Print.IT Reseller - issue 84

BULLETIN In the Spotlight Quocirca has launched a new ‘In the Spotlight’ podcast series, lifting the lid on the key trends impacting the industry. The first season which runs to the end of July features a number of prominent OEMs, ISVs and channel partners discussing analytics, cloud, channel disruption, cybersecurity, IoT, the smart connected workplace, sustainability and more. Season two kicks off in September. https://www.youtube.com/c/quocirca A unified approach Software AG has announced new research revealing that 97% of IT leaders believe it would be beneficial to combine the utilisation of APIs, microservices and integration, while only 1% say that they do so already. The survey of 950 global IT leaders examined the state of APIs, microservices and integration, uncovering trends in adoption, challenges and opportunities for further improvement in helping organisations become truly connected enterprises. For modern organisations, having a highly connected IT environment is essential. The need for fast and efficient integration – between different systems, applications, departments and individuals – in enterprise organisations has never been greater, according to 92% of survey respondents. This need will only continue to grow, especially considering IDC’s prediction that over 500 million digital apps and services will be developed and deployed using cloud-native approaches by 2023. As integration demands continue to grow and organisations seek more sophisticated solutions, looking at APIs, microservices and integration solutions as separate parts is no longer enough. The future for organisations is a bundled solution that incorporates all of these together. Most IT leaders (97%) believe this approach offers benefits, which could include: boosted productivity and time savings (51%); higher customer satisfaction (49%); the ability to gain better customer insights (49%); faster time to market (45%); long-term cost savings (44%). A vast majority (93%) of respondents also believe that organisations that can integrate API management with their use of microservices will have a distinct advantage over their competitors. www.softwareag.com Cyber readiness best practice According to the latest Hiscox Cyber Readiness report, businesses are devoting more resources to the cyber challenge than ever before. This comes as the scale of the problem continues to both change and grow. More firms were targeted by criminals in 2020 than in 2019, and those who needed to defend their business often did so several times. In fact, the survey found that 28% of the businesses that suffered attacks were targeted on more than five occasions in 2020. Almost half of respondents said they felt their organisation had become more vulnerable to cyber- attacks since the start of the pandemic. This rose to 59% among businesses with more than 250 employees. However, there was an apparent knowledge gap among the smallest businesses surveyed. Just 31% identified the link between cyber vulnerability and COVID-19, signifying a lack of understanding of pandemic cyber scams. www.hiscox.co.uk Post-furlough anxiety in tech Two-fifths of furloughed tech professionals are anxious about their return to work, according to recruiter Randstad. A poll of almost 8,000 workers from across the UK highlighted the relationship between post- furlough anxiety and the failure to offer best practice HR. Only 28% of those tech professionals who had returned and classified their onboarding experience as good or very good were anxious. In contrast, of those tech professionals who had an onboarding experience they regarded as either poor, very poor or had no onboarding, 55% were anxious on their return to work. Nine in every ten tech professional in the UK said they have concerns about COVID-19 at work. By far the most common concern is catching the virus – with 41 per cent saying they are worried they will catch it at work. But the least concerned workers are those over 46, almost a fifth of whom say they have no concerns about COVID at work. www.randstad.co.uk PRINTITRESELLER.UK 7 01732 75972 5 1680 We can buy your unused toners As a Managed Print Service provider, we understand how important it is to deliver the best value and performance to your customers. After all, your business is all about helping your customers to reduce costs, optimise efficiency and automate processes. Our dedicated team at The Jolly Savage work closely with many Managed Print Service businesses to handle their customers’ surplus toner stock; if you have unused toners that you are interested in selling, contact us today for a no obligation quote. Are you a Managed Print Service provider? 01462 60 50 50 · [email protected] · www.thejollysavage.co.uk Don’t let cyber bea gameof chance. HiscoxCyber ReadinessReport 2021