Connecting Niche Technology Professionals

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Employee Spotlight: Q&A with Ryan Daly

Ryan has worked at StaffHost Europe since the end of 2017. When Ryan joined us, he was a trainee consultant with no prior recruitment experience. Since joining us and learning the skills required to become a successful recruiter (as well as learning and understanding his markets) Ryan has had a very successful journey in his career so far. Let’s get a little insight into one of our top billers, with a 10 question, quick-fire round. 1. What job did you have before joining StaffHost Europe? Ryan: “Skilled Labourer” Although I wasn’t very skilled! 2. What challenges did you initially face when you started working here? Ryan: Learning the skills to be a good consultant and understanding your market place. 3. What do you find most rewarding about your role? Ryan: You can get out exactly what you put in! 4. What advice would you give to a Junior Recruitment Consultant? Ryan: Come in hungry, driven and busy. These are all attributes you are going to have to keep hold of. Recruitment is a rollercoaster, don’t dwell on the losses because you will soon be celebrating a win. 5. What things do you enjoy outside of work? Ryan: Coffee, football, fitness and alcohol! 6. What inspires you? Ryan: A bright and prosperous future. 7. If you won £2 million on the lottery, what would you do with it? Ryan: Invest, share and overindulge! 8. If you had to wear one set of clothes for the rest of your life, what would you wear? Ryan: A 3 piece, you can never be too over dressed. 9. You can only pick one… so, what’s your all-time favourite song? Ryan: Wonderwall – Oasis. 10. If you could know the absolute and total truth to one question, what question would you ask? Ryan: Hmm, I've got 3... what happens after death? Who shot Kennedy? What came first, the chicken or the egg? "Recruitment is proactive by nature and that ripples through StaffHost, you have to be willing to put in the work and in turn you are given untold support, training and development opportunity. Your efforts are noticed and you will always be justly rewarded for them on a personal and professional level. Incentive is a big word in this business and you will be jet setting and fine dining when you hit them. I was supported massively and given the right tools to grow, and for my efforts I was rewarded with promotions from Trainee Consultant to Manager in my first two years. You will always get out what you put in!" - Ryan Daly 8 Reasons Why Recruitment is a Fantastic Career Choice: If you're considering a career in recruitment, there are few better places to start your journey than at StaffHost Europe - of course, if you're already at senior level, then there are few better places to continue your career. Upon joining the business, you will have the opportunity to work in one of our specialist teams, recruiting IT professionals across Europe. 1. You have lots of independence: Yes, you'll have set targets to achieve, but how you achieve them is pretty much up to you. You'll be equipped with the most up-to-date training skills and tools, but autonomy and innovation are also available for you to utilise as you see neccessary! 2. There's great money to be made: You really are in control of how much money you can earn, and those commission cheques can be quite substantial in a good month - that's on top of your base salary too! It really is true that the more you put in, the more you get out. If you're hungry and dedicated, you can have a very lucrative career - a number of our consultants who are in their mid-twenties already own houses! 3. Offering life changing help: There's no denying our lives revolve around our job or career - we spend more time at work than we do at home, and the money we go to work to earn, dictates the lifestyle that we can afford to live right now (and when we retire). There's a good chance that most of your friends will have been met through work too, so changing jobs is a big deal. When you place a candidate in their dream job, and guide them through the process with advice and tips along the way, it's a great feeling to know how happy they are when they succeed. If you built a good relationship with the candidate, there's every chance they will come back to collaborate when their next career move is due too. 4. Meeting new people & building a network: You're going to be speaking to new people on a daily basis, but the most interesting part is that the majority of our business is carried out across Europe, so you will be learning lots about cultural differences. This does however mean that your communication is most likely limited to phone calls, skype and emails, but there will also be times when you and your team will travel abroad for a conference or event - these will be full of people in your network, but also full of people not yet in your network - this is your time to impress them with your knowlede and charm! 5. Your competitive side: If you're a recruitment consultant, the chances are that you're also a fairly competitive individual, by nature. You need to constantly innovate your strategy and try out new and interesting ways to grab the attention of hard-to-find candidates - your competition will be recruiters from other companies, other companies your candidate might prefer to work for over the one you're pitching to them, as well as your teams mates AND the other teams at StaffHost Europe... the leader board comes with a lot of perks along your journey to the top! 6. Improving clients' bussiness: Employees are at the heart of any good businesses success. If you hire someone for your client who goes on to become an incredible employee, then your client is going to be extremely grateful - there’s no denying that’s a great feeling! 7. Your colleagues: It’s rare to meet a recruiter who’s a shrinking violet, which means a career in recruitment guarantees you an office full of outgoing, chatty colleagues. It’s a great environment to meet likeminded, fun people, so you'll easily make great friends that ensure every workday (and work night out) is a blast. Your colleagues at StaffHost Europe will also have your back, even if you're in direct competition with them, we help each other out for the greater good of the company's success! 8. Recruitment keeps you on your toes: Most people wouldn't describe their job to you as exciting. But, recruiting is one of the most exciting and fast-paced industries to work in and there's always something going on to keep your adrenaline flowing! __________ We're currently hiring - view our 'Work for Us' page and apply to open roles. View Ryan's LinkedIn profile.

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2020 Enterprise Applications Events

