Click to learn more about author Clayton Weir. Over the last few years, retail banking has done a tremendous job of making the user experience sleeker and more frictionless. Yet, for all of the great strides that have been made in revolutionizing the retail banking experience – both on the front- and back-end – the […]
Who Should Manage App Development Costs?
Click to learn more about author Jay Chapel. We speak to enterprises large and small about cloud cost optimization, and one of the more dominant themes we have been hearing lately is: Who should manage app development costs? Cloud Operations teams (ITOps, DevOps, FinOps, Cloud Center of Excellence, etc.) that are responsible for the management, governance, and […]
Cold vs. Hot Data Storage: What’s the Difference?
Click to learn more about author Ashok Sharma. When it comes to data storage, the temperature must be taken into consideration. The level of layered data storage service, from cold to hot, is described by the temperature setting. The levels are distinguished according to the level of significance for the business – in other words, […]
Balancing Vendor Lock-In and Business Advantage – Getting the Right Combination
Click to learn more about author Matt Yonkovit. Ever since the start of information technology and the first computers were invented, there has been vendor lock-in. From the very first mainframes through to modern cloud and data companies, the guidance has been to avoid lock-in where you can. It’s also the reason open-source software was […]
How to Solve Kubernetes’ Persistent Storage Challenges
Click to learn more about author Romuald Vandepoel Kubernetes and containerization may be thought of as transformative when compared to more traditional cloud deployment approaches. Well, that’s how it appears in development environments. However, heads of infrastructure, platform managers, and other professionals charged with overseeing production environments know the benefits are finite. That’s because the […]
DataOps Highlights the Need for Automated ETL Testing (Part 1)
Click to learn more about author Wayne Yaddow. DataOps, which focuses on automated tools throughout the ETL development cycle, responds to a huge challenge for data integration and ETL projects in general. ETL projects are increasingly based on agile processes and automated testing. ETL (i.e., extract, transform, load) projects are often devoid of automated testing. The […]
A Checklist to Manage Your Database if You’re into DeFi
Click to learn more about author Hiral Rana. Decentralized finance, or DeFi, emerged as a part of the crypto industry in 2013. As the name suggests, DeFi refers to peer-to-peer applications that allow crypto trading, loans among other services to take place digitally. Such applications follow a decentralized structure, relying heavily on blockchains. In essence, they […]
Blockchain Apps on Bare Metal Servers (Part 2): Stability, Resiliency, and High Availability
Click to learn more about author Andreea Jakab. In part one of this series, we discussed blockchain security. To achieve the full potential of your application and of the blockchain technology, and to benefit from the digital transformation it can bring to enterprises, you should concentrate on and invest in the proper infrastructure to support it. Let’s go into […]
Querying the Most Granular Demographics Dataset
Click to learn more about author Florian Grüning. There is a plethora of use cases that require detailed population data. For example, having a detailed breakdown of the demographic structure is a significant factor in predicting real estate prices. Also, humanitarian projects such as vaccination campaigns or rural electrification plans highly depend on good population […]
How to (Easily) Tap Historical Data for Business Growth
Click to learn more about author Joe Gaska. Imagine if you could remember every single thing that has happened in your life, and go back to any point in time to see how decisions, both big and small, altered your path. What might you learn that would help shape the decisions you make today and […]