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New survey reveals challenges facing business travel in 2024

SAP Concur's survey reveals key business travel challenges for 2024 include disruption, safety, sustainability, and unequal opportunities.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Fri, 21st Jun 2024

Virtualisation

Exclusive: How Versent sees the virtualization market changing

Broadcom's acquisition of VMware has disrupted the virtualization market, pushing firms like Versent to help businesses navigate rising costs and modernize their operations.

By Tom Raynel • 3 min read • Tue, 28th May 2024

Supply Chain

Finyoz & Currencycloud collaborate for innovative supply chain finance solutions

Lendtech platform Finyoz partners with multi-currency specialists Currencycloud, aiming to modernise supply chain financing through innovative solutions.

By Imee Dequito • 2 min read • Tue, 16th Apr 2024

Firewalls

Data tampering is an underrated threat — get your backup ready

Data tampering's growing threat in the era of AI underscores the essential role of immutable backups in protecting business data.

By Charles Smith • 4 min read • Mon, 25th Mar 2024

Amazon

IWD 2024: Embrace Your Vulnerability to Drive Growth

On International Women's Day 2024, women are urged to harness moments of vulnerability and change to drive personal and professional growth, challenging fears and embracing innovation.

By Kate Gooden • 4 min read • Fri, 8th Mar 2024

Data Analytics

Sharon White named HCLTech's AVP for data, analytics & AI in Australasia

Sharon White, an experienced data expert, is revealed as HCLTech's new AVP of Next Generation Data, Analytics and AI, bolstering its AI capabilities in Australia and New Zealand.

By Imee Dequito • 2 min read • Thu, 7th Mar 2024

DevOps

Businesses caught underprepared for Active Directory outages, Cayosoft reveals

A recent report by Cayosoft shows a lack of preparedness for Active Directory outages, potentially costing companies millions per day and risking severe operational disruption.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 19th Feb 2024

Ransomware

Cybersecurity is your defensive strategy, cyber resilience is your business

In light of the massive cybersecurity breach impacting Ivanti solutions, firms are urged to embrace cyber resilience for business continuity, demonstrating greater fortitude against potential disruptions.

By Christy Wyatt • 4 min read • Fri, 16th Feb 2024

Ransomware

The role of Privilege Access Management in achieving robust cybersecurity

Privilege Access Management (PAM), with its ability to control key digital accounts, is proving crucial in combating rising cybersecurity threats posed by misuse of digital identities, a key source of business disruption.

By Nick Turnbull • 4 min read • Mon, 5th Feb 2024

Digital Transformation

Business leaders feeling unprepared for AI transformation, report finds

A study by management consultancy, Kearney, and leadership advisory firm, Ergon Zehnder, indicates that 73% of global business leaders feel ill-prepared for AI disruption.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 19th Jan 2024

Cybersecurity

Industrial Defender launches intelligent vulnerability management tool

Industrial Defender debuts Risk Signal, their groundbreaking risk-based vulnerability management (RBVM) solution, aiming to rank vulnerabilities based on potential impact.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Fri, 5th Jan 2024

Data Loss Prevention

CrowdStrike launches modern data protection to replace old DLP products

CrowdStrike unveils Falcon Data Protection, promising a modern, streamlined approach to data security.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Thu, 28th Dec 2023

Disaster Recovery

Darktrace director warns of rising cyber threats during holiday season

Darktrace's Liam Dermody urges businesses to remain vigilant against increasing cyber threats during the Christmas season.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 14th Dec 2023

Unified Communications

Pattern secures Online Sales Breakthrough Award at Google summit

Pattern clinches the Online Sales Breakthrough Award at the Google ANZ Partner Summit for 55% online revenue growth.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 12th Dec 2023

EduTech

Ex-Google Cloud & Mandiant CTO takes helm at DTEX as CEO

Ex-Google Cloud and Mandiant CTO, Marshall Heilman, joins DTEX as CEO to tackle increasing insider risk threats.

By Imee Dequito • 3 min read • Fri, 8th Dec 2023

Blockchain

Binance pioneers first-ever cryptocurrency banking triparty agreement

Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, has implemented the first cryptocurrency banking triparty agreement, reducing counterparty risk.

By Tom Raynel • 2 min read • Mon, 4th Dec 2023

Unified Communications

Dell Technologies predicts major tech shifts in Asia Pacific & Japan

In a media briefing, Dell Technologies shared key tech trends set to shape the Asia Pacific and Japan region in 2024.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Mon, 4th Dec 2023

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Mastering Mail: Crafting a resilient mail strategy amidst the changing postal landscape

As Ofcom hints at reduced letter deliveries, businesses must brace for possible mail disruptions and refine their mailing strategies for resilience.

By David Beirne • 4 min read • Thu, 20th Jun 2024

Artificial Intelligence

Workforce readiness gap found in UK businesses, study shows

A new study reveals a workforce readiness gap in UK businesses, with 63% of executives citing unpreparedness and 45% of employees feeling unsupported.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 22nd May 2024

Public Cloud

Effective risk management: A key ingredient in the recipe for successful modernisation

Modern business success hinges not only on adopting modernisation, but ensuring efficient risk management to avoid project failure, disruption, cost surges and workforce management issues.

By Naresh Duddu • 5 min read • Tue, 27th Feb 2024