When it comes to Enterprise Application software, our main focus is on ServiceNow, Salesforce and Workday; and there's a few key conferences and events taking place throughout 2020, for all three. To make sure you don't miss one near you, we've created a full list of this years upcoming events. They will give you the opportunity to learn from the experts and take advantage of peer-to-peer discussions and networking to develop new ideas and get the information you need to dominate in your role. *New events will be added throught the year, as they are announced. ServiceNow Events Event: Knowledge 2020 Date: 3rd - 7th May Location: Orlando, Florida Description: Knowledge 2020 is where extraordinary people come together to take work to the next level. Come and join the movement to learn how people like you are delivering modern digital workflows that unlock productivity and transform the employee and customer experience. We are increasing our focus on you – our customers. By request, we have added more labs, workshops, breakouts, and theaters than ever to highlight the latest product innovations. __________ Event: Now at Work Date: 8th October Location: London Description: Now at Work brings together extraordinary people transforming the world of work. __________ Event: Future of Work Date: 5th March Location: Utrecht, Netherlands Description: Future of Work helps you learn new ways to break down silos, deliver better employee experiences, delight your customer and transform the way you work. Connect with our ecosystem to learn firsthand how the innovation of today will impact your business tomorrow. Join Karel van der Poel, VP & GM of Future products, Jessica Constantinidis EMEA CSO Office at ServiceNow and industry thought leaders, and discover what’s new to address the specific needs for your industry and discover how you can design your next generation operating model and digital transformation roadmap. Salesforce Events Event: Dreamforce Global Gathering (UK Administrators Group) Date: 15th January Location: London, United Kingdom Description: Dreamforce: four days of inspiration, giving back, and having the time of your life with fellow Trailblazers — that only begins to describe the most innovative software conference in the world. With 2,700+ sessions to help every role in every industry succeed, opportunities to get hands-on with the latest product innovations, and thousands of Trailblazers to learn from, it's is not to be missed. __________ Event: NRF20 Date: 12th - 14th January Location: New York, USA Description: Experience the world’s #1 CRM for retail at NRF 2020. Your biggest successes share one thing in common: happy shoppers. Come see how we’re connecting retail companies around their customers today and into the future. See you in New York, Trailblazers! _________ Event: Cactusforce 2020: Salesforce Developer & Architect Conference Date: 17th - 18th January Location: Phoenix, USA Description: In the heart of the desert, this Salesforce developer and architect conference provides users of all ages and experience valuable insight into the platforms and its users. The two-day event features three distinct tracks: developers, architects, and configurators. Each track features engaging speakers, training, preparations, technical information, and much more. It's a valuable tool for anyone using or involved with the software. __________ Event: How Salesforce Uses Salesforce Date: 23rd January Location: Rome, Italy Description: Come and find out how we use our platform in Salesforce to support a successful business! We will show you all our daily activities, from marketing to sales, from apps to the Trailhead e-learning platform: all our cloud features collaborate and complement each other to support our activities and ensure the success of our customers, both Italian and international. __________ Event: London WiT 2020 Date: 6th February Location: London, United Kingdom Description: Join us for our first meeting of 2020. Full agenda to follow but expect the usual mix of networking and learning. __________ Event: Salesforce & Vlocity Health - Health Insurance 4.0 Date: 11th February Location: Dusseldorf, Germany Description: Health insurance 4.0 - the fourth industrial revolution for insurance companies! Salesforce and Vlocity Health exclusively invite you to the joint event on Tuesday, February 11, 2020 in Düsseldorf. The fourth industrial revolution is in full swing. But what strategies can be used to counter the changes and the new framework in order to be successful in the long term? __________ Event: Dreamforce Global Gathering (UK Developers Group) Date: 12th February Location: London, United Kingdom Description: Dreamforce: four days of inspiration, giving back, and having the time of your life with fellow Trailblazers — that only begins to describe the most innovative software conference in the world. With 2,700+ sessions to help every role in every industry succeed, opportunities to get hands-on with the latest product innovations, and thousands of Trailblazers to learn from, it's is not to be missed. Sometimes, however, we have to miss it. Whether travel expenses weren't approved (lets face it, it's expensive when you're travelling from Europe) or you had an important appointment you couldn't miss, Global Gatherings has your back. __________ Event: London's Calling: The Largest European Salesforce Community Event Date: 20th March Location: London, United Kingdom Description: London's Calling is Europe's largest community-led Salesforce event for Salesforce professionals. It is a full day annual event and this year it's taking place on 20th March 2020. You will not want to miss this exciting educational event where you can meet and network with influential people from across the community, as well as learn from more than 50 sessions throughout the day on Admin, Developer, Architect, Marketing Technology, and Career Development topics. __________ Event: Salesforce Basecamp - Stockholm Date: 29th April Location: Stockholm, Sweden Description: Salesforce Basecamp is coming to Stockholm on April 29th 2020 and we promise you a full day of innovation, inspiration, and networking! Basecamp is not just another IT conference. At Salesforce we believe the business of business is to make the world a better place. Business profits and progress will no longer be sustainable unless they serve the greater good. To stay competitive and attract the next generation’s workforce, companies need to cultivate a company culture that inspires all employees, at every level, to do the best work of their lives. At Basecamp you’ll get insights and best practices from world-class thought leaders on how to get your business to thrive in a disruptive world. __________ Event: Connections '20 Date: 4th - 6th May Location: Chicago, USA Description: In the heart of the Windy City, Connections - from Salesforce - is the place to go to discover how to optimize the use of the platform. This two-day event showcases the experience and talents of industry experts and focuses on the practical business applications of the Salesforce platform. Connections consists of representatives from the retail, consumer goods, financial services, healthcare, and manufacturing industries. There are three different tracks for the Connections expo. Discover how to better connect with customers in the marketing track, discover new tools and future applications in the commerce track, and grow customer relationships with the service track. The conference also includes a focus on giving back to the community and culminates with a "Salesforce Concert." _________ Event: TrailheaDX '20 Date: 9th - 10th June Location: San Francisco, USA Description: This comprehensive and engaging conference from Salesforce is a must-attend for all Salesforce developers. The conference offers a "latest and greatest" look at new Salesforce products and innovations from engineers and product leaders. Look forward to networking opportunities with other developers and insights and learnings from Salesforce admins and architects. The conference also boasts hands-on workshops, expert-led sessions, connections with colleagues and Salesforce personnel, and the fun conference "TrailheadX Quest." Opportunities for further connections come from the Salesforce "Global Gathering." __________ Event: Dreamforce 2020 Date: 9th - 12th November Location: San Francisco, USA Description: The prestigious annual Dreamforce conference from Salesforce is one of the premier events in the industry every year. Salesforce's event draws some of the biggest names in the world for acclaimed keynote addresses. Recent speakers include former president Barack Obama, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Game of Thrones actress Emilia Clarke, and many more. The conference boasts a massive selection of workshops, sessions, talks, and industry events; there's a wide array of new product demonstrations and hands-on displays. Dreamforce is rife with networking opportunities for attendees and plenty of fun - with rollicking concerts and parties throughout the four-day event (past bands showcased at Dreamforce include U2 and Metallica). For anyone involved with Salesforce, this event is a must-attend to cap off 2020. Workday Events Event: Workday Elevate Date: TBC Location: TBC Description: Workday Elevate® is your opportunity to experience our innovation live, get hands-on with our products and learn how our customers have achieved breakthrough results. We’re not currently on the road, but our global roadshow will be making stops all over the world in 2020. Sign up now to be notified when details are available __________ Event: Workday Rising Date: 21st - 24th September Location: San Francisco, USA Description: Every year, we bring our community together to explore what’s possible with technology and share innovative solutions for a changing world. Together, we can all rise to the challenges and opportunities before us. __________ Event: Workday Rising Europe Date: 17th - 19th November Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Description: Every year, we bring our community together to explore what’s possible with technology and share innovative solutions for a changing world. Together, we can all rise to the challenges and opportunities before us.

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2020 European Cyber Security Events

