Click to learn more about author Kanika Vatsyayan. No matter where you go, there’s a talk going on about the internet of things (IoT) and the future of IoT testing. The reasons behind it are obvious – the advantages this technology offers. Well, securing the internet of things is a many-sided effort that demands both […]
Why Are Online Gaming Companies Turning to Cloud Hosting Companies and Managed Services?
Click to learn more about author Lex Boost. Online gaming companies continue to take the world by storm. The gaming companies themselves handle an increasing amount of the heavy-duty processing and connectivity, which is great for gamers. Players finally get to ditch bulky consoles and boxes and play on smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices. […]
Storage Management 101: Tiering is Necessary
Click to learn more about author George Williams. This is the third article in a series of articles that focus on data storage management. In this article series, we’re discussing tips and insights on making life easier for data center owners. This article is focused on the necessity of tiering. The first article was about […]
How Do You Put Your Data First So Your Migration Succeeds?
Click to learn more about author James Briers. “More than 80% of data migration projects run overtime and/or over budget. Cost overruns average 30%. Time overruns average 41%.” – Bloor Group. Data migration can often seem like a simple task: move data from one place to another. How hard can it be? A staggering number of […]
Too Much Tech Talk? (A Puppet Service Announcement)
Click to learn more about video blogger Scott Taylor. The Data Rants video blog series begins with host Scott Taylor “The Data Whisperer.” The series covers some of the most prominent questions in Data Management such as Master Data, Chief Data Officers, Data Quality, the difference between Master Data and MDM, “truth” versus “meaning” in […]
What a Lovely Decouple: Why Decoupling Deploy from Release Is a Game Changer
Click to learn more about author Dave Karow Recently a very important question within the DevOps world was asked on Twitter. The question posed was whether or not everyone knew that deployment frequency can be decoupled from feature release frequency. Shockingly, the replies and retweets showed that for many, the answer was no. The concept […]
Storage Management 101: Centralized Helps
Click to learn more about author George Williams. This is the second article in a series of articles that focus on data storage management. In this article series, we’re discussing tips and insights on making life easier for data center owners. This article is focused on centralized data storage management. The first article in the […]
Stop Building Projects, Start Building Pipelines
Click to learn more about author Aaron Fuller. There’s an old techie saying I first heard from the programmers I worked with when I got into corporate IT work. “This would be a great job if it wasn’t for the users!” Of course, it’s just a variation on an old joke that could be applied […]
Top Six GDPR Compliance Stumbling Blocks with Possible Solutions
Click to learn more about author Adriene Raynott. Introduction GDPR or the General Data Protection Regulation is a data security law concerned with the citizens of the European Economic Area and the European Union. Any company that uses personal and commercial data of these citizens must comply with the rules of GDPR. Summarizing the GDPR […]
A Lesson from Old MacDonald on How to Govern Access to Data
Click to learn more about author Mark McClain. Do you remember the children’s song “Old MacDonald Had a Farm”? Not to be too kitschy, but this song is relevant when we think about governing access to data. Let’s insert the word ‘data’ in the lyrics so you can understand what I mean: “Old MacDonald had […]