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Applying for driver's licenses. Filing for permits. Applying for aid or benefits. The world is a bureaucratic place, and it cost individuals, organisations, and Governments billions of dollars a year to make it all tick over. So can good digital transformation fix the problem? Can it streamline our lives? If so, what does that look like, and, more importantly, why haven't we done it yet? This week we're joined by Managing Director at Boston Consulting Group, Neveen Awad, to find out. We'd love to hear your one minute review of books which have changed your year! Simply record them on your smart device or computer and upload them using this Google form: https://forms.gle/pqsWwFwQtdGCKqED6 Do you have a question for the expert? Ask it here using this Google form: https://forms.gle/8vzFNnPa94awARHMA About the expert, Naveen Awad: https://www.bcg.com/about/people/experts/neveen-awad

In the second of our two-part mini-series on women in tech, we're talking to Hewlett Packard Enterprise CTO Fidelma Russo about her experiences of rising to the top, and what large tech organizations are doing to redress the balance of workplace diversity. This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week we look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organisations and what we can learn from it. We'd love to hear your one-minute review of books which have changed your year! Simply record them on your smart device or computer and upload them using this Google form: https://forms.gle/pqsWwFwQtdGCKqED6 Do you have a question for the expert? Ask it here using this Google form: https://forms.gle/8vzFNnPa94awARHMA About the expert, HPE Chief Technology Officer Fidelma Russo: https://www.hpe.com/us/en/leadership-bios/fidelma-russo.html

Just 33% of the workforce are women. So why is there such a gap and what can be done about it? In the first episode of a two-part mini-series, we're talking to EQL:HER CEO Laura Stebbing about how women are breaking through barriers to leadership in tech, and what companies can do to encourage diversity and retention.​ This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week we look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organisations and what we can learn from it. We'd love to hear your one-minute review of books which have changed your year! Simply record them on your smart device or computer and upload them using this Google form: https://forms.gle/pqsWwFwQtdGCKqED6 Do you have a question for the expert? Ask it here using this Google form: https://forms.gle/8vzFNnPa94awARHMA About the expert, EQL:HER CEO Laura Stebbing: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurastebbing EQL:HER: https://tmt.knect365.com/eql-her/

In 2022, between 300 and 500 million people globally watched esports events in one form or another. And with huge audiences come huge revenues and prize pots: DOTA 2, one of the most popular games among fans and competitive players, has an estimated prize pool of over $40 million annually across the various leagues and tournaments. The industry as a whole is worth $1.4 billion, and it's growing fast. Leading the charge is Evil Geniuses. We are joined by CEO Nicole LaPointe Jameson to talk about how the industry has sprung up, professionalized, and is now ready to step into the arena with other major professional sports. This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week we look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organisations and what we can learn from it. We'd love to hear your one-minute review of books which have changed your year! Simply record them on your smart device or computer and upload them using this Google form: https://forms.gle/pqsWwFwQtdGCKqED6 Do you have a question for the expert? Ask it here using this Google form: https://forms.gle/8vzFNnPa94awARHMA About the expert, Evil Geniuses CEO CEO Nicole LaPointe Jameson: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nmljameson Evil Geniuses: https://evilgeniuses.gg/

For the public sector, it’s critical to be highly resilient in turbulent times through short-term challenges, long-term issues, sudden policy changes and international relations. So how can tech help and why does the running of state organizations matter to the rest of us? Joining us this week is HPE Chief Technologist Russell MacDonald. We'll be discussing the challenges facing tech in the public sector, how to stay the course in choppy waters (and sometimes literal floods), and what the rest of us can learn about technological resilience.    This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week we look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organisations and what we can learn from it. We'd love to hear your one minute review of books which have changed your year! Simply record them on your smart device or computer and upload them using this Google form: https://forms.gle/pqsWwFwQtdGCKqED6 Do you have a question for the expert? Ask it here using this Google form: https://forms.gle/8vzFNnPa94awARHMA About the expert, HPE Chief Technologist Russell MacDonald: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/russellmacdonald

The tech industry is ever-changing, and with new processes and technologies comes demand for new skillsets. Unfortunately, the traditional STEM degree to graduate placement to hire route is still how most people make it into the industry. And that creates an issue: If everyone has the same background, it creates the same schools of thinking and skillsets. That's a problem in a world where developments in Artificial Intelligence and NLP (neuro-linguistic programming) are changing the way we think about developing IT solutions, where insight is increasingly being layered on top of data to create new analyses and problem-solving methods, and where translating client needs into software and hardware is increasingly about writing the next chapter of a story. That's creating demand for a new type of tech-professional, and one which is unlikely to be found by traditional hiring routes. In this episode, we're taking a look at how tech skills deficits are being filled by people with very different backgrounds, from apprentices to historians. This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week we look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organisations and what we can learn from it. We'd love to hear your one minute review of books which have changed your year! Simply record them on your smart device or computer and upload them using this Google form: https://forms.gle/pqsWwFwQtdGCKqED6 Do you have a question for the expert? Ask it here using this Google form: https://forms.gle/8vzFNnPa94awARHMA About the expert, Cristin Merritt, Chief Marketing Officer at Alces Flight and member of Women in High-Performance Computing (WHPC): https://uk.linkedin.com/in/cristinmerritt Alces Flight: https://alces-flight.com/WHPC: https://womeninhpc.org/