There's a lot of exciting Cyber Security conferences taking place across Europe in 2020, so we've put together the most comprehensive list that you'll find, covering all of the big European events taking place throughout the year. These conferences will give you the opportunity to learn from the experts and take advantage of peer-to-peer discussions and networking to develop new ideas and get the information you need to address current and future cyber security issues. *New events will be added throught the year, as they are announced. JANUARY 2020: Event: SANS Amsterdam Date: 20th - 25th January Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands Description: SANS Secure Europe provides the information to the attendees relating to Cyber Defence, Ethical Hacking, Penetration Testing, Digital Forensics, Security Management. It will provide the attendees with the skills to defend their organisation against security breaches and prevent future attacks. It aims to deliver cutting-edge information security knowledge and skills to all students in order to protect people and assets. _________ Event: CPDP 2020 Data Protection & Artificial Intelligence Date: 22nd - 24th January Location: Brussels, Belgium Description: As a world-leading multidisciplinary conference CPDP offers the cutting edge in legal, regulatory, academic and technological development in privacy and data protection. Within an atmosphere of independence and mutual respect, CPDP gathers academics, lawyers, practitioners, policy-makers, industry and civil society from all over the world in Brussels, offering them an arena to exchange ideas and discuss the latest emerging issues and trends. This unique multidisciplinary formula has served to make CPDP one of the leading data protection and privacy conferences in Europe and around the world. __________ Event: SINET Global Cyber Security Innovation Summit Date: 30th January Location: London, United Kingdom Description: Purposely intimate, thought provoking, cutting edge and first-class in every respect, SINET events are networking and education opportunities where trust is developed and ideas are shared. These events create a unique environment where leading security professionals can make valuable connections while gaining new perspectives about best practices and the ever evolving threat landscape. ___________ Event: 2020 CTI-EU | Bonding EU Cyber Threat Intelligence Date: 30th - 31st January Location: Brussels, Belgium Description: Just as in previous years (2017, 2018), ENISA organizes the third version of its bonding event on Cyberthreat Intelligence (CTI). The event is going to take place in the THON-EU Hotel in Brussels on 30th and 31st January 2020. The event aims at bringing together experts, practitioners, researchers, academia and individuals who are interested in the developments in the area of CTI. CTI EU is a forum for discussing European and international developments in CTI, get informed about the current trends in CTI, meeting CTI service providers and get informed about current CTI offerings, requirements, use cases, tools and practices. FEBRUARY 2020: Event: Cybersecurity Standardization Conference 2020 Date: 3rd February Location: Brussels, Belgium Description: The conference will discuss the challenges in the standardisation landscape for Cybersecurity in light of the EU Cybersecurity Act. Among the topics are; The role of standardisation to support the certification framework, Achievments in cybersecurity standardisation and the rolling plan of standardisation bodies, First EU certification scheme – difficulties and success stories in relation to standards, and Next prospective schemes. __________ Event: ManuSec Europe Date: 4th - 5th February Location: Munich, Germany Description: ManuSec Europe is an intimate and exclusive platform for IT and OT security leaders from Europe’s manufacturing industry to exchange in-depth cybersecurity knowledge. This is your annual opportunity to build cross-departmental cybersecurity partnerships, benchmark your company’s digital maturity against peers, and participate in the discussions shaping European manufacturers’ cybersecurity landscape in 2020 and beyond. __________ Event: ITASEC20 Date: 4th - 7th February Location: Ancona, Italy Description: The Italian Conference on CyberSecurity (ITASEC) is an annual event supported and organized by the Cini Cybersecurity National Lab. The 2020 edition will take place in Ancona, from February 4th to February 7th; it will gather Italian researchers and professionals working in the field of cybersecurity, from both private and public sectors and include academia, industries, research institutions, and government. __________ Event: IT Defense 2020 Date: 5th - 7th February Location: Bonn, Germany Description: The extraordinary IT security congress with top-class international speakers is now taking place for the 18th time. IT defense is different: it is not a conference with sponsors and advertising lectures, but an interesting mix of specialist lectures that focus on the content. At the same time, high-quality evening events guarantee an exchange with speakers and other participants. Participants from industry, the military and administration in particular appreciate the opportunity to network during breaks and evening events. Here the IT security officers can exchange ideas with their peers and discuss technical questions. __________ Event: Teiss London 2020 - The European InfoSec Summit Date: 12th February Location: London, United Kingdom Description: This event will welcome over 100 speakers from around the world for two days of high-level Presentations, Panel sessions, Roundtables and Workshops. teissLondon2020 is the largest cyber security summit across Europe focusing on the human challenges in improving delegates’ cyber security efforts, the latest threats they face, and the technological developments that can support them. This year, we are focusing on key themes and challenges faced by 500+ CISOs, CIOs, CTOs, Heads of Information Security and other senior cyber security professionals _________ Event: HackCon #15 - 2020 Date: 12th - 13th February Location: Oslo, Norway Description: Every year, within topics that are highly relevant, around 1200 - 1400 presentations and research are watched to pick the absolutely best speakers for HackCon. From all the presentations/research we go through, about one percent (12 each year) is picked and have the chance to speak at HackCon. In the past, we've had speakers from Norway, Sweden , USA, Canada, South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, England, Italy, Spain and several other countries. _________ Event: Swiss Cyber Security Days 2020 Date: 12th - 13th February Location: Fribourg, Switzerland Description: The Swiss Cyber Security Days (SCSD) are Switzerland's leading cyber security competence. The SCSDs presented in the Forum Friborg convey extensive know-how between technology and the public with current and future innovative solutions. With digitization and Industry 4.0, we are facing an era of social change - or are already in the middle of it. The two-day event is a forum with experts from Switzerland and abroad as well as an innovative exhibition area with high interactive potential that reflects Switzerland's technical expertise and its innovative solutions. _________ Event: Disobey Conference 2020 Date: 14th - 15th February Location: Helsinki, Finland Description: Disobey fills Helsinki Cable Factory again with Security Professionals, Hackers, makers and other like minded people. The main event will be filled with talks from leading security professionals, hackers and other interesting people. Workshops will cover practical cyber security, vulnerabilities, exploits and system fortification. Of course, we will have Disobey parties for you... Perhaps even other casual, off-program activities! _________ Event: OffensiveCon 2020 Date: 14th - 15th February Location: Berlin, Germany Description: OffensiveCon Berlin is a highly technical international security conference focused on offensive security only. The aim of OffensiveCon is to bring the hacker community together for high quality and deep technical talks, engaging and renowned technical trainings. The talks at OffensiveCon are focused on offensive IT security topics such as vulnerability discovery, advanced exploitation techniques and reverse engineering. _________ Event: Rail Cyber Security 5th Annual Summit Date: 18th - 19th February Location: London, United Kingdom Description: Now in its 5th year, this two day executive forum will include presentations, case studies and multiple cross-disciplinary panel discussion sessions. Leveraging key insight from the Cyber Senate portfolio of vertical conferences from throughout 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 this year’s event will be dominated by the best global Technology and Information Security experts across the Rail supply chain, including executive leadership from Rolling Stock companies, Train Operating companies, Rail Cargo and Freight transportation companies and some of the world’s leading CNI cyber security subject matter experts. MARCH 2020: _________ Event: Command Control – The European Cybersecurity Summit Date: 3rd - 4th March Location: Munich, Germany Description: At the Summit, you will meet world-leading thought leaders and professionals in cybersecurity, as well as specialists in governance, risk and compliance and digital transformation leader. Take advantage of the interdisciplinary dialog platform to network, exchange experience and expand competencies alongside pioneers in digital leadership; let yourself be inspired by vision and innovation. Get to know tried and tested solutions for secure digital transformation and expand your knowledge in workshops. _________ Event: SANS Prague Date: 9th - 14th March Location: Prague, Czech Republic Description: Sans Prague is recognized around the world as the best place to develop the deep, hands-on cyber security skills most needed right now. Join us for immersion training that will provide the attendees with the skills to defend their organisation against security breaches and prevent future attacks. _________ Event: Nordic Cyber Series Date: 10th - 11th March Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Description: As Digital transformation advances, Nordic companies are accelerating the migration of data to the cloud, crafting new digital systems and increasing the number of endpoints. For 2020, the Nordic Cyber Security Summit acts as an enabler, opening up discussions to support these advancements and overcome such challenges. Uniting senior IT security leaders from across a variety of industries including Energy, Banking & Finance, Retail and FMCG, the summit is designed to help forge collaborative relationships and secure Nordic’s public and private sectors from malicious threats like phishing and ransomware. __________ Event: TrueSec Cyber Security Summit 2020 Date: 11th - 12th March Location: Stockholm, Sweden Description: The most important event in cyber security this year! Join us for a two-day event with leading cybersecurity experts. Truesec will share insights based on real-world experience, knowledge, and passion for IT security. For those interested in today’s escalating cyber threats, techniques used by criminals, and how to secure your IT environments. __________ Event: Cyber Security & Cloud Expo - Global 2020 Date: 17th - 18th March Location: London, United Kingdom Description: Returning to the Olympia London, the fifth Cyber Security & Cloud Expo event is co-located with the IoT Tech Expo, AI & Big Data Expo, 5G Expo and Blockchain Expo, so you can explore the future of these convergent technologies under one roof. Expand your knowledge and gain the security skills needed to steer your organisation to a more secure future. 