The proliferation and importance of data in our daily lives is driving the need for digital trust. On the enterprise side, the increase in connected devices, a greater threat surface and concerns over cybersecurity are the main reasons why organizations are looking for ways to safeguard their online business processes and interactions.
It’s the week after Thanksgiving in the U.S., which means we now head to Las Vegas for the annual Amazon Web Services (AWS) Re:Invent show. This event is the company’s largest conference and is typically filled with news of product innovation from the largest player in cloud computing. While there were certainly lots of cloud computing announcements, the company did provide a significant update to its sustainability initiatives, stating that it will return more water to communities than it uses in its direct operations by 2030.
This week, Investing.com reported that RingCentral is exploring a take-over of 8×8. I’ve heard this rumor before and with increasing frequency, as the valuation in 8×8 and its peers have fallen through the floor. Of all the publicly traded cloud communications providers, 8×8 is the most appealing from an acquisition standpoint, as it has a good product, a decent customer base, and an absurdly low valuation. At the time of writing, the market cap is only $474 million, which includes a 7% bump from the RingCentral rumors.
COVID-19 permanently changed healthcare business models, creating tremendous demand for telehealth services and increasing the number of connected systems, users, devices, and applications. The modernization of healthcare is a trend I had been watching for well over a decade, but most organizations in this industry are budget-constrained and risk-adverse, which leads to long innovation cycles.
With its fiscal first-quarter earnings reported Wednesday, networking giant Cisco Systems Inc. started off the year with a bang.
Cisco’s numbers are always an important industry litmus test because it’s the biggest networking vendor and has the broadest portfolio. How their quarter goes is a general indicator for the direction of the network, collaboration, service provider spending and security.