In this episode, we’re joined by HPE Chief Technologist Adrian Lovell. We're looking behind the scenes at how economists and banks are increasingly using AI to help mitigate and plan for financial turmoil. We’ll be looking at the tools banks are using to predict the future and act accordingly when it comes to setting interest rates, and asking what that can teach the rest of us all about forward planning, strategy, and using AI to augment human expertise.  We'd love to hear your one minute review of books which have changed your year! Simply record them on your smart device or computer and upload them using this Google form: https://forms.gle/pqsWwFwQtdGCKqED6 Do you have a question for the expert? Ask it here using this Google form: https://forms.gle/8vzFNnPa94awARHMA About the expert, HPE Chief Technologist Adrian Lovell: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/adrianlovell

This week we feature a very special guest, CEO and Team Principal Christian Horner from Oracle Red Bull Racing. We discuss the power of data, and their recent success with winning both the Formula 1 Drivers and Constructors Championships in 2022. We also look at what other organizations can learn from the way F1 does business with technology. This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week we look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organisations and what we can learn from it. We'd love to hear your one minute review of books which have changed your year! Simply record them on your smart device or computer and upload them using this Google form: https://forms.gle/pqsWwFwQtdGCKqED6 Do you have a question for the expert? Ask it here using this Google form: https://forms.gle/8vzFNnPa94awARHMA About this week's guest, Christian Horner OBE, CEO and Team Principle of Oracle Red Bull Racing: https://www.redbullracing.com/int-en/drivers/christian-horner-obe

Workplace stress is something most of us will experience at some point. But there are some fields where the stakes are that much higher. The decisions made in a pinch by airline pilots, doctors, and others can literally be life or death. Switching from a well established and sometimes dull routine to immediate focus, clarity and understanding requires years of training and experience - and nowhere is that more true than in nuclear power. The vast majority of the time it's completely safe, but it's fair to say complacency and human decision making under stress has caused its fair share of disasters over the years. The art of keeping human clarity on point and enabling us to make decisions under stress with the help of technology (rather than it making the situation worse) is called Human-Centered Design. It's a principle which points us in the right direction and assists us when we need to make judgement calls - and is surprisingly uncommon in many industries. Joining us today is Dr. Claire Blackett, Principal Nuclear Research Scientist from the Institute for Energy Technologies and an expert in Human-Centered Design. We'll be discussing what other organizations can learn about alleviating stress and enabling good decision making through positive design principles - and more. This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week we look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organisations and what we can learn from it. We'd love to hear your one minute review of books which have changed your year! Simply record them on your smart device or computer and upload them using this Google form: https://forms.gle/pqsWwFwQtdGCKqED6 Do you have a question for the expert? Ask it here using this Google form: https://forms.gle/8vzFNnPa94awARHMA About the expert, Dr. Claire Blackett, Principal Nuclear Research Scientist from the Institute for Energy Technologies: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claireblackett/?originalSubdomain=no

It's not entirely surprising that AI in healthcare is considered an enormous opportunity. Doctors and clinicians are overworked and stressed, and patients are expecting ever quicker and more effective diagnosis and treatment. At the same time, healthcare survives on efficiency and moving patients and staff where they are needed as quickly as possible. It's a perfect opportunity to take some of the strain off the human, and a wide variety of AI-based solutions are developing everything from analyzing scans to setting up appointments and assisting ward rounds. Using AI to 'oil the machine' while respecting and amplifying human expertise is an exciting prospect, and seemingly an ideal case study for the current capabilities of AI. So what can other organizations in different fields learn from the way healthcare is embracing AI and the learnings they've taken away so far? Joining us today to explain is General Electric Healthcare's Andy Cachaldora. This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week we look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organisations and what we can learn from it. We'd love to hear your one minute review of books which have changed your year! Simply record them on your smart device or computer and upload them using this Google form: https://forms.gle/pqsWwFwQtdGCKqED6 Do you have a question for the expert? Ask it here using this Google form: https://forms.gle/8vzFNnPa94awARHMA About the expert: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/andy-cachaldora-mba-4544768Andy's book recommendation (other sources are available): Remote Presence – A Practical Guide To Communicating Effectively In A Remote Environment

