Click to learn more about author W. Curtis Preston Two things will happen a lot in 2019: the introduction of more SaaS storage vendors and more SaaS data loss incidents. Although it may sound that the two are directly related, that A leads to B, they are actually quite different. The latter is due to […]
Eliminating Cloud Data Management and IT Operations Security Woes
Click to learn more about author Don Boxley. Key elements of Data Management and IT operations continue to move to the cloud due to its numerous benefits, such as cheap storage, pay-per-use pricing, disaster recovery (DR), and on-demand resources. This trend shows no signs of slowing, and will undoubtedly continue for some time. Unfortunately, while […]
Predictions for Big Data Analytics in 2019
Click to learn more about author James Kobielus. Big Data Analytics has been one of the dominant tech trends of this decade, and it’s also been one of the most dynamic and innovative segments of the IT market. Today’s Big Data Analytics market is quite different from the industry of even a few years ago, and […]
Hybrid Cloud Computing: What Does it Mean?
Click to learn more about author Joe deBuzna. My previous blog post, The Cloud is Now, covered motivations on why organizations adopt the Cloud, and why IT is now embracing Cloud Computing. However, a move to the Cloud can be a complex undertaking, especially for organizations running many applications or even multiple on-premises data centers. Business […]
The Key to the Cloud is Agility
Click to learn more about author Derrin Rummelt. In the technology industry, when you say “agile,” a variety of definitions and instances will come to mind. “Agile” is typically marked by a ready ability to move with quick, easy grace; having a quick resourceful and adaptable character, nimble, having dexterity. That definition fits the Cloud. […]
Three Ways to Mitigate Your Company’s Data Risk in 2019
Click to learn more about author Ziv Kedem. Entrepreneurs are natural risk takers, and risk is necessary to grow a business. But some risks are out of a business leader’s control and these outside forces must be considered for the overall longevity and survivability of a business. Catastrophic events that include earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes, hurricanes […]
The Next Phase of Data Management
Click to learn more about author William Peterson. Existing generations of Data Management are point products or tools solving a specific issue. Conceptually this is similar to networking devices or compute being treated as a manageable resource. Terms like Data Fabric, while helpful, can be confusing as there are a number of competing definitions and uses […]
Five Cloud Computing Trends of Note for 2019
Click to learn more about author Jay Chapel. Acquisitions, Multi- and Hybrid Cloud, growth of Cloud Managed Services, containers and green initiatives marked a dynamic year in Cloud Computing. Cloud Computing continued to be one of the hottest topics in the technology and business media throughout 2018. This is no surprise as the Cloud Sector […]
Growing Data Volumes: Dynamic Business Requirements and Ever-Changing Technology
Click to learn more about author Itamar Ankorion. Enterprises are struggling to keep pace. With a daily average of 2.5 quintillion bytes of data created, business users and executive teams are barely able to stay afloat in the growing amount of data incoming from IoT devices, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning technologies. This data growth […]
What is a Customer Data Platform?
Click to learn more about author Jonathan Lee. In the past year and a half DATAVERSITY readers have been exposed to new Customer Data Platform (CDP) offerings from vendors like BlueConic, RedPoint Global and others. But what is a CDP? First introduced around 2013, CDP is a concept defined by the Customer Data Platform Institute […]