Many UK firms still aren’t making effective use of technology

For the majority of UK businesses, the biggest challenge in the next twelve months will be making the most of their tech stack. This is according to a new report from secure IT, comms and cloud service provider Daisy Corporate Services (DCS). Polling 165 UK businesses, DCS found that this challenge is further exacerbated by the fact that improving their …

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Why aren’t more businesses taking advantage of simulation-based digital twin technology?

In 1970, the Apollo 13 mission suffered a terrible mid-flight malfunction. To diagnose and remediate the problem, NASA engineers built a ‘mirrored’ system to simulate the spacecraft and test various courses of action before deciding what to do next. The astronauts were saved, largely thanks to what many believe is the first instance of a ‘digital twin’ being employed to …

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Many executives aren’t sure they made the right pandemic tech investments

Looking at the past year, most senior decision-makers at UK businesses aren’t fully confident in the technology investments they made during the pandemic, a new poll suggests.  A report from IT resilience company Sungard AS polling 500 senior decision-makers from the UK found that just above half (54 percent) are unsure whether or not the investments made during the pandemic …

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Many security pros aren’t confident they could repel a major supply chain attack

While security and software development teams bicker over whose responsibility it is to improve security in the software build and distribution environments, a new major supply chain attack could well be brewing.  This is according to a new report from machine identity management firm Venafi. Polling more than 1,000 information security professionals, developers, and executives in the IT and software …

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Most companies aren’t ready for the next big tech disruption

Despite 2020 acting as a major reality check for the entire business world, many Chief Information Officers (CIO) in the UK still believe they’re not completely prepared to help their organizations survive another similar disruption. These are the conclusions of a new study from digital transformation service provider Genpact. Polling 500 CIOs and technology leaders all over the world, the …

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Nearly half of firms aren’t reporting data breaches

New figures from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike suggest many British firms aren’t reporting data breaches in a timely manner, as is required per General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The company recently polled 500 decision-makers from the UK and found that less than half (42 percent) of those that had fallen victim to a data breach reported it to the relevant authority, …

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DDoS attacks still aren’t going away

While the number of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks remained relatively flat in the first quarter of 2021, the scale of attacks grew by almost a third (31 percent) quarter-on-quarter, showing that DDoS attacks are still a major threat to businesses. These were the findings published in the Q1 DDoS Attack Report from cybersecurity firm Radware, which suggests the …

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UK SMEs aren’t getting the cash flow they need

Multiple lockdowns and changes in consumer habits have had a negative impact on cash flow for most small and medium-sized businesses in the UK. This is according to a new report from lending platform CapitalBox, which surveyed 250 UK SMEs and found that more than two-thirds (68 percent) have suffered. For a quarter of those that reported troubles with their …

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Many companies still aren’t making the best decisions using their data

Many organizations are still not making the best data-driven decisions, due to complexities in the way it’s stored and analyzed, according to a new report from software companies Starburst and Red Hat. The report states that analytics workloads and demands increased significantly during the pandemic, which has made data access even more critical for the majority of enterprises. However, with …

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Most companies still aren’t set up to support AI and ML initiatives

The majority of global organizations lack the necessary resources to facilitate artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) initiatives, a new survey from cloud firm Rackspace Technology suggests. Based on a poll of 1,870 IT professionals, the report reveals that the majority of organizations (82%) worldwide have yet to put the required infrastructure in place to implement AI and ML …

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