Popular opinion on the role that the data economy, and especially artificial intelligence, will play in our personal and professional lives seems to range from the optimistic to the dystopian. As the worlds of technology and business operations converge, we find ourselves closer to a future dominated by data sets and algorithms that once seemed generations away. So how should we look at the future of data intelligence? Friend or foe? Colleague or competitor? Help or hinderance? To explore the topic of how data will transform the workplace and the people in it, we chatted with some of Europe's leading experts on the topic, including:

For any organisation in the business of manufacturing and exporting to a global customer base there are few greater nightmares than the threat of a supply chain breakdown. Yet, the unthinkable happened in early 2020 as businesses scrambled to meet rising customer demand amid factory lockdowns and logistical bottlenecks. In this podcast we  discuss the learnings for how businesses can keep supply chains running smoothly in conditions of such uncertainty.

We're happy that Marco Pozzoni, Director of Storage Sales, Lenovo DCG EMEA could join us this month, to talk about this century's gold rush- the data economy. What's driving this exponential growth in data? And by harnessing your data , can it really help your business to become more agile, more innovative, improve customer experience, and help evolve your business model too? Listen now to know more.

Joining us this month is Dieter Klose, Director of One Services for Lenovo DCG Business Unit in EMEA. We discussed how paying for what you need or use on a monthly basis, instead of all in one go, isn't just for mobile phones, your household energy bills or your music anymore. We discussed the growing trend in  technology for 'pay-as-you-use' , and how this enables more innovation, but less risk, during such challenging times. 

This month, we're chatting with Per Overgaard, Executive Director for Lenovo DCG Business Unit in EMEA about the interrelation between 5G, edge computing, data and AI, and what this means for various business sectors.

5G is now within touching distance, so edge computing has become even more important, but the inevitable and exponential growth of data this will create, means that AI has to be front and centre in the next decade of technology implementations.

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In this month's episode we chat with Irene Acedo Rico, Executive Director of Lenovo Sales Enterprise Business Group, EMEA, about the importance of our channel partners, how we collaborate together to deliver digital transformation for our customers, and how she feels about being a female leader in the technology industry.

In this episode, Martin Veitch, a leading IT journalist, interviews Giovanni Di Filippo, President EMEA, Lenovo Data Center Group, about the research the organisation conducted with 1,000 IT managers across EMEA, and why enterprises need to 'think human' to capture the value of intelligent transformation.

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