Modern cloud-based networks: the key to high-level commercial performance?

Here’s a proposition to consider: among the ranks of large enterprises, commercial success increasingly relies on digital transformation. In turn, digital transformation relies on modernized enterprise networks that deliver flexibility, performance and availability from the edge to the cloud. Intuitively, this hypothesis makes a lot of sense. In many enterprises, it’s also increasingly becoming the…

Ransomware Warranties: Gimmick or Guarantee?

Warranties inspire confidence. If something goes wrong with a purchase, you’ll be made whole. That’s the idea anyway. Now consider ransomware. It’s not a “something.” It’s a “when thing.” So ransomware warranties hold understandable appeal. Here’s why: By 2031, ransomware is expected to attack a business, customer, or device every two seconds, costing victims around…

Verticalization, managed services and sustainability to drive cloud trends in 2023

No matter how reliable their sources, IT analysts’ technology adoption forecasts are fundamentally interpretive – opinions based on received data. This is particularly true when predicting deployment trends in tomorrow’s cloud market. Predictive viewpoints from cloud service providers, meanwhile, are informed by direct interactions with client IT teams experienced in projecting their organizations’ technology needs.…

How security fears are driving network modernization

The negative impact of legacy networks can be substantial: increased operational costs, restricted potential for digital transformation and difficulty responding to the demands of the business. NTT’s research finds that two in three organizations confirm their technical debt has accumulated, with 71% saying that low network maturity levels are negatively impacting their operational delivery and…

How adopting sustainability as a service can drive business success and help the planet

Sustainability is a major priority in business boardrooms already, and pressures from regulators, shareholders, board members and employees are likely to further drive this trend.  Businesses need to do more than just track carbon output. They must reduce waste and increase efficiency. Going green makes good business sense. While organizations know they need to mitigate…

Innovation chief Claus T. Jensen on executing a vision

Claus T. Jensen, PhD, is known for boldly initiating and leading complex, multi-year transformation initiatives. The author of six books, including his latest, Digital Transformation for Dummies, Jensen’s career journey spans 20 years of transformational leadership in CTO, CIO, and CDO roles at organizations like Danske Bank, IBM, and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. In…

IBM to acquire Octo to boost its US government business

IBM has announced it is acquiring US-based digital transformation services provider Octo for an undisclosed amount from private equity firm Arlington Capital Partners.   Octo exclusively serves the US federal government, including its defense, health, and civilian agencies, boosting IBM’s ability to expand its presence in this highly lucrative segment. The deal, which is expected…