Most common cybersecurity mistakes that companies make
An increasing number of companies worldwide have come to realize that cybersecurity is an important factor in the running of a successful business. Cybersecurity Ventures expects global cybercrime costs to grow by 15 percent per year over the next five years, reaching $10.5 annually by 2025, up from $3 trillion in 2015. As a result of this knowledge, companies have …
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Beware the rate of data decay
In an increasingly customer-centric world, the ability to capture and use customer data to communicate effectively, shape products and solutions, and orchestrate the buying experience is becoming increasingly important. Research from McKinsey prior to the global pandemic showed that organizations that leverage customer data outperform peers by 85 percent in sales growth and more than 25 percent in gross margin. …
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Smart cities: Only as smart as their cybersecurity protections
President Joseph Biden wasted little time pushing an ambitious climate agenda to overhaul American energy policies, invest in green jobs and reduce American reliance on fossil fuels. Since taking office in January, he paused offshore drilling licenses and pledged to rejoin the Paris Agreement to limit global warming. The president still needs the support of a divided U.S. Congress, but …
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Perfecting a remote playbook for developer teams
Although we’re coming up on a year of pandemic lockdowns, developer teams are still navigating the new landscape for proper product delivery, feedback, and collaboration. At the same time, we’ve had to keep growing our teams remotely and attempt a semblance of normalcy for hiring processes and effective onboarding. With some of the tech giants planning to remain fully …
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Is cross-collaboration the key to driving innovation when we get back into the office?
The UK has been working from home for over a year, and now with the success of the vaccine rollout, organizations are looking to head back into the office. Over 66 percent of business leaders are planning on reimagining the previous working model, by offering hybrid solutions for employees to work in the office and remotely. Navigating this new hybrid …
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Optimizing food production systems throughout continued disruption
There is a pressing need around the world to prioritize the optimization of food production systems by reducing inputs, maximizing yields and profits, and ultimately, minimizing greenhouse gas emissions. Coronavirus pandemic aside, balancing the timely movement of food has always been a complex issue for global supply chains, which stems from a mix of short expiration windows for dairy, meat, …
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Database-related bottlenecks are holding businesses back
Covid-19 has forced many organizations to speed up their digital transformation, resulting in the creation of unprecedented amounts of data and putting databases under strain. To solve this emerging problem, businesses are turning towards cloud-based solutions. This is according to a new report from database management system SingleStore, based on a poll of 500 IT professionals, which claims data demands …
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CIOs plan hiring spree to support emerging technologies
The majority of Chief Information Officers (CIO) are planning to expand their full-time workforce as they look to support new digital initiatives. This is according to a new report from Gartner, based on a poll of 184 CIOs in North America, EMEA and APAC. Throughout 2021, 55 percent of CIOs will look to add personnel to their teams that can …
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Businesses woefully under-prepared for ‘work anywhere’ model
Businesses across Europe are woefully under-prepared for the ‘work anywhere’ model, a new report from technology and accessories provider Targus suggests. Polling 4,000 office workers in the UK, Germany, and France, the company found that businesses are failing to equip staff with all the necessary tools to enable them to work productively and sustainably from home. These tools include a …
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How businesses can drive mobile app engagement in 2021
Did you know that the combined app downloads from both Google Play Store and App store were 36.5 billion in 2020? The figure is rising as we speak and comment on how apps have become an extension of people’s mobile usage. Echoing this finding, another study has found that on an average adult spends more than 4 hours with mobile …
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