Click to learn more about author Eric Drobisewski To keep pace with consumer expectations in today’s increasingly digitally-enabled world, companies large and small are evolving how they work to become more agile in product delivery, embracing new technologies to drive greater innovation, optimizing costs and empowering people to build new skill sets through a culture […]
Data Awareness: Best Practices for Managing Massive Unstructured Data Volumes
Click to learn more about author Molly Presley. One of the greatest challenges of managing file storage, at scale, has been understanding what data you have, who is accessing and using it, how it is growing, and where bottlenecks are occurring. Companies are often running disparate storage systems that may house millions — or billions […]
Five Things to Look for in an IaaS Cost Management Tool
Click to learn more about author Jay Chapel. With $39.5 billion projected to have been spent on Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) last year, many cloud users will find it’s time to optimize spend with an IaaS cost management tool. With so many different options to choose from, picking the right one can be overwhelming. While evaluating your […]
Four Reasons Why SDP is the Best Way to Secure Remote Access
Click to learn more about author Gerry Grealish. Software-defined perimeters are designed with flexibility, scalability, and security in mind. They offer many advantages over access-enablement technologies such as virtual private networks (VPNs) and Network Access Control (NAC) and are also foundational technologies for zero-trust security. Let’s learn what makes SDP so powerful and so secure. […]
Intelligence Drives Better Experiences: Optimizing Business Processes in 2020
Click here to learn more about author Dan Lahl. Teaser: Going forward, customer experience is King. My personal consumer buying habits have changed primarily to digital because I can research everything online, check product reviews, get YouTube videos on product usage, look at user forums and have items I purchase arrive at my home the […]
Thirty Questions for Establishing Embedded BI Requirements
Click to learn more about author Mike Brody. For the uninitiated, finding the right embedded business intelligence solution can feel a bit like ordering food from an international restaurant. The question isn’t what you’re in the mood for – it’s what’s on the menu that you’re in the mood for. That’s a difficult question for someone […]
Data Lake or Data Warehouse?
Click here to learn more about Joe deBuzna. Abandoning a data warehouse for a data lake may not be the answer. Over the last few decades, we’ve seen an explosion in the use of data warehousing within the IT industry. It was all the rage for doing analytics and reporting. Data warehouses are popular because […]
Four Types of Idle Cloud Resources that are Wasting Your Money
Click to learn more about author Jay Chapel. We have been talking about idle cloud resources for several years now. Typically, we’re talking about instances purchased on-demand that you’re using for non-production purposes like development, testing, QA, staging, etc. These resources can be “parked” when they’re not being used, such as on nights and weekends, […]
How Efficient is Edge Computing Compared to Cloud Computing?
Click here to learn more about Vladimir Belyi. Edge computing and cloud computing solve different network infrastructure issues. While edge computing works in the Internet of things (IoT) industry, cloud computing includes software development platforms, storage, and servers provided via internet connectivity. Therefore, the use of edge computing does not preclude the use of cloud […]
Hybrid Solutions are the Hot Topic for 2020
Click to learn more about author Lex Boost. In 2019, global hybrid solutions became the ‘hot topic’ for businesses. Industry experts anticipate this trend to continue this year as businesses seek to utilize the benefits of both public and private cloud solutions. The ability to merge public clouds with the capabilities of private clouds allows […]