Tech Blog New: September 2020

Tuesday, 29 September 2020

You're Invited: Attend the Salesforce Industries Summit

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The world changed quickly in 2020. But your business can move faster than ever before. Discover industry-specific clouds built for today's challenges.

Join us for the upcoming virtual *Salesforce Industries Summit. See the next chapter for Vlocity and the world's #1 CRM cloud platform, Salesforce. We're bringing together experts and a wealth of valuable content tailored to your industry to help you achieve the fastest time-to-value, drive transformation and accelerate business growth.

On September 30th, the event begins with a live broadcast of "The Fastest Path to Digital Transformation" featuring executive keynotes from David Schmaier, CEO of Salesforce Industries and visionary customers.

Then, from October 5th - 15th, 2020, Industry Channels will go live, with deep dives into driving digital transformation in your specific industry. Visit the Industry Channels to register and see a preview of the episodes.

At the Salesforce Industries Summit, you'll hear more about:

New and exciting innovations across Salesforce's industry product portfolio. Leverage purpose-built industry apps, integrations, data models, and 700+ pre-built processes.
Leadership strategies and valuable insights from your industry peers, including practical approaches they are implementing to accelerate change and drive value in their businesses
Ask-the-Expert sessions and live demos by an array of subject matter experts

*On June 1, 2020, Salesforce closed its acquisition of Vlocity. The Salesforce Industries Summit is the official launch event announcing that Vlocity is now Salesforce Industries. While the Vlocity brand name is changing, Vlocity products are remaining the same but will now be enhanced by Salesforce capabilities and available under the Salesforce Industries name.

Built natively on the Salesforce platform, Vlocity, a Salesforce company, is a leading provider of industry-specific cloud and mobile software for the world's top communications, media and entertainment, energy, utilities, insurance, health, and government organizations. Vlocity possesses deep expertise in vertical industries enables organizations to digitally transform while delivering seamless, industry-specific processes and data models across any channel, helping to increase sales, service and marketing agility, operational efficiency, digital adoption and simplicity.

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Thursday, 24 September 2020

Tech News Flash

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September 24, 2020

Cybersecurity Conundrum: Who's Responsible for Securing IoT Networks?

Surely spurred by the work-from-home necessities of 2020, people have connected a multitude of non-business devices to their corporate networks, making it progressively difficult to implement cybersecurity because every device is a potential weak point. So, who will ultimately be responsible for cybersecurity of an IoT network?

Hucksters Rake In $500K With Android, iOS Adware Scam Apps

Seven scamware apps found in Google Play and Apple's App Store corralled more than half a million dollars for their developers, according to Avast. The company discovered the malicious apps after a 12-year-old girl flagged a suspicious app promoted on a TikTok profile through its "Be Safe Online" project.

Lenovo Expands Linux-Ready Computer Line

As the next step in its Linux expansion program, Lenovo has launched Linux-ready ThinkPad and ThinkStation PCs pre-installed with Canonical's Ubuntu technology.

Cloud Gaming Revenues to Soar to $12B by 2025

According to gaming experts, 2021 is shaping up to be a big year for cloud gaming. When markets grow, it can be at the expense of others in the market. That won't be the case for cloud gaming, at least for the next five years.

Nvidia + Arm Will Dramatically Change the Technology Landscape

The stampede from offices to working from home has strained IT security teams to their limits. As a result, SMBs find they need to get more bang for fewer bucks to fight off cybersecurity threats. However, even IT departments with limited resources can implement foundational strategies to address network security issues, and lay the groundwork for future investments.

Do's and Don'ts for SMB Cybersecurity Safety

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Apple Reveals New Watches, Muscular Tablet at Online Event

Apple pulled the wraps off two new Apple Watches, two iPads and several services bundles at its online event. The new watches include the Series 6, which boasts performance improvements over the previous generation of the product, and ...

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