How to build strong vendor relationships without neglecting supply chain security
Supplier and vendor risk management has become a regular boardroom discussion point over the last 12 months following a string of high-profile supply chain attacks. An important element of the supply chain is software vendors, so IT teams have been looking to refine and improve their approach to mitigating risk in this area. We all want to have fruitful relationships …
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UK firms are being let down by their business security
With email being as prevalent as it is, and even more so since the rise of remote working, it may be a bit surprising to see the majority of businesses using email clients that don’t provide necessary cybersecurity protection. Yet, according to a new report from Mimecast, that’s exactly what’s going on: most businesses (58 percent) are using subpar email …
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Getting on top of ERP could be the key to modernising your business
Businesses are looking to gain market advantage by going for Composable Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) strategies, a new report from Boomi is saying. Polling 1,675 CTOs and enterprise architects for the report, Boomi found that 94 percent are looking to rid themselves of the limitations brought upon them by legacy applications. A flexible platform helps businesses reconcile modern and legacy …
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Most customer data at the app layer is not safe at all
Many businesses understand the importance of protecting data at the application layer but only do so for data that’s at rest. In-use data, on the other hand, is often unprotected, placing such businesses at unnecessary risk. This is according to a new report from Entrust, published together with application-level protection company Prime Factors. Polling 600 IT professionals in both the UK …
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UK tech industry sees major growth over last decade
London’s tech industry has increased tenfold over the last decade, a new report from the UK government’s Digital Economy Council and Dealroom, a discovery platform for investors, claims. According to its figures, the number of unicorns in the country (companies valued at least $1 billion) grew from 8 to 81, with those nearing unicorn status growing at a similar pace. …
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Millions of UK workers don’t have the proper digital skills they need
Around half of the UK’s workforce, approximately 17 million people, are lacking what’s known as Essential Digital Skills (EDS), collective FutureDotNow has said in a new report. FutureDotNow is a coalition of leading organizations focused on accelerating the UK’s workplace digital skills at scale, and says its report found people without EDS are present, in large numbers, in industries such …
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Most SMBs are still optimistic about their business future
Despite all the hardships and challenges small and medium-sized businesses (SMB) experienced last year with the Covid-19 pandemic, most of them are still optimistic about the future. A new report from Xerox polled 1,200 business decision-makers for its State and Fate of Small and Medium Business report and found that almost two-thirds (64 percent) expect to come out of the …
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Global security spending set for another huge rise
After a solid 2020, in which spending on security and risk management technology grew by 6.4 percent, 2021 looks set to continue on the same track. The latest report from market analysts Gartner states that worldwide spending in the field is expected to grow by 12.4 percent this year and hit $150.4 billion. This spending is fueled by two key …
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More and more companies are moving advanced workloads to the cloud
Businesses everywhere are increasingly confident about moving advanced workloads to the cloud, a new report from data virtualization firm Denodo has found. Polling 150 global business and IT professionals for its Denodo Global Cloud Survey 2021, the company found the percentage of businesses moving advanced workloads to the cloud spiked 25 percent (from 15.48 percent in 2020, up to 19.59 …
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Tech for good: How the Internet of Things is revolutionizing the wellbeing of residents in assisted living
With the UK currently in the throes of a social care crisis, events like the Covid-19 pandemic have exacerbated the challenges that local authorities and private care providers face in delivering meaningful yet cost-effective care to vulnerable people in assisted living. To make matters worse, the Telecare Services Association TSA has reported that technology-enabled care TEC solutions used to monitor …
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