GUEST RESEARCH: Boomi, the intelligent integration and automation leader, today announced the release of a new report, A Playbook for Crafting AI Strategy, produced in collaboration with MIT Technology Review Insights. This comprehensive study — which includes a global survey of C-suite and senior data executives, including in-depth interviews conducted with business leaders on data and AI — sheds light on the current state of enterprise AI adoption, and offers actionable strategies for navigating the transformative landscape of artificial intelligence.

GUEST RESEARCH: Rapid7, a leader in extended risk and threat detection, today announced the release of its Ransomware Radar Report in conjunction with the company’s presence at Black Hat USA. The all-new research report provides a fresh perspective on the global ransomware threat by analysing, comparing, and contrasting attacker activity and techniques over an 18-month period ending 30 June 2024.

• 95% of respondents in education sector plan to increase public cloud storage budgets in 2024, according to the Wasabi Global Cloud Storage Index
• 92% of respondents in education sector plan to Increase amount of data stored in the public cloud in 2024, according to the Wasabi Global Cloud Storage Index

GUEST RESEARCH: Colleges and universities worldwide are increasing their publiccloud infrastructure and storage usage and budgets to keep pace with the needs of their institutions. The Wasabi 2024 Global Cloud Storage Index found that 95% of respondents from the education sector plan to increase public cloud storage budgets over the next year. Not only is this rate impressively high, it is also five percentage points higher compared to the overall survey average of 90%. Furthermore, 92% of education respondents expect the amount of data their organization stores in the public cloud to increase over the next year.

GUEST RESEARCH: Infoblox, a leader in cloud networking and security services, has revealed that APAC organisations are sharply divided in terms of their hybrid, multi-cloud maturity level, with more mature organisations gaining significant benefits from their advanced posture. Commissioned by Infoblox, the report named The State of Hybrid, Multi-cloud Management Maturity in APAC by Enterprise Strategy Group compares APAC organisations’ hybrid, multi-cloud maturity against the rest of the world.