IDC TechTalk

In the first of a 4 part miniseries, Thomas Meyer and Philip Carter introduce IDC's latest research stream about how customers are modernising their core IT systems to drive competitive advantage in the market, which is being triggered by SAP's S/4HANA migration that's happening in 2025.

Do you want to learn more? Watch this video with IDC's Phil Carter: https://youtu.be/R9_YmGnKPcw

Today there are very few places you can go to which don't possess some form of Wi-Fi access, but what are the benefits of Public Wi-Fi? Why Wi-Fi and not 5G? What problems do administrations face?

This week, Chris Pennell and Ksenia Efimova sit down with Miles to discuss the whys, hows, and whats of public Wi-Fi implementation across Europe.

Find out more: https://blog-idcuk.com/wifi-in-public-spaces/

Watch IDC’s latest videos: youtube.com/idcemea

Follow us on Twitter - twitter.com/IDC_EMEA, twitter.com/pennellchris, twitter.com/KefimovaI

We have been talking about 5G being on the way for a very long time. It's 18 months since we did our first podcast about it. Now, finally, 5G is something we can buy in the shops.

In this episode, John Delaney sits down with Miles to discuss what you need to know and what to expect from 5G.

Read more about 5G: https://blog-idcuk.com/?s=5g

Watch IDC’s latest videos: youtube.com/idcemea

Follow us on Linkedin - linkedin.com/company/idc_emea

Follow us on Twitter - twitter.com/IDC_EMEA

Blockchain is turning into quite a ubiquitous term, especially when talking about cryptocurrencies, but is often misunderstood in terms of functions, practises and use cases; as IDC's Craig Wentworth puts it, "Blockchain isn't just Bitcoin."

In this episode, Craig along with IDC's Roz Parkinson sit down with Miles to look beyond the hype of blockchain, and talk about key IoT use-cases of blockchain and what steps enterprises need to take to start implementing them.

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and Intelligent Process Automation (IPA) have seen some fairly divisive opinions in the media but is it all doom and gloom? Are jobs under threat? What are the benefits for companies and their workforces?

This week Neil Ward-Dutton and John O'Brien sit down with Miles to discuss their thoughts on these two rapidly progressing technologies and what could be in store for the industry as a whole.

Read Neil's blog about RPA here - https://blog-idcuk.com/is-robotic-process-automation-the-hottest-software-topic-around/

Watch IDC’s latest videos: youtube.com/idcemea

Follow us on Twitter - twitter.com/IDC_EMEA, twitter.com/neilwd, twitter.com/John__OBrien

Marketing content has seen unprecedented growth over the last decade, but what are the implications of this? How can you make it effective? What has contributed to this growth? Is it all a bit too noisy?

This week Miles sits down with special guests IDC's Kathleen Schaub and NTT's Neil Curtis to discuss the whys, whats and whens of this ever growing strategy.

Learn more on how IDC can help with your marketing strategy: https://youtu.be/-GKE-xUqArA

Watch IDC’s latest videos: youtube.com/idcemea

Follow us on Twitter - twitter.com/IDC_EMEA

PC Gaming has been a major player in driving the PC Market throughout the last few decades, but what is the long term viability of this market? What are the factors keeping it alive? What stops consoles rendering it obsolete? This week Liam Hall sits down with Miles to discuss the seemingly ever expanding landscape of this market.

Watch IDC’s latest videos: youtube.com/idcemea

Follow us on Twitter - twitter.com/IDC_EMEA, twitter.com/LiamJGHall

Over the last few years, the banking industry has been continuing its DX journey and is now making headway towards what has become known as connected banking. So what does this mean for the industry as a whole? How is this being implemented? What technology is being used? What about the legacy systems? What exactly is connected banking?

This week Thomas Zink of IDC Financial Insights sits down with Miles to discuss these factors and more!

Watch IDC’s latest videos: youtube.com/idcemea

Follow us on Twitter - twitter.com/IDC_EMEA, twitter.com/thomaszink5

Apple's 2019 WWDC brought together developers from around the world, new features and applications for their devices. But how will these new announcements impact the company? Francisco Jeronimo and Tom Mainelli sit down with Miles on this episode to discuss the key takeaways of the event.

Watch IDC’s latest videos: youtube.com/idcemea

Follow us on Twitter - twitter.com/IDC_EMEA, twitter.com/fjeronimo, twitter.com/TomMainelli

Infosec is over for another year, but what are the dominating themes from this year's event? In this episode the IDC Security practice sit down with Miles following our Infosec Breakfast Briefing to discuss the event and what is potentially to come.

Special thanks to the Hilton Olympia for giving us the space we needed to record this!

IDC Identity and Privacy Conference - https://bit.ly/2wGjLDo

Watch IDC’s latest videos: youtube.com/idcemea

Follow us on Twitter - twitter.com/IDC_EMEA, twitter.com/DominicTrott, twitter.com/RychkovK