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Study shows future of healthcare is shaped by hybrid cloud work , to implementing telehealth practices , to supporting an increasing patient load .
As a result , they sought out IT solutions that could support their organizations ’ growing needs and support their Digital Transformation . With Digital Transformation top of mind , the healthcare industry is more bullish than any other sector about adopting a hybrid IT model , with 95 % of respondents agreeing that hybrid is their ideal choice .
Nutanix , a leader in private cloud , hybrid and multi-cloud computing , has announced the healthcare industry findings of its third annual Enterprise Cloud Index Report , measuring healthcare organizations ’ plans for adopting private , hybrid and public clouds .
The findings point to a growing trend within the sector : with more than two-thirds ( 70 %) of respondents reporting that COVID-19 has caused IT to be viewed more strategically within their organizations and the pandemic has accelerated Digital Transformation that is likely to shape the future of healthcare .
As COVID-19 hit , healthcare organizations looked for ways to effectively support the skyrocketing technology demands of the COVID-19 pandemic – from enabling remote
Today , more than half of healthcare respondents have increased their public cloud ( 56 %) and hybrid cloud ( 51 %) use and nearly half ( 46 %) have invested more in private cloud environments in an effort to quickly provide new work-from-home employees with access to IT resources .
The 2020 respondent base spanned the Americas , Europe , the Middle East and Africa , and the Asia-Pacific region .
( ISC ) 2 and University of Mary Washington delivers regional cybersecurity program
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( Icertified cybersecurity professionals , has announced that capacity for more than 100 students is now available through December 2021 for the University of Mary Washington ’ s ( UMW ) ( ISC )² Cybersecurity Certification Preparation Course .
The program is formatted for evening and weekend classes to provide highquality cybersecurity education to working professionals who require schedule flexibility . will help them to identify areas where they need to focus more attention as they prepare for the exam .
Kimberly Young , Executive Director of Continuing and Professional Studies , UMW in Virginia , said : “ The continued demand for our program has prompted new registration availability this year and demonstrates a strong return on our investment in the ( ISC )² IAP program , funded by the state ’ s efforts to increase the cybersecurity talent pool in the region and spur on economic growth .”
To register for UMW ’ s ( ISC )² cybersecurity course go to : https :// www . umw . edu / cissp .
The UMW program is led by authorized ( ISC )²certified instructors , based on authorized ( ISC )² course material and delivered in a 12- week , 40-hour non-credit course . It provides a thorough review of the ( ISC )² Common Body of Knowledge ( CBK ), including the eight domains that the CISSP exam is based on .
Throughout the course , participants can read , discuss and complete exercises that
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