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New Chair appointed at iomart

By updatesPosted on 5th September 20225th September 2022Posted in Member News

Cloud computing company iomart has appointed Lucy Dimes as its new independent non-executive chair, with effect from the closing of the AGM on 30 August. This follows the decision by exiting chair Ian Steele not to stand for re-election. Dimes

Principles of Sharing Personal Data

By updatesPosted on 2nd September 20222nd September 2022Posted in ScotlandISData

In this month’s blog, Head of Data David discusses some of the guidelines and challenges that accompany the sharing of personal data, and how these are being addressed. Having recently attended the Unlocking Value of Public Sector Personal Data: Guiding

Gender Diversity in Tech Initiative Welcomes Lloyds as Latest High-Profile Partner

By updatesPosted on 2nd September 20222nd September 2022Posted in Member News, Skills, Diversity and Inclusion, ScotlandIS News

Following on from last week’s unveiling of the latest group of emerging female digital leaders to join the “Empowering Women to Lead Digital Transformation” program, the organisers have announced that Lloyds Banking Group has become the most recent high-profile company

Big Boost for UK FinTech as FinTech Scotland Achieves Top Cluster Excellence Accreditation

By updatesPosted on 1st September 20221st September 2022Posted in Industry News

UK FinTech innovation has been given a significant boost with the announcement that FinTech Scotland has achieved a new level of Cluster Excellence accreditation. The accreditation, which is the highest level achieved by a fintech body in UK and Europe,

KICK ICT ACQUIRES CONSILIUM UK LTD

By updatesPosted on 1st September 20221st September 2022Posted in Member News

Kick ICT Group, one of the fastest growing and leading providers of IT services in the UK, led by technology entrepreneur Tom O’Hara, has acquired Consilium UK Ltd, an expert IT consultancy, solutions, support and development services business. Founded in

Converged trains collaborative business community in cybersecurity

By updatesPosted on 1st September 20221st September 2022Posted in Member News

Aberdeen-based internet service provider, IT support and security specialist, Converged Communication Solutions, has added cybersecurity to the mix of training topics covered in the Growth500 programme operated by not-for-profit business collaborative, CeeD. Established in 2014, to ‘guide 500 ambitious Scottish

Networking is back: Tips for when you’ve been out of practice

By updatesPosted on 1st September 20221st September 2022Posted in ScotlandIS News

Networking. You know it’s important and you know making new contacts is a sure fire way to win business. That’s why you’ve booked tickets to ScotSoft 2022 and you’re hoping to meet plenty of likeminded people on the day. The

AutoRek hiring a further 30 positions to meet rising need for automation

By updatesPosted on 1st September 2022Posted in Member News

AutoRek, leading regtech firm, is accelerating its global growth plans to meet the rapidly rising demand for its financial control and regulatory reporting solutions. With a team growth of 40 people this year, the drive continues for 30 more positions across the

Strathclyde Uni and Eureka Solutions Team to Boost Talent Pipeline

By updatesPosted on 30th August 202230th August 2022Posted in Member News, Skills

The University of Strathclyde has established a Graduate Apprenticeship partnership with Eureka Solutions to help the company to develop skills and boost its talent pipeline. The company has taken on two new students who will combine workplace learning and real-life experience with a

DataVita Plans £8m Expansion to Fortis Data Centre

By updatesPosted on 30th August 202230th August 2022Posted in Member News, ScotlandISData

DataVita has announced plans to expand the capacity of its flagship Fortis data centre in Lanarkshire. The multi-cloud services provider has invested £8 million to add an extra 400 racks to the data centre, taking Fortis up to 1,500 sq. m.