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Data breach costs climb again despite security tech advances: IBM study

While advances in technology today provide a stronger opportunity than ever to disrupt attacks, that requires having the right systems in place. Siloed systems, and limited use of the new technologies hurt here. So does the failure of many companies to have a proper incident response plan, which can cut breach costs significantly.

Customers still in early stages in digital business transformation: EMC-VMware study

A new report from EMC and VMware has data on enterprise digital transformation that, except in virtualization, shows customers are far, far short of where they want to be. The sunny side of the story is that many are taking moves to get there.

Canadian SMBs bullish on economy, mobility

An annual study from Sage finds Canadian SMBs are more bullish about the economy, and about how mobility can help their businesses, even though that comes at a cost of being contacted outside of traditional working hours.

Managed Services Continues Evolution, Growth

server sales are up, but revenues are not following

Everyone wants to talk about the growth in cloud computing. By the end of the decade, cloud computing will generate more than $200 billion in annual sales for vendors and solution providers. Pretty good, right? Guess what? Managed services is doing better. A new study by analyst firm MarketsandMarkets pegs the global managed services marketplace…

Partners: We’ll Make Vendors Pay for Channel Conflict

Channel Conflict Report Cover

VARs understand that they will clash with their vendors’ sales teams. But unchecked channel conflict will cause them to take actions that cost vendors.

Cloud could represent data centre majority by 2014: Cisco study

Clouds

Cisco’s inaugural Global Cloud Index predicts cloud traffic in the data centre will grow 7-fold, overall traffic grows one-third that rate