9,000 attendees are expected to congregate from across the world including CISO’s, Heads of Innovation and Technology, IT Directors, Security Professionals, Start-Up’s, OEM’s, Government, Operators, Technology Providers, Investors and many more. __________ Event: InfoSecurity Belgium Date: 18th - 19th March Location: Brussels, Belgium Description: During Infosecurity.be, Data & Cloud Expo we pay extensive attention to this theme. Artificial intelligence and machine learning are going to change our business forever. From self-learning chatbots to support customer service and automating accounting to diagnosing healthcare: artificial intelligence (AI) seems to be the new holy grail in the IT market. __________ Event: The Future of Cyber Security Europe Date: 24th March Location: London, United Kingdom Description: It’s our 15th year and this will see the event taken to the next level with a new location, more networking time, more streams and bigger name speakers than ever before. In contrast to our previous events, The Future of Cyber Security Europe Conference 2020 will be a closed-door, invite-only conference and expedition featuring 300 hand-picked senior executives from major UK firms. The event is aimed at board level executives and senior IT decision-makers from government and industries including critical infrastructure, retail, healthcare and financial services. APRIL 2020: Event: HITBSecConf Date: 20th - 24th April Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands Description: The 11TH HITB Security Conference in The Netherlands. Taking place across 5 days from the 20th till the 24th of April 2020 and featuring all new 4-day training courses! _________ Event: ItaliaSec 2020 Date: 28th - 29th April Location: Milan, Italy Description: ItaliaSec is an intimate collaboration platform dedicated to senior cyber security professionals from across the country’s core industries – including Banking & Finance, FMCG & Retail, Food & Beverage, and Utilities. Returning to Italy for the 4th time in 2020, this is the annual platform for the country’s primary cyber security players to discuss their most pressing cyber security challenges and evaluate the best strategies to safeguard from them. MAY 2020: Event: Paranoia 2020 Date: 11th - 12th May Location: Oslo, Norway Description: Welcome to Paranoia 2020 - the Nordic's leading Cyber Security Conference. Paranoia gathers international security experts for discussions on cyber threats, future scenarios and how you can best prepare for the challenges to come. _________ Event: DACHsec Date: 12th - 13th May Location: Munich, Germany Description: DACHsec is a CPD certified collaborative platform uniting senior cyber security professionals from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland to discuss their cyber security challenges and outline strategies to safeguard from them. Delegates represent the region’s private and public sectors and core industries, including Banking & Finance, Automotive, Pharmaceuticals, Chemicals and Utilities. __________ Event: World Conference on Cyber Security and Ethical Hacking Date: 21st - 22nd May Location: London, United Kingdom Description: Meet Inspiring Speakers and Experts at our 3000+ Global Events with over 1000+ Conferences, 1000+ Symposiums and 1000+ Workshops on Medical, Pharma, Engineering, Science, Technology and Business. __________ Event: Security Fest Date: 27th - 29th May Location: Gothenburg, Sweden Description: Security Fest is an inspiring and unique IT security conference held in Gothenburg, Sweden. The event is an excellent opportunity to learn more about IT security, and a great way to connect with both the renowned international speakers, and the other attendees. We’re honoured to have some amazing renowned speakers from all over the world, in two great conference days! Learn. Inspire. Connect. JUNE 2020: Event: InfoSecurity Europe Date: 2nd - 4th June Location: London, United Kingdom Description: Europe’s Leading Event for Information and Cyber Security. Bringing business, tech and cyber communities together to discuss and discover how best to protect companies and individuals. Meet with the world's most innovative suppliers and cyber experts, immerse yourself in hands-on tech and learn from world-renowned speakers and thought-leaders. Get the insight and education you need need to manage information and cyber risk to build resilience within complex organisations. Discover CISO insights and thought-provoking sessions. __________ Event: 8th International Conference of Security, Privacy and Trust Management Date: 13th - 14th June Location: Helsinki, Finland Description: 8th International Conference of Security, Privacy and Trust Management (SPTM 2020) looks for significant contributions to Trust management for networks. Original papers are invited on Security, Privacy and Trust Management of wireless and wired networks. The goal of this Conference is to bring together researchers and practitioners from academia and industry to focus on advanced networking concepts and establishing new collaborations in these areas. __________ Event: Hack in Paris 2020 Date: 15th - 19th June Location: Paris, France Description: Hack in Paris is a steadily growing event, gathering each year IT security experts and passionate, in the French capital. In a dedicated environment, attendees can really understand the realities of hacking and the consequences that companies are facing. It offers during 5 days, a high-quality program dealing with high end IT security, industrial espionage, penetration testing, physical security, forensics, malware analysis techniques and countermeasures. __________ Event: FranSec Date: 24th - 25th June Location: Paris, France Description: FranSec launches in June 2020 as part of the regional cyber security series dedicated for senior security thought leaders in France to trigger productive discussion, share best practice and develop policies and standards to help secure the future of French industry and infrastructure. Cyber security has firmly established its position as a key concern for public and private sector alike as business adapt to becoming more agile and introducing new ways of working through digital innovation. ________ Event: European Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security (ECCWS) Date: 25th - 26th June Location: Chester, United Kingdom Description: It is now 19 years since the European Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security (ECCWS) was established. It has been held in Ireland, Germany, Finland, Estonia, Greece, Portugal, to mention only a few of the countries which have hosted it. This conference attracts an interesting combination of academic scholars, military personnel, practitioners and individuals who are engaged in various aspects of the cyber security community. ECCWS is generally attended by participants from more than 30 countries. JULY 2020: Event: CyberCon London 2020: Managing Fraud Risk & Cybersecurity Date: 2nd July Location: London, United Kingdom Description: CyberCon London 2020 is the most progressive event of its kind and is designed to upskill you in matters of fraud and cybersecurity, allowing you to identify and protect against immediate and future threats to your organisation., Exclusive speakers and industry-leading fraud and cybersecurity experts will deliver a uniquely immersive and interactive conference experience based on real-world scenarios. SEPTEMBER 2020: Event: SEC-T - 0x0D Date: 16th - 18th September Location: Stockholm, Sweden Description: A hacking and security conference in the heart of Stockholm. SEC-T is an affordable, non-profit, English speaking, two days, single track information security/hacking conference taking place in late summer every year in Stockholm, Sweden. At SEC-T we focus on providing our audience with high-quality talks and in-depth “QnA” with speakers. SEC-T is a conference where you can feel safe from sales pitches and marketing presentations as we have a large focus on our speakers’ research and first-person accounts. _________ Event: ICCNT 2020 Date: 20th - 22nd September Location: Paris, France Description: The 4th International Conference on Communication and Network Technology (ICCNT 2020) aims to provide a forum for researchers, practitioners, and professionals from both the industry and the academia to share their newest research findings and results in the related fields. ICCNT is organized by International Journal of Computer and Communication Engineering and has been held since 2017 in Zurich, 2018 in Stockholm, and 2019 in Amsterdam. This three-day event will provide an opportunity to researchers and scholars working in the field of communication and network technology to network with each other and create chances for discussion and possible cooperations. __________ Event: Security of Things World Date: 21st - 22nd September Location: Berlin, Germany Description: The Security of Things World will showcase the strategies, opportunities, and use and business cases of implementing Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) security solutions in the manufacturing and engineering industries. We bring together 100+ IIoT Security, cybersecurity, IT & OT security decision makers and practitioners to discuss and evaluate the security risks in the context of IIoT, to create insights into new technologies and best practice of securing smart, connected plants and assembly lines, and to progress their IIoT Security function. __________ OCTOBER 2020: Event: CS3STHLM Date: 19th - 22nd October Location: Stockholm, Sweden Description: CS3STHLM – the Stockholm international summit on Cyber Security in SCADA and Industrial Control Systems - is an annual summit that gather the most important stakeholders across critical processes and industries. CS3STHLM has been organized since 2014, and has quickly become the premier ICS Security Summit in Northern Europe! ________ Event: Cyber Security & Fraud Summit: London Date: 20th October Location: London, United Kingdom Description: This Global Summit Series will take place across four continents focusing on global security topics such as fraud and breach prevention and on many key industry verticals such as finance, government, retail, energy and healthcare. All content will be driven by our global editorial team including executive editors from publications like DataBreachtoday, BankInfoSecurity, GovInfoSecurity and HealthcareInfoSecurity. These events will provide the opportunity to learn from industry influencers, earn CPE credits, meet with leading technology providers and be a part of the ISMG community of over 700,000 subscribers. NOVEMBER 2020: Event: Cybersecurity Leadership Summit 2020 Date: 9th - 11th November Location: Berlin, Germany Description: Cybersecurity Leadership Summit 2020 is one of the largest independent cybersecurity events in Europe. With 4 parallel sessions, more than 100 speakers, 60 best practice & interactive sessions, you will have a perfect chance to hear about the challenges facing your peers. You will learn about incident response, OT/IoT Security, Privacy, Risk Management and other topics from their day to day experiences of cybersecurity leaders. Exhibition and networking areas will provide you with further chances for knowledge-exchange. _________ Event: UKsec 2020 Date: 10th November Location: London, United Kingdom Description: UKsec is an intimate platform dedicated to senior cyber security professionals in the UK’s service sector. For 2019, the summit brought the human factor to the core of discussions through the theme Embracing Diversity for a Collaborative Cyber-Space. _________ Event: Cyber Security Executive Date: 18th November Location: Helsinki, Finland Description: Cyber Security Executive provides a unique look at the role of cybersecurity in modern business competitiveness. In the centre of technological change, the event provides a chance for every business leader to learn, network, and share in how improving cybersecurity can help provide better and more valuable business outcomes. You'll hear from powerful keynotes, top technology companies, startups, established cyber security companies, researchers, associations, regulators and other top thought leaders in different communities as we explore multiple aspects of the world of cyber security, risk assessment and management. DECEMBER 2020: Event: CANS 2020 - 19TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CRYPTOLOGY AND NETWORK SECURITY Date: 14th - 16th December Location: Vienna, Austria Description: The International Conference on Cryptology And Network Security (CANS) is a recognized annual conference, focusing on all aspects of cryptology, and of data, network, and computer security, attracting cutting-edge results from world-renowned scientists in the area. CANS 2020 will be held in Vienna (Austria) in collaboration with the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology. _______________ BLOG: 2020 European Cloud Events

