The State of Unicorns
Part I: Unicorns rising A three-part series about the tech-driven global boom of unicorn companies Coined in 2013, the term ‘unicorn’ is used to refer to a private venture capital-backed firm valued at over $1 billion. According to US private equity firm CB Insights, there are currently 986 unicorn companies worldwide with a cumulative valuation […]
Top Executive Priorities: 2022 – Technology, Talent, Trust
Executives are redefining how humans and technology work together, and creating organizational cultures that put people first Technology, talent, and trust are top priorities for 2022. Executives are rethinking how they operate all along the value chain. They’re finding ways to increase flexibility, strengthen cybersecurity, and reduce environmental impact each step of the way. They’re […]
World War – III is Cyberwar
…and it has begun! Technology has altered the playbook of warfare; now it’s a war without bullets On January 13, Microsoft identified intrusion activity originating from Ukraine that appeared to be possible Master Boot Records (MBR) Wiper activity. During the investigation, the US company found a unique malware capability being used in intrusion attacks against […]
The State of HR Analytics
The only way to continuously prove that HRM improves quantitative business performance is through the use of adequate HR analytics software That an optimised Human Resources team will contribute positively to businesses seems to be rather intuitive at this point. In fact, several research papers have already been written on it. Consider the details of […]
Top 10 Data Science Job Roles
What are the top job profiles that an aspiring Data Scientist will be filling in at work? And do we really know the exact requirements for these roles? Data Science is a multi-faceted discipline that combine several areas of technical expertise. Anyone acquiring overall expertise in this domain can be called a Data Scientist. But […]
How big a role will AI play in ESG?
With the growing global significance of ESG, we are currently seeing a paradigm shift in what key stakeholders expect of a company Canadian sustainability management software company Novisto recently wrote, for example, that “beyond the mandatory set of financial disclosures, they now require companies to produce disclosures (currently not mandatory) related to the issues that […]
Talent Shortage – The biggest 2022 challenge
In a not-so-surprising discovery, a Red Hat survey for 2022’s technology outlook finds that People, not Technology, are the important part of digital transformation. In fact, skillset or talent gaps was this year’s top barrier (26%) to digital transformation, which likely explains why that area leads non-IT funding priorities. This represents something of a shift […]
Turning Employee Engagement into Employee Experience
A survey reveals that employees with work flexibility are more effective, more satisfied, and more likely to stay. What can HR teams do to stem the attrition avalanche? As the fourth quarter results started to come out, Indian IT companies laid bare their biggest and toughest challenge for 2022 – the attrition avalanche. On average […]
Data Engineering vs Data Science: Difference Between the Two
The 21st century has witnessed a digital revolution, and at the forefront of this revolution is data and its rise in relevance and importance. Data has become the rightful currency of the present age, and this trend has led to a massive surge in demand for big data engineers and data scientists. With data science […]
The State of the Data Science Job Market
HBR has listed ‘data scientist’ as the top job of the 21st Century. Let’s look at the key drivers fuelling the growth in data science demand: As the world comes to terms with immersive technologies like Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, none can doubt the fact that data is now the prime capital […]