on the SAP stage in February 2015, S/4HANA has made its impact. That impact is being increasingly felt by employers as they search for the talent to unlock its business value and create a more intelligent enterprise.SAP S/4HANA is an ERP solution which enables companies to maximise their opportunities in today’s digital economy. Built on an in-memory syste...

​The race to reach the finish line in bringing driverless cars into the market is heating up across Silicon Valley. ​Companies like Uber and Lyft are investing in driverless car technology, and tech start-ups such as NuTonomy, a spinoff from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has announced its intention to launch driverless taxis in Singapore in 2019. ​But it’s Waym...

The biggest digital disruption affecting employers is the AI skills shortage. IBM predicts there will be 364,000 open jobs for data and analytics professionals by 2020 in the US, with an ever- increasing demand for data scientists. The widening skills gap and rapid pace of technological advancement has led to a growing interest in using artificial intelligence to drive digit...

​Glocomms' insight on the 2018 Cybersecurity Landscape Across the End-User and Vendor ArenasIntroductionGlocomms was founded on the premise of Cybersecurity becoming the most in-demand and integral part of technology across all industries. In 2017, we saw a multitude of high-profile cyberattacks targeting various companies including Uber, Deloitte and Equifax with the most p...

Is the Endpoint Security Space Too Crowded?There are a number of must-haves any endpoint security solution should offer: rapid prevention capabilities; real-time information; massive scalability; integrated sandboxing; and data management to name a few. However, in an over-crowded market it’s becoming increasingly challenging for businesses to see past the noise and remain u...