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2020 European Cloud Events

There's a lot of exciting Cloud computing events taking place across Europe in 2020, so we've put together the most comprehensive list that you'll find, covering all of the big European events taking place throughout the year. These conferences will give you the opportunity to learn from the experts and take advantage of peer-to-peer discussions and networking to develop new ideas and get the information you need to address current and future cloud issues. *New events will be added throught the year, as they are announced. JANUARY 2020: Event: Microsoft Ignite The Tour - London Date: 16th - 17th January Location: London, United Kingdom Description: Our industry-leading conference is coming to London. Don’t miss the very latest in cloud technologies and developer tools with guest speakers, industry experts, and more. Microsoft Ignite The Tour brings the very best of Microsoft Ignite to a city near you. The tour provides technical training led by Microsoft experts and your community. You’ll learn new ways to build solutions, migrate and manage infrastructure, and connect with local industry leaders and peers. FEBRUARY 2020: Event: IoT in Action Event Series 2020 Date: February 24th Location: Nuremberg, Germany Description: Accelerate your IoT vision by participating in this IoT in Action event - whether you're a business or technical decision maker looking for specific skills and valuable insights from others' IoT experiences, or you want to connect with those that are building or ready to implement repeatable, out-of-the-box IoT solutions. Come along if you're ready to gain actionable IoT insights, build future business partnerships, and unlock the transformative potential of intelligent edge and intelligent cloud solutions. MARCH 2020: Event: Microsoft Ignite The Tour Date: 4th - 5th March Location: Zurich, Switzerland Description: Our industry-leading conference is coming to Zurich. Don’t miss the very latest in cloud technologies and developer tools with guest speakers, industry experts, and more. Microsoft Ignite The Tour brings the very best of Microsoft Ignite to a city near you. The tour provides technical training led by Microsoft experts and your community. You’ll learn new ways to build solutions, migrate and manage infrastructure, and connect with local industry leaders and peers. _________ Event: Cloud Comms Summit Date: 5th March Location: London, United Kingdom Description: This Cloud Comms Summit will take place at the specialist Conference Centre Queen Elizabeth II located in the heart of Westminster overseeing the beautiful views of Big Ben, Westminster Abbey and the Houses of Parliament. The day will consist in a series of panel sessions, keynotes and presentations. We find that this approach, mixed with ample time to network with your peers and colleagues in the industry breeds significant discussion and debate throughout the day. _________ Event: MISSION POSSIBLE Date: 11th - 12th March 2020 Location: London, England Description: Cloud Expo Europe is the UK’s leading event for connecting technologists, business leaders and senior business managers with experts, solutions and services to help accelerate digital transformation plans. Whether you are cloud-first, scaling up, refining, or just getting started, Cloud Expo Europe is an unrivalled opportunity to meet with leading technology innovators and service providers. Network with your peers. Access a wealth of knowledge and advice including emerging trends, tech deep dives, lessons learned and market forecasts. _________ Event: Microsoft Ignite The Tour Date: 11th - 12th March Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands Description: Our industry-leading conference is coming to Amsterdam. Don’t miss the very latest in cloud technologies and developer tools with guest speakers, industry experts and more. Microsoft Ignite The Tour brings the very best of Microsoft Ignite to a city near you. The tour provides technical training led by Microsoft experts and your community. You’ll learn new ways to build solutions, migrate and manage infrastructure, and connect with local industry leaders and peers. _________ Event: CloudFest 2020 Date: March 14th - 19th Location: Europa-Park, Germany Description: CloudFest 2020 is the second in a three-year theme arc. We began with hyperscale enablement: go big or go home! Now we will explore how AI helps you maximize the potential that hypervisor partnership offers. The Intelligent Cloud allows AI to manage and distribute complex workloads, with smart tools that make interoperability and scale more cost-effective and efficient. It’s a tech paradigm that is coming up quickly, and CloudFest will help pave the way so you can be in the driver’s seat. CloudFest will explore how the cloud industry is preparing for the AI evolution in terms of technology, oversight, economics, and morality. _________ Event: AWS Summit | Paris Date: 17th March Location: Paris, France Description: A driving force for digital transformation and digital innovation in France, AWS invites you on Tuesday March 17 at the Palais des Congrès in Paris to exchange with your peers, collaborate with our partners and strengthen your knowledge of AWS. From security to architecture to artificial intelligence, you can attend a wide range of sessions and listen to the testimonials of our French customers on their way to the cloud and digital transformation. _________ Event: EDGE EUROPE 2020 Date: 25th - 26th March Location: Mainz, Germany Description: We believe in a truly connected world. This can only be facilitated by an all-encompassing Edge ecosystem. Edge will be the most transformative opportunity for the next decade. The trend for a more distributed IT architecture will multiply and expand with the convergence of new technologies and developments such as IoT, 5G, AI, autonomous cars and smart cities, connected things, micro-datacenters and Edge facilities. This will enable new ways of analysing and managing the data needed to connect society and drive change. _________ Event: Microsoft Ignite The Tour Date: 25th - 26th March Location: Madrid, Spain Description: Our industry-leading conference is coming to Madrid. Don’t miss the very latest in cloud technologies and developer tools with guest speakers, industry experts, and more. Microsoft Ignite The Tour brings the very best of Microsoft Ignite to a city near you. The tour provides technical training led by Microsoft experts and your community. You’ll learn new ways to build solutions, migrate and manage infrastructure, and connect with local industry leaders and peers. _________ Event: KubeCon + CloudNative Con Europe 2020 Date: 30th March - 2nd April Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands Description: The Cloud Native Computing Foundation’s flagship conference gathers adopters and technologists from leading open source and cloud native communities in Amsterdam, The Netherlands from March 30 – April 2, 2020. Join Kubernetes, Prometheus, Envoy, CoreDNS, containerd, Fluentd, TUF, Jaeger, Vitess, OpenTracing, gRPC, CNI, Notary, NATS, Linkerd, Helm, Rook, Harbor, etcd, Open Policy Agent, CRI-O, TiKV, CloudEvents and Falco as the community gathers for four days to further the education and advancement of cloud native computing. APRIL 2020: Event: AWS Public Sector Summit Date: 2nd April Location: Brussels, Belgium Description: Join the AWS Public Sector Summit in Brussels, Belgium, and learn how the cloud is accelerating innovation for organizations of all sizes. Learn about the AWS platform through breakout sessions that cover a wide range of topics, from new services and architectures, to performance and operations. You will also have the opportunity to hear from customers about their journey to the cloud. Whether you are just getting started on the cloud or a proficient user, join us and learn something new at the AWS Public Sector Summit Brussels. _________ Event: AWS Summit Amsterdam Date: 8th April Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands Description: Join the AWS Summit in Amsterdam and learn how the cloud is accelerating innovation in businesses of all sizes. _________ Event: AWS Summit San Francisco Date: 14th April Location: San Francisco, USA Description: Join the AWS Summit in San Francisco and learn how the cloud is accelerating innovation in businesses of all sizes. _________ Event: AWS Summit London Date: 29th April Location: London, United Kingdom Description: Join the AWS Summit in London and learn how the cloud is accelerating innovation in businesses of all sizes. _________ Event: Microsoft Ignite The Tour Date: 29th - 30th April Location: Berlin, Germany Description: Our industry-leading conference is coming to Berlin. Don’t miss the very latest in cloud technologies and developer tools with guest speakers, industry experts, and more. Microsoft Ignite The Tour brings the very best of Microsoft Ignite to a city near you. The tour provides technical training led by Microsoft experts and your community. You’ll learn new ways to build solutions, migrate and manage infrastructure, and connect with local industry leaders and peers. MAY 2020: Event: Microsoft Ignite The Tour Date: 5th - 6th May Location: Description: Our industry-leading conference is coming to Stockholm. Don’t miss the very latest in cloud technologies and developer tools with guest speakers, industry experts, and more. Microsoft Ignite The Tour brings the very best of Microsoft Ignite to a city near you. The tour provides technical training led by Microsoft experts and your community. You’ll learn new ways to build solutions, migrate and manage infrastructure, and connect with local industry leaders and peers. _________ Event: Closer 2020 Date: 7th - 9th May Location: Prague, Czech Republic Description: The 10th International Conference on Cloud Computing and Services Science. _________ Event: EUROPEAN IDENTITY & CLOUD CONFERENCE 2020 Date: 12th - 15th May Location: Munich, Germany Description: The European Identity & Cloud Conference, held from May 12-15, 2020, offers a mixture of best practice discussions, visionary presentations, and networking opportunities with a future-oriented community. More than 100 thought leaders, leading vendors, analysts, visionaries, executives, and end-users get together in Munich to be inspired by a list of world-class speakers. _________ Event: AWS Summit Stockholm Date: 13th May Location: Sweden, Stockholm Description: Join the AWS Summit in Stockholm and learn how the cloud is accelerating innovation in businesses of all sizes. _________ Event: AWS Summit Milan Date: 19th May Location: Milan, Italy Description: Join the AWS Summit in Milan and learn how the cloud is accelerating innovation in businesses of all sizes. _________ Event: International Conference on Cloud Computing and Virtualization (Cloud Computing 2020) Date: 21st - 22nd May Location: London, England Description: We are thrilled to bring together a community of individuals dedicated to transforming the technologies in a different way. Cloud Computing 2020 is more than a conference, which has something for everyone from the science in the field of Cloud Technologies. As a community of electronics and technology developers, we know that we need to mobilize and be the change we want to see in the modern era. It is our opportunity to connect with the people involved in this from all over the world to learn the latest information on the Wireless. This International Conference will provide a platform to budding researchers share their thoughts and experience towards the betterment of the quality of life. __________ Event: AWS Summit Rome Date: 26th May Location: Rome, Italy Description: Join the AWS Summit in Rome and learn how the cloud is accelerating innovation in businesses of all sizes. JUNE 2020: Event: Datacloud Global Congress Date: 2nd - 4th June Location: Monaco Description: After another tremendous year of expansion and investment in the sector globally, we welcome back to Monaco an expected audience of >2,000 executives and professionals in datacenter, cloud and Edge, their enterprise customers, solutions providers and Investors. This year’s extensive programme will be delivered across 4 theatres supported by a larger than ever industry exhibition, meeting lounges, Pods, and a new outside category for connected cars. Demand is very high for floor space so early booking is recommended. __________ Event: Cloud & DevOps World Summit 2020 Date: 10th - 11th June Location: London, United Kingdom Description: Cloud & DevOps World 2019 took place in London ExCeL as part of TechXLR8, London Tech Week’s flagship event. It brought together the industry’s leading technologists and innovators to discuss cloud innovation, DevOps, container deployment, Kubernetes, serverless architecture, automation, securing your cloud and much more. Attendees also had access to the wider TechXLR8 expo - featuring thousands of enterprise attendees, expert speakers focusing on hot topics including AI, IoT and Blockchain , and the chance to discover and try out tech that is changing the landscape of business. __________ Event: AWS Summit Madrid Date: 10th June Location: Spain, Madrid Description: Join the AWS Summit in Madrid and learn how the cloud is accelerating innovation in businesses of all sizes. __________ Event: AWS Summit Berlin Date: 23rd June Location: Berlin, Germany Description: Join the AWS Summit in Berlin and learn how the cloud is accelerating innovation in businesses of all sizes. __________ Event: AWS re:Inforce Date: 30th June - 1st July Location: Houston, USA Description: AWS re:Inforce is a two day paid conference focused on cloud security. Attendees can expect two days of learning, with sessions on security, identity, and compliance. JULY 2020: Event: Cyber Security & Cloud Expo – Europe 2020 Date: 1st - 2nd July Location: RAI Amsterdam Description: Returning to the RAI Amsterdam for 2020, the Cyber Security & Cloud Expo event is co-located with the IoT Tech Expo, AI & Big Data Expo, 5G Expo and Blockchain Expo, so you can explore the future of these convergent technologies under one roof. 8,000 attendees are expected to congregate from across the world including CISO’s, Heads of Innovation and Technology, IT Directors, Security Professionals, Start-Up’s, OEM’s, Government, Operators, Technology Providers, Investors and many more. __________ Event: AWS Summit New York Date: 9th July Location: New York, USA Description: Join the AWS Summit in New York and learn how the cloud is accelerating innovation in businesses of all sizes. AUGUST 2020: Event: AWS Summit Anaheim Date: 6th August Location: Anaheim, USA Description: Join the AWS Summit in Anaheim and learn how the cloud is accelerating innovation in businesses of all sizes. __________ Event: AWS Summit Switzerland Date: 26th August Location: Switzerland Description: Join the AWS Summit in Switzerland and learn how the cloud is accelerating innovation in businesses of all sizes. SEPTEMBER 2020: Event: European Cloud Summit 2020 Date: September 28th Location: Mainz, Germany Description: The European Cloud Summit is the premium European technology conference focusing on Microsoft Azure and cloud computing topics. OCTOBER 2020: Event: European Cloud Summit Date: October 20th - 22nd Location: Mainz/Frankfurt, Germany Description: The European Cloud Summit is a premium technology conference focusing on Microsoft Azure and cloud computing topics.n Cloud Summit is a premium technology conference focusing on Microsoft Azure and cloud computing topics. Our aim is to help companies navigate their own cloud journeys, understand processes and challenges and better comprehend the technology underneath it all. __________ Event: Cloud Foundry Summit - Europe 2020 Date: October 29th Location: Dublin, Ireland Description: From startups to the Fortune 500, Cloud Foundry is used by businesses around the globe to automate, scale and manage cloud apps throughout their lifecycle. Whether you’re a contributor or committer building the platform, or you’re using the platform to attain your business goals, Cloud Foundry Summit is where developers, operators, CIOs and other IT professionals go to share best practices and innovate together. NOVEMBER 2020: Event: Microsoft Ignite The Tour Date: February 27th - 28th Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Description: Our industry-leading conference is coming to Copenhagen. Don’t miss the very latest in cloud technologies and developer tools with guest speakers, industry experts, and more. Microsoft Ignite The Tour brings the very best of Microsoft Ignite to a city near you. The tour provides technical training led by Microsoft experts and your community. You’ll learn new ways to build solutions, migrate and manage infrastructure, and connect with local industry leaders and peers. __________ Event: AWS re:Invent Date: 30th November - 4th December Location: TBC Description: AWS re:Invent is a learning conference for the global cloud computing community. The event features keynote announcements, training and certification opportunities, access to more than 2,500 technical sessions, a partner expo, after-hours events, and so much more. _____________ BLOG: 2020 European Cyber Security Events

