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Exasol becomes carbon neutral with Planetly
Exasol , a high-performance analytics database , has announced that it has partnered with Planetly , a technology start-up on a mission to help build a carbon neutral economy , as part of Exasol ’ s commitment to achieving carbon neutrality and reducing the impact of its operations on the environment .
In the first few months of the partnership , Exasol has already been certified as carbon neutral for 2019 , meaning the company offset 100 % of the carbon dioxide emissions ( CO₂ ) for all operations that year . Exasol is already working on achieving carbon neutrality for 2020 , as well as reviewing practices , processes and policies for the company globally to reduce emissions across the board .
Exasol now officially supports three high-quality carbon offsetting projects located in Borneo , Peru and Cambodia , all of which have been certified by the Gold Standard or the VCS Standard and contribute to different UN Sustainable Development Goals ( SDGs ).
Cisco study reveals top cybersecurity considerations for SMEs in 2021
Cisco has published its 2021 SMB Security Outcomes Study , a derivative of Cisco ’ s flagship cybersecurity report , 2021 Security Outcomes Study , highlighting what SMB leaders are doing to thrive in today ’ s ever-evolving threat landscape , as well as offering actionable insights on where they should focus their digitisation , security planning and cyberdefence efforts .
The double-blind study is based on a survey of over 850 regional IT and security professionals from small and midsize organisations in 25 countries from the Europe , Middle East , Africa and Russia . The report examines how security leaders in SMBs organisations can achieve success in their cybersecurity programmes by looking at which specific practices help to enable their businesses , combat advanced threats and targeted attacks , and operate efficiently .
Fady Younes from Cisco said : “ Historically , vendors , practitioners and the cybersecurity industry as a whole have assumed that bigger means better . However , agility is what makes small and midsize businesses uniquely positioned to build successful approaches to security .”
A revolutionary smartphone app is taking off in the UK
With its ‘ one-stop shop ’ help at consumers ’ fingertips , Spetz believes it can become the only answer for anyone panicked by household flooding or electricity failure , locked out of home or car or even looking for a web designer .
Spetz Founder and CEO , Yossi Nevo , said : “ Urgent needs come in all forms and it ’ s unlikely that any household has tried and trusted tradespeople to match every possibility – but we do . Even better , using our advanced technology , the Spetz app rapidly connects them with a suitable ‘ rescue service ’ in as little as 30 seconds and that rapid reassurance is completely free – it ’ s the tradespeople who pay for these job leads .”
Nevo and his team know it works – Spetz is now three years old operating in Israel , Australia and is now beginning a full UK roll-out , after a ‘ soft ’ launch . The app is highly advanced , continually learning and can be easily scaled as it expands into the UK market .
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