Currently, we have over 26-billion IoT devices running in our workplaces, offices and homes. If you’re looking for an IoT security scorecard, it looks something like this: Security Threats: 26,000,000,000, IoT Secure Devices: 0.
Archives for January 2020
Azure Cost Management updates – January 2020
Whether you’re a new student, thriving startup, or the largest enterprise, you have financial constraints and you need to know what you’re spending, where, and how to plan for the future. Nobody wants a surprise when it comes to the bill, and this is where Azure Cost Management comes in. We’re always looking for ways […]
NHS shifts two national services to the cloud
The NHS has migrated two of its national services to the cloud, hoping to cut costs while improving security and efficiency of services. The NHS e-Referral Service (e-RS) and NHS 111 Directory of Services (DoS) are the first major NHS systems to make the migration under the government’s cloud-first policy, with both using AWS. The […]
Azure IoT improves pharmaceutical sample management and medication adherence
For the recent IoT Signals report, commissioned by our Azure IoT team and conducted by Hypothesis Group, more than 3,000 decision makers at enterprise companies across the US, UK, Germany, France, China, and Japan who were currently involved in IoT, participated in a 20-minute online survey. Healthcare was one of the industries included in the […]
IoT hackers will be welcomed with a warm deception: It’s crazy simple!
At the time of writing, Iran threatens to be thoroughly hacked off with us. Are we really on the brink of World War Three, asks freelance technology writer, Nick Booth? Remember the new combat will feature cyber conflict – it’ll be WW IoT. We will fight them on the beaches. Well, we would if we’d […]
Assess your servers with a CSV import into Azure Migrate
At Microsoft Ignite, we announced new Azure Migrate assessment capabilities that further simplify migration planning. In this post, we will demonstrate how to import servers into Azure Migrate Server Assessment through a CSV upload. Virtual servers of any hypervisor or cloud as well as physical servers can be assessed. You can get started with the […]
Clashing dreams of MDR and digital
Digital payments growth in India in the past five years has registered a CAGR of 128%. But on a larger base and with increased penetration, the drive toward a digital economy is showing signs of plateauing. Last year, growth was 35% across all channels. The number of debit cards has stagnated at 900 million, while […]
When Apps are from Mars and Infrastructure is from Venus, how do you accelerate your Hybrid Applications?
Fact. The numbers of apps worldwide will double in 2020. Fact. 50% of the apps today will be re-factored and become more distributed. Fact. Inter-app dependence will increase by 250% in the next 12 months. Fact. IT downtime costs North American organizations $700 billion per year and it requires IT orgs to spend 43% of […]
India Inc cuts back on business with Oyo
L&T Infotech, Vodafone Idea, Tata Consultancy Services and several other companies have cut back on their business with SoftBank-backed Oyo Hotels & Homes for employee accommodation, people familiar with the matter at the hospitality firm, some of its former employees and hotel partners said. These sources cited multiple issues ranging from safety and security of […]
Zo Rooms challenges Oyo rejig in Delhi HC
The battle between Zo Rooms and Oyo has intensified with a fresh plea in the Delhi high court against the restructuring move by the SoftBank-backed accommodation major. Zo Rooms on January 21 filed a petition in the Delhi HC against Oyo’s decision to restructure its businesses and house them in new entities without informing the […]