See related  The majority of the cuts will reportedly be made in the UK and Germany IBM is planning to cut around 10,000 jobs in Europe as it prepares to spin off its legacy IT unit.  Bloomberg reports that the losses will affect about 20% of IBM staff in the region. The majority of the cuts will […]

Managing and troubleshooting cloud environments can be challenging because the infrastructure is owned by a service provider. Let’s examine some ways to make your cloud management easier to tackle. First, consider cloud automation use cases. These can streamline the oversight of cloud implementations, although the specific features offered will depend on the cloud vendor. Some […]

When Mac Avancena Jr. became chief information technology officer for Kern County, Calif., in June 2018, he performed a financial and vendor analysis of the county’s IT spending dollars. Nonplussed, he discovered the county used about 35 different technology suppliers for its more than 40 departments. “I come from the school of thought of, how […]

Over two thirds (69%) of surveyed UK leaders believe that their organisation is currently facing a digital skills gap, according to a new report conducted by Microsoft and Goldsmiths, University of London. Additionally, 44% of the 600 leaders surveyed indicated that they fear the current lack of digital skills in their organisation will have a negative impact […]

VMware has warned its customers about a critical vulnerability present across several of its products, including Workspace One Access and Identity Manager, that could allow cyber criminals to take control of vulnerable machines. The command injection flaw, tracked as CVE-2020-4006 and rated 9.1 on the CVSS threat severity scale, can be exploited in a host of VMware products, the […]

Earlier this year, we made a commitment to shift to 100 percent renewable energy supply in our buildings and datacenters by 2025. On this journey, we recognize that how we track our progress is just as important as how we get there. Today, we are announcing that Microsoft will be the first hyperscale cloud provider […]

Google has announced that its extending Chrome support for enterprises using Windows 7 until at least 15 January 2020.  Back in January, Google announced that it would stop supporting the browser on Windows 7 from 15 July 2021. However, in a post on the Google Cloud blog, the company has revealed that its extending support for an additional six months, […]

A need for hybrid and multicloud strategies for financial services The financial services industry is a dynamic space that is constantly testing and pushing novel use cases of information technology. Many of its members must balance immense demands—from the pressures to unlock continuous innovation in a landscape with cloud-native entrants, to responding to unexpected surges […]

It is imperative to monitor the health of your virtual machine. But how much time do you spend reviewing each metric and alert to monitor the health of a virtual machine? We are announcing the preview of Azure Monitor for virtual machines guest health feature that monitors the health of your virtual machines and fires […]

Google has announced the completion of the global rollout of its Rich Communication Services (RCS) for Android phones, which will now be followed by the testing of end to end encryption (E2EE) on some messages. The RCS feature allows users to share high-resolution photos and larger files, make video calls, chat within groups, as well as […]