Sandra Vogel
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How can small businesses cope with inflation?
By Sandra Vogel published
Tutorial With high inflation increasing the cost of doing business, how can small businesses weather the storm?

Do risk awareness and risk management strategies actually make a difference?
By Sandra Vogel published
In-depth If cyber attacks are a matter of when, not if, it's tempting to ask whether risk awareness and risk management are effective

How to deal with inflation while undergoing digital transformation
By Sandra Vogel published
In-depth How can organizations stave off inflation while attempting to grow by digitally transforming their businesses?

How businesses can use technology to fight inflation
By Sandra Vogel published
TUTORIAL While technology can’t provide all the answers to fight rising inflation, it can help ease the pain on businesses in the long term

How to mitigate identity-based attacks
By Sandra Vogel published
In-depth If identity-based cyber attacks are successful, they can give hackers the opportunity to infiltrate an entire network

Five zero trust pitfalls to avoid
By Sandra Vogel published
In-depth Zero Trust is the gold standard for organizations in protecting systems from cyber attacks, but there are many common implementation pitfalls businesses must avoid

What is cloud repatriation?
By Sandra Vogel published
Explainer Some organizations are turning to cloud repatriation as costs rise and demands begin to vary

What is technical debt?
By Sandra Vogel last updated
Explainer Putting off essential upgrades can lead to a build-up of technical debt, and spiralling costs down the line

Hybrid work means we’re burning out harder and faster than ever
By Sandra Vogel published
In-depth Technology has fueled an always-on culture that’s turbocharged a new breed of burnout, but technology can also come to the rescue

How to hunt down and eliminate data silos
By Sandra Vogel published
Tutorials Data silos can contain conflicting information, leading to misguided strategies and poor decision making

How the lessons of COVID-19 are shaping the future of work
By Sandra Vogel published
In-depth Three years on, businesses are reviewing how the pandemic changed work forever, with some organisations adapting well to hybrid work and others much worse

Why the telecoms industry might struggle more than most in 2023
By Sandra Vogel published
In-depth The industry faces the same economic pressures as any other, but concerns around 5G rollout and 3G sunsetting mean the heat is being turned up

How to implement an effective diversity strategy
By Sandra Vogel published
In-depth Diversity by box-ticking, rather than building a long-term plan for change, is sure to backfire

Budgeting for tech projects in a financial squeeze
By Sandra Vogel published
In-depth With the current financial squeeze expected to heap more pressure on IT teams in 2023, businesses must find smarter ways to progress tech projects

What is MFA fatigue and how do you defend against attacks?
By Sandra Vogel published
In-depth Strong authentication is key to security, but it needs to be properly managed to avoid MFA fatigue

Why tech is so exposed to quiet quitting
By Sandra Vogel published
In-depth What does the quiet quitting trend actually mean and what can the tech industry do to counter its root causes?

How to implement strong authentication
By Sandra Vogel published
In-depth Strong authentication is hugely important, but implementing any regime at scale is not without its challenges

Why FoodTech M&A activity has stopped surging
By Sandra Vogel published
Analysis FoodTech’s impressive surge has stalled in 2022, but the M&A slowdown is only a blip, with the wider sector gearing up for an imminent boom

Ransomware: Why do businesses still pay up?
By Sandra Vogel published
In-depth Despite the guidance and best practice, an alarming proportion of businesses hit with ransomware simply pay to make it go away

Can startups succeed in a recession?
By Sandra Vogel published
In-depth With the UK's economy under pressure, entrepreneurs with a great business idea are considering whether to hold off or throw the dice and kickstart their venture

Why businesses should invest their way out of a downturn
By Sandra Vogel published
In-depth Times are tough, and all the signs are they’re going to get tougher. If a business can invest and grow, they could emerge from the downturn stronger

The new-age technology saving the high street
By Sandra Vogel published
In-depth Innovation has eroded the high street, but are our physical shops in terminal decline or ready for a technology-led revival?

Patching together the UK’s fragmented smart city landscape
By Sandra Vogel published
In-depth Despite a lack of central government direction, disparate smart city projects are delivering rich successes and finding ways to stay connected
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