Faster cloud deployments with Metalogix
Many businesses are put off moving their systems to the cloud by the complexity and time involved to complete the transfer process.
To help overcome this problem management tools specialist Metalogix is launching a Cloud Acceleration Suite along with a Partner Program to help businesses deploy collaboration abilities on their chosen cloud platform.
Insightpool updates its audience analysis tools for marketers
Understanding the audience is key to success in marketing and thanks to our ability to gather data from transactions and social networks there's more opportunity to analyze customer actions than ever before.
Atlanta-based Insightpool is launching a new version of its audience cultivation and conversion platform aimed at giving brands greater insight into and control over their marketing.
Dropbox partners with Microsoft for improved Office integration
In an unexpected announcement today Microsoft and Dropbox have revealed that they're joining forces to integrate Dropbox more closely into Office.
The link up will allow Office files to be edited directly from the Dropbox mobile app and the changes synced across devices. It works the other way too with access to Dropbox from within Office.
All the web's a stage as Shakespeare goes on-demand
Shakespeare's Globe in London is known for its productions of the bard's plays in an atmosphere close to their original environment.
Now the Globe is going global with the launch of a new online video platform offering full-length HD films of its productions to rent or buy on demand in a world first for a theater.
Microsoft breaks down business barriers with new cloud solutions
With Azure and Office 365, Microsoft already has a strong position in the business cloud market. But the company isn't resting on its laurels, it used this week's Convergence 2014 conference in Barcelona to announce a number of innovations to help enterprises gain greater benefit from the cloud.
The main announcement is that the latest Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2015 release will be generally available in December this year. The new release is designed to address the growing need for businesses to deliver seamless experiences to their customers by helping them break down the barriers between divisions.
The smarter the phone the harder the fall
Using your smartphone can be dangerous according to findings from a new study by gadget insurance specialists SquareTrade and it's people as well as devices that are getting damaged.
A poll of UK smartphone owners found that a stunning -- or possibly stunned -- 86 percent had tripped, stumbled or hit a lamppost or wall when distracted by using a mobile device. Stumbling incidents accounted for 37.2 percent of people damaging their phones in the last two years with over half of all accidents happening in the home. Also 18 percent of accidents were caused by someone other than the phone owner.
Mobile devices make sales work more complicated
We're frequently being told that the use of mobile devices makes our work lives easier, but it seems that a sizable percentage of people don't share that view.
Mobile sales solution company Seismic has released the results of its Salesforce Spotlight survey showing the complex relationship between business users and mobile technology.
Getting the basics of network security right
With every new breach, network security hits the news, yet many people and companies still don’t get the basics right.
UK-based wireless network specialist Exigent Networks has produced an infographic that looks at the importance of network security and offers tips and expert advice.
IBM and Twitter join forces to improve enterprise decision making
Twitter provides a unique window into public thinking and that can be useful for businesses, not only to see what people are saying about them but also to get an insight into market trends.
In order to help enterprises understand their customers and markets, IBM and Twitter have announced a partnership that will allow Twitter data to be used in IBM's cloud-based analytics platforms.
Breach detection market expected to exceed $1.3 billion by 2018
Security breaches have become a major worry for businesses in the last two years and that's reflected in strong growth of the market for breach detection products.
A new market intelligence brief by NSS Labs looks at the rapid rise of breach detection systems (BDS). In 2013 the BDS market was worth over $289 million dollars, up 99 percent over the previous year.
Bring your own security approach protects Azure cloud apps
Securing applications in the cloud can prove a difficult challenge for businesses. Any solution needs to balance protection against accessibility and not harm performance.
Java security specialist Waratek has used the Microsoft TechEd Europe conference in Barcelona to announce an innovative bring your own security (BYOS) approach to the problem called Waratek Locker.
Skills gap still the biggest challenge in mobile app delivery
Finding skilled mobile developers is one of the top challenges when it comes to the timely delivery of new apps.
This is among the findings of the 2014 Mobile Trends report from enterprise mobile platform provider Appcelerator. The company along with IDC surveyed over 8,000 mobile developers and 121 IT decision makers to get their take on trends that affect the way businesses use mobile in the workplace.
Incapsula launches how-to guide for dealing with DDoS attacks
We reported back in March that DDoS attacks had risen sharply to become a major threat for online businesses.
In order to help companies cope, cloud security provider Incapsula is today launching a DDoS Playbook analyzing the threat landscape and providing businesses with a how-to guide to fend off attacks.
BigPanda automates IT incident management
Over the past decade or so there's been a big change in the way data centers work and in many cases procedures for managing incidents haven't kept pace.
This is partly due to greater complexity brought about by the cloud and virtualization, and partly due to the fact that monitoring has become more fragmented with companies using, on average, five different monitoring tools.
HP launches free executive tools to reduce the impact of security incidents
More than 70 percent of executives think their organization only partly understands the risks it could be exposed to as a result of a data breach. This is among the results of a study from technology giant HP into the importance of executive involvement in breach responses.
In addition less than half of board-level executives are kept informed about the breach response process and only 45 percent believe they are accountable for the incident response process.
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