Technology News

• UK movers and shakers: New CIO and IT executive appointments January 24, 2022
  The world of the UK CIO is a dynamic one. It’s not unusual to find tech leaders facing new, challenging roles where they can bring their experience and digital transformation vision to fruition. Here, we bring you all the relevant announcements from the movers and shakers of the CIO UK community. Do you have any […]
• 5 top tech trends for Middle Eastern CIOs in 2022 January 24, 2022
  Last year was another tough one for CIOs. New procedures had been put in place to deal with the challenges COVID-19 had thrown up, but the pandemic was far from over. As we enter 2022, many of the same challenges to business resilience remain, but technology continues to evolve. This year, CIOs in the Middle […]
• Five critical steps to ensure ESM success January 23, 2022
  Enterprise service management (ESM) takes the principles developed by IT teams in their service management activities and applies them across enterprise business functions. The goal is to improve the quality of service delivered both internally and externally by creating processes and systems that support the organisation’s service delivery goals. In today’s world, companies can no […]
• Artificial Intelligence Increases Efficiency and Accuracy for Financial Organizations January 21, 2022
  Artificial Intelligence (AI) is quickly becoming one of the most important technologies for financial companies of all types. The ability to respond faster than people, to automate processes through AI, enables companies to do more with less and expand their operations. They are also able to offer more advanced – and more timely – services. […]
• Pay It Forward: Maximize Value From Your Legacy IT Estate January 21, 2022
  Few organizations can flip a switch to a modern IT infrastructure and data landscape. Yet instead of viewing the legacy environment as a burden, imagine maximizing the value of existing data and IT assets. What’s key: make them an essential pillar of a modern enterprise with the right partner and platform. Companies have doled out […]
• Migrating SAP to the Cloud Puts Innovation in the Fast Lane January 21, 2022
  When organizations talk about migrating core enterprise applications to cloud, much of the focus is on operational efficiencies and the benefits of trading up hefty, upfront capital expenditures for more manageable subscription pricing. Often underplayed, particularly when it comes to SAP environments, are the innovation advantages of cloud migration. Moving SAP to the cloud provides […]
• When Preparing for Zero Trust—Collaboration is Essential January 21, 2022
  By Jerry Hoff For many security professionals, the idea of Zero Trust can be quite daunting. It assumes that everything – every asset, device, data flow and user–could be fraudulent, potentially marking the beginning of an attack, until enough evidence to the contrary is offered.  Even then, authentication or privileges can be automatically revoked as […]
• 3 areas where AIops excels — and 2 where it still falls short January 21, 2022
  Artificial intelligence and machine learning can slash the number of false alerts that tie down operations staff, speed troubleshooting of problems, and help developers and architects understand and manage fast-changing, cloud-based IT environments. But CIOs should not expect what some customers call “magic” results, such as automatically predicting and fixing any conceivable IT issue, or […]
• Oracle opens Johannesburg cloud region as demand for data centres grows January 21, 2022
  Oracle has announced the launch of its new Oracle Johannesburg cloud region, the company’s 37th worldwide and its first on the continent, signalling growing confidence in the future growth of cloud services in Africa, and its long-term faith in Gauteng as the premier regional hub.  Demand for public cloud data centres has been growing rapidly […]
• 6 Questions to Ask Your Organization About Digital Transformation January 20, 2022
  Are you asking your organization the right questions about digital transformation efforts? Center your efforts with this guide. The need to prepare for disruption has become a cliché in the business world. As the last two years have proven, it is becoming even more of an imperative to prepare your organization for possible turbulence and […]