Cybersecurity, application & integration strategies, and cloud leading the charge Security and risk management, application and integration strategies, and infrastructure and operations are the top three technology priorities for midsize enterprises (MSEs) in 2022, according to a recent Gartner, Inc. survey. “MSEs are shifting investments and even increasing budgets to fund their…
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Artificial intelligence spending grew 20.7 per cent worldwide in 2021
AI software captures the largest share of AI spending Worldwide revenues for the artificial intelligence (AI) market, including software, hardware, and services for both AI centric and AI non-centric applications*, totalled $US383.3 billion in 2021, an increase of 20.7 per cent over the prior year, according to the most recent…
Read MoreHow global private 5G networks lead enterprises
The global private cellular network market will likely expand to $US6.32 billion Organizations are embracing private 5G networks to improve the efficiency of production processes while ensuring safety and security. Frost & Sullivan’s recent analysis, Global Private 5G Network Growth Opportunities, reveals that combining the new power of 5G with the concept…
Read MoreFrom ADF to data security
Journey from the Navy into data security Sam Lloyd has come a long way. Starting out as a local pizza delivery boy earning $US9 an hour, he now holds a position as a Data Security Operations Manager at Microsoft ANZ. But his journey has not been straightforward. A self-described ‘defence…
Read MoreNew levels of collaboration needed to meet the ransomware challenge
The RaaS economy allows cybercriminals to purchase access to ransomware Microsoft today released its second edition of Cyber Signals, a regular cyber threat intelligence brief, spotlighting security trends and insights gathered from Microsoft’s global security signals and experts. The specialization and consolidation of the cybercrime economy have fueled ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS),…
Read MoreOver 50 per cent of India enterprises significantly raise ICT budget
Enterprise ICT spending outlook in India for 2022 can be attributed to the growing focus on technology Driven by the ongoing digital initiatives by the Indian government and a surge in the use of digital technologies due to COVID-19, more than 50 per cent of enterprises in India have significantly…
Read MoreFour pillars driving technology innovations
Latest hype cycle helps application leaders There are four pillars driving technology innovation across customer service and support (CSS) organizations, according to Gartner, Inc. They include getting connected, process orchestration, knowledge and insight, and resource management. The Gartner Hype Cycle for CSS Technologies, 2022 contains the most-important maturing technologies for supporting customers.…
Read MoreZero Trust in the fight against ransomware
This approach to cybersecurity eradicates implicit trust Zero Trust has become a well-recognised framework in the cybersecurity world. SecOps teams are championing this ‘trust no-one’ strategy to support the fight against the escalating risk of cybercrime, and in helping to monitor threat actors across their network. In fact, research from…
Read MoreLarge Indian enterprises increase security spending priorities in 2022
The security market in India is projected to be valued at $US2.51 billion in 2022 According to a recent report, International Data Corporation reveals that 74 per cent of large* enterprises in India embed IT security in the planning, initiation, and assessments of all new business initiatives. The security market in…
Read MoreSupply Chain leaders increased the number of network locations in the past two years
Forty per cent of respondents see APAC not only as a supply base but as an end market According to a Gartner, Inc. survey among 403 supply chain leaders in the second quarter of 2022, 74 per cent of supply chain leaders made changes to size and number of locations…
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