Worldwide IT spending to grow just 1.1% in 2019
Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $3.79 trillion in 2019, an increase of 1.1 percent from 2018, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. “Currency headwinds …
The biggest hurdles to digital transformation initiatives? Budget and top-down support
More than half of enterprise IT professionals need help from industry partners and prefer agile service providers to implement digital transformation, according to a new study …
CIOs and CISOs hold off on crucial updates due to potential impact on business operations
CIOs and CISOs around the world have held back from implementing critical measures that keep them resilient against disruption and cyber threats. Over eight out of ten (81%) …
The CIO’s greatest roadblock to Agile development: Security governance
Today, the greatest roadblock CIOs face when adopting Agile development is not ‘security in general,’ but ‘security governance.’ We can define ‘security governance’ as the …
Financial sector recognizes the benefits of hybrid cloud but still struggles to enable IT transformation
The financial sector outpaces other industries in the adoption of hybrid cloud, with the deployment of hybrid cloud reaching 21% penetration today, compared to the global …
CIOs admit certificate-related outages routinely impact critical business applications and services
Certificate-related outages harm the reliability and availability of vital network systems and services while also being extremely difficult to diagnose and remediate. …
61% of CIOs believe employees leak data maliciously
There is a perception gap between IT leaders and employees over the likelihood of insider breaches. It is a major challenge for businesses: insider data breaches are viewed as …
Enterprise attitudes to cybersecurity: Strategies to balance risk and business acceleration
IT decision makers are facing major challenges between dynamic adversaries, significant legislation and regulation requirements, business digital transformation needs, and a …
How cloud storage providers can preempt cyber attacks with business continuity
Cloud storage is now an integral part of almost every enterprise infrastructure and, as a result, security has become one of the most crucial elements of any cloud storage …
By 2025 workforce most likely to consist of humans and bots
The workforce, workplace, and the technologies that support them will be so different by 2025 that enterprises need to provide global access and ensure continuous uptime now. …
AI won’t solve all of our cybersecurity problems
AI is already supporting businesses with tasks ranging from determining marketing strategies, to driverless cars, to providing personalized film and music recommendations. And …
Is your organization ready for the data explosion?
“Data is the new oil” and its quantity is growing at an exponential rate, with IDC forecasting a 50-fold increase from 2010 to 2020. In fact, by 2020, it’s estimated that new …