Higher-than-expected costs and significant challenges in implementation have marked the adoption of cloud technologies in 16 major global markets, according to a survey of more than 650 business and IT leaders from KPMG.
Ernst & Young research identified four areas in which high-performing companies did a better job handling the challenges of the harsh global economic conditions. Find out what lessons can be learned from high performers worldwide.
The global IT governance group ISACA is drawing attention to three trends it says will “pose major challenges to businesses” in 2013. Cybersecurity threats are growing more sophisticated; interest in private or hybrid clouds, rather than public clouds, is expected to increase; and employees and consumers are growing more concerned about data privacy.
Surging sales of smartphones and tablets running on the Android operating system has pushed Google to a majority position among OS providers for smart connected devices—a category that includes PCs as well as smartphones and tablets. Microsoft has lost ground as mobile has gained in importance, while Apple is No. 1 in the dollar value of smart devices shipped.
Technology considerations are significantly expanded in the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission’s updated internal control framework proposal. When issued in the first quarter of 2013, the framework will include significant guidance on how to manage risk while capitalizing on the benefits of technology in the era of big data.
Business productivity may be suffering as employees eager to capitalize on online bargains shop on their office computers. Technology can help battle this productivity loss, but companies may have to be prepared for small losses of efficiency as a result of online holiday shopping.
The “staggering” acceleration of change and complexity in technology and cyberthreats has organizations failing to keep pace in the information security race, Ernst & Young reports in its annual Global Information Security Survey. What can organizations do to bring their information security efforts up to speed? E&Y recommends a four-step approach.
Finding and retaining the right talent hinges on five challenges companies must address, according to a new Ernst & Young report. Find out what high-performing companies are doing right and what they could do better.
Worldwide sales of smartphones and tablets will soar past the 1 billion-unit threshold in 2013, while the Android, Apple iOS, and Windows 8 operating systems will spark a multiyear surge in mobile device purchases by businesses, the information technology research and consulting company Gartner forecast Tuesday.
Emerging markets have great potential for rapid growth, but corruption can run rampant. Existing processes exist to identify and mitigate corruption risks, but fewer than 40% of companies doing business in countries most prone to corruption use them well in mergers and acquisitions, with third-party agents or when establishing new operations, research shows.
With the frequency and costs of cyber-attacks on the rise, organisations need to update and upgrade their IT security infrastructure and policies. What do movies and music have to do with that process? The article explores how costly free downloads can be.
Companies are overhauling their business strategies to adjust to the rise of emerging markets, new research shows. But demographic trends will add new challenges over the next five to ten years, specifically in talent management.
Supply-chain executives believe digitally enabled customers in the future will be willing to pay for value-added services rather than demanding the lowest prices, according to a recent survey. That may force supply chains to become more agile as complexity is pushed upstream.
The reign of Apple’s App Store as the leader in mobile applications offered and downloaded is facing a challenge from Google Play, the official store for Android apps. Google revealed September 26th that it has hit a major milestone for mobile apps downloaded and has moved within striking range of Apple in the number of apps available in their app stores.
The number and complexity of cyber-attacks, especially those targeting mobile devices, grew at an alarming pace in the second quarter, security technology company McAfee Labs said in its latest Threats Report.
Cybercriminals aren’t fooled by your simple passwords. They have found ways to crack the code on company data through public-domain searches, KPMG research shows. One cybersecurity expert offers four tips on keeping up your defences.
While companies are waiting for the global economic climate to stabilise, they have time to look around for rapid-growth markets that might offer similar or better opportunities than China once their appetite for mergers and acquisitions returns. Ernst & Young’s M&A Maturity Index highlights some unexpected candidates.
Companies must do a better job of evaluating and updating their cybersecurity policies as data breaches grow in number and sophistication, PwC says in a new report. To shore up their defences against cybercriminals, companies should institute three lines of defence.
Just a few years ago, social media barely registered among the enterprise risks that concerned executives. But a recent survey shows that social media is emerging as one of the top risks to companies.
More than 60% of US small businesses do not have a formal emergency-response plan and fail to back up their financial data off-site, leaving them vulnerable to catastrophic data loss in the event of a natural disaster.