It's fair to say crypto currency is the wild child of the tech field. From currencies climbing 40% in a day to collapsing overnight, Crypto is rarely out of the news. Why does it matter to businesses? Well, with higher stakes comes the likelihood of greater regulation. That in turn could lead to enough stability to make crypto a viable payment platform on a large scale, with enormous implications for business and the global economy, as well as forcing a rethink of ideas such as inflation and quantitative easing. Crypto is also a testing ground for new and innovative thinking around sustainable and secure ICT technology. It's not always successful, but it's something we should all be paying attention to. And then, of course, there's the fact that turmoil in the crypto world can cause real issues for millions of investors, with a knock-on effect for our organizations. These issues and more are on the table this week." This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week we look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organisations and what we can learn from it. We'd love to hear your one minute review of books which have changed your year! Simply record them on your smart device or computer and upload them using this Google form: https://forms.gle/pqsWwFwQtdGCKqED6 Do you have a question for the expert? Ask it here using this Google form: https://forms.gle/8vzFNnPa94awARHMA Links to our stories this week:Chat GPT threatening users: https://time.com/6256529/bing-openai-chatgpt-danger-alignment/Liquid Neural networks in autonomous vehicles (AVs): https://www.quantamagazine.org/researchers-discover-a-more-flexible-approach-to-machine-learning-20230207/

AI is a great tool for lifting the burden of repeatable, predictable tasks off humans. Until it isn’t. The fact is, a lot of AI is biased and even unconsciously discriminatory. It’s trained on poor, skewed datasets as the result of traditional biases in the tech industry. That means in the real world,  unrepresented groups such as women are losing out on opportunities as a result of decisions being made by AI in finance, HR, healthcare, and more. So what can we do to solve this issue? We’re joined by Professor Anjana Susarla from Michigan State University to find out. This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week we look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organisations and what we can learn from it. We'd love to hear your one minute review of books which have changed your year! Simply record them on your smart device or computer and upload them using this Google form: https://forms.gle/pqsWwFwQtdGCKqED6 Do you have a question for the expert? Ask it here using this Google form: https://forms.gle/8vzFNnPa94awARHMA About the expert: https://broad.msu.edu/profile/asusarla/Anjana's book recommendation: Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism

Our energy use is a hot topic (pun intended). In many parts of the world, fluctuating oil prices and energy supplies due to international turmoil and economic strife are posing an existential threat to organisations and our data. So what can we do to help keep the lights on? This week we’re joined by HPE Chief Technologist Dr John Frey to talk about ‘easy’ ways to save energy in our datacenters and IT ecosystems. This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week we look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organisations and what we can learn from it. We'd love to hear your one minute review of books which have changed your year! Simply record them on your smart device or computer and upload them using this Google form: https://forms.gle/pqsWwFwQtdGCKqED6 Do you have a question for the expert? Ask it here using this Google form: https://forms.gle/8vzFNnPa94awARHMA About the expert: https://www.hpe.com/us/en/insights/contributors/john-frey.html

Weather is never out of the news. From an extreme and later than normal hurricane season in the US to record-breaking cold snaps in China and Korea all within the space of a few weeks, it’s fairly obvious that we should care about forecasting. Especially as we’re likely to get more extreme weather in the future. This week, we take a look at how experts and tech companies are developing up-to-the-minute solutions to predicting our weather woes. This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week we look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organisations and what we can learn from it. Today's stories:  What is nowcasting? An outline from the UK Met Office: https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/data/nowcasting-datasheet_2019.pdf Microsoft DeepMC: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/micro-climate-predictions-enabling-hyper-local-decisions-for-agriculture-and-renewables/ HPE accelerates its offer to the weather forecasting arena: https://community.hpe.com/t5/servers-systems-the-right/advance-weather-prediction-with-a-breakthrough-supercomputer-at/ba-p/7178940#.Y_eQFXbP0Q8 Record for communicating via a brain implant set at 62 words per minute: https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/01/24/1067226/an-als-patient-set-a-record-for-communicating-via-a-brain-implant-62-words-per-minute/ 3D scanning using a home router: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2301.00250.pdf We'd love to hear your one minute review of books which have changed your year! Simply record them on your smart device or computer and upload them using this Google form: https://forms.gle/pqsWwFwQtdGCKqED6 Do you have a question for the expert? Ask it here using this Google form: https://forms.gle/8vzFNnPa94awARHMA

This is Technology Now, a new weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week we look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and talk to leading experts about why it matters to organisations and what we can learn from it. Featured in this trailer: HPE Chief Technologist Matt Armstrong-Barnes, and Anjana Susarla, Professor of Responsible AI at the University of Michigan. We'd love to hear your one minute review of books which have changed your year! Simply record them on your smart device or computer and upload them using this Google form: https://forms.gle/pqsWwFwQtdGCKqED6 Do you have a question for the expert? Ask it here using this Google form: https://forms.gle/8vzFNnPa94awARHMA

Bots have been in the news a lot over the last few months. From plaguing social media and threatening to scupper Elon Musk’s Twitter buyout, to being blamed for Taylor Swift’s tour ticketing woes on the Live Nation site, they tend to make the news for all the wrong reasons. But what exactly are bots? Can they be used for good? And can they help organisations? We’re joined today by Matt Armstong-Barnes, HPE Chief Technologist, to find out. This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week we look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organisations and what we can learn from it. We'd love to hear your one minute review of books which have changed your year! Simply record them on your smart device or computer and upload them using this Google form: https://forms.gle/pqsWwFwQtdGCKqED6 Do you have a question for the expert? Ask it here using this Google form: https://forms.gle/8vzFNnPa94awARHMA About the expert: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/mattarmstrongbarnes