Industry News: October 18–22
Every week we highlight cloud computing and technology news of interest. This week we’re covering Gartner’s top technology trends for 2022, a new warning about legacy technologies and the threat of ransomware attacks, Google Cloud invests millions in a cybersecurity startup, Gartner’s new research on technology investments, and Microsoft’s expanded access to its financial services cloud.
Let’s get started…
With the new year quickly approaching, what are the top technology trends we might expect to see in 2022? Gartner is forecasting what it expects to be the leading IT trends next year, including AI and the distributed enterprise. Learn more in Network World here.
The Department of Health and Human Services Cybersecurity Coordination Center has issued a new alert to healthcare delivery organizations that they are a key target for ransomware attacks—and it has to do with their use of legacy technologies. Read more in SC Media here.
Google Cloud made headlines this week for its $50 million investment in a cybersecurity startup. Why has this technology caught Google’s attention? And what will the investment go towards? Find out in Silicon Angle here.
According to new research from Gartner, technology investments are on the rise—in a big way. Gartner says that technology executives are expecting a 3.6% increase in IT spend for 2022, which would be the largest year-over-year jump in more than a decade. Dive into the findings in CIO Dive here.
Microsoft is expanding access to its financial services cloud by making its Cloud for Financial Services package generally available in November. Explore how this package benefits partners in CRN here.