IBM teams up to accelerate clean energy transition

At this year’s COP27 in Egypt, IBM announced the new members of its global pro bono social impact programme, the IBM Sustainability Accelerator, which applies IBM technologies – such as hybrid cloud and artificial intelligence – and an ecosystem of...
Volatile year ahead calls for resilience, insight, courage

Volatile year ahead calls for resilience, insight, courage

Businesses will face a historically broad and deep set of risks in 2023, posing interconnected and existential threats across geographies and sectors. Launching its annual RiskMap forecast featuring the Top Risks for business, specialist risk consultancy Control Risks...

Four ways for CIOs to deliver digital dividends

CIOs and IT leaders must take action to accelerate time to value and drive top- and bottom-line financial impacts from digital investments, according to Gartner’s annual global survey of CIOs and technology executives. “The pressure on CIOs to deliver...

Massive surge in attacks using Microsoft SQL Server

Attacks using Microsoft SQL Server increased by 56% in September 2022 compared to the same period last year, according to Kaspersky’s latest Managed Detection and Response report. Microsoft SQL Server is used worldwide by corporations, medium and small...

Carsharing on the rise

The number of users of carsharing services worldwide is forecasted to grow from 86-million people in 2021 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21,1% to reach 224,3-million people in 2026, according to Berg Insight. The research group forecasts that the number of...

1 in 10 women choose crypto as their first investment

Women investors are still bullish on crypto, with 1 in 10 choosing it as their first investment, according to new research from BanklessTimes.com “Young women, especially Gen Z, opt for crypto as they begin their investment journey,” says Jonathan Merry,...