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Digital revolution

Opportunities and challenges for the technology sector as the Second Digital Revolution takes hold

Thu, 7th Apr 2016
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ovum
Ovum has recently completed a major research program focusing on the future, specifically a 10-year view on road ahead.
Virtual customer journey

Isn't it about time that the CIO set out on a customer journey?

Thu, 7th Apr 2016
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opinion
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analyst report
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best companies
How have CIOs stepped up to the role of delivering better marketing insight, or driving higher sales, or pushed for a more loyal customer base?.
Digital marketing

Has digital marketing finally become just marketing?

Thu, 7th Apr 2016
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marketing
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social media
Digital, now the DNA of marketing, challenges brands to innovate with a customer-centric, multi-channel approach, experts agree.
Merger and acquisition

Analyst Opinion: Brocade pushes out to the network edge by acquiring Ruckus Wireless

Wed, 6th Apr 2016
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network infrastructure
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wireless networks
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brocade
Brocade acquires Ruckus Wireless, paving the way for a robust network edge presence in enterprise and telecom sectors.
Anonymous mask

The key challenges a business faces after an aggressive cyberattack

Wed, 6th Apr 2016
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cybersecurity
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cloud services
Businesses grapple with the aftermath of cyberattacks, from operational shutdowns to data breaches, amid rising digital threats.
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Should we have 'Certificates of Cyber Fitness'?

Wed, 6th Apr 2016
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cybersecurity
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opinion
There are no magical answers to the growing cyber threat, but perhaps an idea like a certificate of cyber fitness could soon be a reality.
Analytics screens

The hype and misunderstanding surrounding analytics

Tue, 5th Apr 2016
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
The hype related to analytic technologies and vendors continues unabated. It seems that investors are still pushing up prices of analytic vendors.
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Four tips to help you keep up with your business growth

Tue, 5th Apr 2016
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fintech
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financial systems
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rpa
Business is booming, but you're drowning. Somewhere, beneath a mountain of paperwork and a virtual avalanche of Excel spreadsheets.
Collaboration jigsaw

Collaboration and partnerships are supporting the continued growth of security services

Wed, 30th Mar 2016
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iot
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cybersecurity
The industry will benefit – and customers will see better solutions – from increased sharing of security information and data analytics.
Digital future

Are you betting your career against the future?

Wed, 30th Mar 2016
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digital age
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opinion
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analyst report
CIOs and IT professionals need to embrace digital business or risk being left behind, warns Gartner Research VP.
Nespresso

Nespresso doing digital right, says expert

Wed, 30th Mar 2016
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supply chain
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digitisation
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nespresso
40 years after the invention of the Nespresso machine, the latest models are going digital - it's a pivotal example of digital business in action.
Buzzy network

Composable infrastructure - hype or game changer?

Tue, 29th Mar 2016
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cloud services
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hpe
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opinion
Composable infrastructure may revolutionise IT by melding compute, storage and network, promising agility in a tech-driven business era.
Abstract networking

SDN and NFV: Defining two different aspects of the future of networking

Mon, 28th Mar 2016
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network infrastructure
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naas
Software Defined networking (SDN) and Network Function Virtualisation (NFV) have become hot topics in the networking industry in the last few years.
Ready

Does your organisation have a plan in place to deal with an outbreak of ransomware or cryptolocker?

Tue, 22nd Mar 2016
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malware
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ransomware
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cybersecurity
A disaster recovery plan is a documented process or set of procedures to recover and protect a business IT infrastructure in the event of a disaster.
Jigsaw converge

Why converged infrastructure is relevant to every business

Tue, 22nd Mar 2016
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converged infrastructure
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iaas
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productivity
It's easy to dismiss data centre technology as something for the technologists to worry about, but that's not the way it should be.
Man jumping cliff

Analyst opinion: Are public cloud services a dumb move for telcos?

Mon, 21st Mar 2016
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uc
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public cloud
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cloud services
Telcos' attempts to compete with Amazon Web Services in the cloud have been hindered by high costs and inflexibility.
Software laptop

Are enterprise software agreements a critical foundation for SaaS adoption success?

Mon, 21st Mar 2016
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saas
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opinion
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analyst report
Consider that the SaaS subscription enterprise deal has the potential to be the last negotiation of it's kind with any degree of buyer power.
Cultural convergence

Analyst Opinion: Managing cultural challenges as technologies converge

Fri, 18th Mar 2016
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iot
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ovum
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convergence
Tech industry faces cultural hurdles as convergence blends languages and specialisms, driving a shift towards ecosystem collaboration.
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When ads go bad: A look into malvertising's malicious growth

Fri, 18th Mar 2016
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ai security
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ai
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cybersecurity
Ads turn sinister as malvertising surges, exploiting trusted ad networks to unleash malware across popular websites.
Global cloud storage

Three cloud storage models and how to make them work for your organisation

Thu, 17th Mar 2016
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storage
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virtualisation
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microsoft
The virtualisation of the data centre has prompted a virtualisation wave in storage, as has the rise of cloud data centres.