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Cloud spending to reach 47 % of technology budget for SMEs
Zesty has published a new report entitled , Scaling for Success : What ’ s Driving Technology Executives in 2022 ?
The report , aimed at assessing the current challenges facing companies utilising the cloud , is based on a survey of 100 CIOs and CTOs in the US and UK who are charged with managing multi-cloud or hybrid cloud environments for their organisations .
Despite widespread adoption of cloud services and the critical role these resources play for businesses , 58 % of respondents viewed the search for the best cloud offering to match their workload needs as the most difficult element of managing cloud costs . Similarly , 42 % of CIOs and CTOs surveyed identified appropriate resource utilisation as their top challenge . This difficulty has led to a 67 % annual increase in the portion of the company ’ s technology budget allocated to cloud services , from 29 % in 2021 to 47 % in 2022 .
FreelanceHER 100 to support female freelancers from across the North
An award-winning accelerator , dedicated to supporting the entrepreneurial ambitions of 100 women freelancers from the North West looking to launch and grow businesses in the digital , creative , media and technology sectors , is set to return in 2022 .
FreelanceHER 100 , developed by IN4 Group , is a fully-funded 12-week business accelerator that empowers female freelancers to be strong leaders , create powerful enterprises and influence and shape the world through their companies .
Due to increased demand and to make it as accessible as possible , FreelanceHER 100 is not only open to women from Greater Manchester , but fully funded places are also available to female founders from across the North West .
With only 19 % of women working in the UK tech sector and 5 % of leadership positions in the industry held by women , there is a particular focus to support those who work with digital and technology products , services and ideas , as well as women from diverse ethnic backgrounds .
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Cybersecurity experts launch CyberCatch to protect SMBs in North America from cyberthreats |
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CyberCatch has announced the publication of its inaugural Small and Medium-Sized Businesses Vulnerabilities Report ( SMBVR ) and launch of the company with its unique cybersecurity Software-as-a-Service ( SaaS ) platform to protect SMBs . |
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The SMBVR is the first research study to focus on SMBs in North America to detect vulnerabilities that a cyberattacker can identify and exploit to break in , steal data or infect ransomware . The SMBVR is comprised of a random sample of SMBs ( 20,000 in the US and 1,850 in Canada ) in 10 high-value target segments with valuable data . |
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“ North America ’ s small and medium-sized businesses are the growth engine of our economy and a critical part of the supply chain ,” said Governor Tom Ridge , First US Secretary of Homeland Security . “ Foreign adversaries and criminal gangs are attacking SMBs because they view them as the weakest link in the chain .” |
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