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Inadequate Encryption Might Be a Recipe for Disaster
Each year, hundreds of millions of sensitive personal records are exposed by hackers and cybercriminals. Encryption is an essential security control and part of a company’s security policies and procedures. Yet, despite high practice rates, few IT leaders encrypt their data consistently. This Research Byte summarizes our full report, Encryption Best Practices.
March, 2024
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Encryption Best Practices 2024
Encryption best practices protect sensitive or confidential information, both in storage and in transit. Data encryption software and algorithms translate data into another form or code so that only those with access to a secret key—a decryption key—can read it. Banking details, health records, financial information, or other sensitive personal information must be encrypted so it cannot be intercepted, accessed, or read.
March, 2024
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The Pace of Change is Accelerating But Change Management is Not Keeping Up
The pace of change in many companies is increasing as new technologies allow businesses to serve customers faster, better, and cost-effectively. In most industries, therefore, new systems are essential to compete in today’s global economy. However, it is not always as simple as buying a new system and expecting users to adopt it seamlessly. Many new projects fail without the effective use of change management. And some companies still fall behind in formal and consistent practice of change management best practices. This Research Byte provides a summary of our full report on organizational change management best practices.
March, 2024
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Organizational Change Management Best Practices 2024
The pace of change in many companies is increasing as new technologies allow businesses to serve customers faster, better, and cost-effectively. In most industries, therefore, new systems are essential to compete in today’s global economy. Still, some companies fall behind in formal and consistent practice of change management best practices. These best practices can help them leverage these new systems more effectively. IT leaders are not as resistant to change as they once were, but inadequate training and support, unrealistic expectations, or a lack of governance and strategic leadership might hinder them.
March, 2024
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IT Spending on the Rise Despite Uncertain Economic Future
Our forecast for enterprise IT spending in 2024 is partly sunny, with a chance of strong headwinds. With stronger-than-expected economic data in the US and Europe and easing inflation, the world economy in most regions looks poised for the soft landing that central banks were aiming for. Our survey shows that IT budgets will continue to grow, and enterprises expect a slightly better year than 2023. The worldwide outlook is cautiously optimistic. This Research Byte summarizes the full study.
March, 2024
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Worldwide IT Spending and Staffing Outlook for 2024
Our forecast for enterprise IT spending in 2024 is partly sunny, with a chance of strong headwinds. With stronger-than-expected economic data in the US and Europe and easing inflation, the world economy in most regions looks poised for the soft landing that central banks were aiming for. Our survey shows that IT budgets will continue to grow, and enterprises expect a slightly better 2024 than 2023. The worldwide outlook is cautiously optimistic.
March, 2024
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Empowering Healthcare Payors Using Digital Technologies
In the face of challenges such as rising healthcare costs, uncertainty over healthcare reform, IT/systems integration, and alignment of incentives with healthcare providers, the healthcare payor industry is aggressively pouring digital investments and adopting cutting-edge technologies, including generative AI, advanced analytics, automation, and cybersecurity, to address these challenges. Healthcare payor companies are leveraging digital technologies to revolutionize their processes. Healthcare payor enterprises collaborate with service providers for digital transformation, which requires strong technological expertise and delivery capabilities. Both demand-side and supply-side trends are covered in our Healthcare Payor Digital Services 2024 Market Insights™ and Healthcare Payor Digital Services 2024 RadarView™, respectively.
March, 2024
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BYOD Adoption Stagnates But Security Threats Grow
Bring your own device (BYOD) policies are a sensible approach for many organizations to leverage the convenience and familiarity of personal devices for their employees. These policies proved to be effective when employees worked from home during the pandemic. But BYOD adoption appears to have reached its peak, plateauing over the past five years. This Research Byte is a brief overview of our report on this subject, BYOD Best Practices.
March, 2024
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Bring Your Own Device Best Practices 2024
When iOS and Android smartphones were widely available in the late 2000s, bringing your own device for work-related tasks became popular. Employees generally favored their devices over those issued by the company, because it was simpler not to carry two devices. This trend drove companies to develop rules and regulations to control the practice.
March, 2024
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