Automation, Data, and Trust - themes which converged at this September’s IGNITE 14th SEPTEMBER - and Nimbus Ninety's office is already (mostly) clear of bits of kit packed away following another successful 'IGNITE' event. It was a tremendous conference, and we'd like to thank everybody who spoke, everybody who attended, the venue, and our sponsors.

With 6 weeks to go until IGNITE opens its doors, an array of sectors are registering to explore the impact of The Connected Society. AI is making waves through different industries at different paces, with some organisations getting their data in order and taking advantage of these technologies much faster than their peers.

What makes us human? What is the nature of work? How is technology altering our experience of the world? It’s rare that an IGNITE event would make us consider life’s deeper questions. But in September, that’s exactly what we’ll be encouraging - as the community convenes at IGNITE to put automation and AI under the microscope.

Technology is having a profound impact on the UK’s top enterprises, with many IT leaders concerned about keeping up with the pace of change expected in 2017. Our Digital Trends Report 2017, in partnership with Ensono, collated the views of the Nimbus Ninety community, over 250 technology and business leaders from more than 20 sectors, to understand what tech trends and disruptions were on the radar for the year ahead.

At just 8 years old, Airbnb has exploded onto the scene as one of the world's most famous hospitality companies. Growth of such magnitude traditionally took decades to achieve in the industry, with only a few contenders ever fully rising to the top. But Airbnb's breakthrough digital innovation has allowed them to achieve a ubiquitous presence in the market in less than a decade.

At just 8 years old, Airbnb has exploded onto the scene as one of the world's most famous hospitality companies. Growth of such magnitude traditionally took decades to achieve in the industry, with only a few contenders ever fully rising to the top. But Airbnb's breakthrough digital innovation has allowed them to achieve a ubiquitous presence in the market in less than a decade.

At our most recent IGNITE Summit, we looked to you, the Nimbus Ninety community, to learn what road you see future technologies taking us down. From 3 to 30 years in the future, you shared your insight on all the phenomenal technological developments rising on the horizon.

Recently, Nimbus Ninety held an interactive future reimagined session, where our community of C-level business and technology leaders were asked to conceptualise what they thought the future would look like.

Data. That’s what an astounding number of our members at our recent IGNITE summit took the most value from. Facts, figures, statistics; quantifiable answers to help them solve problems or drive innovation. Here at Nimbus Ninety, we consider it vital to listen to our members and provide useful and insightful collateral that’s on-trend and shareable with peers.

Tasked with building the agenda for the next IGNITE Summit on digital ecosystems, the sensible starting point was to figure out what on earth an ecosystem was.