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IT pros say tech budgets to stay strong, but mainly for big companies

CIO Business Intelligence

Companies that did so in 2001 and 2008 were frequently punished for it by the market. Budget, Technology Industry Our research revealed improvements across performance, reliability, security and even reduced overall IT costs among organizations that modernized their infrastructure â??even Essentially, he said, recessions shouldnâ??t

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V/H/S/94 Is a Grimy, Gory Found-Footage Throwback

Gizmodo

The first V/H/S movie came out in 2012, arriving at the tail end of the low-budget found-footage horror craze ( Paranormal Activity and REC came out in 2007; Cloverfield was 2008) and capturing the last moment in culture before VCRs became totally obsolete.

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3 data and analytics trends that will dominate 2022

CIO Business Intelligence

In July 2020, a KPMG study found that 67% of respondents increased the pace of their digital transformation strategy due to the pandemic, with 63% increasing their digital transformation budget. between 2021 and 2008. Things haven’t slowed since. billion in 2028 at a CAGR of 13.2%

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Aligning security and business strategies

CIO Business Intelligence

During the 2008–2009 Global Financial Crisis (GFC) and subsequent recession, researchers noted that cybercrime rates increased dramatically. This is the time when many CFOs trawl through every line item in the budget, looking for potential savings. However, there is some evidence that macroeconomic conditions can impact cybercrime.

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The first trailer for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings debuts Marvel’s latest martial arts hero

The Verge

The Ten Rings have been a figure lurking in the background for the entirety of the MCU, first introduced in 2008’s Iron Man (and notably spoofed by a copy-cat group in Iron Man 3 ), but Shang-Chi promises to reveal the actual group for the first time.

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Airbnb valued at $100 billion following blockbuster IPO — equivalent of more than five Expedias

GeekWire

. “Many of our current and potential competitors enjoy substantial competitive advantages over us, such as greater name and brand recognition, longer operating histories, larger marketing budgets, and loyalty programs, as well as substantially greater financial, technical, and other resources,” the company wrote.

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Tencent subsidiary TiMi opens Seattle-area game studio led by Halo, Battlefield vets

GeekWire

TiMi, founded in 2008 in Shenzhen as Jade Studio, is a subsidiary of the well-known Chinese conglomerate Tencent. The video game industry uses “AAA,” a term it borrowed from baseball, to indicate big-budget games made with large teams, which usually translates to a years-long development schedule.

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