Selecting a sovereign cloud: A data guardian’s guide
If your sovereign cloud provider was holiday accommodation, which would you choose? Like all families, there’s no one size fits all solution and what will work for some, will not work for others.
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Top security threats to the cloud
Cloud is an important mechanism for digital transformation. However, many companies still operate with an outdated mindset, which can cause them to make many mistakes.
Bring Your Own Device: navigating the cybersecurity risks
This seemingly obvious point is also one of the most important. As with any business strategy, one cannot base most cybersecurity processes on a “set it and forget it” approach.
Malware
<em>Nastiest Malware of 2022 from a business perspective</em>
With 2023 around the corner, we’ve seen yet another eventful year for the threat landscape and malware continues to be centre stage in the threats posed towards individuals, businesses, and governments.
Business
Why data is often a double-edged sword in financial services
Financial institutions, whether oriented towards corporates or individuals, arguably have more customer data at their fingertips than any other type of organisation.
How the cloud could hold the answers to the world’s biggest questions
Considering the cloud is already doing its part to solve the huge problems of climate change and cybersecurity, its functionality holds enormous promise to contribute further and solve even more of the world’s most pressing issues.
Migration
Clarifying UK cloud adoption patterns
There is no doubting the shift towards cloud adoption. What is far more unclear is the exact path this is taking, and what ‘cloud adoption’ really means in terms of the IT choices made by UK companies.
SMEs: The Move from Legacy to the Cloud
Digital transformation is clearly a mainstream strategy, and the cloud has certainly shown its value in recent times more than ever before.
Automation
Don't lose sight of SAP on Cloud operational excellence
Digital transformation projects can often become complex with twists and turns, which can lead organisations to focus solely on the migration itself.
Articles
Need to reduce software TCO? Focus on people
Investing in software is undoubtedly important for enterprises to stay ahead. However, the process is rarely a simple task for CIOs and IT leaders.
The future of cloud and edge optimisation
As more enterprises use multi-cloud and hybrid infrastructures, the danger of cost overruns and loss of control increases.
Migration
Here is how to stage a public cloud migration
As the relationships between CSPs and cloud providers are deepening, CSPs need to develop a clear strategy on how they add value to customer relationships.