United Way and Salesforce try mending the social fabric
Like everything else in America, how we think about philanthropy is changing thanks to economic and social evolution. As Brian Gallagher…Continue reading on Dialogue & Discourse »
Otter Advisory, a year in, and the year ahead.
Otter pondering It was almost a year ago that I launched Otter Advisory. Leaving a 90,000 employee company to set up a firm of one has brought many surprises. Over the last year the response from the market has been brilliant. The work I’ve done so far this year includes: Mentoring a Chief Product Officer who […]
Three Reasons Why Killing Passwords Improves Your Cloud Security
87% of enterprises are seeing mobile threats growing the fastest this year, outpacing other threat types, based on Verizon’s Mobile Security Index 2019. 66% of IT professionals say security is their most significant concern in adopting an enterprise cloud computing strategy. Enterprises are predicted to spend $12.6B on cloud security tools by 2023, up from $5.6B in 2018, according […]
State Of AI And Machine Learning In 2019
Marketing and Sales prioritize AI and machine learning higher than any other department in enterprises today. In-memory analytics and in-database analytics are the most important to Finance, Marketing, and Sales when it comes to scaling their AI and machine learning modeling and development efforts. R&D’s adoption of AI and machine learning is the fastest of […]
5 Key Insights From Absolute’s 2019 Endpoint Security Trends Report
Endpoint security tools are 24% of all IT security spending, and by 2020 global IT security spending will reach $128B according to Morgan Stanley Research. 70% of all breaches still originate at endpoints, despite the increased IT spending on this threat surface, according to IDC. To better understand the challenges organizations have securing the proliferating number and […]
How AI Is Protecting Against Payments Fraud
80% of fraud specialists using AI-based platforms believe the technology helps reduce payments fraud. 63.6% of financial institutions that use AI believe it is capable of preventing fraud before it happens, making it the most commonly cited tool for this purpose. Fraud specialists unanimously agree that AI-based fraud prevention is very effective at reducing chargebacks. […]
Why going straight to digital from your legacy outsourcing engagement is like buying a Tesla
As we discussed last week, the 2019 State of Operations data shows a strong appetite from enterprises to dump legacy outsourcing practices and reinvest in operating models that can take them straight to digital. While the desire to invest in an outsourcing model nose-dived from 62% in 2018 to 28% this year, it’s also worth looking at […]
The Best IoT Companies To Work For In 2019 Based On Glassdoor
Employees would most recommend the following companies to their friends looking for a job in IoT: IGEL, SAP, ARM, Fortinet, Google, Microsoft, Bosch, Samsara, Schneider Electric, Siemens, Dell Technologies, Red Hat, Cisco Systems and Trend Micro. These 14 companies are the highest rated by employees working for them based on a comparison of Computer Reseller News’ Internet of Things 50, 2019 with their respective Glassdoor scores as of today, Sunday, August 18, […]
Absolute’s CEO Christy Wyatt On Leading A Cybersecurity Company And The Power Of Resilience
Christy Wyatt’s career exemplifies what you would expect from a high-performing tech leader who thrives on turning challenges into growth. Showing persistence, resiliency, and tenacity – she has a long history of scaling high-growth technology companies and infusing them with greater creative energy, ingenuity, and intensity for results. As CEO of Absolute, she’s leading the company […]
If Rebranding’s the Answer, What was the Question?
From time to time, every CMO faces a key question: to brand or not to rebrand? Often, it’s right after joining a company and you want to make a big splash. Sometimes, it’s after you’ve been with a company for a while and you and some told-timers are bored with the current branding and want […]
