Can Security Really Be Open Source?

By Sunil James Cloud computing software and services universally use open-source software (OSS) such as Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP, and Python. But while Linux has long included security capabilities, as did SNORT (a computer-based network intrusion detection system software), other OSS have seemingly had less impact on security—until now. Today, we see significant changes happening.…

Data governance at the speed of business

This article was co-authored with Duke Dyksterhouse, an Associate at Metis Strategy. IoT devices, wearables, SaaS applications, and social media channels are but a few of the sources from which data enters organizations today.  When thoughtfully combined and analyzed, data from across those channels can deliver new insights and unlock new opportunities. Organizations that institutionalize…

5 Benefits CIOs Need to Know about SD-WAN

By: Gabriel Gomane, Sr Product Marketing Manager, Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company. The COVID-19 crisis has accelerated digital transformation, from improving online customer experience to offering remote and hybrid-work scenarios for employees. The dual migration to Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) models and Multi-cloud hosted applications, in addition to implementing work-from-home (WFH) initiatives has helped support this transformation.…

6 tips for better hybrid meetings

The pandemic may have been the kick to get everyone on board for work-from-home but, two years in, workers have made it clear that flexible work is no longer optional. According to a Gartner study, a company’s work-from-anywhere policy has become a factor in employee decisions to take or stay in a job, as 39%…

The tech world wants African developers

Africa’s developer community is growing, and demand for technology professionals with software skills in the region is on the rise, according to a new report from Google and Accenture. Across the continent, the number of professional developers increased 3.8% last year compared to 2020, to 716,000 developers, according to the report. The study was conducted…

The top 3 roadblocks for tech implementation in financial firms

The top three roadblocks stopping financial services firms from rolling out effective digital transformation strategies are the inability to keep pace with technological change, the lack of a roadmap for innovation, and the struggle to modernize IT infrastructure, according to a survey from financial technology services provider Broadridge. Broadridge’s Digital Transformation Next-Gen Tech Survey report,…