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IT executives see the talent shortage as the most significant adoption barrier to 64 percent of emerging technologies, compared with just 4 percent in 2020, according to a new survey from Gartner.  A lack of talent availability was cited far more often than other barriers this year, such as implementation cost (29 percent) or security risk (7 percent). Talent availability …

Infotech Software Dealers Association (ISODA) will host its 12th AGM on September 18, 2021. The software association has decided to hold the AGM online to enable all the members to attend as it does not need travelling and physical presence. Agenda for the AGM includes conducting election for the Vice Chairperson and the Vice President of the association, presenting the …

Fifty-one percent of organizations in Asia Pacific have experienced a cyberattack originating from a digital asset they didn’t know about or didn’t manage, according to a new study by MIT Technology Review Insights, in association with Palo Alto Networks. The report highlights include: More attacks are expected: 51 percent of respondents have experienced a cyberattack originating from a digital asset they …

Cybersecurity player Trend Micro has detected nearly 13 million malware events targeting Linux-based cloud environments. According to the research report released by the company, Coinminers, web shells and ransomware made up 56 percent of malwares targeting Linux systems in the first half of 2021 as organizations increase their digital footprint in the cloud. As of 2017, 90 percent of public …

Intelligent Data Services provider Commvault has launched new ransomware services designed to help businesses prepare for, protect against, and respond to today’s growing cyber threats. Ransomware attacks continue to rise, and they are expensive—on average, it costs 10 times the cost of the ransom payment to restore the data. 70 percent of ransomware attacks include a threat to leak exfiltrated …

Adobe has appointed former IBM Executive Prativa Mohapatra as Vice-President and Managing Director to their India business. She would be leading Adobe Indian operations throughout Adobe Experience Cloud, Adobe Creative Cloud, and Adobe Document Cloud, and will be reporting to Simon Tate, President, Adobe Asia Pacific (APAC). Mohapatra is Adobe India’s first female leader and succeeds Kulmeet Bawa who left …

After successfully integrating cloud computing curriculum in programs of study at seven education institutions in 2020, Amazon Web Services (AWS) will add another 21 higher education institutions across India offering cloud computing curriculum as part of their undergraduate and post-graduate programs starting in the 2021-22 academic year. The cloud computing curriculum will be included in engineering programs for computer science …

IBM has launched the new IBM Power E1080 server, the first in a new family of servers based on the new IBM Power10 processor, designed specifically for hybrid cloud environments. The IBM Power10-equipped E1080 server is engineered to be one of the most secured server platforms and is designed to help clients operate a secured, frictionless hybrid cloud experience across …

Four trends on the Gartner, Inc. Hype Cycle for Artificial Intelligence, 2021 are driving near-term artificial intelligence (AI) innovation. These trends include responsible AI; small and wide data approaches; operationalization of AI platforms; and efficient use of data, model, and compute resources. “AI innovation is happening at a rapid pace, with an above-average number of technologies on the Hype Cycle …

Dell Technologies has introduced new and enhanced offerings for communication service providers. The company is anchoring the open, cloud-native telecom ecosystem—with infrastructure and solutions, industry partners and a new innovation lab—to put communications service providers (CSPs) on the fast track for innovation and revenue growth. As organizations across all industries look to drive new value with edge technologies, Gartner projects …