Your business’ technology is the answer.
Information technology (IT) is an undeniably important part of any modern business that wants to maintain a competitive edge. Chief Information Officers and Chief Technology Officers are gaining more and more authority at the Executive table, and according to Computerworld, 43% of these executives intend to increase their IT expenditures this year because they know it will help them meet sales goals.
Over the past weeks, the Panama Papers have been all over the news. These documents shed light on how billionaires and large corporations are able to hide assets and avoid taxes, but there’s another important point that many people tend to miss – they show exactly how important IT security is.
If your company uses Microsoft OneDrive for Business, you will be happy to know that it will have SharePoint document sync by the end of the year. Microsoft will launch an assortment of updates to the OneDrive Next Generation Sync Client, most of which are targeted toward those who use OneDrive for Business.
April 12, 2016 marks the day that the Badlock bug is slated to be released within the Windows and Samba infrastructures. While businesses should be aware of this event, it is expected that this day will also mark the time period when a patch also will be released.
What is the rate of labor productivity around the globe? The Conference Board 2015 Global Productivity Brief has a few thoughts (and numbers) on this question:
Global labor productivity was 2.1% in 2014
2014’s rate is nearly a quarter percent lower than pre-global crisis (1999-2006) rate of 2.6%
The labor productivity growth rate in mature economies declined by one-third from 0.8% in 2013 to 0.6% in 2014
The labor productivity growth rate in emerging and developing economies declined by 7% from 4.7% in 2013 to 4.4% in 2014
These numbers suggest a gloomy outlook for the efficient use of labor and capital across the globe.
The thought of having your personal information stolen by identity thieves is enough to keep you up late at night. Yet there is only so much an individual can do to protect his identity. The truth is that everyone is somewhat vulnerable to identity theft as we place our trust in a number of different organizations to safeguard social security numbers, birth dates, bank account information and other sensitive data.
Years ago, global organizations viewed security to be a back burner issue. Fast forward to 2016 and the vast majority of enterprises consider security to be of the utmost importance. Nowadays, organizational security actually draws the attention of executives and those who sit on the board of directors.
No one ever expects a natural disaster to come and wipe out a business entirely. That being said however, oftentimes it is this false sense of security that ends up ruining businesses that do not have a disaster plan in place. It is important for all businesses, no matter the size, no matter the location, and no matter the value to have some sort of a continuity plan in place at all times.
The Internet has been around for quite awhile now, having birthed entire industries and changed the way economies function. Having been a primarily benevolent force to the world by providing jobs and advancing knowledge in general, among many other things, it has also provided new avenues and outlets for criminals to become more creative.
On Aug. 3, 2012, Wired journalist Mat Honan’s entire digital life was ruined. How? Hackers broke into Mat’s iCloud account and deleted everything, wiping out his phone, computer and tablet. They obliterated his online life and every single piece of data.
