“Existing conditions” is a term for conditions that don’t last very long. Amazon changed the face of retail. Google democratized access to information. Facebook and pretty much every social media site has changed the way we interact with each other. Change came to Carrs Tool Steels, too. The U.K. supplier of tool steel and high-strength […]
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, […]
What is a Data Mart?
A data mart is a subset of a data warehouse designed to service a specific business line or purpose. Data warehousing pioneer Ralph Kimball conceived of data marts to “begin with the most important business aspects or departments.” This bottom-up dimensional approach creates a user-friendly, flexible data scheme that delivers reports rapidly, without having to […]
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 […]
NoSQL Databases: The Versatile Solution for Continuous Intelligence
Most businesses tend to rely on relational database management systems (RDBMS) to provide business insight, including continuous intelligence. Cloud relational databases have improved computing power they bring to the table, to handle more massive amounts of data. However, relational databases, even ones in the cloud, face two issues. They have a harder time with the […]
Press Release: Agenda Announced and Registration Open for the 2020 Enterprise Analytics Online Event
September 22, 2020 — DATAVERSITY® announced the agenda and opened registration today for the fourth-annual Enterprise Analytics Online (EAO), which will be presented live on November 18th, 2020, from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time. Details and free registration for this event can be found at https://eanalyticsonline.com. One of several online conferences hosted by DATAVERSITY, EAO is […]
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 […]
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 […]