Question 1

A.I. and big market shifts are making PCs interesting again

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Will your next computer be A.I.-capable?
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Question 2

How Pump Promises To Slash Your Runaway Cloud Computing Costs

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Californian start-up Pump offers a group buying solution aimed at cloud-based small and medium-sized enterprises
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Question 3

Cybersecurity expert reveals 4 words you should never click on — or risk bank fraud

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&#8220;By stealthily recording sensitive personal and financial information, like usernames, passwords, and credit card numbers, [spyware] presents a significant risk,&#8221; the expert said.
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Question 4

3 tactics tech leaders can use to attract and retain talent

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The hard truth is that most traditional tech talent retention strategies are obsolete. Here&#8217;s how your organization can adapt to ensure you don&#8217;t lose your best people.
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Question 5

The Geography of Working From Home Begins to Shift Again

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Metropolitan areas tend to have the largest #workfromhome shares of the population. And this trend has some surprising ripple effects.
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Question 6

How small and medium businesses emerged stronger than ever after the pandemic

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Discover how small and medium businesses transformed challenges into triumphs after the pandemic. This insightful article from Microsoft uncovers their secrets to emerging stronger than ever. Read the article to gain valuable knowledge on strategies, tools and ideas for thriving in the face of adversity. Unlock the key takeaways and be inspired to apply them to your own business.
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Question 7

Evaluating the Impact of Technology as a Service (TaaS) on Business Operations

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The Utilization of Emerging Technologies as a Service

The utilization of emerging technologies a service provides a competitive advantage to XaaS (Anything as a Service) adopters who leverage service-based IT for access to state-of-the-art features and technologies.
As XaaS becomes increasingly prevalent, the question arises: how will adopters maintain and establish a competitive edge? One possible answer lies in the realm of emerging technologies.
Over the last decade, organizations across various sectors have sought greater control over their enterprise IT infrastructure and payment methods. In response, technology providers have transitioned towards a service-oriented model for delivering products, capabilities, and tools (Hardcastle, 2019; Narcisi, 2020; Haranas, 2020).
To investigate the value derived from adopting enterprise IT as-a-service, encompassing motivations, outcomes, and challenges, Deloitte conducted an XaaS study involving 600 IT and line-of-business professionals responsible for service-based IT within large US organizations (Deloitte Insights). Enterprises have enthusiastically embraced the XaaS model, marking a significant shift from traditional, non-service IT to XaaS, with no signs of slowing down (Deloitte Insights, 2018). A staggering 75% of survey respondents confirmed that their organizations already operate more than half of their enterprise IT as-a-service, and 70% have intentions to expand their XaaS investments (Deloitte Insights). In the wake
of disruptive pandemic conditions, organizations are increasingly motivated to adapt and enhance their agility. The crisis has underscored the value of XaaS, prompting executives to accelerate their departure from conventional IT methods.
Beyond streamlining operations for efficiency gains, XaaS adopters are leveraging service-based IT to tap into cutting-edge features and technologies, fostering innovation and enabling the creation of novel processes, products, and business models. Approximately 60% of respondents believe XaaS provides them with a competitive edge, with a quarter of them claiming a &#8220;significant lead.&#8221; However, given the growing ubiquity of XaaS, adopters may need to work harder to distinguish themselves in the future.
A noteworthy trend is the widespread adoption of software-as-a-service, infrastructure-as-a-service, and platform-as-a-service, with over 80% of respondents confirming their companies&#8217; current usage and almost everyone planning to adopt them within the next two years. Nevertheless, our analysis reveals that organizations expanding their XaaS adoption to encompass advanced or emerging technologies as-a-service may be better positioned for a competitive advantage (Deloitte Insights).
AI-as-a-service and IoT-as-a-service represent substantial and expanding markets, with the AI-as-a-service market forecasted to reach $10.88 billion by 2023 (MarketsandMarkets) and the IoT cloud platform market projected to grow to $11.5 billion by 2025 (MarketsandMarkets). Additionally, intelligent edge computing, a newcomer to XaaS, is rapidly gaining significance, such as in healthcare settings where it supports clinical decision-making by processing patient data near medical devices (GE, BusinessWire). Similarly, in urban environments, edge computing is applied to analyze real-time traffic data and manage traffic signals (Mass Transit).
In conclusion, to establish and maintain a competitive edge through XaaS utilization, organizations should consider several factors. These include defining a clear strategy and roadmap for XaaS adoption, scaling up XaaS usage where underutilized, and leveraging XaaS for innovation, particularly in the context of accessing advanced or emerging technologies as-a-service. While incorporating advanced capabilities as services is a crucial element, it is just one part of the recipe for building and sustaining a competitive advantage with XaaS.

