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Artificial intelligence and CRM: the perfect match

Customer relationship management is good, but integrating it with AI and and help turbo charge your business, writes Alex Meehan

Should you place your trust in VPNs?

With the number of people using virtual private networks continuing to grow, we ask whether they actually deliver on privacy and security – or whether they’re even necessary

Paul Williams on his ‘dead simple’ menu, working with Heston Blumenthal, and why every kitchen needs a Sharpie

The Tipperary native is marking ten years in business this year, having moved to a larger premises when his Limerick restaurant Canteen took off

Cork chef Dan Guerin on kitchen stress, Michelin stars, and the fish he calls ‘prince of the sea’

The 28-year-old aims to ‘keep the place busy and the boss happy’ at Cush, the restaurant in his home village of Ballycotton

How to succeed at digital transformation

Many companies had little choice but to go all-in on digital transformation during the pandemic. It’s an ongoing journey though, reports Alex Meehan

A serious threat: How do you protect against Pegasus, the state-grade espionage software?

The controversial spyware created by an Israeli cybersecurity company can be used in ways which threaten the security of companies, governments and citizens — what, if anything, can be done to mitigate the risks?

Read them and eat: Ireland’s top chefs pick their favourite cookbooks

From classics like Larousse Gastronomique to cutting-edge options like the Etxebarri Cookbook, chefs from around the country tell us about the culinary books they love to read

AI and machine learning: known knowns, unknown unknowns and wrangling the data

Alex Meehan addresses the challenge of simplifying large swathes of information into something actionable

Online battle: How Ukraine’s cybersecurity experts became citizen soldiers for the digital era

The conflict in Ukraine is the first ever ‘hybrid war’, fought in cyberspace as well as on physical battlefields. Alex Meehan examines the state of play on the cyber front lines

AI & ML: Intelligent use of machine learning

With more data to deal with than the human mind can manage, Alex Meehan examines where automation can help, and where it’s a definite a no-no

Data storage: a smarter plateau

Alex Meehan explains how the cloud has changed the way we think about and use storage

Reinventing the future of work with more flexible practices

Alex Meehan examines the opportunities to use new adaptable work arrangements as a means of creating more diversity for businesses

In the Kitchen with Paula Stakelum of Red Carnation: ‘I love what I’m doing because it’s a really creative role’

The new director of chocolate and patisserie at Red Carnation Hotels says she’ll never get bored of chocolate

In The Kitchen with Grainne O’Keefe of Mae in Dublin: ‘I was really curious about flavours, because we never went to restaurants growing up’

The Food&Wine Young Chef of the Year on running her own business, why Chapter One is her favourite restaurant, and the importance of mentors

Big tech seems to be falling into line behind the concept of the metaverse, but is it a solution looking for a problem?

Whose idea of fun is it to strap on a VR headset to attend a work meeting? And are we as a culture in need of even more immersion in digital worlds rather than, as many would suggest, more real-life interaction with each other?

Smooth operators: Why enterprise resource planning is an imperative for your business

The right ERP approach can mean the difference between failure and success

In the Kitchen with Kevin Burke of Library Street: ‘The reviewers got the idea of the place, which was very satisfying’

Library Street may be generating headlines as Dublin’s hottest new restaurant, but chef Kevin Burke says he’s not feeling any pressure

Onwards and upwards to the multi-cloud

When it comes to outsourcing any vital component of a business, it’s crucial to be sure you can rely on the companies you work with. But when it comes to outsourcing to the cloud, it also makes sense to know where your data ends up, writes Alex Meehan

Behind the scenes, 5G is thriving

Alex Meehan explains how the technology’s success has gone under the radar

Collaboration boom in full effect

Alex Meehan explains how the collaboration process is accelerating business