Click to learn more about co-author Scott Fincher. Click to learn more about co-author Paolo Tamagnini. Click to learn more about co-author Maarit Widmann. No matter if we are experienced data scientists or business analysts, one of our daily routines is the easy and smooth extraction of the relevant information from our data regardless of […]
Redis: Understanding the Open Source Data Store’s Primary Uses and Challenges
Click to learn more about author Bassam Chahine. Redis, which stands for “REmote Dictionary Server,” is a speed-optimized in-memory data store most often used as a cache. Redis has data structure versatility — from strings, lists, dictionaries, and sets, to support for approximate counting, geolocation, and stream processing. While Redis is configured as a cache […]
Managing IT Infrastructure Shock
Click to learn more about author Eran Brown. The COVID-19 pandemic has created shockwaves around the world. Businesses are working hard to overcome supply shock, demand shock, and credit shock — in whatever order they experience them. Many businesses are also facing IT infrastructure shock, the sudden and immense challenge of having to create and […]
Wrangle Your Technology Sprawl by Adopting a DevOps Mentality
Click to learn more about author Rob Chapman. If you’re part of an IT team supporting a lot of retail locations, you’ve likely felt the burden of technology sprawl. Businesses that once had just a few servers and a small IT shop are suddenly dealing with dozens, hundreds, or maybe even thousands of systems. Unfortunately, […]
How to Fight Back Against the Risks of Ransomware: Seven Data Security Steps
Click to learn more about author Charles Burger. Of all the cybersecurity threats out there, being attacked by ransomware is among the most devastating. It spreads quickly throughout the network, is a nightmare to remove, and makes any encrypted files inaccessible until the ransom is paid to a “darknet” site before the decryption key is […]
Top Five Issues When Migrating Database Workloads to the Cloud
Click to learn more about author Ron Bennatan. If you are responsible for your company’s database security and compliance program, chances are you started this project when most database workloads were on-premises, and your databases lived inside your own data centers. Most likely, you are also embarking on or already in the middle of a […]
Steering Clear of the Data Compliance Scavenger Hunt
Click to learn more about author Balaji Ganesan. As the song goes, “…the more things change, the more they stay the same;” the same holds true for the IT industry. Data warehouses began to appear on the IT scene in the late 1980s as a decision support system used for reporting and data analysis. These […]
CFOs Signal Confidence in International Growth Data Strategies
Click to learn more about author Nicole Sahin. CFOs sit at the sharp end of business decision-making, working with other senior leaders to evaluate financial performance and determine short and long-term data strategies. Their varied responsibilities include assessing the viability of overseas expansion — an important decision that can involve significant investment. They must balance […]
Operationalizing Analytics with DataOps and ModelOps
Click to learn more about co-author Prashanth Southekal. Click to learn more about co-author Harsh Vardhan. If you look to separate the hype in the market from the reality faced by organizations in operationalizing analytics — you’ll notice a gap. In 2019, Gartner reported that over 80 percent of analytics initiatives did not deliver business […]
Is Digital Transformation Too Disruptive to Your Organization?
Click to learn more about author Kyle McNabb. The COVID-19 pandemic forced many companies to evaluate their use of technology and rapidly transform to meet the demands of a new remote work environment, exposing a gap between companies that had invested in digital transformation and those that had not. At the end of 2019, Accenture […]