Massive technological changes are going on behind the scenes in construction

Employers increasingly see career breaks as a positive experience, and many offer programmes to ease employees back into the world of work

All the latest smartphones and tablets can do it, manufacturers increasingly tout it as a top feature, and the military is investing in it. But what is augmented reality actually good for?

The coronavirus could result in a lot of us working from home in the coming days. It’s an arrangement that seems cushy at face value, but it can turn out to be anything but

There’s more to the evolving and growing sector than massive power consumption and small workforces

You can never have enough, says Dell’s CTO Marc O’Regan, and that includes the ‘edge’ data that lives on mobile phones and even on pumps in factories and sensors in water treatment plants

Fifth generation mobile communication is about more than just increased speed: it will facilitate smart cities and autonomous vehicles and its implications for business are enormous

With everything from wireless headphones to laptops to electric cars making extensive use of lithium ion batteries, Alex Meehan examines their pros and cons and the work Irish scientists are doing to improve them

The amount of data being generated is at an all-time high, and it all needs to be stored. Or does it?

Alex Meehan looks how the way businesses store and back up data is changing

The data explosion presents huge challenges to businesses, but also offers opportunities to build better relationships with customers

Advances in tech mean we could be waving goodbye to our desk phones very soon

As more and more companies struggle to deal with the increasingly digital nature of business, project management is coming into its own. Alex Meehan reports

An SME probably doesn't need full-time IT, but does need tech support. Here's where partnering with a consultant can work well

Technology can tell us more than ever before about the performance of professional and amateur athletes. Alex Meehan meets an Irish company driving innovation in the sector, and asks what the tech can do for you

In late 2019, there’s an argument that all companies in Ireland are digital businesses whether they think of themselves that way or not, because what they all have in common is they generate data.

Artificial intelligence, big data and business analytics are all affecting the current generation of ERP systems, and there’s more change to come.

While there is a fear around bots replicating the work of people, Alex Meehan reports on the upside to increased automation

Think you’re the master of your own destiny when it comes to your activities online? Think again. An entire industry exists purely to capture and hold your attention, writes Alex Meehan