Chris Ehrlich

SUNNYVALE, Calif. — A new report on global cyber threats reveals ransomware activity is up tenfold from last year. The August 2021 “Global Threat Landscape Report” is based on threat intelligence and shows a “significant increase” in the volume and sophistication of cyber attacks targeting individuals, organizations, and critical infrastructure, according to Fortinet last month.  […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif. and NEW YORK — Deloitte and Palo Alto Networks are working together to develop and offer integrated zero-trust and multicloud cybersecurity solutions to their “mutual” enterprise and government customers.  The strategic alliance between the global consulting firm and cybersecurity company is intended to securely enable customers’ digital transformation initiatives, according to Palo […]

ARMONK, N.Y. and BENGALURU, India — Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) is tapping IBM to create a new “airport-in-a-box” platform to help transform the travel experience for airline passengers. BIAL — the operator of Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru (KIAB/BLR) or BLR Airport — entered a 10-year agreement with IBM for digital transformation, according to IBM […]

SUNNYVALE, Calif. — GE Appliances (GEA) is partnering with Google Cloud to build smart technologies that “elevate” the customer experience (CX) in residential kitchens. Under the multi-year deal, GEA and Google Cloud will work together to “transform the way customers interact with their appliances,” according to Google Cloud this month. As part of its move […]

REDMOND, Wash. and TOKYO — NEC is expanding its partnership with Microsoft to help enterprises accelerate their cloud adoptions and digital transformations. The new multi-year strategic partnership builds on the companies’ over 40-year collaboration and leverages Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, and NEC’s network and IT expertise, including 5G technologies, as well as each partner’s artificial […]

SEATTLE — Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is working with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to upgrade its cloud infrastructure and deliver new guest services across its 21 hotel brands globally. Wyndham, the world’s largest hotel franchising company, selected AWS as its preferred cloud provider, according to AWS this month. The deal is part of Wyndham’s multi-year […]

WALLDORF, Germany — SAP is enhancing its human experience management (HXM) software suite via the acquisition of artificial intelligence (AI) technology.  SAP acquired the intellectual property (IP) of Oakland, California-based SwoopTalent, the maker of an AI-powered platform for the human resources talent life cycle, according to SAP this month.  SwoopTalent’s founders and several its engineering […]

MUMBAI, India — A recent report shows when enterprises were faced with digital transformation during the COVID-19 pandemic, 90% of those that didn’t accelerate their implementations “lost business” as a result.  “Business Transformation After the Digital Tipping Point” gauges the priorities, challenges, and progress of digital transformation leaders at enterprises in their transformation journey. The […]

NORTH BETHESDA, Md. — Although 85% of DevOps leaders regularly test their infrastructure for continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) in software development, 11% of them consider that infrastructure as reliable, according to a recent report. “The Truth About DevOps in the Hybrid Cloud Journey” reveals that while key DevOps processes and tools such as CI/CD and […]

SAN JOSE, Calif. — While the majority of companies are planning to migrate unstructured data to the cloud, visibility is a chief concern as 45% of IT leaders are set to spend on data analytics software, according to a recent report. The “State of Unstructured Data Management Report” examines “the challenges and opportunities” with unstructured […]