Software Contract Solutions The flaw can be exploited to give an attacker administrator rights on a compromised system, despite efforts to fix the problem. Hackers have already created malware in a bid to exploit an elevation of privilege vulnerability in Microsoft’s Windows Installer. Microsoft released a patch for CVE-2021-41379, an elevation of privilege flaw in the Windows Installer component for enterprise … Read more
Regulations related to IT systems and data are on the rise. IT leaders must do their part in avoiding common missteps that can lead to hefty fines for non-compliance. Compliance is a fact of life for just about every company — especially in highly regulated industries such as healthcare, financial services, and government. And while … Read more
IT executives have plans to invest in emerging technologies despite the challenge of finding IT pros with the right training. Gartner says the current paucity of skilled IT workers is foiling the adoption of cloud, edge computing, and automation technologies. In its “2021-2023 Emerging Technology Roadmap” based on surveying 437 global firms, Gartner found that IT … Read more
Microsoft and Google are engaged in a pitched battle to win over your business with suites of cloud-based productivity software and services. Here’s a look at the many different editions of Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace, along with what you can expect to pay for each one. Both Microsoft and Google would like to be … Read more
Many traditional enterprises see monetary opportunities to incorporate their market knowledge into new or specialized SaaS applications and data sets. Let’s say you’re the owner of a tire manufacturing company that’s been in business for more than 70 years. You have some great proprietary logistics systems you’ve used for decades and systems that are famous … Read more
Apple Business Essentials offers small and midsized companies iCloud+ for Work, 24/7 Apple support, device, application, and user management among other services. Apple today took a major step into enterprise technology provision, unveiling a new service called Apple Business Essentials — adding yet another strong argument to support enterprise deployment of its products. What is Apple Business Essentials? The … Read more
Microsoft is continuing to reposition, repackage and modify its licensing for pieces of its five-year-old Dynamics 365 and related Power Platform families of products. This week marks the fifth anniversary of Microsoft Dynamics 365’s launch. Dynamics has evolved considerably over that time via a long branding, pricing, and packaging road to become the expanding set … Read more
Built on the Fluid Framework, Microsoft’s Loop app comes in response to offerings by start-ups such as Coda and Notion and their “all-in-one” collaborative documents. While it’s unlikely to supplant traditional Office docs for now, Loop previews a ‘post-Office’ world. Microsoft this week unveiled a new productivity application, Loop, that combines elements of documents, spreadsheets, and … Read more
CIOs must keep an eye on the horizon. The following forward-thinking strategies and technologies are starting to gain traction and could impact the next decade of IT. Emerging technology has greatly elevated the role of CIOs in the past several years, as previously far-out innovations such as machine learning and natural language processing have taken … Read more
VMware and Dell have untied the knot that has held them together since 2016, giving VMware new flexibility for partnerships and investment. VMware is once again a standalone company as it has officially split with its parent firm, Dell and untied the knot that has held them together since 2016. The move is widely seen as a … Read more