Question 8

Introduction to Azure IoT Edge

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Introduction to Azure IoT Edge
Microsoft Azure IoT Edge is the technology from Microsoft for building Internet of Things (IoT) solutions that utilize Edge Compute. In the world of the cloud, the Edge Compute (aka the Edge, or IoT Edge) is the compute power that sits on your on-premises network right at the edge of where your network ends and where it connects to the Internet. This could be directly on your main network or a guest network with some kind of isolation like a firewall or subnet configuration. Another term for the Edge is Fog Computing.
At first, having local IoT solution compute power on your network or at the Edge does sound like just having servers on-premises. However, IoT Edge Compute is a bit more complicated than that since it takes Cloud Compute capabilities and integrates them with on-premises location and compute. Microsoft Azure IoT Edge enables one to easily manage and deploy IoT solutions that integrate Microsoft Azure cloud services with on-premises compute hardware and services.
Microsoft Azure IoT Edge consists of the IoT Edge Runtime that gets installed on a computer or device. These devices can run either Windows or Linux operating systems, and they must have Docker installed. The Azure IoT Edge Runtime then utilizes Docker to run IoT Edge Modules on the device with the direction of being told what modules to deploy and run via a connection to Microsoft Azure IoT Hub.

What Is an Azure IoT Edge Module?
With Azure IoT Edge, the way that cloud compute capabilities are pushed down to run on edge devices is through the use of IoT Edge Modules. An Edge Module is the smallest unit of compute managed by the IoT Edge Runtime. These modules can contain Azure services such as Azure Stream Analytics, or they can be your domain-specific module code required by your IoT Edge solution.

The process of developing, building, and deploying IoT Edge modules consists of several logical steps:
Write IoT Edge Module &#8211; An IoT Edge Module is written using a supported language; like C#, C, or others. (Some modules are prebuilt by Microsoft, such as those for running Azure services on IoT Edge.)
Build and Deploy Module to Docker Registry &#8211; The Module is built and deployed to a Docker Registry, such as Docker Hub. The IoT Edge Runtime can then be configured to pull the Module image down from the Docker Registry for the module to be deployed to one or more IoT Edge devices.
Manage Device and Module Identities in Azure IoT Hub &#8211; The IoT Edge Device has a device identity created and managed within Azure IoT Hub (either using manual deployment or auto-deployment via Azure Device Provisioning Service). This device identity will include IoT Edge Module Identities for each of the Edge Modules deployed to the device; each of which contains module configurations.
Install and Run IoT Edge Runtime on Device(s) &#8211; The IoT Edge Device and the installed IoT Edge Runtime are configured to connect to the cloud either directly to Azure IoT Hub or via Azure Device Provisioning Service. When the device connects to Azure IoT Hub it will automatically pull down the device identity and any configured IoT Edge Module Identities configured, and then automatically start running the modules as configured.

