API growth is presenting opportunity for cyber criminals APIs are big business with the adoption of application programming interfaces (APIs) estimated to grow dramatically this year. According to Forrester Research, commissioned by Imperva, half (49%) of organizations have between 25 and 250 internally published APIs, and 60% have the same number of public APIs, with these numbers set…
Preventing human error 85% of cybersecurity incidents contain an element of human error and, with the pandemic shifting the workplace outside the confines of the traditional office space, organizations across the world now lack the visibility over employee activity that they had grown accustomed to. At best this has a knock-on effect on productivity. At worst,…
Selecting the best IT supplier can seem like an insurmountable challenge in a market that is extremely saturated. It can be challenging to distinguish between service providers who specialise only in self-promotion and those who actually give first-rate service because so many claim to deliver greater service and customer care than their rivals. Even though…
Since the beginning of the digital revolution in the 1980s, IT has become more and more important to how businesses operate, communicate, and provide goods and services to their customers. The digital revolution is currently moving into a new phase, one in which automation is expected to become more and more essential, enabling businesses to…
Key takeaways Quantum computing has seen major breakthroughs over the past few years. This technology can produce computers that calculate at incredibly high speeds compared to typical machines. Quantum computing technology will impact everything from cryptography to medicine to finance. Quantum computing is an idea that has long been in the realm of science fiction….
Beginning on April 1st, 2023, Microsoft will raise all of their services by 9%. In case you weren’t aware, Microsoft will raise prices by 9% on April 1st, 2023. Not to be confused with the NCE and Microsoft 365 pricing increases from last year, this will impact ALL Microsoft products/services. As many of you may…
In the previous post, we looked into Legacy Applications, learned what they are, and learned how, regrettably, your indispensable apps end up becoming Legacy. Let’s now examine some of the difficulties they present in the contemporary workplace. The operational challenges A lack of modern practice Since technology is always developing, so too are the laws…
Each of us has certain tools that have grown to be our “favourites.” The issue is that those tools won’t last indefinitely and must be replaced by newer, better versions of the same tools, or, if that’s not possible, completely new tools that are comparable. You might be at a turning point in your business,…
Green computing, also called sustainable computing, aims to maximize energy efficiency and minimize environmental impact in the ways computer chips, systems and software are designed and used. Everyone wants green computing. Mobile users demand maximum performance and battery life. Businesses and governments increasingly require systems that are powerful yet environmentally friendly. And cloud services must…
IBM’s most powerful quantum computer yet, Osprey, is a 433-qubit machine, and the company is enlisting partners to identify quantum-computing use cases for businesses. IBM has rolled out its most powerful quantum-computing system so far—the Osprey, a 433-qubit machine that supports three times more qubits than its current Eagle system, and reiterated its plan to…
The tech giant is experimenting with using lower temperatures to limit water consumption Meta plans to slash the amount of water its data centers are using by implementing a system where sites will operate at higher temperatures but lower humidity. Facebook’s parent company said it has been trialling running some sites at 90 degrees Fahrenheit,…
In our last article we explored the fundamentals of the ISO 9000 quality management standards, and summarised the steps needed to achieve an ISO 9001-certified quality management system (QMS). To recap: a ‘quality management system’ is broad set of procedures, rules and policies underpinned by documentation, designed to ensure an end product or service meets…
