E-Business
Task Systems Bags NetApp Gold Award, to Improve Speed & Accuracy in Businesses
Stanley Okpalaeke, managing director, Task Systems Limited has said that the challenge of providing the right technology to businesses to improve their decision making processes, is source of pressure for ICT solutions providers, who automatically take the blame or credit for the failure or success of their customers’ businesses.
This is recognition of the fact that one of the most fundamental truths of the 21st Century, is that technology reduces the chances of failure in business by more than fifty percent.
According to Okpalaeke, expectations from businesses that have made huge investments in technology are not only high, they are sky high.
He stated this while receiving a Gold Partnership plaque from NetApp, world leaders in storage and management solutions.
The Task Systems boss said that the need for technology is so critical because the space of time within which decisions must be made by business leaders is shrinking by the day as global competition continues to get more aggressive; adding that entrepreneurs and business managers must decide in split seconds what options are best for their enterprises at any given time.
Commenting on the award, Okpalaeke, said that the Gold Partnership Award was in recognition of the deepening technical competence of Task Systems, in helping organizations store, manage, protect, and retain one of their most precious assets, their data.
This Gold Partnership means that companies can depend on the partnership between Task Systems and NetApp to enhance their competitiveness by improved access to information, for better decision making.
He said that the Gold Partnership also meant that the service oriented marketing strategies adopted by Task Systems’ management were bearing fruit in line with the vision of the founding fathers of the company, to deliver quality ICT solutions to organizations within Nigeria and the sub-saharan region.
“We are investing more in our human capital and with this attainment of Gold partnership with NetApp, we are poised to offer even better pricing to our growing customer base” said Okpaleke.
Aware that technology is one of the main differentiating factors between businesses, Task Systems entered into a partnership with NetApp in 2010 to expand its solution offerings to its customers.
Before this partnership, Task had remained the foremost ICT solutions provider in the oil and gas sector; but with this partnership, Task is consolidating its position in this sector to the delight of its customers.
This consolidation has also seen Task Systems increasingly becoming a key player in the banking and finance, telecommunications and government sectors.
The partnership with Task was also in line with NetApp’s tradition of forming strategic partnerships with industry leading solution providers and resellers to deliver industry-leading solutions that are tailored to the unique requirements of each customer.
This NetApp culture allows creative, inventive, and dedicated people to work together as one team for creating products and services that exceed customer expectations. NetApp, in 1992, built the first networked storage appliance, making shared storage an affordable reality.
Over the years NetApp helped their customers to overcome the challenges of tape with solutions that make disk-based back up affordable and reliable.
The partnership with Task has helped customers to make revenue faster than ever as well as anticipate and adapt to market changes faster than their competitors.
Task Systems Limited registered in 1987 and has been at the forefront of ICT solutions in Nigeria, with major contracts in most of the first 20 multinationals in the oil, gas, banking, telecom and manufacturing sectors in the last 17 years. (including Total, Shell, Chevron, and the NLGN).
Task has a partnership with all the credible Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) including NetApp, HP, Microsoft, Cisco, IBM, APC-Schneider, Dell, and Zinox. Task has won several local and international Awards for excellence in major ICT implementations and projects.
Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has approved N242.8m for the procurement of a Microsoft 365 licence for its Internal Revenue Service (FCT-IRS) as part of efforts to digitise the service’s operations.
Mr Michael Ango, acting executive chairman of FCT-IRS, disclosed this after the FCT Executive Committee meeting chaired by Mr Nyesom Wike, the minister of FCTA, in Abuja on Wednesday.
Ango said that the FCTA was making significant investments in technology to enhance revenue generation and collection.
“So, this is also one of those investments in technology that the FCT is undertaking.
“The licence, if procured, will enhance our ability to move most of our manual processes into automated processes.
“It will enhance our ability to communicate within our offices,” he said.
The executive chairman added that the move would also reduce the use of paper and ensure better record-keeping through the storage of information and documents in the cloud.
According to him, “The licence will essentially enhance our operations and assist us in generating revenue for the development of the FCT under Wike’s leadership.”
Rack Centre, West Africa’s Tier III Carrier and Cloud neutral data centre, has welcomed Olla Cloud Service, a new private cloud service by Olla Systems Limited, a leading provider of innovative technology solutions, to its facility.
