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Internet of Things – Think before jumping.
The Internet of Things (“IoT” or sometimes the Internet of Everything) is taking the evolution of the Internet to the next logical stage by allowing any physical object (or “thing”) to be added to the Internet. This is in addition to traditional devices such as PCs,...
Post Office Scandal – Tsunami of rage and disbelief.
Background The recent post office scandal has hit the us again. This has been fuelled by the brilliant recent ITV drama, which has now resulted in (a) the UK Police looking to investigate this as a criminal activity and (b) many UK politicians panicking and trying to...
“‘Tis not enough to help the feeble up, but to support them after” – William Shakespeare
Remember that all changes need a certain amount of post-implementation support Even when a change is transitioned into live, then it will still require a certain amount of post-transition support. This means it is not a case of the change being transitioned into live...
Essex is no longer the only way to win a UK election
Over the past decade, the Tory party (and the UK Government) has become dysfunctional and useless, turning into a national embarrassment. The Tories are alienating their key voting areas (including now Essex) and unless something drastic happens, it will mean a Labour...
High Speed 2 – Political bluff cannot fool reality.
Just in case you do not know, High Speed 2 (or HS2) is a planned UK high-speed railway line that is planned to run from the West Midlands and London. The original plan was for the line to continue further up from the West Midlands to Manchester and Leeds but these...
The UK is now a Global laughing stock
Before I start this discussion I wanted to let you know that I am not some trendy leftist or socialist. I grew up in the 80s in Essex and I was a typical Essex man. White socks, Ford Capri, West Ham supporter and most importantly a Tory voter. Where I grew up you were...
What you need to know when going freelance.
There has been a lot written about freelancing contracting or working for yourself. Some of this is very accurate and therefore useful but there is also a large amount of misleading information which does not really help. Regardless, going freelance is an important...
Does Natural Language Processing really offer business benefits?
Natural language processing (NLP) is a subset of artificial intelligence that is focused on programming computers so they can (a) understand the human language from a variety of inputs such as e-mails, instant messages, written communications, and verbal which can...
Paul Taylor writes for “Networking+” on the challenges of hybrid working on network managers.
Hybrid working has become the new normal offering many benefits for organisations and employees However, it has also created many new security and operational challenges for IT and Network managers that traditional virtual desktop solutions no longer fully address. In...
Paul Taylor speaks to Eprenz on “AI causes disruption and creates opportunities for businesses that innovate and embrace change”
I was delighted to be asked to write and speak to Eprenz on "AI causes disruption and creates opportunities for businesses that innovate and embrace change" Please click below to read the article.