Information Technology

In this SPIE, we shine a spotlight on the phishing prevention approaches of one start-up company, Area 1 Security; and one long-tenured cybersecurity vendor, IBM. Although complete elimination cannot be promised, each is taking steps that reduce the potential of their business clients (Area 1’s Horizon) and their clients’ clients (IBM Trusteer ...

In this report, we examine how cloud has driven changes in typical partner practices. We consider the impact of cloud computing on the indirect sales channel, as well as define who partners are in the cloud-based IT economy. We look at the roles and relationships between providers and partners within each model, and how partners and partnerships wi...

This SPIE begins with an objective look at how important getting digital transformation right is for global CSPs, by presenting the results of a recent Stratecast survey. This objective view yields insight into what has been a rather subjective outlook on digital transformation in general, and the role of CSP monetization in particular. The report ...

Although process friction has been studied under the guise of different management theories, it has largely been ignored by business; resulting in no standardized means to quantify friction’s existence and impact. This paper addresses this deficiency. In doing so, casting friction as a measure of how things actually work, the efficacy of technolo...

In this insight, we look at the market conditions and customer demands that led to this partnership. We discuss specifics of the AWS-VMware partnership, and consider the responsibility that each company holds for various aspects of the customer relationship. We also look at how the partnership may impact the IaaS landscape.

Academic devices are a central part of the Internet of Things (IoT) in the education ecosystem; they create a personalized learning experience for students and give them access to digital learning solutions to meet their learning needs. The global academic devices market crossed $12.93 billion in revenue in 2016 and is expected to grow to $38.54 bi...

The XaaS monetization model is considered by many as a first step in realizing the power of digital services and the improvements these services bring to the customer experience. XaaS also provides an alternative channel to revenue for the selling organization, because this approach can work side-by-side with traditional models. Most importantly, t...

Accepting the limitations of detection-based cybersecurity does not need to be status quo. There are alternative detection-less approaches that purge malicious code from the inbound web and email channels. One of the detection-less approaches is remote browser isolation (RBI), which we analyzed a few months ago. Another, which we introduce in this ...

The urgency of the bot problem is mounting—particularly when viewed through the lens of credential stuffing and account takeover. Billions of unique credentials have been stolen in recent years, evidenced by the massive breach of 1.5 billion accounts at Yahoo alone. Overall, this exploit trend demonstrates that the pattern of escalation has follo...