As organisations shifted to decentralised working, it has increased the risks of network intrusion and data breaches. While remote work delivers efficiency gains to organisations, it has turned their endpoints — from laptops and smartphones to the Internet of Things (IoT) — into their weakest security link. Now increasingly, cybercriminals have been targeting endpoints with attacks that can’t be detected by traditional anti-virus technologies. The average cost of an endpoint attack is estimated to be over $5 million in lost productivity, system downtime, data theft and damage to the IT infrastructure, among many others, according to Deloitte.
Although endpoint security…
Artificial Intelligence (AI) startups are becoming prime targets for companies looking to leverage AI and machine learning (ML)-powered technology. With more companies integrating AI into their core business, AI acquisitions have increased steadily. Acquiring AI SMEs provide a competitive edge for companies in the tech-driven market globally.
Here are the top 10 AI mergers and acquisitions of 2021.
Microsoft acquires Suplari (July 2021)
Microsoft acquired Suplari, a startup that uses AI to analyse procurement and spending data flowing into various enterprise systems. Founded in 2016, it provides recommendations for cost savings, risk exposure, and other efficiency gaps. In addition, the software serves as an alternative…
It is no secret that Gig Customer Service, or GigCX, a term used for deploying gig-based people to provide customer service, is attracting quite a lot of attention. The 2020 Gig, Customer Service report makes an exciting read — it says that GigCX is being used by mainstream brands like National Express, Sage and Unilever. The report describes the range of activities that GigCX offers, from brand enthusiast crowd-sourced communities to far more transactional home-based, paid by the query models.
We search for a place to stay on Airbnb, flag a ride using Uber, or order lunch using a meal…
Snowflake is a magnet for heavyweight investors like Salesforce Ventures and the notoriously tech-and-IPO cautious Berkshire Hathaway. As a point of comparison, Berkshire Hathaway — led by Warren Buffett, the “Oracle of Omaha” — hasn’t participated in an IPO offering for more than 50 years. For Snowflake, however, the conglomerate broke with tradition by acquiring $250 million worth of stock in a private placement (along with four million shares from Bob Muglia, the company’s previous CEO).
It was a move that didn’t go unnoticed, and the implication was pretty straightforward — Snowflake is special. It has become the stuff of…
As a run-up to Velocity — Data and Analytics Summit 2021, we put a spotlight on innovative data professionals who are transforming and redefining their role, business and the industry globally.
Bill Groves — Senior VP, Chief Data and Analytics Officer at Walmart
It’s been more than a decade, but big data remains an overwhelming challenge for most organisations. According to a survey from Capgemini Research Institute, only half of the companies say that data drives their decision-making. Forty-three per cent say that they have been able to monetise their data through products and services.
What can be the big data roadblocks holding organisations from extracting impactful insights from tons of information they have been collecting?
Poor Data Quality
The problem with any data in an organisation is that it is stored in multiple locations and formats. Having a look at production costs might seem impossible…
Communication on a global scale has become almost impossible without email. As email has become near-universal, it should not be surprising that 94 per cent of malware attacks come from emails, according to Verizon’s 2020 Data Breach Report.
Since email serves as a vital point of data junction for both individuals and companies, the need to protect the gateway against cyber threats can mean the difference between business as usual and headlines for massive data breaches.
In April 2020, Google blocked 18 million daily malware and phishing emails related to COVID-19.
Cold outreach, live chat, social media and pop-up forms are just a few ways to generate marketing leads. Over 60 per cent of businesses say developing traffic and leads is one of their biggest marketing challenges. However, it’s important to remember that you can’t implement new lead generation apps if your funnel is leaky or your strategy is unoptimised.
Digital lead generation happens consistently across various channels, and the development of new online lead generation techniques result in significant changes. However, marketers often overlook opportunities to convert website visitors into leads. …
SASE is gaining popularity as it solves significant IT challenges — it’s cost-effective and provides security without compromising speed.
Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) is a security framework that prescribes converting security and network connectivity technologies into one cloud-delivered platform to enable secure and fast cloud transformation. Its convergence of networking and network security meets the challenges of digital business transformation, edge computing, and workforce mobility.
Data, users, devices, applications and services are used outside the traditional enterprise perimeter, which means that a company constantly seeks to amplify growth by leveraging the cloud. Even with this shift outside of the…
In 2021, the number of mobile devices operating worldwide stands at almost 15 billion, the numbers will increase, and it is expected to reach 18.22 billion by 2025. Statista predicted that, on average, consumers spend 3 hours and 15 minutes per day on their mobile devices. This provides businesses with an opportunity to take advantage of people’s habits to reach their target audience.
Mobile marketing helps increase brand awareness, build relationships with customers, increase customer satisfaction, and increase sales or introduce new products. …
