Businesses are struggling to keep track of their cloud spending

Businesses are adopting cloud services at a massive scale, but are struggling to keep track of their spending. This is according to a new report from the FinOps Foundation, a non-profit trade association that seeks to establish industry standards for cloud financial management, as per a ZDNet report. Polling more than 800 FinOps practitioners (people tasked with monitoring, measuring and …

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UK recruiters ramping up digital transformation efforts

Last year, the number of recruitment organizations in the UK with a digital transformation strategy rose “dramatically”, according to a new report from Bullhorn. Based on a survey of more than 2,000 recruiters, the report states that more than two fifths (43 percent) of recruitment organizations now have a digital transformation plan in place, up from just 25 percent a …

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Cybercrime cost the world over $1 trillion in 2020

More than $1 trillion was spent on cybersecurity or given up as a result of a cyberattack last year, representing approximately one percent of the world’s GDP. This is according to a report from Atlas VPN, which states that the majority ($945 billion) was lost due to cybersecurity incidents, while the remaining $145 billion was spent on putting protections in …

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SolarWinds hack the work of thousands of cybercriminals

When many people think about a cyberattack, they probably imagine a lone hacker furiously typing out code in his basement. The recent SolarWinds hack, however, appears to have been the work of at least 1,000 cybercriminals. This is according to Microsoft President Brad Smith, who described the attack as “the largest and most sophisticated attack the world has ever seen” …

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Was that a real person or an intelligent virtual agent you just spoke to?

Smart devices are now a part of our everyday lives and for some users, they are even becoming their new best friends. Whether or not we are going to take it that far, we are becoming more and more accustomed to speaking to them in a natural, conversational manner. From the moment we open our eyes until the minute our …

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Cybersecurity responsibility increasingly shifting to in-house legal teams

Here’s an interesting side-effect of the pandemic and transition to remote working: cybersecurity is increasingly becoming the responsibility of in-house legal teams. According to a new report, recently released by the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) and Exterro, cybersecurity has now overtaken compliance as the most important business issue among Chief Legal Officers (CLO). Polling 1,000 CLOs across 21 industry …

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Asking the right questions and asking the questions right: How should a project manager communicate with the team?

Why does a manager ask questions? A manager directs and motivates the team, as well as helps to understand the wishes and requirements of clients, and how to achieve set goals. The manager asks questions in order to: Help the team think more efficiently Help find a solution to a problem of a project or client Better understand people’s motivation …

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Digital transformation is no longer a choice as dependence on 5G, IoT and data increases in society and business

The global pandemic has put enormous strain on businesses and brought into sharp focus the importance of being agile, adaptable and able to increase the pace of innovation and change at short notice – catapulting technology right to the top of the agenda for many organizations. As the economy works to get back on its feet, technology is only going …

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Understanding digital’s pivotal role in supporting a place-based approach to the pandemic response

We increasingly face challenges that are global – Covid-19, the climate crisis, economic instability and a widening equalities gap. One of the positive outcomes of the pandemic has been more urgent focus on the importance and power of community, with people coming together in the face of this huge adversity. When faced with national restrictions, it is local solutions which …

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Embracing agile RPA | ITProPortal

How agile can we really be with RPA? It’s a conversation I remember having in 2014 when I left an established ‘Operational Agility’ team (the old name for RPA, although not quite as catchy) and joined a well-known consulting firm. Agile RPA is a concept many industry practitioners still struggle with today. Yet it remains one of the biggest opportunities …

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