Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesOn-site monitoring centers come under stress when it’s necessary for most workers to telecommute. Here are key points to include in a crisis plan to continue service availability. By Chris Foot During unpredictable times, it is essential for monitoring centers to maintain a high level of operational effectiveness. Business areas face monumental challenges when moving to remote work, and it
Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesThe coronavirus pandemic has seen datacentre engineers reclassified as “essential workers”, but how are their employers ensuring they can continue to do their work in a safe and secure way? By Sooraj Shah Against the backdrop of Covid-19, the term “key worker” instantly brings to mind thoughts of front-line NHS and social care workers, as well as supermarket staff. But
Reading Time-approximately: 7 minutesThe pandemic has served to highlight just how dependent the world is on the datacentre community – and governments, policy-makers and investors are taking note. By Caroline Donnelly The cloak of invisibility under which the datacentre industry operates suits enterprises and colocation providers from a security and operational scrutiny perspective, but it also has its drawbacks. The industry’s preference for secrecy is
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesAs employees return on site, ensure your HCI can handle the changes. Follow these steps for checking system hardware and storage, as well as securing software and firmware. By Brien Posey Employees are gradually returning to the office to work, even if it is only on a limited basis. As organizations prepare for the day when life will eventually go back to
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesThe government’s initiatives to support tech firms during the pandemic are very welcome, but they risk entrenching old behaviours that restrict the move towards greater diversity in the sector. By Russ Shaw The tech industry is proving to be one of the most resilient amid a global health crisis. Whether the uptick in remote working or the push for innovation in healthtech to
Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesIT is facing renewed scrutiny into its lack of diversity. Explore the unique barriers minorities in cybersecurity face and why hiring approaches are ill equipped to address them. By Katie Donegan After the death of George Floyd and other Black citizens at the hands of police, institutions in law enforcement, educational and technological spaces are again being questioned about their
Reading Time-approximately: 6 minutesThe growing prevalence of DDoS attacks combined with the increased reliance on internet connectivity during the pandemic means enterprises can no longer afford to ignore the threat of DDoS attacks. Computer Weekly explores organisations’ perceptions of the risks and best practice for mitigation By Sebastian Klovig Skelton The increased reliance of enterprises on remote working and internet connectivity during the Covid-19 pandemic
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesIf you jumped to the cloud at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, without much long-term planning, take some time now to evaluate your current cloud strategy. By Chris Tozzi The coronavirus pandemic accelerated the pace of cloud adoption, and it’s easy to see why. Cloud platforms add flexibility and reliability, which are valuable assets in unpredictable times. They also
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesSince the Covid-19 pandemic began, a large number of people outside the technology sector who have chosen to move jobs are now considering a tech career, according to CWJobs. By Clare McDonald The job board found that more than half of the non-tech workers they asked who are looking for a career shift are now thinking about, or in the
Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesLatest quarterly market tracker data from Synergy Research Group reveals the impact the pandemic is having on the fortunes of the runners and riders in the cloud infrastructure services market. By Caroline Donnelly The soaring demand for online services brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic has served to ensure the cloud market has enjoyed a bumper third quarter, according to
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