Insight Search Search Submit Sort by: Relevance Date Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Podcast December 13, 2023 Podcast | Quantum Dots: From Nobel Prize to Silicon-Based QPUs— with SemiQon The 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots. Physics is also interested in these little marvels, and they may have a big impact in quantum computing. We need many more qubits of high-quality to tackle complex business problems and use cases. How will silicon-based quantum processing units (QPUs) boost scalability for increased performance into the… Podcast January 10, 2024 Podcast | What Boards Need to Consider about Quantum Computing and Cryptography in 2024 - with Quantum Computing Inc. 2024 will be a milestone year for post-quantum cryptography, with NIST getting ready to release its new standards. We can expect proof-of-concept business use cases for quantum computing to become more common as machine fidelity and performance continue to improve. What should boards consider regarding PQC and other aspects of the quantum industry this year? Join Host Konstantinos Karagiannis for… Client Story June 7, 2023 Resource backfill, technology and process change drive state procurement improvements Many institutions in the public sector are faced with improving the efficiency and responsiveness of their services and operations to better serve stakeholders and the public. High turnover and lengthy recruiting cycles are creating both a loss of tribal knowledge and an influx of inexperienced resources, leading to significant delays in day-to-day operations. Our client, a state procurement… Whitepaper March 22, 2021 FCA to focus on the embedding of Vulnerable Customer Finalised Guidance as its Financial Lives survey shows a rise in the number of consumers who have vulnerability characteristics In February 2021 the FCA published two key documents in relation to its ongoing work on vulnerable customers. The Financial Lives survey was updated to reflect the position of UK consumers in October 2020. This showed that an estimated 27.7 million adults were showing characteristics of vulnerability, a rise of 15% since February 2020. The FCA also published its Finalised Guidance (FG 21/1) for… Whitepaper April 23, 2020 Reemergence Planning – A Sound Strategy After a Crisis In September 2001, Wired magazine reviewed science writer Steven Johnson's then-new book, Emergence: The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities and Software. Johnson’s premise: Brilliant adaptations arise out of interconnections and cooperation among individual components of complex systems. He optimistically predicted that we would develop technology tools that have humans “collaborating on a… Survey May 24, 2021 Executive Perspectives on Top Risks 2021 and 2030 - The Future of Work The continuing global challenges and potential existential threat posed by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Political divisiveness and polarisation. Social and economic unrest. Gridlock. Artificial intelligence (AI), automation and other rapidly developing digital technologies. Rapid shift to virtual, remote work environments. Changes in the geopolitical landscape. Shifting customer preferences and… Whitepaper September 16, 2020 Strategies for Reducing Retail Shrink During Challenging Times Shrink has long represented a significant challenge for retailers. Unfortunately, during a time of tightening margins and declining sales, the issue shows no signs of withering away. According to the 2020 National Retail Security Survey of the National Retail Federation (NRF), shrink is at an all-time high. In 2019, it accounted for an average rate of 1.62% of inventory, calculated at retail,… Whitepaper August 22, 2021 CFO risk outlook – pandemic issues in the near term, transformation and resistance to change over the long term The continuing global challenges and potential existential threat posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Political divisiveness and polarisation. Social and economic unrest. AI, automation and other rapidly developing digital technologies. Rapid shift to virtual work environments. Changes in the geopolitical landscape. Shifting customer preferences. Volatile unemployment levels. Record low interest… Infographic July 25, 2022 Infographic: Finance Trends for Technology, Media and Telecommunications Pushing for digital transformation and enhanced data analytics, protecting personal data and maintaining privacy for customers and key stakeholders are the top overall priorities for CFOs and finance leaders in TMT. Read more insights in Security, Data, Analytics and ESG Top 2021 Priorities for TMT Finance Leaders. Podcast October 5, 2020 Podcast: A Private Equity Perspective on Legal Services A Company in Your Portfolio Requires Legal Counsel – What Are Your Options? Protiviti Managing Director Rob Gould and Robert Half Managing Director Joel Wuesthoff discuss options for PE firms to access legal counsel and services. It is common for companies expanding through acquisitions to outgrow their in-house capabilities. This is often the case with legal services during acquisitions, when… Load More
