Gartner: 2021 IT spending rally could hit $3.9T
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by The Admin
3y ago
Gartner projects worldwide IT spending will total $3.9 trillion in 2021, an increase of 6.2% over 2020 when spending declined a little over 3%. All IT spending segments—from data-center systems to communications services—are forecast to return to growth in 2021, according to Gartner . Enterprise software is expected to have the strongest rebound, 8.8%, as remote work environments are expanded and improved. The devices segment will see the second highest growth in, 8%, and is projected to reach $705.4 billion. To read this article in full, please click here Read more ..read more
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2.28M MeetMindful Daters Compromised in Data Breach
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by The Admin
3y ago
The ShinyHunters hacking group offer a raft of information, from location and contact info to dating preferences and bodily descriptions, as a free download. Read more ..read more
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How a Linux migration led to the creation of Amazon Web Services
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by The Admin
3y ago
Dan Rose, chairman of Coatue Ventures and Coatue Growth, posted a thread on Twitter the other day, 280 characters or less at a time, in which he chronicled how it came about that AWS infrastructure is built on Linux. Rose was at Amazon from 1999 to 2006, where he managed retail divisions and helped incubate the Kindle reader before moving to Facebook. So he was at Amazon in 2000 when the internet bubble popped,and one high-flying dot-com after another was shriveling up and dying, having burned through ridiculous amounts of capital on luxurious offices while often having nothing by way of a pro ..read more
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Study: Cloud transformation necessary for digital transformation
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by The Admin
3y ago
Cloud migration is a necessary step for digital transformation, which is proceeding faster than planned at many enterprises because of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to research from Cloud Industry Forum (CIF), a cloud computing organization based in the United Kingdom. The cloud is an important steppingstone for getting off legacy on-prem technologies and outfitting today’s more flexible, remote workforce. Supporting a remote workforce requires a digital transformation, and to do that, companies need the cloud – public, private, or hybrid. CIF found that in many sectors, remaining productiv ..read more
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Threatpost Poll: Weigh in on Ransomware Security
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by The Admin
3y ago
Provide your views on ransomware and how to deal with it in our anonymous Threatpost poll. Read more ..read more
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VMware loses CEO Gelsinger to Intel
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by The Admin
3y ago
Intel said it will bring on current VMware leader Pat Gelsinger as its new chief executive officer, effective Feb. 15, 2021.  The 40-year technology industry vet replaces Intel’s Bob Swan, who will remain CEO until that date. For VMware, the company said it was initiating a global executive search process to name a permanent chief and that Zane Rowe, current VMware CFO will become interim CEO. [Get regularly scheduled insights by signing up for Network World newsletters.] “Pat led the company in expanding our core virtualization footprint and broadening our capabilities to cloud, networki ..read more
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Spotlight on home-office connectivity intensifies in 2021
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by The Admin
3y ago
Now that it’s clear remote work is here to stay, what are the technology priorities for IT departments charged with keeping the enterprise workforce productive and secure? In a December report, research firm Gartner said it expects 48% of employees will work from home, even after the pandemic, compared with 30% pre-pandemic. More about SD-WAN: How to buy SD-WAN technology: Key questions to consider when selecting a supplier • How to pick an off-site data-backup method •  SD-Branch: What it is and why you’ll need it • What are the options for security SD-WAN? Forrester, too, expects t ..read more
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Defending Against State and State-Sponsored Threat Actors
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by The Admin
3y ago
Saryu Nayyar of Gurucul discusses state and state-sponsored threat actors, the apex predators of the cybersecurity world. Read more ..read more
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Cyberattacks on Healthcare Spike 45% Since November
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by The Admin
3y ago
The relentless rise in COVID-19 cases is battering already frayed healthcare systems — and ransomware criminals are using the opportunity to strike. Read more ..read more
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Feds Pinpoint Russia as ‘Likely’ Culprit Behind SolarWinds Attack
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by The Admin
3y ago
The widespread compromise affecting key government agencies is ongoing, according to the U.S. government. Read more ..read more
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