The Softwire Newsletter: Being a Great Digital Leader, AI Inequality, Digital transformation + More

Greetings, and a warm welcome to the first Softwire Newsletter of 2024!

This month we’ve got a great round-up of insights and articles for you, including a deep dive into tech architectures, a look at the power of communities in tech in our latest podcast, and an extended round-up of interesting and important links covering Data Engineering, Generative AI, and Product Strategy from across the web.

We hope you’ll find this month’s newsletter useful, and as always, we’d love to hear your thoughts on how we can improve, so please do let us know.

Now, on to the good stuff!

Podcast: Herb Kim – Why you need to risk failure to become a great leader

Join us for the latest episode of Softwire TechTalks where we delve into the world of leadership and innovation with Herb Kim, the visionary founder of?The Thinking Digital Conference. In this candid conversation, Herb shares his journey from Brooklyn to the UK's tech scene and his insights on the importance of embracing failure in leadership. Listen Here >>>

Insight: How to spot the signs you’ve outgrown spreadsheets

Our most popular blog post this month: What to do when spreadsheet models don't cut it any more? Read Now >>>

Case Study: Launching a new subscription service for Bauer Media Audio

Find out how we were able to help one of the world’s largest privately owned media businesses provide an exceptional user experience. Read Now >>>

Spotlight on: The insurance sector

The UK's insurance sector is experiencing an accelerating digital transformation, with renewed demand for better customer experiences. This month we take a look at some of the most important tech considerations.?

The modern tech architecture that’s revolutionising insurance businesses.?

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Frontend-as-a-service: why insurance firms are ditching custom web development in search of competitive advantage.?

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Navigating Digital transformation in Insurance

Softwire's Client Director, Jon Artus is featured in Modern Insurance Magazine's latest data supplement this month.?

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Wider insight

Some of the most interesting and useful links we've seen recently to help you stay up-to-date and informed on the topics that matter most.?

Data Engineering

• The First Netflix Data Engineering Summit - Insights from Netflix's inaugural data engineering event.
• Data Engineering in 2024: Predictions – Datanami make their 2024 predictions.

Data & AI

• Growing AI Datasets' Impact - Effects of expanding AI datasets on data management.
• AI, Data Splintering, and Global Disparities - UN researchers warn about AI-driven data inequities.
• Human Skills in AI Data Annotation - The irreplaceable role of human skills.

Product Strategy

• Data for Advantage in 2024 - MIT Sloan take a look at leveraging data in 2024.
• Five Steps for Data Product Strategy - Championing data product strategy in five steps from Information Age.

We're grateful for your interest in our updates and extend a heartfelt thank you for joining us this month. Here's to an exhilarating, innovative, and engaging year ahead!

We’re always looking for ways to improve our news and insight, so if you want to discuss anything we’ve covered in this month’s newsletter (or you have a Data Engineering,?Product Strategy, or?Digital Engineering project you’d like to talk about), we’d love to hear from you!

Cheers,

Sid Asokan

CMO of Softwire