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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Lessons Information Technology Can Learn from the Patent Wars
Click to learn more about author Dr. Roya Ghafele. The decision of the Supreme Court of England and Wales on August 26 2020 in the matter of Huawei and ZTE vs Unwired Planet and Conversant, respectively, can have significant effects on the ICT sector and beyond. The Court’s take in this matter may set a […]
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 […]
Even if You’re Not (Yet) Multi-Cloud, You Should Use Cloud-Agnostic Tools
Click to learn more about author Jay Chapel. There’s a simple fact that’s true for public cloud users today: You need to use cloud-agnostic tools. Yes — even if you only use one public cloud. Why? This recommendation comes down to a few drivers that we see time and time again. You Won’t Always Use […]