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HP Device as a service is turning heads industry-wide

Great expectations: Data protection and privacy under the microscope

Róisín Kiberd explains how data protection became the way to customers’ hearts

Building their own devices

Founded in 2016, internet of things (IoT) business Wia has become one of Ireland’s brighter start-up success stories

Up in the air: Meet the drone takeaway delivery entrepreneur

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s a spice bag. Emmet Ryan meets Bobby Healy, a serial entrepreneur who plans to make billions by using drones to deliver food to your door

The road to change: How boardrooms are embracing digital transformation

Boardrooms are properly embracing digital transformation, but while it’s easier to push forward changes, they are not a straight swap, writes Quinton O’Reilly

Spanish Point becomes Microsoft partner of the year

Datapac takes Sophos honours

Sligo is named Digital Town of 2019

Navigating the multicloud maze

Organisations now take IT services from more than one cloud, presenting new challenges which vendors and platform providers are queuing up to solve.

On the paper trail

Despite the dream of the paperless office, print is still with us. But with growing environmental consciousness, not to mention security and compliance concerns, getting print right is more important than ever

Buyer's guide: Portable power

For busy travelling professionals and demanding consumer users, not much can touch the combination of power and portability you get from an ‘ultrabook’, writes Stephen Errity The format has evolved rapidly in recent years, with convertible 2-in-1s giving even greater flexibility, so there’s plenty to consider before making your decision. Stephen Errity takes a look at some of the latest offerings in this fast-moving end of the market.

Making a game of it: Using Minecraft to teach technology

Is using Minecraft to teach technology skills the answer to instilling a love of coding in children? Hannah O’Brien investigates

Now you’re talking: How chatbots could help your business

Chatbots are becoming an increasingly important way for businesses to communicate with customers and they offer an ideal starting point for companies to see what artificial intelligence can do, writes Róisín Kiberd

The Attention Economy

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

Enterprise mobility: Remote control

Developments in mobile technology have met growing staff expectations, and now all kinds of workers need or want to work away from the office. But are the technologies up to the job and are there other concerns when it comes to enterprise mobility?