Information Technology

Egress’ cybersecurity experts share their predictions for 2022

Experts predict that 2022 will bring a rise in multi-vector attacks and cybersecurity awareness training will “hit its limit” after a year of increasingly sophisticated email attacks targeting organisations and their supply chains

London, UK – 21st December 2021 – Cybersecurity experts from Egress, the leading provider of intelligent email security, have shared their top predictions for 2022. Egress CEO Tony Pepper and VP of Product Management Steven Malone have discussed their expectations for the year ahead, exploring cybersecurity market trends and the top threats they believe will be faced by organisations, from supply chain attacks to ransomware.

Egress CEO, Tony Pepper:

Four in Ten Retail and E-commerce Organizations Struggle to Find the Most Efficient Tools for Data Acquisition

More than 40% of retail and e-commerce organizations have struggled to find the most efficient tools or tech stack for data acquisition over the past 12 months to help them rapidly analyze data in real-time resulting in actionable business insights; with 39% of respondents struggling to find reliable partners to outsource their web scraping activities to and 40% finding it challenging to ensure the quality of the data they were collecting.

USU Service Management rated by a Global Analyst Firm as a ‘Strong Performer’

Möglingen, December 20, 2021 - USU has been named as one of the 15 most significant solution providers for Enterprise Service Management by the global analyst firm Forrester Research, which is based in the United States. USU was ranked as a ‘Strong Performer’ in ‘The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Service Management, Q4 2021’ report. This report is available for download compliments of USU at https://hubs.la/Q010YvB20.

In the Forrester market report ‘Now Tech: Enterprise Service Management, Q2 2021’, USU was also recognized.

Survey: Businesses are struggling to manage hybrid cloud environments

Cambridge UK, December 9 – The big move to the cloud is bringing as many challenges as opportunities, a major database monitoring survey from Redgate has found. With 80% of organizations now using a mix of cloud and on-premises database environments, the survey shows that the focus of data professionals is shifting to addressing the difficulties of migrating to the cloud ahead of improving the performance of their database estates.

The Tech Trailblazers Awards announces 2021 winners

Global awards platform for enterprise tech startups reveals 10th edition trailblazers

London, UK – December 9th, 2021 – The Tech Trailblazers Awards announced the 2021 Tech Trailblazers at its inaugural virtual awards ceremony last night. Members of the high-profile judging panel joined the online celebration to reveal the newest cohort of winners across the 16 different categories and the regional awards

As the first independent global awards program dedicated to the enterprise technology startup ecosystem, the Tech Trailblazers Awards recognises and rewards leading startups, innovations and individuals from around the globe.

The 2021 enterprise category winners are:

Forsta Placed in 2021 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Voice of the Customer

Forsta Recognised for Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute

New York, NY, Oslo, Norway and London, UK – Dec 02, 2021 – Forsta, the leading Customer Experience and Research Technology company, today announced that it has been positioned by Gartner as a Leader in the Magic Quadrant for Voice of the Customer[1]. The evaluation was based on specific criteria that analysed the company’s overall completeness of vision and ability to execute its Voice of the Customer (VoC) offering. For a complimentary copy of the full 2021 Magic Quadrant for Voice of the Customer report, visit this Forsta webpage.

75% of surveyed CIOs struggle to unlock data insights within their organisation

While 78% of businesses realise the value of digital transformation, only a quarter are using data to drive business strategy

London, 1st December, 2021: While the large majority (98%) of CIOs report that the pandemic accelerated their organisation’s digital transformation plans, many (75%) are unable to unlock their data to drive a successful digital transformation. These findings come from the 2021 Global CIO Survey commissioned by Logicalis, a global provider of digital transformation and cloud managed services.