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IBM TRIRIGA PERCEPTIVE APPS The IBM TRIRIGA v10.6 comes up with an integrated workplace management system (IWMS) that incorporates functional models across real estate, capital projects, facilities, workplace operations, portfolio data, and environmental and energy management within a single technology platform v3.6. What are Perceptive Apps? IBM TRIRIGA introduced Perceptive Applications in this latest version. A Perceptive App refers to an advanced type of UX application that is designed, developed, and delivered by TRIRIGA team. This enable you to more easily meet business requirements with an intuitive web-based user interface, compatibility with touch interfaces, and enhanced performance. Now, instead of tying forms to “things” like people and locations, views are tied to “actions” like creating or submitting requests. A Perceptive App is a browser-based web page that uses one’s mobile device’s native platform. To use these apps, users download an app container from

  Ransomware- The A-Z You Should Know About One According to  this  survey conducted by Sophos for approximately 5400 organizations, 37% of these companies were hit by ransomware last year. Consider the  Kaseya ransomware attack . This attack was a result of an authentication bypass vulnerability in their VSA web interface. On July 2nd, 2021, the company announced that it had become a victim of a ransomware cyberattack. The attackers had carried out a supply chain cyber-attack. This was accomplished by leveraging a vulnerability in Kaseya’s VSA software against multiple managed service providers (MSP) and their customers, affecting up to 1,500 businesses. These stats and information show that ransomware attacks are evolving and continue to be on the rise. With the techniques used by cyber attackers getting sophisticated and targeted, it has become important for cyber security specialists to adopt a holistic approach to this cyber threat. Having said that, let us now look into the detai

  IBM TRIRIGA & THE REAL ESTATE An industry intriguingly dependent on technological developments, Real Estate has, over the past few years observed some important breakthroughs. Today, it doesn’t matter really if you are an agent looking to sell homes, or a landlord who seeks better tenants; or even a home owner waiting to fulfil his dream of purchasing your dream home; technology has helped you embalm those ideas to significantly change the way you look at Real Estate. With connectivity everywhere, the discrepancy between physical and digital infrastructure has become increasingly blurred. This is most prominent in facilities management; where buildings and workplaces are the major generators—and consumers of data. While trends are important, there are some technologies that have managed to form the spine of the industry. So it becomes imperative to note that the next few years hereafter would be the determinants of how real estate moves to technological tunes. Technology Seeping

Top 4 Facilities Management Capabilities, a Must-Have for the Future Workplaces The last two years have defied all possible workplace conventions. With businesses across the world grappling to overcome disruptions of colossal proportions, a lot of lessons are being consequently learned about emerging from this time of crisis. Everyday routines, business functions/operations, and employee communication methods have changed drastically. Considering these factors, it wouldn’t be an understatement to say that this pandemic will continue to restructure our living and working ecosystems. With these changes, the conventional ways of handling workspaces and operations have begun to demand a revisit. In the current scenario, managing physical facilities need diligent reconsideration to enable them to adapt to the broader needs of the future. This will need to include well-thought approaches and best practices. One such approach is the transformation of the facilities management while being a pa

  Return to Campus and Work with Watson Works A safe and healthy environment for students/workforce The current worldwide health crisis poses challenges for a broad range of workplaces, businesses, and institutions. Everyone is struggling in their activities and on their premises to prevent the spread of this very infectious and dangerous airborne disease. Although the global pandemic is still ongoing, governments around the world are gradually easing the lockdown, and businesses and higher education institutions are planning to bring students, faculty, and staff back to campus this fall. These businesses and schools, while eager to get back to the new normal, want to do so not just in a safe and effective way, but also in a manner that is compatible with the new COVID-19 pandemic return to work requirements. Watson Works To help ensure a safe return to the workplace/campus or public space, IBM has introduced Watson Works. The Watson Works solution is a set of products, available toda