Futurum’s Shelly Kramer covers the announcement by Automation Anywhere of early access to its Google Cloud-powered Automation 360 platform for Google Cloud customers. Automation 360 is the first cloud robotic process automation (RPA) solution resulting from the company’s partnership with Google Cloud, with a goal of enabling making automation easier for organizations to embrace and adopt.
5 Reasons It’s Time to Leave your Legacy System and Migrate to a Cloud-Native System
Migrating to a cloud-native system is not as complicated as it might seem and is worth it more in the long run. Futurum’s Shelly Kramer explores five reasons it’s time to leave your legacy system.
China-linked Hackers use Pulse Connect Secure VPN Flaw to Target Federal Agencies
In this quick vignette from the Futurum Tech Webcast Cybersecurity Shorts series, Futurum analysts Shelly Kramer and Fred McClimans discuss the China-linked hack of the Pulse Connect VPN and the targeting of a multitude of federal civilian agencies and financial institutions.
Successful Digital Transformation Requires Unleashing Your IT Team’s Potential — Here’s How to Do That
Futurum’s Shelly Kramer explores the technology solutions that IT teams are advocating for or evaluation for use within their organizations in order to unleash the potential of digital transformation.
Microsoft to Buy Nuance, a Voice Recognition AI Leader for $19.7 Billion
Microsoft will acquire Boston-based Nuance Communications for $19.7 billion. Futurum’s Shelly Kramer explores why Nuance’s technology is a perfect fit for Microsoft’s already impressive natural language processing AI capabilities and moreover, how this move will augment the company’s focus on continuing to build its enterprise cloud business at a rapid-fire pace, in healthcare and beyond.
SAP Cyberattack Currently Underway Exploits Known Security Vulnerabilities
In this article about the SAP cyberattack that is currently underway and actively exploiting known security vulnerabilities, Futurum’s Shelly Kramer provides details on the attack, those most at risk, and provides guidance for CISOs and their teams (and business leaders) to protect their organizations right now from these active cyberattacks on mission-critical SAP applications.
Laptop Sales vs. Desktop PC Sales, One Climbs, the Other Drops — What’s Ahead?
According to new data from Finaria, the laptop market segment is expected to hit almost $150 billion in global revenue by 2025 while desktop PC sales are expected to drop by $54 billion during the same period. Futurum’s Shelly Kramer takes a look at the market, what’s happening, and what’s likely ahead.
ServiceNow Intellibot Acquisition Another Step Forward in the RPA Arena — and an Exciting One
The ServiceNow Intellibot acquisition is another step forward in the RPA arena. Futurum’s Shelly Kramer takes a look at an acquisition that makes the already impressive digital workflow platform even more well-positioned for success — for customers all over the world, including the fast-growing Indian market, which is a strategic move for ServiceNow.
Automation Anywhere, Google Cloud Partner to Expand RPA Use in the Enterprise
Automation Anywhere and Google Cloud have announced a partnership designed to expand RPA use in the enterprise. Futurum’s Shelly Kramer explores the partnership, its benefits, and the fact that RPA is, without question, a foundational part of digital transformation. That’s exactly the reason we are seeing much movement in the industry as a whole, especially among Big Tech.
Bipartisan Lawmakers Work Toward Disclosure Bill for Cybersecurity Breaches
As a result of recent cybersecurity breaches, a group of bipartisan lawmakers has been announced. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) and Sen. Jim Langevin (D-R.I.) are working on legislation that will require companies to notify the federal government in the event of a security breach. Futurum’s Shelly Kramer explores the need for the bill, especially in light of the SolarWinds and Microsoft Exchange Server hacks, the extent of the damage from which will remain unknown for some time. This proposed legislation makes sense — hopefully, this time around it will make it into law.