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Innovation literally

How cool & innovative are your BI and analytics capabilities?

Mon, 13th Feb 2017
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data analytics
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planning
Gartner are in the throws of identifying 'cool' vendors this year - here are some approaches to take to get on the board.
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Entrust your cyber security secrets to a safe pair of hands

Fri, 10th Feb 2017
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cybersecurity
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Imagine, if you will, that your security is flawless, and not a single other person can access your sensitive accounts or information.
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The continuous subtleties of data privacy and security

Wed, 8th Feb 2017
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data protection
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data analytics
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martech
Global data privacy muddle dissected in FT's latest Comment piece, spotlighting the legal labyrinth across borders.
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Comparison tables from vendors - fostering doubt and distrust

Wed, 8th Feb 2017
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partner programmes
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opinion
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channel infrastructure
Vendor comparison tables erode trust by presenting biased views favouring their own products. An open approach could foster credibility.
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Could Android instant apps be significant for the enterprise?

Tue, 7th Feb 2017
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apps
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ovum
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opinion
It's still very early days for Android Instant Apps, with no solid information existing at present as to when a wider release may happen.
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With ever-shifting sands, knowledge is the ultimate power in cyber security

Tue, 7th Feb 2017
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
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security breaches
Hackers are like burglars targeting vulnerable homes: they look for easy access and attack the least protected targets first. #cybersecurity.
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Ransomware: Key insights from infosec experts

Tue, 7th Feb 2017
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malware
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ransomware
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cybersecurity
Take ransomware. What does it entail? Does it even matter – will it ever actually affect you? It'll vanish as quickly as it appeared, right? Wrong.
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Will 2017 be the year that IoT threats go mainstream?

Fri, 3rd Feb 2017
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From a security perspective IoT devices are fundamentally flawed. And the bad guys are getting pretty good at exploiting them.
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Digital workplace vendors work best with revolutionary organisations

Fri, 3rd Feb 2017
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workplace
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opinion
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analyst report
Digital workplace tech vendors thrive with forward-thinking firms, but must navigate longer sales cycles and cultural hurdles to succeed.
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RoT: The all-powerful Ransomware of Things

Tue, 31st Jan 2017
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malware
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ddos
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ransomware
Infected IoT devices may extort commercial websites by threatening a DDoS attack, or locking IoT devices in order to charge a ransom aka Jackware.
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Beware the blind spot in phishing education

Tue, 31st Jan 2017
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phishing
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email security
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A common blind spot in training corporate staff to identify and avoid cyber attacks is the targeted phishing attack.
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Is your network protected? Cyber crime in the age of information

Fri, 27th Jan 2017
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wireless networks
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cybersecurity
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cloud services
Within the last four years, online security and data breaches have grown increasingly threatening, compromising big name companies.
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Stopping the Ransomware of Things in its path

Fri, 27th Jan 2017
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malware
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ddos
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ransomware
To stop the IoT becoming home to the RoT, a number of things need to happen; in two different spheres of human activity.
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Apple issues security patches for…just about everything

Wed, 25th Jan 2017
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cybersecurity
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google
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apple
Apple rolls out sweeping security updates, plugging flaws in everything from iOS to iCloud. Users urged to patch swiftly.
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Secure SD-WAN - how does that work?

Wed, 25th Jan 2017
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network infrastructure
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sd-wan
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sdn
IT professionals, especially those involved in telecommunications, should always beware of anything that's connected to the internet.
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Cloud marketplaces: The death knell for resellers?

Wed, 25th Jan 2017
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microsoft
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cloud services
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resellers
There will be less need for middlemen, resellers in particular. Cloud platforms and marketplaces eliminate geographical issues...
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Retail CIOs must help unify execution of customer-facing processes

Wed, 25th Jan 2017
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opinion
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analyst report
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retail
In this new business environment, the role of the CIO as a trusted advisor to the business, in particular to the CEO, is more relevant than ever.
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Artificial intelligence: IBM and Microsoft CEOs talk about 'new collar' jobs

Mon, 23rd Jan 2017
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ai
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software development
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microsoft
IBM CEO Ginni Rometty and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella discussed the impact of AI on jobs at the World Economic Forum.
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How to effectively cool high density data centers

Fri, 20th Jan 2017
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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dc
Experts unveil cutting-edge cooling tech to tackle high density data centre heat and slash energy costs, safeguarding against failures.
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The chatbot comeback – is your business ready?

Thu, 19th Jan 2017
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uc
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martech
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agentic ai
Despite being born in 2011, it has only been in the last couple of years that businesses have begun to realise how valuable chatbots could be.