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Cloud and digital transformation gain speed

Up until this week, it would have been easy to get caught up in the fiction that growth in public cloud spending was slowing. After all, if you looked across the different cloud providers, you’d see them reporting lower growth rates each quarter, as Jordan Novet captures in a chart . This quarter, however, each of the major clouds ticked up on growth or stayed roughly constant. This isn’t going to stop anytime soon, as a new Accenture report indicates. The Covid era may be one that we can’t wait to get past and forget, but it has created tremendous impetus for digital transformation projects that were planned but never executed. Still, the question remains, how fast can we get to the future? To read this article in full, please click here

Want to Become an Innovation-First Company? Here’s How.

When the pandemic hit, many leaders responded to the unprecedented global uncertainty by cutting their investments. Dispensing company spend in research and development became the rule. While decreasing expenses is a viable response to a crisis, cutting innovation entirely can cripple your company’s success. Want to Become an Innovation-First Company? Technological innovation helps your business grow faster, perform better, and respond thoroughly to new problems (like a new competitor or a global pandemic). That’s why living in a “survival mindset” isn’t enough to save your business. You must dispense with the fear of failure and believe you can be the disruptor during difficult times. Stay ahead of the curve and know that you will pivot, quickly, when necessary. As a company leader, you have to make technological innovation a companywide objective. Only by  prioritizing transformation  can you truly weather the storm and emerge stronger on the other side. Which Industries Need Techn

How to Hide Sensitive Notifications on Android

Your phone or tablet’s lock screen prevents people from getting into your device, but there’s still information that can be gleaned from notifications on the display itself. Thankfully, Android makes it easy to hide content on your lock screen. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›

Catch the cloud and digital transformation while you can

Up until this week, it would have been easy to get caught up in the fiction that growth in public cloud spending was slowing. After all, if you looked across the different cloud providers, you’d see them reporting lower growth rates each quarter, as Jordan Novet captures in a chart . This quarter, however, each of the major clouds ticked up on growth or stayed roughly constant. This isn’t going to stop anytime soon, as a new Accenture report indicates. The Covid era may be one that we can’t wait to get past and forget, but it has created tremendous impetus for digital transformation projects that were planned but never executed. Still, the question remains, how fast can we get to the future? To read this article in full, please click here

The COVID pandemic’s lasting impact on cloud usage

Public cloud adoption was on the rise well before the COVID-19 pandemic hit in early 2020. The coronavirus proved to be a powerful driver of rapid digital transformation, across industries, outpacing previous expectations or goals. COVID-19 has pushed cloud usage slightly or significantly higher than initially planned for the vast majority of organizations (9 out of 10), according to the Flexera 2021 State of the Cloud Report . The report, based on a survey of 750 global respondents, is the 10th annual look at trends related to cloud adoption, usage, and challenges. To read this article in full, please click here

Clearview AI uses your online photos to instantly ID you. That's a problem, lawsuit says

By scraping the web for photos and extracting unique biometric information, Clearview AI violates privacy and chills protected political speech, a lawsuit says.

This is what happens when ICE asks Google for your user information

If you want to stop Google from providing your personal information to authorities who have issued an administrative subpoena, you need to act fast.

Social media platforms are cracking down to prevent Inauguration Day violence

Ahead of Inauguration Day, tech platforms display a new willingness to take action against accounts spreading misinformation or advocating violence.

Column: This company will pay you to share your data. Is it worth it?

Killi pays users a few dollars a month to share their personal information with clients. But it will also automatically opt you in for those companies to share your data as well.

Judge fines Uber $59 million, threatens license in California over assault data

Uber has spent the better part of a year refusing the California Public Utilities Commission’s requests for detailed information on incidences of sexual assault and harassment. In response, the commission fined the ride-hailing company and threatened to suspend its license.