Hybrid work is here to stay. The 2021 PwC Remote Work Survey found that 83% of employers believe remote work has been successful, and 55% of managers said employees only need to work in the office three days a week or less to retain a strong culture. However, employees working outside the corporate firewall and…
Patching isn’t just an IT operations problem; it’s also a security problem. Highly organized cybercriminals are constantly searching for vulnerabilities in the software and systems on which organizations depend. For example, zero-day vulnerabilities and software supply-chain attacks were the cause of 21% of security incidents among enterprises last year, according to the Foundry 2021 Security…
Even with the best planning, companies should be ready to adjust projects when faced with unexpected challenges or as parameters change due to business needs. This is no difference in the development of AI models, where initial results may lead teams down a new path that requires a rethinking of their AI infrastructure. “AI is never…
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) continues to transform enterprises by creating new products, boosting revenues, cutting costs and increasing efficiency. But getting to those successful implementations has been tricky for some organizations, given the complexity of the technology and potential for a high failure rate for those who jump in without a plan. Teams…
From advanced phishing techniques to ransomware-as-a-service and the Log4J vulnerability, IT security threats are evolving and growing rapidly. For example, attacks on corporate networks grew by 50% from 2020 to 2021, according to Check Point Research1. It now takes an army of experts using a complex, dizzying array of tools to defend the organization’s critical…
As VMware gains momentum with their sovereign cloud initiative , we turned to leading partners AUCloud, Datacom, STC, NxtGen, TietoEVRY, ThinkOn, and UKCloud and their customers to find out why a sovereign cloud is essential. With new national data protection and privacy laws continuing to take shape across the globe and penalties confirming the punitive power of existing regulations, it’s no surprise that highly regulated…
In recent years, cloud computing has moved up the agenda for IT leaders and C-level executives in South Africa because it serves as a major catalyst for digital transformation. Along the way, hybrid cloud technology has become the preferred computing infrastructure for many companies — particularly those in the financial-services sector. Businesses across the continent…
The NPHIES health information exchange platform, designed to unify patient care records for healthcare providers and optimise insurance services, is central to the digital transformation of healthcare in Saudi Arabia. As onboarding director for the Cooperative Health Insurance Council (CCHI), which recently launched NPHIES in collaboration with the National Health Information Center and the Ministry of…
Cyber threats are among the top ten highest-rated critical risks of organizations today and for 2030, according to Protiviti’s Executive Perspectives on Top Risks for 2021 and 2030. The constantly changing risk environment requires companies to be agile in how they adapt and address cyber risks. CIOs and CTOs often transform business solutions to enable the…
By: Cathy Won, Consultant with eTeam, HPE Aruba Contributor. Many people think of Network as a Service (NaaS) without the managed services component as simply a lease of the hardware and software. However, there are some key differences. Each implementation and experience working with various vendors will differ, but some highlights include the following: 1. Contracts The…