From complexity to clarity: Managing IT landscapes in a hybrid cloud world
IT plays a key role in achieving sustained business success against a backdrop of constantly changing industry and economic challenges. Today’s IT systems not only underpin business operations but enable the projects and initiatives that deliver on every aspect of a company’s business strategy.
Over the last five years, there has been a significant transformation in the business systems and IT landscapes that IT teams are required to manage. The COVID 19 pandemic played a large role in this shift, with businesses having to rapidly incorporate new capabilities to facilitate remote work and maintain daily operations. Over time, these ‘temporary solutions’, plus others that have been implemented since, have become embedded in many organizations.
CIOs: Don't let the cost of cloud migration hold you back
In 2024, one fact is clear: The cloud aids business success. Cloud migration isn't just an operational upgrade but a highly strategic financial strategy capable of unlocking up to $1 trillion in business value. Cloud benefits extend from reduced operating costs -- including infrastructure, labor and energy expenses -- to enhanced scalability and operational efficiency.
Most organizations have caught on to these benefits. Today, more than half of all corporate data exists in the cloud, up from 30 percent in 2015. This dramatic shift illustrates the cloud's crucial role in modern data management and sets the stage for a long-overdue discussion of the cloud's financial implications.
The Deep Tech revolution -- Part 4: Tutorials and demos
How do you explain something completely disruptive and possibly complex to someone? How do you make them understand that this new paradigm or groundbreaking technology that they have never heard of is going to be a game changer for them or their company? That's often something difficult to communicate, especially for Deep Tech companies looking to disrupt entire industries with their work. Introducing new and improved ways of doing something people have grown familiar with, might be even harder to achieve if you have to change people's beliefs and long established habits.
Technology lives on continuous development and innovation, but sometimes announcing big changes to the public, even the core technical audience one would expect with Deep Tech companies, requires an ‘educational’ approach. That's easy to say, much harder to achieve.
ZOTAC launches new MEK HERO gaming PCs with advanced NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40 SUPER Series graphics
In a significant addition to their gaming lineup, ZOTAC has officially launched three new models in the MEK HERO pre-built Gaming PC series: the A7647S, A7647STI, and A7748S.
These models are integrated with the cutting-edge ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER Twin Edge OC, 4070 Ti SUPER Trinity OC White Edition, and 4080 SUPER Trinity Black Edition Graphic Cards, respectively. Paired with the latest AMD Ryzen 5 7600 and Ryzen 7 7700X processors, these gaming PCs are engineered to deliver unparalleled 4K gaming performance, featuring AI-accelerated DLSS 3.5 and Real-Time Ray Tracing technology.
The rise of interactive digital media: transforming traditional publications
The days of paper being the main way to get information and entertainment are long gone. Now, the online world gives you so many options to take in media, from articles on websites to interactive e-books. This is changing more than what you read -- it's also changing how you connect with what you read. This shift means your experience is more active and hands-on, with the lines between you as the reader and the content getting blurrier.
With advanced tech, you have more control over tailoring your reading to suit you. Digital formats let you dig deeper into topics, with interactive parts that make the content come alive. Whether it's through moving graphics, videos dropped in, or hyperlinks, your involvement with publications is now more immersive than just reading words on a page passively.
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Patriot Memory unveils Viper PV553 M.2 2280 PCIe Gen5 x4 SSD
Patriot Memory has unveiled its latest solid state drive: the Viper PV553. This M.2 2280 PCIe Gen5 x4 SSD not only promises blazing fast speeds, but it also introduces an innovative cooling solution that sets it apart from a lot of the competition.
The Viper PV553 marks Patriot Memory’s first foray into SSDs with a blower fan design, a revolutionary approach to active thermal management. This feature ensures that the SSD maintains optimal performance by effectively dissipating heat, even during the most intense gaming sessions. The slim 16.5mm aluminum heat shield, enhanced with premium materials and an embedded thermal sensor, guarantees consistent, high-level performance across the board.
