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 […]
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 […]
Data Security When Working Remotely
Click to learn more about author Daniel Santry. The global pandemic has changed the way some businesses operate almost beyond recognition. Many company headquarters have been all but empty throughout the majority of 2020, and, although the situation is slowly changing in many parts of the world, remote working has firmly established itself. Modern communication […]
Seven Major Benefits of Using Log-Based CDC for Data Replication: A Use Case
Click here to learn more about Joe deBuzna. In this blog, we will talk about what a global water company achieved with real-time data replication. The world’s water resources are stretched beyond all previous limits, and the toughest industrial water process challenges still lay ahead. One global water technologies and solutions company (which I’ll refer […]
Open Source, Cloud, and Data: How to Plan Ahead
Click to learn more about author Matt Yonkovit. For most Data Management projects today, open source will be included in some form or other. From the databases that store the data to the management tools that manage and protect that data, or the analytics projects used to interrogate or display that data, open source plays […]
The Evolving Role of Big Data in Accident Cost Containment
Click to learn more about author Ben Hartwig. Minimizing the costs of accidents is no easy feat. Doing the research or going through a massive amount of data can be strenuous. Not to mention, if you are not an expert, it will be extra challenging. So if your company is looking for ways to minimize […]
Move Past Traditional 3-2-1 Data Backups
Click here to learn more about Sean Derrington. Move Past Traditional 3-2-1 Data Backups Strangely enough, we have a professional photographer to thank for the 3-2-1 backup strategy that many organizations employ today. Peter Krogh originally shared the concept in his 2009 book The DAM Book: Digital Asset Management for Photography. This backup strategy […]
Crafting Great Business Definitions: Definitions vs. Rules
Click to learn more about author Ronald G. Ross. In this fourth and final post of a four-part series about crafting great business definitions, I will explain the difference between definitions and rules, and how each best serves its own particular purpose. Read Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 here. Definitional Rules Definitions are fundamentally […]