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Join Us Now One of my favorite books from the Awesome Eighties was Getting by on $100,000 a Year (and Other Sad Tales) by business writer Andrew Tobias. The implication of the book’s title, coined four decades ago, was that a hundred-K should be an impressive enough salary to keep even the toniest Upper West Side Yuppies […]
Join Us Now Video Gaming Industry Continues to Surge; Roblox Valued at $45 Billion Video gaming companies have been on a roll for the past year, due largely to the impact of the global pandemic. The surge has not escaped the attention of investors. “On Wednesday, the pandemic’s booming effect on gaming was even more […]
Join Us Now With remote work environments the norm for most organizations, CIOs and technology executives have voiced long-term concerns about keeping employees engaged and motivated while working virtually. For instance, 73 percent of CIOs, CISOs and other technology executives surveyed by HMG Strategy say keeping employees engaged and motivated is a top priority. One […]
Join Us Now It’s been roughly a year since the pandemic forced millions of individuals all over the world to work from their homes. In our roles as global technology executives, we were probably better prepared than most people to deal with the sudden shift from “in real life” to digital. But that hasn’t spared […]
Join Us Now Okta to Acquire Competitor for $6.5 Billion Acquisitions and mergers are transforming the cloud service industry, which has been dominated by tech titans such as Amazon, Google and Microsoft and Salesforce. “Okta, whose cloud software allows office workers to access all of their apps through a secure online service, said on Wednesday that it’s spending $6.5 billion to acquire […]
Join Us Now As the global health crisis nears its one-year anniversary, a top priority for many executives and managers is determining effective ways to keep employees engaged and motivated over the long haul. A recent survey of more than 150 CIOs, CISOs and business technology executives conducted by HMG Strategy reveals that 73 percent […]
Join Us Now It’s been a difficult two weeks for tech stocks. Despite outward appearances, however, the tech economy is strong, and still growing. But sometimes, markets respond irrationally, and smooth roads suddenly turn bumpy. In this instance, rising interest rates have ignited a selloff. Runups and selloffs are often fueled by fear. Whether that […]
Join Us Now Nvidia Beats Earnings and Revenues Expectations Nvidia, a global leader in graphics-based computing, exceeded analyst projections, despite uncertainties over inventory. Demand for graphics processing units (GPUs) and related products has soared during the pandemic. “Nvidia beat elevated analyst expectations for both earnings and revenue for the fourth quarter of its fiscal year, which […]
Join Us Now The first time I used a computer was during my sophomore year in college. This is significantly later than computer, engineering, or science-educated people in my age group used a computer for the first time—because I was a music major, not because I am that old. Anyway, at the time I was dating an […]
Join Us Now The recent SolarWinds breach was part of a much larger attack that was carried out through malicious updates to a popular network monitoring product. The attack impacted major government organizations and companies and highlighted the severe impact software supply chain attacks can have when organizations are unprepared to prevent and detect such […]
Join Us Now It looks like the cloud wars are heating up. There was an interesting article in Barron’s over the weekend that foretells a rosy future for Oracle’s cloud computing business. It’s definitely worth reading. “Like another legacy tech giant, Microsoft, which was in a similar position about a decade ago, Oracle has been able to reinvent itself […]
Join Us Now A cyber attack against a Tampa, FL water treatment plant is the latest reminder that security control of critical infrastructure must continually improve. According to a report by Reuters, a cyber criminal gained unauthorized access to an employee’s TeamViewer application (remote access and desktop support software)i and then used the access to gain […]
Join Us Now Power Outages Reveal Vulnerabilities in Electric Grid Infrastructure As corporate technology leaders, we tend to focus mostly on digital information systems, data networks and data analytics. But the widespread power outages in Texas and in parts of the southern U.S. have reminded us of our reliance on outdated energy grids to distribute […]
Join Us Now With the resurgence of protests against systemic racism, Americans are doubling down on demanding social change and equality in the workplace, whether that be through hiring and promotion, transformation or philanthropy. This goal of workplace equity demands innovation, and a new association called The TechPACT is a revolutionary and thoughtful approach to […]
Join Us Now More than ever, we live in a connected world. We have a global economy and global supply chains. Yet the complexity of our global economy makes it difficult to spot problems until they become truly large and unmanageable. Here’s an example: An unexpected shortage of semiconductors has caused supply chain issues across […]