Blancco partners with Lenovo to offer secure data erasure for enterprises
Enterprises are dealing with ever greater volumes of data and that brings with it added risk as well as compliance issues and management costs.
In particular, it's important for security and compliance to be able to securely dispose of data that's no longer required. This is why data erasure specialist Blancco Technology Group is announcing a global collaboration with Lenovo to provide secure data erasure as part of the Lenovo ThinkShield security solution.
The way AI is enhancing online security
In an era marked by the relentless expansion of digital connectivity, the assurance of robust online security stands as a critical imperative. Cyber threats, characterized by their growing sophistication and frequency, demand innovative solutions to safeguard sensitive data and preserve privacy.
Among these solutions, artificial intelligence emerges as a transformative force reshaping the landscape of online security. This article delves into the many ways in which AI is revolutionizing online security protocols, from proactive threat detection to dynamic risk assessment and adaptive response strategies.
Web app attacks target security misconfigurations
New research from Barracuda finds that 30 percent of all attacks against web applications target security misconfigurations -- such as coding and implementation errors.
Analysis of incidents detected and mitigated by Barracuda Application Security during December shows 21 percent involved code injection. Though these were more than just SQL injections, generally designed to steal, destroy, or manipulate data.
Improving visibility into end-user computing [Q&A]
In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic we've seen greater focus on workplace flexibility with many employees being in the office for fewer days each week.
But to make this work, enterprises must be able to track the state of their end-user computing to understand their access, performance and user satisfaction.
Mozilla Monitor Plus launches with new automatic data removal service
Mozilla Monitor, formerly known as Firefox Monitor, has introduced a subscription-based service named Mozilla Monitor Plus. This paid service aims to provide a comprehensive solution for individuals concerned about their online privacy, especially in the wake of increasing data breaches.
Mozilla Monitor has garnered a subscriber base of 23,000, indicating a significant interest in personal data security. The new service, Mozilla Monitor Plus, is a response to the concerns of 42 percent of young adults (aged 18-24), who have expressed a desire to understand and control the personal data that companies hold about them.
Winlator, the app that lets you play Windows PC games on your Android phone, gets a big update
Playing Android games on your PC is easy enough. You have the option of using third-party emulators such as Bluestacks or NoxPlayer, or you can take advantage of the built-in Windows Subsystem for Android, available on Windows 11.
However, if you wish to flip the script and play Windows games on your Android device, the process is somewhat more complex, but not impossible. To do this, you’ll need Winlator, which has just been updated to version 5, improving compatibility and performance, and resolving various issues.
Breaking Bitlocker: Watch Microsoft's Windows disk encryption being bypassed in just 43 seconds
Microsoft BitLocker is a full-disk encryption feature included in certain editions of Windows operating systems, designed to enhance the security of data stored on a computer or external drives. It serves as a crucial component of Microsoft's broader approach to data protection and aims to safeguard sensitive information against unauthorized access, particularly in scenarios where devices might be lost, stolen, or otherwise fall into the wrong hands.
BitLocker operates by encrypting the entire contents of a disk drive, including the operating system, system files, and user data. It uses a symmetric encryption algorithm, typically AES (Advanced Encryption Standard), to secure the data. To access the encrypted information, a user must provide a pre-boot authentication password or use additional authentication methods, such as a PIN or a USB key.
Safeguards for using Artificial Intelligence in election administration
Election administration is an essential component of the democratic process, but is also very challenging. The number of voters involved, which can climb into the tens of millions, requires the use of systems that have been fine-tuned for maximum efficiency. Managing the complexity of those systems, which are often spread out over vast geographical areas, is daunting, especially considering the task often relies on a volunteer staff with high turnover rates. Looming over the entire enterprise is the requirement for unquestionable accuracy and crystal-clear transparency.
Artificial intelligence, which thrives at optimizing systems for maximum efficiency and accuracy, has the potential to provide valuable support for election administration. Leveraging it for that purpose, however, also requires that strong safeguards be put in place.
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