These steps of using the Device Identity and Edge Module Identities to manage configuring the Azure IoT Edge Device(s) within Azure IoT Hub provides a mechanism where Azure IoT Edge Devices can be managed remotely. To make maintenance or configuration changes to the Azure IoT Edge Devices, you simply reconfigure the device identity or Edge Module Identities within Azure IoT Hub, and the updates are pushed automatically down to the Edge Devices. Additionally, Edge Devices are authenticated and authorized remotely too, so revoking a device&#8217;s access or retiring older devices is just as easy.
The Disconnected Cloud and Offline Capabilities of Azure IoT Edge
One of the benefits of using Edge Compute in an IoT solution is to keep the solution functioning during times when the device(s) are disconnected or experiencing conditions of high network latency. Azure IoT Edge allows you to run both custom code and Azure services on the local IoT Edge Device(s) integrated into a larger IoT solution.
The locally connected, Edge Compute resources built out with Azure IoT Edge have several benefits for any IoT solution:

Lower Latency Decisions &#8211; With domain logic and even Azure services (like Stream Analytics or Azure Functions) able to run on-premises with an Azure IoT Edge Device, the solution can make decisions and take actions much more quickly with lower latency. The communications are no longer required to go round trip into Azure and back.
Offline Capability &#8211; The IoT Edge Device can operate offline in scenarios where it may be disconnected from Azure IoT Hub during temporary or even longer-term conditions.
Data Synchronization &#8211; With offline capabilities of Azure IoT Edge, the IoT Edge Runtime will automatically save all IoT telemetry events on the local device storage, and then transmit that data to Azure IoT Hub when connectivity is restored. The length of time the data is stored on the device (aka Time-to-Live) can be custom-configured for your IoT solution.
Lower Bandwidth Usage &#8211; Less data and IoT device telemetry need to be sent to the cloud by utilizing Edge Compute to do more processing for an IoT solution. Also, processing the data on-premises utilizing Azure IoT Edge allows for aggregates or summaries of the telemetry data to be communicated to the Azure IoT Edge when all telemetry events do not need to be sent to or stored in the cloud.

There are many IoT solutions that benefit from all the capabilities of Azure IoT Edge. This is true if the IoT Device directly has sensors sending telemetry to Azure IoT Hub, or even if the IoT Edge Device is deployed as an IoT Gateway connected to multiple other IoT Sensor Devices.
Industrial IoT scenarios, for example, can benefit greatly from the low latency, offline, and lower bandwidth capabilities. If industrial machinery could break creating thousands of dollars worth of damage, or even causing great bodily harm (or even death), then being able to make decisions and take action with lower latency is a major benefit.

Question 9

Reliance Infosystems Awarded Sophos 2021 Partner of The Year

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We are proud to share with you some exciting news! Reliance Infosystems has bagged another award. This time, it’s the Sophos 2021 Partner of the Year.

Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, recently announced the winners of its 2021 Partner Awards during the virtual Sophos MEA Partner Awards event. The Partner Awards honour top-performing partners who have shown commitment towards strengthening their customer’s security and enhancing cybersecurity awareness. 
“The shift to remote working has expanded organizations’ attack surfaces, and cybercriminals are stopping at nothing to penetrate these increasingly virtual networks. Armed with Sophos’ industry-best cybersecurity solutions and services, Reliance Infosystems is securing organizations against these advanced threats,” said Kendra Krause, Sophos senior vice president of global channels and sales operations. “Sophos is proud to support and recognize this year’s winners that are leading the industry in delivering business-critical cybersecurity solutions, and we look forward to their continued success.”  
Reliance Infosystems’ protection assurance services are geared toward rendering to customers Rest-of-Mind-as-a-Service. Our portfolio of protection assurance offerings helps organizations focus on their core operations by allowing them to concentrate resource deployment to the production and distribution of their products and services. Little wonder we are the top-of-mind brand for a lot of industry leaders. 
We are honoured to have won the 2021 Sophos partner of the year award, but we couldn’t have achieved this feat without our esteemed customers. Thank you for trusting us with the security of your network and digital assets. 
To our potential customers, we can’t wait to have you on the winning team. Let’s write another success story together.

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