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Neil McDonald

Newtown

Analyst at Gartner

Analyst at Gartner 20 years. Love helping businesses use technology securely. Background is engineering (BSEE, U of Kansas) + MBA (Florida International U)

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  • 1 day ago | channel4.com | Neil McDonald |Neil Macdonald

    The International Monetary Fund has warned that the UK’s economy will be among hardest hit by the trade war sparked by Donald Trump. It has downgraded UK growth forecasts by a third. But in a bitter, if somewhat ironic twist, the Washington-based organisation has also warned that the main victim in terms of stifling growth and rising inflation of the US tariffs would be the US itself.

  • 3 days ago | thenationalnews.com | Neil McDonald |Neil Macdonald

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  • 3 days ago | ipswichstar.co.uk | Neil McDonald |Neil Macdonald

    Neil MacDonald with Nick from the town centre team (Image: IBC) The April meeting of the Ipswich Borough Council (IBC) Executive brought senior councillors together to cover three important issues: recycling in the future, town centre cleanliness and IBC’s response to the government’s consultation on Norfolk and Suffolk devolution.

  • 1 week ago | channel4.com | Neil McDonald |Neil Macdonald

    UK inflation slowed down for the second month in a row, to two-point-six per cent in March – on the back of falling petrol prices. The Office for National Statistics said a drop in the price of computer games also contributed to the lower inflation reading. That’s the good news, but there are fears of immediate rises in the coming months.

  • 1 week ago | ipswichstar.co.uk | Neil McDonald |Neil Macdonald

    Mayor Elango Elavalakan and Neil MacDonald at the handover of 78 flats at Bibb Way. (Image: IBC) I was really pleased to visit Bibb Way last Wednesday for the handover of 78 new flats to Ipswich Borough Council (IBC). The flats are a conversion of the former BT office block off Handford Road. The properties look good from the street and the building is an impressive sight from across Alderman Park.

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Neil MacDonald
Neil MacDonald @nmacdona
28 Sep 21

Glad you enjoyed it. The #SASE architecture has resonated with the market since its introduction in 2019.

Ron Ronco
Ron Ronco @RonR_Ronco

Neil MacDonald session at #saseconverge is amazing. If you didn’t register you are missing out!! Kumar Ramachandran Anupam Upadhyaya @mountainviewer

Neil MacDonald
Neil MacDonald @nmacdona
22 May 20

agreed - that's the comment the neighbor made - the manager's were "surprised" how well it was working out - more productive by some reports

Ryan Alban
Ryan Alban @ralban

@anton_chuvakin @nmacdona Remote working has been technically possible for years. This event forced reluctant managers to acknowledge that presence + activity != outcomes

Neil MacDonald
Neil MacDonald @nmacdona
21 May 20

RT @cpettey: Gartner analyst @nmacdona weighs in on the rise of #cloud security tools in the wake of #data breaches. Read more from @CIOonl…