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Identifying, Attracting and Retaining High Performers

Studies have shown that one high performing employee can deliver as much productivity as up to four average employees. As a Hiring Manager, it‘s vital to know how to identify these individuals, how to attract them to your organisation, how to manage them and most importantly, how to retain them. How do you identify a high performer? Over the years, researchers have tried to identify the key traits of high performers, with numerous demographic information linking high performance to gender and social expectations. Artificial Intelligence has been used to try and pre-determine high performers from their career background; but of course, the reality is that high performers are individuals that cannot be identified from normalised data analytics. A high performer will be self-motivated, empathetic and driven. They will want to align an organisation to their life, their needs and their goals. They will ask questions around flexibility, autonomy, and trust. Not because they want to take advantage of these things, but they want to be able to continue to perform in all aspects of their lives whilst not being restricted to the traditional norms of a 9 - 5 work environment. They will expect to be paid at the level that they are worth, but it will not be the motivator that keeps them within a business. What are high performers looking for? A high performer will need to know they are trusted to be creative. They will want to have the authority and autonomy in their roles to do this and be respected for looking for options. They may come back to an original option, but the creativity will build innovation within an organisation, and that is what will motivate them. They may not want to necessary lead others, but they want to be a driver and motivator of others. They will seek to be in a role that challenges their interests, builds their capabilities, provides them learning (and they will seek this out within and outside of an organisation’s structure) and they will want to network. They will seek out a mentor, they will look for someone to aspire to be like, and they will look for others that they can access to learn from and understand things that they wish to learn about. High performers generally want to have a family and a career, and not work in an environment that requires them to prioritise one over the other. They will surround themselves with people that are also high performers, which means that they may have a partner that also is in a high performing career and they want to share in the parenting and life duties that predominantly use to be left to a full time “homemaker” role. This is an important new area of focus for organisations, so they can understand how to support a high performer across all aspects of their life. Lifelong learning is vital to a high performer and they will want to be supported in this. A key difference, however, is that they do not always rely on their organisation to actually provide this. High performers seek out learning to suit their own current priorities and needs but will seek an environment that provides them time to achieve this. A high performer will not excel in an organisation that blocks their performance. They generally don’t always want to stand on ceremony and be rewarded in a very outward way, but they would need to work for a leader that is not seen as a blocker, or someone that does not provide the visibility of their skills and capabilities within an organisation. How should you manage high performers? Retaining top employees requires managers to truly understand the best practices for dealing with high-performing employees. 1. Allow flexibility, not micromanagement. Trust top performers to get the work done, as these self-starters crave the autonomy to operate in the manner they prefer. That flexibility extends to managers staying open to learning from top employees as they discover more efficient, innovative ways to get things done. 2. Give consistent, constructive feedback. High performers are always looking to improve. Actionable feedback is essential. Establish regular meetings, whether it be weekly or monthly, to review their work, offer feedback and to discuss their goals. The frequency is not as important as the consistency. 3. Give them what they need to succeed. Use your one-on-one time to learn how you can best support your high-performing employees. Use email or internal messaging for regular reporting. Focus on learning about their obstacles, resource needs or changes that might impact their priorities, so you can help provide your top performer with what they need to succeed. 4. Tell them how they can contribute and benefit. Assigning special projects can help keep high performers interested and motivated. Don’t forget to tell employees what new skill they will learn by completing the task. Letting people know you’re looking to challenge them with a task can motivate performers to stay. 5. Provide opportunities for personal and professional growth. Lack of growth is often a top reason why high performers leave. Help them identify a career path at your company that’s aligned with metrics and your HR policies. That way, you’ll have support internally when the time comes for their promotion. Encourage their learning with opportunities for online courses, conferences, networking events or connecting with high performers at other organisations. By demonstrating that you’ve developed their upward trajectory, you can keep them engaged in their current role. 6. Group your top performers with like-minded employees. A major reason why people stay at companies like Google or Amazon is the ability to work with other high performers. If you can’t build a high-performing team, match the employee with a senior mentor who can inspire them. Also, invite your best people to help with recruiting and interviewing potential candidates. They can learn new skills while assisting in identifying top talent. 7. Recognise and reward them. Delegate important assignments to your high performers. Let them know you recognise the value of their contributions by highlighting their achievements and rewarding them for their hard work. _____________ As an organisation, if you are wanting to look at how you are recruiting and retaining high performers, the challenge will be looking at how you build a culture and work environment that can support these base needs. Trust in their capabilities, respect their commitment and expertise, and understand their life needs - these are all key to becoming an organisation that attracts high performers. __________ BLOG: Managing Candidates After the Interview Process

