Category: Information Technology And Services

Introduction The latest figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics show that the job outlook for management analysts—which includes business analysts (BAs)—is bright. The projected growth between 2016 and 2026 is expected to hit 14%, a faster-than-average clip that will add more than 115,000 jobs to the economy. What those statistics cannot account for, […]

Introduction A critical task of business and IT leadership is understanding how emerging technologies will impact your business and industry. Some technologies cause ripples, others cause waves of transformation and disruption. Today, we’re seeing a new wave of highly-transformative and potentially disruptive technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain and the Internet of Things (IoT).

Introduction Telstra has ditched SAP to sign on with fast-growing US cloud software firm Workday, as it appoints a new local boss and hunts Aussie start-ups for its new $US250 million ($323 million) VC fund. The company has made numerous dents in the operations of tech giants SAP and Oracle in recent years, and has […]

Introduction When the corporate world first started paying attention to the concept of reputational risk in 2005,1 organizations’ focus was on business issues such as compliance and financial misdoings. Today, as evidenced by the results from the IBM Global Reputational Risk and IT Study, the focus has shifted to include the reputational impact of IT […]

Introduction Welcome to Securing Hybrid Networks For Dummies, your guide to modern network usage in large or distributed information technology (IT) environments. The 21st century is characterized by important developments in IT that bear significant implications for business operations. Everyone wants to benefit from dynamic environments that adapt to the complex needs for exchanges between […]

Introduction While Internet bandwidth increases continually for remote sites, the application demand for that bandwidth can almost be guaranteed to grow at an even faster rate. Uncontrolled application contention for that limited resource results in degraded quality for applications. Quality of Service, or QoS, is the broad-brush term for technology that resolves the application performance […]

Introduction On its own, Citrix SD-WAN is a powerful tool that can help you secure, scale and simplify branch networking with a high-performance workspace. But did you know that since Citrix is a Microsoft Virtual WAN preferred partner, SD-WAN customers can experience even faster onboarding to workloads in Azure? And that’s just the beginning. Scale […]

Introduction The results presented in this report are based on a mobile-only, 23-question global survey. This survey targeted Manager, Director, Vice President or C-Level executives with influence in the decision-making process of cloud solutions, platforms, and infrastructure or department specific software. Respondents worked within organisations generating revenues between less than £1 million to more than […]

Introduction The world is an uncertain place. Particularly for cyber security professionals, many of whom have learned the hard way that they can’t rest on their laurels. New technologies and fresh threats are constantly emerging, and these threats come from both outside and within organizations. In our 2019 privileged access threat research, we discovered that […]

Introduction “Weather forecasters are the only people to be wrong half the time and still get paid.” This is a saying to reflect the belief many people have pertaining to weather forecasters’ abilities. Meteorology is an incredibly challenging field, and the fact that weather forecasts are occasionally inaccurate has more to do with predicting events […]