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AI, augmented analytics, quantum computing, and blockchain are among technologies that soon could dominate the IT landscape, according to Gartner’s annual Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends. A mashup of technologies including artificial intelligence and automation will begin to make a significant impact on businesses and IT organizations in 2019 according to Gartner’s annual Top 10 … Read more
Open source software is free, but many businesses are happy to pay for support. This model tends not to scale well, however, making wider deployment expensive. We weigh up the options. While businesses generally take out an enterprise agreement for the provision and support of open source software products, such software is available for nothing. However, avoiding the associated distribution fees … Read more
Report provides first-hand insights into industry trends, cyber insurance shopper profiles and key market predictions. CyberPolicy, the world’s first online cyber insurance marketplace, this week released new findings on the state of cyber insurance within the small and medium-sized business (SMB) market. Interestingly, although being typically reserved for large enterprises with ample capital, the cyber … Read more
Some see this as a giant leap forward for Microsoft and open source. A few, however, see Microsoft’s open-source patent move as just more of the same old, same old. When Microsoft surprised everyone by releasing its entire 60,000 patent portfolio to the open-source community, someone asked me if I thought the move would finally convince everyone … Read more
With progressively complex business models, where the use of software has become essential throughout business life, it can be a huge challenge for organizations to manage their software assets properly. The challenge can englobe them being licensed correctly, avoiding unnecessary overspend etc. Software vendors are becoming more reliant on license compliance audits. These have increased … Read more
Linux-savvy legal experts from the past and present weigh in on this knotty, open-source licensing matter. A side-effect of Linus Torvalds taking leave from Linux to work on how he deals with people and the new Linux contributors’ Code of Conduct (CoC) was one person suggesting that programmers forced out of Linux could take their contributed code out of … Read more
Poor security practices and access to hacking services are making it easy for cyber criminals to compromise business email, research reveals. Around 12.5 million company email boxes and 33,000 finance department credentials are openly accessible on the web, research from digital risk management and threat intelligence firm Digital Shadows has found. This is making it … Read more
Cisco details security problems in its IOS and IOS XE switch and router operating software and warns on Linux flaw impact. Cisco today exposed 13 vulnerabilities in its IOS and IOS XE switch and router operating software that the company said should be patched as soon as possible. The vulnerabilities were detailed in Cisco’s twice-yearly … Read more
The company also committed to a successor version, ending speculation that this year’s release would be the last that doesn’t require a subscription. Microsoft recently launched Office 2019 for Windows and macOS, giving its most important customers – volume licensees – first crack at the application suite. Also on Monday, the Redmond, Wash. company committed … Read more
New research from Advanced reveals 88% of firms say cloud providers need to do more to build confidence. There are still many businesses out there still not utilising the cloud – according to Advanced, it’s 24% – suggesting there is a job for technology providers to do in reassuring businesses on the benefits of the … Read more
