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Why aren't executives taking cybersecurity seriously?

Tue, 13th Sep 2016
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Cybercrime is perhaps the most serious threat today, yet many executives still underestimate the risks that it poses to their organisation.
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Why you need a “dataport” for globally transporting data

Tue, 13th Sep 2016
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colocation
The digitalization of the global economy is increasing demand for interconnection hubs to transport data via subsea cables.
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The impact of IoT, cloud and mobility on data center power and cooling infrastructure

Wed, 7th Sep 2016
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Take a snapshot of your data center's current power and cooling infrastructure. In five years, it is likely to be radically different.
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What enterprise needs to know about the future of the web

Wed, 7th Sep 2016
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The sharing of basic files & the increasing instances in which sharing was required, started to drive the evolution of what the internet would become.
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Developing new business models for success in the IoT

Tue, 6th Sep 2016
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iot
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software development
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licensing
It only takes a few moments of reflection to realise that with the rise of IoT, business has adapted, developed new models, & they are capitalising.
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Fighting a hidden enemy: Singapore cybersecurity in this hyper-connected era

Mon, 5th Sep 2016
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Today Singapore is dubbed the data center hub of Southeast Asia with over 60% of the region's market based on its limited land mass.
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Measuring the high costs of web malware protection

Mon, 5th Sep 2016
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The costs of recovering from a ransomware or other cyberattack are well understood…but how much should an organization spend to prevent one?.
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What to do? A little ERP? A little IOT? A little big data? Who Know...Who Cares?

Mon, 5th Sep 2016
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Amid a tech investment muddle, is IT truly firing up productivity or just a shot in the dark? Let's disentangle the ROI riddle.
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Dell + EMC = $80B+ IT product behemoth

Mon, 5th Sep 2016
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cloud services
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Dell's landmark $67 billion acquisition of EMC would create the world's largest IT product company, knitting together a broad range of IT assets.
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What is this so called 'Age of the Customer?'

Thu, 1st Sep 2016
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CEOs aim for better customer experience, but poor technology management continues to disappoint, says journalist.
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Gartner on the five steps crucial to closing SaaS security gaps

Tue, 30th Aug 2016
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Business goals can be achieved only when the same security principles and governance being applied in-house are also applied to the public cloud.
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Check Point says beware of the Trident Exploits on iOS

Tue, 30th Aug 2016
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UAE activist targeted by 'Trident' - a trio of zero-day iOS exploits enabling total device control, discovered by Toronto researchers.
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The drivers and benefits of Edge Computing

Wed, 24th Aug 2016
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The data revolution has arrived – and it's big. Almost 90 per cent of all the data in the world has been created in the last two years.
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The Internet of Sh*t - the opinions of a tech afficionado

Wed, 24th Aug 2016
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cloud services
The reality of the Internet of Things is more akin to an Internet of Shit, with many gadgets failing to live up to the hype.
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Lenovo begins its new fiscal year with a difficult quarter

Tue, 23rd Aug 2016
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After acquiring Motorola and IBM's System x server business, Lenovo's fiscal 1Q17/calendar 2Q16 earnings revealed lingering growing pains.
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Why you're better at digital marketing than you think

Tue, 23rd Aug 2016
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As a marketer, if you believe you're falling behind & others are more adept, you may be giving them credit for your own knowledge.
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Nemucod serves nasty package: Ransomware and ad-clickers

Mon, 22nd Aug 2016
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ransomware
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cybersecurity
Just last week ESET reported on Nemucod shifting away from ransomware and downloading the ad-clicking malware Kovter instead.
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Lenovo's data center future will be determined by its ability to refine sales execution

Mon, 22nd Aug 2016
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Data center customers' long-standing IT architecture requirements and purchase processes are rapidly changing as they seek infrastructure agility.
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Prevention vs Detect & Response or Of Fools and Novelty

Mon, 22nd Aug 2016
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There is one type of fool that believes that everything old is best, and the other type of fool that believes everything new is better.
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Cisco Services' revenues continue to expand

Mon, 22nd Aug 2016
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digital transformation
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As Cisco transitions the business model, the savings from global headcount reductions will be invested to further expand software and services.