Industry News: June 21-25
Every week we highlight cloud computing and technology news of interest. This week we’re covering Microsoft’s history-making achievement after crossing the $2 trillion market cap, Gartner’s predictions for the global remote workforce, IT budget priorities for small and medium businesses, why IT decision-makers believe they are more vulnerable to mobile attacks, and how Microsoft is aiming to improve cybersecurity for critical space assets.
Let’s get started…
Microsoft is officially a $2 trillion company, joining Apple as the only two technology companies in the world to hit that mark. This accomplishment has been made possible in part by the strong growth of its cloud branch, with Azure sales up 50% year-over-year. Learn more about this milestone in CRN here.
Even though many offices are beginning to reopen and employees are headed back to work in this “new normal,” Gartner is predicting that remote work is largely here to stay. The analyst firm is forecasting that about a third of the global workforce will be working somewhat remotely by the end of this year, an increase of 15% over 2019. Read more in Channel Partner Insight here.
When it comes to small and medium businesses, IT budgets will focus on three areas in the next year, including remote management, security and cloud services, according to a new report. It turns out that the pandemic and push to remote work has had a major influence. Dive into the details in BetaNews here.
According to a new study, 76% of IT decision-makers believe they are more vulnerable to mobile attacks than just a year ago. Could overconfidence in legacy solutions be the cause of this security gap? Find out more in Help Net Security here.
Microsoft has its eyes set on the final frontier once again, but this time, the tech giant is aiming to help strengthen cybersecurity for critical space assets. That’s why the company has just joined the Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center as a founding member. Discover more in GeekWire here.