that we run the IT integration for the Olympic Games . It is one of the most visible events in the world and yet we have had zero security incidents since the partnership began .”

Data , meanwhile , is the lifeblood to many a modern organisation . Atos specialises in ensuring that maximum value can be created from the data which clients have as well as the data they do not . “ Without data , there is nothing to generate additional business value from . Today , you don ’ t have to own all the data anymore , because you can buy it and merge or blend it with the data that you have within your own company and then generate value from that . The value is not only in the data itself , it ’ s in the combination of various data sources .” But data remains meaningless when not interrogated by the correct questions . Sometimes these questions are self-evident , but often they prove more elusive . “ Sometimes we don ’ t know the question . We can only find out what the question is by exploring the data . That ’ s why it ’ s complicated , and that ’ s why you need the expertise companies like Atos bring to the table . Analyse the data , find the question , augment whatever is missing and then generate value from it – that ’ s the sequence .”

Atos always has an eye on the future of technology to ensure that what it is offering is future-proof . “ There are two areas where most of the R & D spending goes . One is in cloud computing , and the other is in AI and machine learning technologies – that ’ s across the spectrum from hardware , such as IoT and edge devices , all the way to the software and application side . We also have a Quantum Learning Machine that lets you test and prepare the development of quantum algorithms on traditional hardware .” To ascertain the

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