Digital Twins: The Doppelgänger approach to digital success!
The global adoption of the core aspects of the Industrial Revolution 4.0 saw a remarkable acceleration from the early onset of the COVID19 pandemic and is now moving ahead faster…
News
DevOps to be the key to drive digital transformation and innovation
A recent report by Dynatrace revealed that scaling DevOps and SRE practices are essential to accelerate the release of high-quality…
Non-business IoT devices to increase the risk of data breaches
A recent report by Palo Alto Networks revealed that using unapproved IoT devices within corporate networks increases the risk of…
Twitter to have suspended the hacker responsible for stealing data of 45 millions of Argentinians
It was recently reported that Twitter had suspended the hacker responsible for stealing critical data from around 45 million citizens…
Security to be the biggest risk for Canadian organizations
A recent study by ITWC revealed that security is the biggest risk that Canadian organizations face today. Indeed, 81% of…
Product news
New WSO2 identity server release provides a hassle-free configuration model and RESTful APIs for self-service IAM
The leader in open source IAM, WSO2 Identity Server adds RESTful APIs, new adaptive authentication options, cross-protocol single logout, multi-domain federation support for Microsoft Azure AD and Office 365, and…
Research identifies the DevOps practices that see the highest ROI
Companies that implement a DevOps strategy could see a return investment of up to $5 million when investing in certain firms, new research has shown. The independent report, sponsored by…
WSO2 API Manager 3.0 brings a new level of ease to monetising, productising, securing, and managing APIs
New release of the fully open source, cloud-native WSO2 API Manager offers native Kubernetes support; simplifies billing, API product creation, bot detection, access management, API validation, and GraphQL API design…
From cloud to AI, here’s what’s new in IT this week.
Autumn is a time of year that always sees a plethora of wonderful tech-based conferences. These places tend to have great opportunities to check out the latest releases and products…
These are just a few things that are new to DevOps this week
In a day and age where tech is always on the up, companies are consistently developing new products and wowing us with fresh ideas. From upgrades to events, these are…
Simplifying software: how Puppet aims to take the “soul-crushing tasks” out of IT
With over 40,000 companies relying on the firm to change the way they use software, Puppet wants to end repetitive tasks, simplify workflow and bring higher levels of security and…
Security
Supply chain applications in the cloud to contain vulnerabilities
A recent report by Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 showed how supply chains have become a cloud security threat. Indeed, it was found out that 63% of third-party code used…
Suex cryptocurrency exchange to be sanctioned for ransomware links
It was recently announced that the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (Ofac) has sanctioned the Czechia-based Suex cryptocurrency exchange for its involvement in ransomware operations.…
Victoria to set out new cybersecurity strategy
It was recently announced that a $50 million four-year plan would be put in place in Victoria, Australia, in order to address cyber security capability and tackle the growing cybercrime threat.…
New Cooperative to have been targeted by a ransomware attack
It was recently reported that the Iowa-based farm service provider, New Cooperative, was targeted by a ransomware attack that impacted some of its devices and systems. Indeed, the attackers were…
Canadian researches to have discovered new Apple vulnerability
It was recently reported that Apple iOS, macOS, and watchOS users should update their devices as new security patches have been issued for two serious vulnerabilities. Indeed, one of these…
Cybersecurity concerns to rise among business leaders
A recent survey by Verizon revealed the business leaders’ concerns regarding labor shortages and network security following the pandemic. Indeed, it was reported that many companies are worried about the…
Finance
Digital transformation market to reach $2.3 trillion by 2023
Spending on technology and services that enable digital transformation (DX) is expected to reach $2.3 trillion (£1.8 trillion) by 2023, findings from an updated worldwide spending guide reports. The International Data Corporation’s (IDC) Worldwide Semi-annual Digital Transformation Spending Guide focused on looking at DX within business practices, products, and organisations.…
Multicloud to edge firm celebrates 70% business growth
NoSQL database company Couchbase has announced it has seen record growth in the first half of fiscal year 2020. As part of the growth, the database organisation say they have experienced 100% increase in total contract value, 55% billings growth and a 50% rise in average deal sizes. Increased drive…
GitLab Raises $268M in round E funding
A DevOps based company that is known for delivering on a single application has announced its completion of a $268 million Series E round of funding. This has led to the firm being valued at a huge $2.75 billion. The recent subsidy for the DevOps enterprise, Gitlab, was forwarded by…
Agile market to reach $18.19 billion by 2026
The US agile transformation market has been estimated to reach $18.19 billion (£15 billion) by 2026 according to one report. Taken out by Allied Market Research, the study also predicts that the sector will have a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 17.9% in the next 7 years. The report…
Public Sector
Cloud services to see an increase as enterprises are focusing on digital transformation
A recent study by ISG revealed that enterprises have spent a record of $21.8bn on IT and IT-enabled business services in the third quarter of 2021 in order to focus on digital transformations. Indeed, it was found out that cloud-as-a-service contracts were worth a total of $13.4bn during the quarter as…
Department of Veterans Affairs to switch to cloud and microservices
The Department of Veterans Affairs is planning to increase its cloud migration and microservices deployment in order to be more flexible and modern. Indeed, with the pandemic, the agency noticed a 400% increase in remote users and more telehealth visits, from 25.000 per month to more than 40.000 per day.…
Around 1.5 billion Facebook users’ data to be found on sale
Following the outage that affected all of Facebook’s sites, it was reported that around 1.5 billion Facebook users’ private and personal data was found on sale on a hacker forum. Indeed, it was found out that the data was allegedly obtained by scraping publicly available data shared by Facebook users…
Fintech leaders to implement more open-source software and strategies
Although financial technology leaders are aware of the benefits of using open-source software and methodology, very few have actually implemented it. Indeed, a recent study by Fintech Open Source Foundation (FINOS) revealed that many fintech leaders don’t fully grasp the role of open source in their business and governance strategy.…
Smart Cities
IoT market will be dominated by CCTV in the next three years
CCTV using 5G will be the most dominant technology in the IoT solutions market over the next three years, ICT analyst Gartner has predicted However, the firm also believes that after the year 2023, connected cars will be the most prevalent in the Internet of Things market. The figures Next…
What cloud computing means for the future of smart cities
The latest in phone technology, 5G, has been causing controversy since its announcement last year. Some believe that its fast speeds of 10 Gbps will revolutionise the future of mobile tech, whilst others fear for the impact it will have on bandwidth and general signaling issues. However, whatever the opinion,…
