A successful Chief Data Officer requires the skills of a seasoned high-wire performer — the ability to remain consistently stable and agile. Like high-wire artists, high-performing data and analytics leaders must keep balanced, all the while serving multiple stakeholders, adapting to constant business winds of change and staying current on innovation. In the rapidly emerging arena […]

The field of machine learning is a hot topic. Processing online search requests, filtering spam automatically out of our email inboxes and understanding and replying to speech commands on smartphones are all machine-learning tasks being done on a daily basis. Sooner or later, machine learning will also be applied to IT service management or ITSM […]

The takedown of AlphaBay by an international law enforcement investigation, followed soon thereafter by the takedown of Hansa, has left many wondering about the future of dark web market places. An erosion of trust in these more established marketplace models will likely derail efforts by others to fill the void quickly. But the fact remains, […]

Universities are a goldmine of data, thanks to student and faculty records, research material, financial details and possibly much more. The use of legacy secure access technology in colleges and universities such as magnetic stripes or simple proximity cards for access control often leaves these institutions open to security vulnerabilities and data breaches. This results […]

Blockchain is one of the most discussed and intriguing technologies out there today. I will not go deeply into the specifics of how it works since that has been covered by many other sources. Suffice it to say that it is a huge, global distributed ledger or database running on many devices and open to […]

Some of the most recognisable names in the world of finance have found themselves the unwitting victims of determined cyber attackers. The financial services industry is wising up to the threat of cybercrime making security a priority by placing it firmly on the boardroom agenda. But while banks and insurance companies boost their defenses to […]

Channel partners need to align with vendors that have high business growth potential, provide healthy margins and have cutting edge technology. Here are some survival tips for channel partners in the face of present day challenges: #1 Do not hold back investments Channel Partners must be optimistic about the future, despite political uncertainty in some […]

An Oracle and Harvard Business Review study predicts that the soon-to-be implemented Valued Added Tax in Gulf Cooperation Council countries is expected to initiate a massive wave of digital transformation as businesses prepare to ensure compliance with the new tax law. The study that is based on a poll of 450 senior company executives from […]

On 1 January 2018, value-added tax will come into effect for the first time in United Arab Emirates. Naturally, small businesses are concerned about the financial and operational impacts of VAT compliance, especially since they are used to operating in a low-tax business environment. While there will be implications for systems, infrastructure, skills and training, […]

Cisco is a technology leader with a strong track record of delivering innovative solutions to customers globally. For some time, Cisco has been a key alliance partner for Veeam. Over the past two years, we have completed numerous Cisco Validated Designs (CVDs) to build on our long-lasting technical relationship. Back in March, we announced a […]