Hosting at Rack Centre, Olla Cloud Service runs on a state-of-the-art, cloud-enabled infrastructure for enterprise applications across diverse platforms, including mission critical application, web applications as well as containerised applications using Kubernetes.
Lars Johannisson, CEO, Rack Centre, welcoming Olla Systems, noted that the partnership with Olla Systems Limited would reflect the company’s commitment to providing African businesses with high- quality cloud computing services.
He noted that Olla Systems would enjoy Rack Centre’s 13.5MW data centre campus facility, designed to meet the highest international standards and offering scalable solutions to Hyperscalers, Enterprises, and Cloud service providers.
As part of its commitment to sustainability, the facility is equipped with energy-efficient systems, advanced cooling technologies to mitigate environmental impact and an optimally-designed feature to handle high-density workloads with precision.
According to Johannisson, “With Olla Cloud Service hosting at Rack Centre, clients will experience fast performance and low latency, enabling businesses in Africa to access world-class cloud computing services within a secure and compliant local infrastructure.”
Also speaking, Olusola Adenuga, chief executive officer, Olla Systems Limited, expressed enthusiasm about hosting at Rack Centre, noting that Olla Cloud remains a groundbreaking private cloud solution for businesses.
While highlighting the benefits of the partnership between Rack Centre and Olla Systems, Adenuga disclosed that “subscribing to Olla Cloud Service is cost-effective to customers because of its local currency payment advantage.”
She also noted that the partnership between the duo, provides businesses the opportunity to meet regulatory requirements of data residency, while enjoying world-class infrastructure as a service (IaaS) locally.
“Other benefits of hosting with Olla Cloud include: 24/7 support, unparalleled performance, scalability and agility.” she added.
A user’s messaging app account might be of interest not only to jealous spouses and nosy coworkers, but also to cybercriminals.
Stolen WhatsApp accounts are used for various types of criminal activity, ranging from spam distribution to sophisticated scam schemes.
Cybercriminals constantly look for WhatsApp accounts and use various methods to gain access to them.
There are two ways cybercriminals can gain control of a WhatsApp account: they can add another device to an existing account using the “Linked devices” feature, or they can re-register the account on their own device as if the user had bought a new phone.
“In the first case, the user continues to use WhatsApp as usual, but the criminals also have access to all recent conversations. In the second case, the user loses access to their personal account.
“When trying to log in, WhatsApp notifies him that the account is already in use on another device, and the attackers can then control the account but not the past conversations.
“Messengers are a private space, as they often contain personal information about our lives and relationships with family and friends. They can also contain information about work and, in some cases, confidential information.
“If you notice any unusual activity, such as receiving replies to messages that you didn’t send, or if your friends complain about strange messages coming from your account, it’s important to take steps to protect your privacy immediately,” comments Seifallah Jedidi, Head of Consumer Channel, META, at Kaspersky.
While you can check instruction on what to do in case a WhatsApp account was already compromised, here are the key steps on how to avoid a WhatsApp account to be hacked:
- Enable two-step verification in WhatsApp and memorise your PIN — it’s not a one-time code. To do this, go to Settings → Account → Two-step verification.
- Never, ever share your PIN or one-time registration codes with anyone. Only scammers ask for these details.
- WhatsApp recently introduced support for passkeys. If you enable this option (Settings → Account → Passkeys), logging in to your account will require biometric authentication, and instead of PIN codes, your smartphone will store a long cryptographic key. This is a very secure option, but it may not be convenient if you frequently change devices and switch between Android and iOS.
- Set up a backup email address for account recovery: Settings → Account → Email address.
- If you’ve already added an email address, log in to your email account and change your password to a strong, unique one. To store it securely, use a password manager, such as Kaspersky Password Manager.
- Enable two-factor authentication for your email account.
- Make sure you haven’t fallen victim to a SIM swap scam. Contact your mobile carrier — preferably in person — and verify that no duplicate SIM cards have recently been issued for your number. Also, make sure there’s no unauthorised call-forwarding set up on your number. Cancel any suspicious changes and ask the staff about additional security measures for your SIM card. These may include prohibiting SIM-related actions without your being present, an extra password required for authentication, or other protections. Available security measures vary significantly by country and mobile carrier.
Any security measures in WhatsApp will be of little use if your smartphone or computer is infected with malware. Therefore, be sure to install comprehensive protection like Kaspersky Premium on all your devices.
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