COVID-19
How 5G Can Be A Force For Social Equality
COVID-19 has highlighted society’s reliance on digital connectivity, whilst exposing the access inequalities of developing countries. The tech industry is uniquely positioned to broaden digital access through 5G cloud-based storage solutions which could significantly lower the cost of devices. The Edison Alliance, a joint initiative between Verizon and the World Economic Forum, aims to prioritize …
Understanding Linus’s Law For Open Source Security
Linus’s Law is that given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow. How does this apply to open source software security? In 2021, there are more reasons why people love Linux than ever before. In this series, I’ll share 21 different reasons to use Linux. This article discusses Linux’s influence on the security of open source …
86% Of Businesses In Singapore Claim Cloud Is Key To Surviving COVID-19
Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group, announced that 79% of IT Decision Makers (ITDMs) in Singapore were satisfied with how their company’s existing IT infrastructure dealt with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on regular business operations. 7 in 10 respondents here also stated that the hybrid cloud approach was …
Global Study: C-Suite Execs Experienced More Mental Health Challenges Than Their Employees In Wake Of Global Pandemic
Mental health challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic have impacted workers differently depending on their seniority, generation, and location according to a new report by Oracle and Workplace Intelligence, a HR research and advisory firm. The study of more than 12,000 employees, managers, HR leaders and C-Suite executive across 11 countries, found that C-suite executives …
Cloud Native Predictions For 2021 And Beyond
Cross-post from Chris Aniszczyk‘s personal blog I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday break as the first couple weeks of January 2021 have been pretty wild, from insurrections to new COVID strains. In cloud native land, the CNCF recently released its annual report on all the work we accomplished last year. I recommend everyone take an opportunity …
Rackspace Technology Named Best Place To Work For LGBTQ Equality Fourth Year In A Row
Rackspace Technology™, a leading end-to-end multicloud technology solutions company, announced that for the fourth consecutive year, Rackspace Technology received a score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2021 Corporate Equality Index (HRC), noting the company as one of the “Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality.” HRC is the nation’s foremost benchmarking survey …
Telstra And AWS Join Forces On Edge Computing And Take Businesses To The cloud
Telstra and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have signed a framework agreement with the intent to develop differentiated multi-access edge computing solutions that will bring cloud services closer to Australian customers and their devices while delivering game changing speed and flexibility. Telstra intends to explore a range of AWS’s edge compute solutions that give organisations the …
Latin American Companies Turn To IBM Hybrid Cloud And AI Solutions To Unlock New Business Models
IBM announced that Technology Solutions Providers across Latin America have selected IBM Cloud to bring their own solutions to life and drive innovation with innovative ,differentiated solutions, taking advantage of IBM hybrid cloud and Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities. A recent IBM study on COVID-19 and the future of business stated that 64% of executives surveyed …
Educational Institutions Select Nutanix To Support Distance Learning Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Nutanix, a leader in private cloud, hybrid and multicloud computing, announced that Nutanix is helping educational institutions globally respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Klein Independent School District (KISD), Millard Public Schools, and Loudoun County Public Schools, three school systems in the U.S. with more than 163,000 students combined, are examples of the many educational institutions …
Survey Finds Over 70% Of Asian Businesses Favor Asian Providers
A survey commissioned by Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group, revealed that 65% of the businesses in Asia have already adopted at least one technology solution from an Asian provider, while more respondents (72%) said they believe Asian provider can provide better solutions because they have a better sense of …