Chris Ehrlich

NEW YORK — A new report shows that despite the fact that nearly all enterprises have faced a cyber threat, some still don’t have a cyber defense plan in place. The report, “2021 Future of Cyber Survey” by Deloitte, focuses on cybersecurity at enterprises in the U.S. and makes comparisons to cybersecurity practices at non-U.S. enterprises, […]

WALLDORF, Germany and BATON ROUGE, Louisiana — The state of Louisiana is working with SAP to move its human resources (HR) technology to the cloud and build a foundation to “transform” its people strategy.  The state selected several SAP SuccessFactors applications in the engagement, according to SAP last month.  The SAP solutions will help the […]

SAN FRANCISCO — In a statement on customer relationship management (CRM), a new report says that 47% of large enterprises believe they can’t rely on their CRM data as a “single source of truth” on customers. The report, “The State of Enterprise CRM Data Management: 2021,” shows that the “high expectations for actionable insights from […]

ATHENS, Greece and SAN JOSE, Calif. — The government of Greece and Cisco are working together to accelerate digitization across the country and power an “inclusive recovery” from the COVID-19 pandemic. Greece and Cisco launched a “collaborative framework” under Cisco’s Country Digital Acceleration (CDA) program, according to Cisco last month. The CDA program in Greece […]

MIAMI — Global organizations that implement digital enablement in IT are seeing their IT function increase productivity, reduce costs, and raise service levels, according to a report.  The 2021 report, “Digital World-class Information Technology: Reaching New Heights in Peak Performance” by The Hackett Group, provides “empirical evidence that the hype behind digital transformation is real,” […]

SUNNYVALE, Calif. and FRANKFURT, Germany — T-Systems and Google Cloud are building and delivering sovereign cloud services for organizations in Germany.  T-Systems and Google Cloud will jointly innovate to develop a “large spectrum of next-generation sovereign cloud solutions and infrastructure,” focusing on enterprises, the public sector and health care organizations in Germany, according to the […]

SEATTLE — Amazon Web Services (AWS) is planning to open data centers in New Zealand as part of its international expansion.  AWS expects to open an infrastructure region in Aotearoa New Zealand in 2024, according to the company last month. The new AWS Asia Pacific (Auckland) Region will consist of three Availability Zones (AZs). The […]

CARY, N.C. and Thailand — Bangkok Bank and SAS worked together to implement an anti-money laundering (AML) solution across the bank’s 300 branches worldwide.  The bank’s AML solution uses SAS Anti-Money Laundering to establish a global standard of compliance, crossing 14 other economies: eight southeast Asian markets, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, the U.K. and […]

REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft is teaming up with the cyber insurance company At-Bay.   Under the partnership, businesses in the U.S. that use Microsoft 365 are eligible for savings on their At-Bay cyber insurance policy premiums, if they implement specific security controls and solutions, including multi-factor authentication and Microsoft Defender for Office 365, according to the […]

TORONTO and SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Scotiabank and Google Cloud are working to create more personal and predictive banking experiences for the bank’s customers. The strategic partnership will accelerate Scotiabank’s global data and analytics strategy for customers in the Americas and across the globe, according to the companies last month. As a Scotiabank “trusted cloud provider,” […]