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Opinion: Is FinTech This Year's 'Dot Com Bubble'?

Mike Laven, CEO at Currency Cloud, says it's great that this is valued at $12.4bn. He just wonders how long it can last.

Opinion: Is It Now A Case Of Survival Of The Digitally 'Fittest'?

Kevin Young, Vice President and General Manager, EMEA, at Skillsoft takes a view.

Opinion: Is Offshoring Dead?

The argument was that using developers in less expensive markets would save a business a substantial amount of money and yield the same quality result. But the rules of the game have changed, thinks Robbie Clutton, Director, Pivotal Labs. Is he right?

Opinion: Just What The Hell Is 'Hybrid Cloud' Anyway - And Would I Want It?

As Barry Phillips, Chief Marketing Officer at cloud firm Panzura, points out, a search for “hybrid cloud solutions” turns up a mix of private cloud platforms, virtualisation software, enterprise hardware solutions, managed service providers, and system integrators. What's going on?

Opinion: Let's Not Let London's Tech Promise Wither On The Vine

Tech in London is booming, says Fiona Twycross, Chair of the London Assembly Economy Committee. But that doesn't mean we don't have a lot more to do...

Opinion: Never Forget The Security Threat Inside Your Own Four Walls...

Stuart Poole-Robb, chief executive of security, business intelligence and cyber security adviser KCS Group, reflects on the real business meaning of the Ashley Madison hack.

Opinion: Paperless Will be Huge For Lawyers In 2016

Roy Russell, CEO of Ascertus Limited, offers his practical view on the role that information and document lifecycle management will play in the legal sector in 2016.

Opinion: Should 2016 Be The Year Small Suppliers Finally Get A Break?

Winning a major deal with a large organisation can be a landmark moment for a small business. Securing that first big contract is often what catapults an idea, or one-man band, into a living, breathing company. Yet, too often, the SME has to bend over backwards, says Christian Lanng, founder & CEO, Tradeshift.

Opinion: So You Fancy Becoming A Data Scientist?

Aaron Beach, senior data scientist at email marketing experts SendGrid, offers some genuinely useful advice here.

Opinion: The Classroom Of Tomorrow's Becoming Visible Today

Howard Jackson, CEO of education finance specialist of HCSS Education, sees a strong future in digital education.

Opinion: The Reality Of The London Tech SME Funding Dance

For one such CEO, Intent HQ's Jonathan Lakin, it's best to focus on what really matters. Read his opinion article to find out more.

Opinion: The SME Guide To Starting Social

Small businesses are the backbone of Britain’s economy, says CEO and founder of sales automation firm ShopKeep Jason Richelson - but they need to do more to keep up on this front.

Opinion: The Start Up Stories They Don't Tell You!

Switching from an IT giant to a start-up is not as glamorous as some might think, explains Graeme Stewart, Managing Director of LogPoint UK & Ireland.

Opinion: What Business Wisdom Nuggets Can Help IT Leaders This Xmas?

Greg Brail, Chief Architect at Apigee, a producer of business analytics solutions, has been looking on our behalf.

Opinion: Which Is Better, SMS Or Email, For The SME?

As SMS — currently a $55 billion global market — continues its huge growth in the enterprise space, there are more and more horror stories floating around the Internet, says Ash Rust, CEO and co-founder of SendHub. Are they justified?

Opinion: Why Are Bosses Stressing Out Their Valued IT Teams?

For Peter Tsai, an IT Analyst at Spiceworks, overworking employees is a risky proposition for organisations of all sizes.

Opinion: Why The Next 12 Months Will Be No Picnic For IT Professionals

Keith Tilley, EVP of Global Sales & Customer Services Management at Sungard Availability Services, provides something that will definitely sober you up Jan 4th - a list of all the real challenges 2016's going to provide us. But Happy New Year anyway! :)