_roof-banner-975x100.jpg?lu=308)
How to choose the right consulting partner for your business
19 February 2025
Glen McCarty, Director, Velocity Consulting
The pace of change in business never slows.
New technologies, shifting market demands, and evolving customer expectations mean that companies must constantly adapt and innovate.
Find out more 5% rise in IT spending expected this year
19 February 2025
Cyber security and artificial intelligence (AI) are set to fuel a 5% rise in IT spending from European businesses during 2025, according to Forrester.
Total IT spending is projected to reach $4.9 trillion in 2025, Forrester’s Global tech forecast 2024-2029 predicts, with GenAI, cyber security and cloud services to drive growth by 5.6 per cent, compared to just 4.6 per cent in 2024.
Find out more
UK businesses rate digital health poorly
18 February 2025
According to Zoho, 28% of UK businesses surveyed had good digital health in 2024, 36% had average, and 36% had poor health.
The study rated businesses surveyed on their practices within digital transformation. Large UK businesses tend to perform better when it comes to digital health, with almost two fifths (40%) rated as having good digital health. 27% of medium UK businesses received a good digital health rating, and just 18% of small UK businesses had good digital health.
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust purchases next-gen mobile health tech
14 February 2025
Node4, the cloud-led digital transformation Managed Services Provider (MSP), has delivered Galerie — a first-of-its-kind, bespoke mobile clinical photo capture and sharing application to Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust. Directly connected to the NHS Spine, the new app will allow for secure, encrypted sharing of patient diagnostics – a first for the NHS.
Launched at the end of 2024, the Trust anticipates its dermatology department will be the principal user. However, Galerie is also expected to help podiatry, cancer, burns, tissue viability, and plastic surgery teams, as well as community-based services, work smarter and faster to deliver better patient outcomes.
Find out more