Viettel doubles down on ransomeware protection

Object Lock enables users to create an immutable data backup copy. Vietnamese telco Viettel IDC has deployed Cloudian’s HyperStore object storage as the foundation for its storage service offerings, including Storage-as-a-Service, Backup-as-a-Service and Disaster Recovery-as-a-Service. These services will bring the benefits of HyperStore’s public cloud-like flexibility, limitless scalability and fully…

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Three technology trends gaining traction in banking and investment services

Firms Will Spend US$623 Billion on Technology Products and Services in 2022. Generative artificial intelligence (AI), autonomic systems and privacy-enhancing computation are three technology trends gaining traction in banking and investment services in 2022, according to Gartner. These trends will continue to grow over the next two to three years,…

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Cyber threats to managed service providers and their customers

Focusing on guidance that enables transparent discussions. Summary The United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-UK), the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC), Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (CCCS), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the National Security Agency (NSA), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) expect an increase…

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DNS abuse is trending downward globally

DNS coordinator publishes a report relying on four years of data. In a recently published report, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) indicated that the global sum of DNS abuse dropped in “absolute terms and normalized rates” over the last four years, from October 2017 to January 2022. Globally, in January 2022,…

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Data and analytics a driver of employee productivity

Companies investing in productivity and efficiency. As CFOs look for ways to fight inflation’s impact on margins, self-service analytics will be a critical tool for driving employee productivity, according to a survey by Gartner, Inc. In December 2021, Gartner surveyed 400 finance executives and found the most selected combination of…

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Worldwide digital transformation investments to reach $US1.8 trillion

Operational investments stand out among the 51 strategic priorities. Global spending on the digital transformation (DX) of business practices, products, and organizations is forecast to reach $US1.8 trillion in 2022, an increase of 17.6 per cent over 2021. According to a new update to the International Data Corporation Worldwide Digital…

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Office workers in Singapore would consider quitting

77 per cent believe automation can help attract and retain talent. According to a new study commissioned by UiPath, a leading enterprise automation software company, most office workers in Singapore are feeling increased pressure at work due to colleagues resigning in the past year. As a result, close to half (48 per…

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Data and analytics as a driver of employee productivity

Investing in productivity and efficiency to fight inflation. As CFOs look for ways to fight inflation’s impact on margins, self-service analytics will be a critical tool for driving employee productivity, according to a survey by Gartner, Inc. In December 2021, Gartner surveyed 400 finance executives and found the most selected…

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