Category: Analysis

The lowdown on Bill Gates’ salary, net worth, education and career history Bill Gates is one of most recognisable names in the tech world and has been instrumental driving the sector forward. Anyone who has ever used a computer is guaranteed to have come into contact with software created by Microsoft. After re-claiming his spot as the world’s richest man in 2014, and returning to an active role at the company he co-founded, we take a look back at his career and achievements. Full name: William Henry “Bill” Gates III Date…

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There are a lot of ways to lose critical data — like hardware failure, an OS crash, a user error, or a malicious attack. If it happens to you, one of these tools may help you get that data back.  Murphy’s law dictates that the data that you’re most likely to lose is the data that has not yet been backed up. Fortunately, a number of data recovery tools are available. Here are five excellent choices.Note: This article is also available as an image gallery and a video hosted by TechRepublic columnist…

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According to a survey conducted by Kaspersky Lab and B2B International, 49% of Internet users worldwide felt vulnerable while shopping online or making online transactions, and 42% of users would utilize online payment systems more often if they felt they were protected from cyber fraud. Given these attitudes, it appears online payment providers are suffering from lack of consumer confidence in their security measures. The survey shows that 62% of users fear financial fraud on the Internet, and the data uncovered numerous examples of consumer uneasiness. For example, 40% of those who make payments…

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Most organizations (67%) are facing rising threats in their information security risk environment, but over a third (37%) have no real-time insight on cyber risks necessary to combat these threats. This is one of the topline findings of EY’s annual Global Information Security survey, Get Ahead of Cybercrime, which this year surveys 1,825 organizations in 60 countries. Companies are lacking the agility, the budget and the skills to mitigate known vulnerabilities and successfully prepare for and address cybersecurity. Forty-three percent of respondents say that their organization’s total information security budget…

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The breakneck pace of change in the IT industry is forcing you to change the way you think about attracting and hiring skilled workers. Here are six new IT roles for 2015 and advice on how to find talent to fill them. Filling in the Blanks But identifying these roles isn’t the same as having a plan in place to develop and hire the talent to fill them, says Horne. Even the most innovative organizations will need a plan to develop talent from within and then to hire for what…

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Avoid ‘One Size Fits All’ Answers to Complex Situations – Cloud Is Not One Thing Cloud computing is uniquely susceptible to the perils of myths due to the nature, confusion and hype surrounding it, according to Gartner, Inc. These myths slow things down, impede innovation and induce fear, thus distracting from real progress, innovation and outcomes. “Cloud computing, by its very nature, is uniquely vulnerable to the risks of myths. It is all about capabilities delivered as a service, with a clear boundary between the provider of the service and…

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Public IT cloud services spending will reach $56.6 billion in 2014 and grow to more than $127 billion in 2018, according to a new forecast from International Data Corporation (IDC). This represents a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 22.8%, which is about six times the rate of growth for the overall IT market. In 2018, public IT cloud services will account for more than half of worldwide software, server, and storage spending growth. Among the factors driving public IT cloud services growth is the adoption of “cloud first”…

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The breakneck pace of change in the IT industry is forcing you to change the way you think about attracting and hiring skilled workers. Here are six new IT roles for 2015 and advice on how to find talent to fill them. Cloud Integration Specialist As cloud usage increases, so does the number of business leaders purchasing their own applications and software packages (see technology broker). Unfortunately, Horne says, these individual buyers often don’t consider integration and compatibility issues with existing enterprise systems, and that can mean major business headaches.…

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The breakneck pace of change in the IT industry is forcing you to change the way you think about attracting and hiring skilled workers. Here are six new IT roles for 2015 and advice on how to find talent to fill them. Information Insight Enabler Most organizations have an abundance of information, reports and statistics, but aren’t using that effectively to drive business and strategic decisions, says Horne. “And information insight enabler is something of a big data role; they act as coaches, not just technologists, to help business leaders…

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Technology Broker The ubiquitous nature of affordable, easy-to-use cloud-based apps has led to an influx of these applications into the enterprise, says Horne. “In the past, IT was in charge of all technology purchase decisions and developed specific vendor negotiation and purchasing skills,” Horne says. “Now, almost every department from marketing to finance has the ability to buy apps they feel will benefit their group, but in some cases these folks are more willing than able.” A technology broker provides buying advice and negotiating support to divisions across a company…

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