Mobility: Company devices are more affordable to procure 11. June 2015 by Ralph Novak The use of tablets and smartphones is increasing rapidly. Either the companies provide mobile devices or employees buy them themselves; some companies reimburse their employees for the acquisition cost or pay for some of the fees.
IT security: Companies are vulnerable to DDoS attacks 11. June 2015 by Ralph Novak DDoS attacks (Distributed Denial of Service) are among the most dangerous weapons of cybercriminals, warned security expert David Holmes at a conference organised by Exclusive Networks. Such attacks can block online services or web shops for days.
IT security: Attacks with unknown malware are increasing significantly 11. June 2015 by Ralph Novak Over the past year, attacks with previously unknown malware programs have increased significantly in particular. On average, companies were affected by 106 attacks of this type every hour.
Market research: IaaS in the cloud achieves high growth rates 8. June 2015 by Ralph Novak In 2015, worldwide expenditure on Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) in the cloud is forecast to rise to US$16.5 billion. This is the finding of a survey presented in Sydney last week by market research institute Gartner.
Growth of the Internet: Still far from over 8. June 2015 by Ralph Novak According to the 10th Cisco Visual Networking Index (VNI), three developments in particular are having an impact on the explosive growth of the Internet.
Cloud computing: Hybrid cloud gaining in popularity 8. June 2015 by Ralph Novak Today, companies around the world are favouring the model of a hybrid cloud over pure private or public clouds. Yet, many managers have only a vague understanding of the advantages of a hybrid cloud.
Old tricks in cyber crime: What at first appears completely harmless… 8. June 2015 by Ralph Novak The cyber attacks observed in the first quarter of 2015 were nothing new, but were extremely effective. This was the finding of the security report from the Japanese security experts Trend Micro. Ads online and on mobile portals, blackmailer software and macro viruses in particular pose a serious threat.
IT services: Better quality and better profits 8. June 2015 by Ralph Novak The management of IT services (ITSM) is becoming increasingly important for dynamic companies. That is the core message of the EMA Research Report 2015, for which 270 IT experts from a wide range of sectors and hierarchy levels around the world were surveyed. According to the report, for many companies, the continuous improvement of service …
Research Collaboration Award: Oracle commends German researchers 8. June 2015 by Ralph Novak A team of scientists led by Eric Bodden, Professor of Computer Science at Darmstadt University of Technology and Head of Secure Software Engineering at the Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technology (SIT), and Mira Mezini, Professor of Software Engineering at Darmstadt University of Technology, have received Oracle’s Research Collaboration Award, endowed with almost €73,000, commending …
Service marketing: IT service providers are failing to meet customer needs 29. May 2015 by Ralph Novak IT service providers are not focusing on the needs of their customers: The main discrepancies in what is offered and what is actually needed lie in the type of service and billing of services.
