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It’s a quandary many organizations face regarding cloud IT services. They can go the do-it-yourself (DIY) route, keeping most, if not everything, involving their IT environments in-house. Or, they can outsource the responsibilities to a third-party company. Both options offer certain benefits, depending on a company’s specific business needs. The problem – one of them, […]

Aside from the pandemic, ransomware has become one of the gravest threats to the global economy.  It is no longer a matter of “if” an organization is going to be attacked but “when,” according to Gartner. The research firm predicts that 75% of organizations will face one or more attacks by 2025. National Security Institute […]

Automation through digital transformation initiatives that rely on cloud-based applications is driving a surge in the use of machine identities (IDs). Indeed, machine identities outnumber human identities by at least 3-to-1. And while machine IDs drive productivity by completing tasks quickly and without error, such widespread use – across disparate cloud applications – makes it […]

Digital technology drives nearly all aspects of business and our daily lives. Over the last 18 months we’ve also witnessed the important role technology plays in enabling businesses to adapt to rapidly changing market conditions, innovate and grow. However, as we see advancements like restaurants implementing QR codes for menus and payment, and hospitals offering […]

In today’s digital-first world, the demand for skilled developers and IT professionals has never been higher. A recent study by Korn Ferry found that by 2030, more than 85 million jobs could go unfilled because of a lack of skilled labor. Low code poses an interesting question: Can technology be used to replace tech talent? […]

Colorado recently became the third state to pass a data privacy law, following Virginia and California, with four more states actively reviewing bills with similar provisions. Legislators around the world are getting serious about data protection as consumers become increasingly concerned about how companies collect, use and protect their personal data. As more businesses move […]

Would it be sacrilege to decrease the amount of code testing? Surprisingly, there is ample data showing benefits from less testing. A typical software testing suite has these drawbacks: Takes too long to execute Tests code that hasn’t changed Runs single-threaded Costs companies countless hours and many dollars Software testing proves that software operates according […]

Healthcare providers have increasingly become a target for cybercriminals, primarily due to the value of healthcare data on the black market. In addition, healthcare organizations may be more likely to pay ransomware attackers so that providers can continue to offer vital care to patients. Unfortunately, healthcare organizations have also become targets of advanced persistent threat […]

Over the past few years, corporate thinking on whether to move data and applications to the cloud has evolved into figuring out which data and applications to move to which cloud. The public cloud computing model, with its flexibility and price savings — compared to the cost of maintaining and updating internal data centers — […]

IT plays a critical role in setting up companies for success in artificial intelligence. Learning from early adopters’ best practices can help enterprises sidestep common pitfalls when starting new AI projects. A few predictable issues are often at play when new AI initiatives stall out. Some of the most common challenges are hitting snags that […]