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Governments are struggling in many areas, following disruptions including changes in leadership, reorganizations and funding shortfalls. For many government CIOs, disruption will affect their IT budget growth, and the funding and launch of new business initiatives will suffer,” said Alia Mendonsa, senior research director at Gartner.

Litigation affects organizations of all sizes, industries, and regions. Often, IT and legal staff are asked to respond to and manage multiple litigation events - creating challenges in the ability to scale human and technical resources. Internal investigations, subpoenas or being sued involves a discovery request of all relevant materials, including the proliferation of electronic data, that may be called into investigation during the legal matter.

Over the next decade, analysts predict that the user experience for digital workers will undergo a significant shift, adapting new ways to interact, perceive and communicate, moving to a model that connects people with more nuanced information as well as each other, regardless of location, device or communication platform.

The availability of data in the modern business means it’s not simply about speed of decision making, but speed of thought. Quick thinking is different to decisive action. You can decide quickly but decide badly.

SAP has promoted Sergio Maccotta to the role of Senior Vice President of SAP Middle East South. Maccotta, previously the leader of the Strategic Customer Program team for SAP EMEA South, will continue to be based in Dubai.

43% of cloud databases are not encrypted and 60% of cloud storage systems have logging disabled. Unencrypted cloud databases can lead to data breaches, with MoviePass a recent example.

SD-WAN connections require end-to-end security that goes beyond simply encrypting data. Communications between a branch office and a cloud-based application require data inspection at both ends of the connection.

Koch’s decision to acquire Infor is a strong endorsement of our product strategy and focus on creating innovative solutions for our customers,” said Kevin Samuelson, CEO of Infor

Cybercriminals are honing their ability to design, author and deploy stealth-like attacks with increasing precision while growing their capabilities to evade detection by sandbox technology,” said SonicWall President and CEO Bill Conner.

Shadow IT devices are defined as IoT devices or sensors in active use within an organisation without IT’s knowledge. Shadow IoT devices can be any number of connected technologies including laptops, mobile phones, tablets, fitness trackers or smart home gadgets like voice assistants that are managed outside of the IT department.