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Trend Overview  In 2022, one of our mining customers announced they had recently leveraged technology initiatives to realize over $1B in annual benefit. More than 75% of the benefits were related to data, machine learning, and automation. Although machine learning is only one part of artificial intelligence, it is a critical one in mining operations.  McKinsey, in their 2021 state of AI report, identifies the most dramatic benefits from AI are in service operations. Roughly…

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In the age of hybrid work and cloud, cybersecurity needs to evolve to defend the changing network perimeter. The perimeter is no longer the organizational firewall, but then at the edge, with your remote users, IoT devices, and applications residing in the cloud. Zero Trust versus the Traditional Security Model Zero trust security is gaining more attention in organizations, including Public Sector agencies. Zero trust, as the name suggests, is a cybersecurity model based on…

Embracing security resilience for the hybrid work era Hybrid work is here to stay. According to our survey, only 9 percent of the global workforce plans to return to the office full time. Employees have become accustomed to working from home and on-the-go, and modern organizations will need to keep up with this shift to retain much-needed talent. While flexibility has become king, many people may also miss in-person collaboration, and will want to meet…

Looking Ahead No matter where you reside or what industry your company serves, the past few years have driven intense scrutiny of two major questions:  how have we “always operated” and “what needs to change going forward”? As I talk with my customers in the manufacturing space, it is clear that manufacturing is just beginning to recover from the grasp of COVID-19. The mass shuttering of factories stifled businesses, disrupted supply chains, and forced manufacturers…

For The Climate And Your Costs As I talk with all of my customers in the manufacturing space, one thread stays consistent: Manufacturing was one of the hardest hit industries due to COVID-19. The mass shuttering of factories, global supply chain challenges, and reduced headcount aligned to the Great Resignation has forced manufacturers to think about their evolution to stay competitive. Because of these external forces, there has been a renewed focus on the needs…

The increased deployment of core business applications in the cloud and the shift to remote work brought on by the pandemic have obliterated any notion of the traditional “corporate moat” style of security. Today’s hybrid workplace, where employees are on the road, working from home and maybe visiting the office once or twice a week, has forced network and security teams to adopt a more flexible approach to managing the network, identities, and authentication. Zero…

Google Cloud is rolling out new security services designed to address enterprise challenges including securing open-source software and accelerating the adoption of zero-trust architectures. At its annual Google Cloud Security Summit, the company said it’s building on its Invisible Security effort, which promises to bake security into tools and services that enterprises and other customers use most. One example is a new service called Assured Open Source Software (Assured OSS), which is aimed at making it easier for organizations…

Google Cloud is rolling out new security services designed to address enterprise challenges including securing open-source software and accelerating the adoption of zero-trust architectures. At its annual Google Cloud Security Summit, the company said it’s building on its Invisible Security effort, which promises to bake security into tools and services that enterprises and other customers use most. One example is a new service called Assured Open Source Software (Assured OSS), which is aimed at making it easier for organizations…

Powering an inclusive future for all. For decades Cisco has been evolving and expanding the way it positively impacts people and the planet. These efforts have been described by many names—CSR, ESG, social impact—but at the end of the day, the core of all these efforts has centered around a larger purpose. The focus has been on areas where we believe we can make the most significant impact on the environment: addressing climate change, driving…