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An audit is not a disaster: testing disaster recovery for regulation AND the real world
Disaster Recovery

An audit is not a disaster: testing disaster recovery for regulation AND the real world

Many well regulated industries have DR compliance requirements imposed on them which, if not met, can have serious implications on a business.

By Andrew Martin • 4 min read • Wed, 17th Feb 2016
Discussing bimodal IT, digital business and IT budgets with CIOs
IT Budget

Discussing bimodal IT, digital business and IT budgets with CIOs

Gartner's Peter Sondergaard participated in the recent Wall Street Journal CIO Network conference in California, which produced a number of insights.

By Peter Sondergaard • 3 min read • Mon, 15th Feb 2016
How will the next major meta trend in networking cause global change?
Unified Communications

How will the next major meta trend in networking cause global change?

In order to support the next twenty years of innovation, the coming major meta trend will reshape businesses and organisations around the world.

By Gary Denman • 5 min read • Mon, 15th Feb 2016
Getting emotional with business analytics
Data Analytics

Getting emotional with business analytics

A quantitative, analytic and evidence-based approach is inhibited by the fact that people are predominantly emotional decision makers.

By Christy Pettey • 3 min read • Thu, 11th Feb 2016
Attacks against IoT, Dark Web indexing, and other tales from Ground Zero
Cybersecurity

Attacks against IoT, Dark Web indexing, and other tales from Ground Zero

I've uncovered Israeli innovation countering soaring IoT attacks and Dark Web's underworld market indexing—key battlegrounds in cyber warfare.

By Avivah Litan • 5 min read • Tue, 9th Feb 2016
CryptoWall 4.0 - briefly explained and analysed
AI Security

CryptoWall 4.0 - briefly explained and analysed

CryptoWall 3.0 has been hugely successful – netting cybercriminals nearly $490 million NZD in its debut year. Now its successor has arrived.

By Tyler Moffitt • 3 min read • Tue, 9th Feb 2016
Belong to the 'selfie' generation? You are probably oversharing
Malware

Belong to the 'selfie' generation? You are probably oversharing

Such data leaks can easily lead to trouble, ranging from phishing emails or loss of social network account access to identity theft and extortion.

By Ondrej Kubovič • 4 min read • Fri, 5th Feb 2016
Cloud First Licensing – boosting Microsoft's race to the cloud
Microsoft

Cloud First Licensing – boosting Microsoft's race to the cloud

Microsoft's 'Cloud First Licensing' strategy accelerates, reshaping the tech giant's cloud race with key licensing updates.

By Stephen White • 4 min read • Fri, 5th Feb 2016
Facebook turns 12: Bigger, better and more secure
Facebook

Facebook turns 12: Bigger, better and more secure

Hard to believe it but Facebook has only just turned 12, meaning it is still young enough to have not been around at the turn of the millennium.

By Narinder Purba • 4 min read • Fri, 5th Feb 2016
Analyst Opinion: Applying artificial intelligence to digital processes
Artificial Intelligence

Analyst Opinion: Applying artificial intelligence to digital processes

Enterprises should develop their expertise in AI and cognitive computing and begin applying it as part of their digital initiatives.

By Tim Jennings • 3 min read • Fri, 5th Feb 2016
Cloud-ready WAN made easy
Network Infrastructure

Cloud-ready WAN made easy

The movement to cloud-based services is advancing rapidly, yet most corporate WANs are still built for the pre-cloud world.

By Anthony Sarkis • 3 min read • Wed, 3rd Feb 2016
SEO for small businesses: Why it matters
Fintech

SEO for small businesses: Why it matters

Small businesses, give heed to SEO's power to boost your online presence, or risk obscurity in the digital age.

By Sarah Chung • 3 min read • Tue, 2nd Feb 2016
What's next after the Internet of Things?
Internet of Things

What's next after the Internet of Things?

The era of the Internet of Things is ending; we are now entering the era of the Pervasive Digital Presence, according to a security analyst.

By Earl Perkins • 6 min read • Tue, 2nd Feb 2016
Digital banking: Balancing security & convenience – without getting creepy!
Unified Communications

Digital banking: Balancing security & convenience – without getting creepy!

Banks are constantly adopting new and innovative technologies, but what is the impact on security? Can personalisation become creepy?.

By John Kendall • 5 min read • Tue, 2nd Feb 2016
Ransom32, the Next Step in Ransomware-as-a-Service, explained
Malware

Ransom32, the Next Step in Ransomware-as-a-Service, explained

The Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) business model is still seeing growth in an industry that is rapidly changing every day.

By Tyler Moffitt • 3 min read • Tue, 2nd Feb 2016
What can IT professionals learn from the history of flight?
Storage

What can IT professionals learn from the history of flight?

The history of flight machines shares parallels with storage architectures, modern application storage needs and datacentres in general.

By Bede Hackney • 4 min read • Wed, 27th Jan 2016
10 trends from CES 2016
CES

10 trends from CES 2016

The 2016 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas provided a glimpse of new technology and innovation to come during the rest of the year.

By Rob Gallagher • 9 min read • Wed, 27th Jan 2016
IoT Innovations at CES 2016 present a host of new challenges
Internet of Things

IoT Innovations at CES 2016 present a host of new challenges

CES 2016's IoT explosion poses daunting tasks for networks, with connected devices strain prompting crucial IT adaptations.

By Michael Hack • 7 min read • Tue, 26th Jan 2016

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