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Top 7 Public Cloud Predictions for 2020

As we near the end of 2019, budgets will be renewed and strategic plans for 2020 will be well underway. Now is a good time to be aware of the top trends within Cloud Computing and how you can prepare to invest, to ensure you don’t fall behind your competition, whilst effectively maximising your ROI. We break down the top 7 key predictions for 2020: 1. Continued Containerisation Moving into 2020, we will see wider adoption of cloud containers; the technology allowing developers to manage and migrate software code to the public cloud servers. 451 Research recently forecasted a $2.7 billion annual growth in 2020, to 40% comparing to this year. Containerisation is the best solution for businesses using multi-cloud infrastructure, as the technology enables portability between AWS, Azure and Google Cloud, and speeds up software production by adjusting DevOps strategies. Kubernetes is becoming the biggest trend in container deployment by enabling OS-level virtualisation over hardware virtualisation. It’s clear that container technology will become one of the key development frameworks in the near future, with Kubernetes taking a firmer lead on the competition. 2. Edge Computing will Reinvent the Cloud Cloud computing can be described as a centralised data centre, remotely running thousands of physical servers. However, one of the biggest opportunities brought by cloud computing is a distributed cloud infrastructure - known as edge computing. Organisations require near-instant access to data and computing power to serve their customers, and they are increasingly looking to edge computing to provide a suitable infrastructure. IoT requires collection and processing of big amounts of data in real-time and with low latency level, and edge computing is an essential technology for enabling this. By sending only the most important information to the cloud, as opposed to raw streams of it, edge computing will help IoT systems to significantly lower connectivity costs. Edge computing is not the final stage in the cloud development, but an important element driving mass adoption of the cloud. 3. Mainstream Serverless Adoption “Serverless computing” can be perceived as a misleading term, as applications still run on servers. Nevertheless, by using serverless computing, a cloud provider manages the code execution only when required and charges for it only when the code is running. By adopting serverless computing, businesses can avoid provisioning and maintaining servers while producing the code. Serverless computing gained mainstream popularity back into 2014 when AWS unveiled Lambda during its Reinvent Conference, followed by the recent AWS announcement of its open source project Firecracker. Serverless computing is predicted to be one of the biggest developments in the cloud space, however, the serverless transition would require a strategic approach. Moving to serverless infrastructure requires an overhaul of traditional development and production paradigm, meaning outsourcing the entire infrastructure to the cloud. Serverless computing will be adopted and developed together with a growing amount of use cases, so it’s full potential is hard to predict right now. Currently, available solutions tend to lock customers into a specific cloud provider, but a growing number of open source solutions in this space will provide more use cases for serverless computing across the industry. 4. The Rise of Open Source Open source software is growing in popularity among enterprises, as an increasing number of organisations are integrating open source solutions into their IT operations or even building entire infrastructures around it. Up to 60% of IT decision makers recently surveyed by Black Duck Software reported already using open source software, with more than half contributing to open source projects. Open source thrives in the ecosystem created by cloud computing. The growing number of open source DevOps tools and automation and infrastructure platforms such as OpenStack and Kubernetes are playing a key part in fast-growing open source adoption. As organisations continue to migrate their operations to the cloud, open source will play one of the key parts in IT innovation beyond 2020. 5. The Rise of Quantum Computing As technological advancement increases, capacity and compute power will have to increase as well to meet future demand. Enter: quantum computing. Quantum computing will allow computers and servers to process information at rapid rates compared to current standards. As the backbone of cloud computing is built upon rapid network systems that do not get backlogged, cloud computing will play a pivotal role in the increase of computational power and compute efficiency. The increase in compute capability due to the agility of the Cloud is directly correlated to the adoption and increased use of blockchain transactions. Cloud will become integral as the doorway to innovation for organisations that want to process massive amounts of data in an economically viable, environmentally sustainable and socially responsible way. 6. All Things Blockchain As Cloud Computing is decentralised and scalable by nature, blockchain technology is a natural fit when it comes to cloud development. Many FinTech’s are already harnessing the power of blockchain, specifically when it comes to cryptocurrency analysis and validation. The cloud will become the go-to hosting solution for initial coin offerings (ICOs) and other applications that utilise blockchain, specifically in the areas of cryptographical analysis and data security. It is not just applicable to the financial sector. Companies can and will continue to utilise blockchain technology to bring servers into the Cloud, build custom applications, do large scale data analysis, and produce outcome based tangible results. 7. Mobile as Standard With technology no longer being a limiting factor, employees of the future will be able to work when and how they like, using specialised collaborative ecosystems. The business field will demand devices and apps that are effective in the traditional IT field of management and usability but are also fully mobile. Cloud computing will be used here to great effect, along with advanced Ultra-book devices, which are fast and light, along with having a standard PC level of productivity and ample amounts of security and data protection.

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Sweden at the Forefront of the Nordic Tech Scene

