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MCPRO Pills (CXXXVI): Grand Resignation, AWS Summit, ServiceNow

The lack of flexibility of many Spanish companies could end up becoming the main reason why many people leave their jobs. That they do not have a clear remote work policy or do not favor hybrid work, could weigh more than the salary or the work environment to leave a position.

This is one of the great topics that we address in a week in which we also tell you how events like the AWS Summit in Madrid are being held in person again or that ServiceNow is convinced that they have everything they need to become the most innovative company in the world. the next decade. Let’s start!

Telecommuting, key to avoiding a “Great Resignation” in Spain

“The great resignation”, that phenomenon that we began to hear about a few months ago in the United States and that has caused millions of people to decide to leave their jobs, could have reached Spain.

The latest report prepared by LinkedIn points to this phenomenon, in which it is ensured not so much that millions of Spaniards are about to resign from their jobs, but rather that those who do, usually allege a lack of flexibility or the impossibility of teleworking as one of the main reasons why they want to change jobs.

Dynabook Tecra A40-J-17L review

For many years, the Tecra name has been synonymous with high-quality laptops, with a clear focus on the professional user and that bet on the always complicated balance between performance, connectivity and maximum autonomy that the business environment demands.

The Dynabook Tecra A40 series is made up of mid-range equipment, with different configurations and a standard design format. We have had the opportunity to test for a few weeks one of its most interesting models, the Tecra A40-J-17L.

Ernest Calvet (VP ServiceNow Mediterranean Area): «ServiceNow is going to be the most innovative company of this decade»

It is one of the technology companies of the moment. In just a few years, ServiceNow has managed to become a benchmark for some of the technologies that are going to have the most projection in the near future, such as the automation of all types of processes, the connection of platforms or the development of applications using low-code technologies. /no-code.

About the plans for the future that they have in ServiceNow and how they see a moment of clear change in the digital transformation of companies, we had the opportunity to chat with Ernest Calvet, its vice president for the Mediterranean area.

AWS exhibits muscle on the return to Madrid of its Summit

Goodbye to indoor masks and back to joy at tech events. After two years in which AWS, like many other companies, has been forced to take its major events to the virtual world, today the AWS Summit in Madrid has reopened its doors to the public.

And it has also done so successfully. As explained by Miguel Álava, general director of AWS for Spain and Portugal, in this return to a certain pre-pandemic normality, more than 9,000 professionals have registered to attend an event that for the first time in the case of the capital of Spain, will be held over two days.

Create value for the business with an AI project

The application of Artificial Intelligence technologies can accelerate the transformation of any type of organization, as well as generate new sources of income.

However, analysts such as Gartner state that 85% of current AI-related projects are not being able to generate any value for the business. If starting an AI project requires facing an investment, it is not admissible that this does not translate into measurable profitability and value.

Semiconductor sales jumped 23% in the first quarter of 2022

Semiconductor sales hit $50.6 billion in March, up 1.1% year-on-year, according to data from the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA).

In total, semiconductor sales revenue for the quarter was $151.7 billion, a figure that marks a slight decline from the previous quarter, when it was 0.5% higher, but still up 23% year-over-year. %.

McKinsey buys the Spanish consulting firm S4G Consulting

McKinsey has made its first purchase in the Spanish market: the consulting firm S4G Consulting, specialized in Salesforce. Among the main activities of S4G is working with companies of any size regarding the integration and use of the Salesforce CRM platform. With this transaction, McKinsey deepens his relationship and collaboration with Salesforce.

Currently, S4G, founded in 2008 by its current CEO, Javier Heitz, has more than 150 employees, and offices in Barcelona, ​​Madrid and Valencia. It is currently on the list of Salesforce Platinum Partners, and is among the highest rated.

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