Soon we will be paying more for digital services, even internet identifier like domain names can be included, and that's a definitive VAT. In PH it's equivalent to 12%. Although, we still have to see invoice for domain names registration and renewal fees being added with VAT. You should be getting reminders from your local and international service providers to key-in your tax details, if you haven't yet done so. We must say, this is especially for those who had to directly acquire digital services with the source and not through local resellers. If you've been dealing with local resellers, your digital services may probably have been subjected with, and had added, VAT included in your payment ever since. You should be, but you have to check it. For online local retailers, you may have been VAT registered and paying your taxes with or without that digital tax. Don't take this as an advice and ascertain it with your accountant to be sure.
IT organization must be able to demonstrate that even Windows administrator and Unix root and related super privilege accounts can be controlled. It must be emphasized very strongly that it is inviolable to business to make mistake induced by IT in a surprising manner. Inadvertent use and access to these accounts can be devastating to business and its reputation to stakeholders. Meaning all systems are being used by everyone, authorized, without the IT people having to look, tinker and update configuration from time to time. Everything is final in the production systems except for regular software including firmware updates that must be applied, still they must be approved first. Though there are chokepoints (software are released but will require regular update, and stability, if any, is achieved that way only) where a system malfunctions, they are only temporary and can be fixed easily by focusing on an affected account or process. They don’t impact business system or whole IT operat...