Perhaps the most successful country within the Nordic tech scene is Sweden, which has also benefited from a solid educational foundation, by pouring a larger percentage of its GDP into its school system (7.3%) compared to Germany, the UK and US. As a result, it has grown talent and stimulated technological progress, leading to the country producing a plethora of prolific Nordic tech businesses including Spotify, Skype, and SoundCloud. Cyber security company Yubico is a relatively new addition to the list, having risen to prominence off the back of its Yubikey – a USB-like key that provides fingerprint-encrypted protection against cyber threats and is used by Google employees. CEO Stina Ehrensvärd, who now splits her time between Stockholm and the Silicon Valley, SAYS the independence given to Swedish children throughout each educational stage of their life is a driver of innovation in the country. “Kids are not punished for questioning, which is really important for innovation because it starts with asking questions and not being afraid of doing so,” she says. “Sweden is challenging – I noticed that my Swedish team is actually much tougher to work with than my American team because they know the importance of asking questions. “It’s an interesting combination in Sweden that involves learning to collaborate and learning to be independent – both of which are key in our industry. “I’m constantly asking my team questions – starting by not knowing and having an open mind is very important.” Daniel Ek, founder of the Swedish music streaming giant Spotify, also puts a lot of his company’s success down to the general sentiment of the country. In an interview with Recode, he said: “Being Swedish myself and starting the company in Sweden, that’s just a very different society than in the US – obviously that’s been impacting us a great deal. “Just to take something like parental leave. One of the things that we realised as we started hiring more and more people here in the US was that I think it was like two or three weeks if you were a parent that you could take off. “We saw our employees in Sweden could take six to 12 months off. That just didn’t make any sense why that should be different. “We rolled out a global parental leave policy throughout the company where now everyone has six months of paid leave. “Those types of values for us is really important. That’s something that obviously comes from being from Sweden.” Spotify is now one of the world’s most recognisable tech companies and is shaping the music industry every day. The company serves as something of a metaphor for the tech scene in the Nordics as a whole – a clean, understated brand with a well-executed, dynamic business model and an entirely original idea. Despite no surplus of financial or human capital, Scandinavia is nearing the pinnacle of the digital world – having grown so rapidly, only time will tell how much further Nordic tech could climb. How Sweden became one of the most innovative countries on earth Tech entrepreneurs share the secrets behind the Scandinavian technology powerhouse that produces world-beating companies as well as security and relative equality. “We call it the Bjorn Borg Effect,” says Henrik Torstensson, founder of Swedish health app Lifesum. “You suddenly have this person or company that comes along and shows the world that it can be done. Overnight, Sweden was extremely good at tennis. It was like everyone was playing it.” Sweden isn’t so great at tennis these days, Torstensson concedes, but it is second-to-none when it comes to creating innovative companies – and Spotify is the new Borg. People underestimate the magnitude of Spotify’s achievements, says Torstensson. He should know, he worked there as head of premium sales before founding Lifesum, a comprehensive weight loss and lifestyle-tracking app that boasts more than 20 million users. “Only Netflix in the entire world is adding subscribers at a faster pace than Spotify. In any type of media. They’re outperforming Apple, they’re outperforming Google, Microsoft.” Torstensson talks with an understated modesty that belies the gravity of what he’s saying. It’s a typically Swedish trait – part of a national psyche that has been injected with a huge shot of confidence thanks to multi-billion dollar firms such as Spotify, Skype and King, the developer of the insanely popular Candy Crush games. The music streaming service is the first European technology company that has taken on the biggest of the US giants at their own game and won. Apple effectively admitted as much when it set up its own rival streaming service in 2015. Spotify has done this from Stockholm, a city of less than one million people that has more unicorns – defined as privately-owned companies valued at more than $1bn – per person than any other city on the planet. The city’s phenomenal success has caught the attention of the world and rippled out across the Nordic region over the last few years. Just as everyone seemed to be playing tennis in the 1980s, now, it seems, everyone is programming – and the booming tech scene is going from strength to strength. Gothenburg, Sweden’s second city and industrial heartland, is home to a fresh breed of startups, ready to roll off the production line of the unicorn factory. Similarly, in just five years, Oslo’s startup scene has gone from non-existent to thriving, partly thanks to government investment. None of this is supposed to be here. The Nordics have some of the highest taxes, most generous welfare programmes and lowest levels of inequality in the world. The orthodox view in the UK and US dictates that to encourage innovation, the state should remove its clumsy hands from the wheels of industry, cut taxes, slash budgets and burn red tape. This will incentivise entrepreneurs to create shiny new things. The US has been incredibly successful at producing world-beating companies; a high level of inequality is the other side of this coin. It sharpens the wits and gives people the jolt they need to get out there and make something in the world. Welfare breeds “dependency” and laziness, so the argument goes. Society’s losers are a necessary by-product of the kind of all-or-nothing environment where winners win, and they win big. Wealth will trickle down. The Nordics pose a difficult problem for peddlers of this thesis and offer a fundamentally different paradigm for success. Coinciding with Scandinavia’s rise, something appears to be turning rotten at the heart of Silicon Valley, the world’s foremost technology and innovation powerhouse. In 2017, a pervasive sexual harassment problem has been highlighted; lack of diversity has continued to plague the scene at senior levels, and a series of other corporate scandals have marred its reputation. Meanwhile, the policies of many western governments are delivering stagnant wages and weak growth, which has helped fuel the resurgence of racially charged, right-wing identity politics – and a worrying breakdown of social cohesion. Risk-taking environment For Sam Manaberi, founder of Gothenburg-based startup Trine, Sweden’s social safety net and wealth equality are at the very heart of what makes his country so innovative. “Sweden is an awesome place to start a business and an awesome place to raise a family,” he says. “I decided there isn’t that much risk in starting a business. Maybe it had to do with the fact I’d lived in the US for several years – that’s real risk.” “Here, the worst thing that could happen was that I lost the salary I would have earned. Healthcare works really well and there are great schools. That safety net was so, so important.” Torstensson’s colleague, Victoria Bastide, at Lifesum worked in Silicon Valley for 15 years before moving back to Stockholm. “In Sweden you have more people who aren’t from a wealthy background that are daring to create startups,” she says. “In the US you’re taking a huge gamble: your kid’s college fund, your house, your health. If you lose your job you lose your health insurance.” Nordic countries also have a strong scientific tradition going back centuries, which has been supplemented by exceptional – and free – technical education. In Sweden this has provided the impetus for world-beating companies such as Ericsson and Volvo to grow. Swedish firms invest in research and development at almost double the rate of their British counterparts, and the culture of “paying it forward” – successful founders putting money and expertise back into the startup ecosystem – is deeply ingrained. “You don’t just go to Spain and drink pina coladas,” as Torstensson puts it. Embracing failure But the national psyche has undergone some recent changes that have been crucial to Sweden’s success, says Leandro Saucedo, chief investment officer at podcasting app Acast. “Before the last five, 10 years, failing in Sweden was not an option. The attitude was: if you’re going to start a business, do it. Don’t be too successful though. And don’t fail. Don’t fail.” “OK, Ikea rules the world today but it took 10 years before he opened his second store because he needed to be profitable first,” Saucedo says. “Historically and culturally that’s been way you build a business in Sweden.” “Now, people realise that if you want to create the next Facebook you have to switch your mindset. With that, the failure mentality has been accepted. It wasn’t when we were younger”. Many Swedes in the current crop of startups were teenagers when the dotcom bubble burst in spectacular fashion. Entrepreneurs of that period were vilified in the Swedish media, says Saucedo. “A lot of those companies obviously failed miserably but, as kids, we thought, that’s cool. Why did this go belly-up? Fast-forward 10 years and these kids have started their own businesses.” Government also played a key role in the development of today’s thriving startup scene by subsidising computers and fast internet connections. “In the 1990s, you could be a working-class kid with a computer at home even if your parents didn’t make a lot of money. By the early 2000s you could have a pretty decent broadband connection,” says Torstensson. “If you have a whole generation of kids – not just the top 10 per cent, but all of the kids – online, five or 10 years before everyone else, I believe it pays off.” Sweden is often ahead of the curve, says Saucedo. “For better or worse, we are extremely trend-sensitive,” he says, reclining in his chair, dressed in a smart blazer with purple paisley-patterned cravat and immaculate long blonde hair brushed back over his head. “If red is the colour of the month, Stockholm is red. You go to a nightclub with people from other countries and they are like, ‘People are so dressed up. Everyone is so trendy’ – but in reality, nobody is standing out,” he explains. “If everyone has an iPhone you have to have an iPhone, but you can’t have one with diamonds because that’s too much. “The only way to try to be edgy is to be on the trend earlier than someone else. Everyone is up to date and early adopters.” This makes it the perfect petri dish to test new tech ideas. When Facebook created the ‘Like’ button, they chose Sweden as the place to try it out first, says Mary Ghahremani, Acast’s manager for Sweden. Nordic tech firms also offer an ethos that Silicon Valley may have lost say Ola Sars and Joel Broms Brosjö, co-founders of Soundtrack Your Brand, which provides music streaming services to companies. “In Silicon Valley, people roll in, do their time, whatever’s needed to get their stock options, then move away to the next thing,” says Brosjö “It’s like the old gold-digger mentality.” “You don’t build anything in a year,” Sars adds. Only a handful of staff have ever left Soundtrack Your Brand since the pair founded it in 2013, along with fellow co-founder Andreas Liffgarden. _____________ BLOG: The Nordics and their Technology Innovations

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2019 Christmas Mince Pie Reviews

It's that time of year again where we can all stuff our faces with mince pies and not feel too bad about it. But, the traditional mince pie has evolved beyond the standard, with some rather intriguing ingredients now on offer. As a way of justifying the significant amount of mince pies our consultants eat during their lunch breaks, they've decided to turn their face-stuffing antics into a review guide, to help you make an educated mince pie purchase this Christmas time (if you shop in Waitrose, Sainburys or M&S). Sainsbury’s – 4 All Butter Apple & Salted Caramel Mince Pies: A poor man’s Eccles cake; the description built us up and the average tangy, fruity filling knocked us back down again. Poor pastry, no lid and far from traditional. A unanimous 3/10. Sainsbury’s – 6 Deep Filled Mince Pies: Deep filled and oozey, but nothing memorable about these. 5.5/10 Waitrose – 6 Butter Enriched Shortcrust Mince Pies: An average, traditional mince pie, with strong pastry and well filled. 6/10 Waitrose – 4 Plum, Honey & Ginger Mince Pies: An enjoyable twist on classic flavors - subtle warming ginger with a real Christmas feel! 7/10 Waitrose – 6 Chocolate & Sour Cherry Crumble Mince Pies: Not your typical mince pie, but overall a great Christmas treat! Would recommend; think black forest gateaux meets mince pie. Mince Pie – 6/10 | Christmas treat 8/10. Waitrose – 4 Large Spiced Mince Pies with a Lemon Twist: As crumbly as they are zesty; rich and indulgent. A winning combination from Heston. A strong 9/10 mince pie. Marks and Spencer – 6 Mince Pies: Buttery, light pastry. Intense and wholesome filling. Taste Christmas! 9/10. Of course, taste is subjective and you should go and try for yourself, but hopefully these reviews can help guide your shopping decisons - enjoy! Special thanks to our mince pie reviewers: Ryan Daly, Ted Edmunds, Luke Longman, Carl Wagg, Sara Little and Neil Kerr.

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