Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesThe new ProBooks — the 445 GH and 455 G7 — feature the latest AMD Ryzen 4000 chip processor and enhanced security features to enable remote work and aid small businesses. By Taylor Driscoll Two recently announced additions to the HP ProBook 400 line of enterprise PCs are geared at small businesses and remote workers during a time of extended
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesThere is still much to learn about post-pandemic DR at this stage of COVID-19. Organizations should keep an eye on pandemic-specific software changes and updated recovery tools. By Paul Kirvan As the country progresses through the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses are beginning to reopen, buildings are accepting a limited number of employees and people are coming to grips with what appears
Reading Time-approximately: 6 minutesEnterprise architecture experts offer up advice and tips for organizations coping with budget constraints and staffing pressures in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. By Carol Sliwa Enterprise architecture teams coping with IT budget constraints and staff cuts as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic should seize the moment to provide strategic leadership to their businesses, experts advise. “Now is
Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesA work-from-home reimbursement plan should drive better network and internet connectivity rates for remote workers and not just offset employees’ existing bills. By John Fruehe As the global coronavirus pandemic continues, businesses that rapidly adopted a work-from-home strategy are starting to realize this new way of working is not a temporary ordeal. Instead, work from home could be a lasting
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesThe economy is struggling, and many careers are taking hits, but cybersecurity jobs and careers will likely stay in demand as companies need to keep data and customers safe. By Jonathan Meyers Although the detrimental effects can be felt on a global scale, the current pandemic has significantly disrupted the U.S. economy and workforce. Unemployment rates have spiked and were
Reading Time-approximately: 6 minutesIT spending by companies in the early days of COVID-19 quickly turned to cost-cutting. Learn how vendors responded with new terms and aggressive discounting for new business. By Linda Tucci Six months into the COVID-19 pandemic, the initial burst of tech spending by companies racing to support remote work has given way to cost-cutting in many organizations. IT services, hardware and
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesWe continue to navigate the choppy waters created by the COVID-19 pandemic, but here are eight ways companies can enable digital transformation and overcome an uncertain economy. By Paul Roehrig Thanks to a small bit of contagious RNA, what Nobel Prize-winning biologists poetically called “bad news wrapped in protein,” CIOs have seen the foundations of digital transformation (managing data, building software for
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesEnterprises looking to maintain VPN security should focus on proper endpoint security and authentication, VPN server security and documentation for security policies. By John Cavanaugh A virtual private network permits users to create a secure connection to another network over the internet. The VPN concept typically connects an endpoint running VPN client software to a VPN server connected to the
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesPre-pandemic, many experts touted VPN’s demise. During the pandemic, VPNs became lifelines for remote workers to do their jobs. Here’s what the future may hold for VPNs. By Terry Slattery The importance of VPNs changed significantly in early 2020, as the coronavirus pandemic caused massive digital transformation for many businesses and office workers. VPN trends that started prior to the
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesFDM’s IT chief takes us through the challenges of responding to the coronavirus pandemic, and the future opportunities that the changes introduced now present. By Jonathan Young We are all experiencing the dramatic changes that Covid-19 has ushered in and the effect it is having on nearly every area of our lives. While technology has played a significant role in how we
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On 31 December 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported a cluster of pneumonia cases in Wuhan City, China. ‘Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2’ (SARS-CoV-2) was confirmed as the causative agent of what we now know as ‘Coronavirus Disease 2019’ (COVID-19). Since then, the virus has spread to more than 100 countries, including South Africa.
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