Our world is hybrid and becoming increasingly digitized – a study from McKinsey suggests that the pandemic accelerated companies’ adoption of digital or digitally enabled products by seven years. The ability to connect with one another like never before is exciting, but those connections don’t come without their challenges. For example, each new device communicating with the […]
The Benefits of Servicing Internal Teams Like Clients, and Other Lessons from a CIO/CISO
Click to learn more about author Lenin Gali. The modern business era is being fueled by the digital transformation, inspiring consumers to embrace online experiences that are engaging and highly convenient. This has forced businesses to respond quickly or lose ground to competitors that have already made huge strides digitally. I joined my company four years […]
How Cloud Has Affected the Centralization vs. Decentralization of IT
Click to learn more about author Jay Chapel. Every week, we find ourselves having a conversation about cost optimization with a wide variety of enterprises. In larger companies, we often talk to folks in the business unit that most people traditionally refer to as Information Technology (IT). These meetings usually include discussions about the centralization vs. decentralization […]
IntegrationOps: The Final Frontier of IT Democratization
Click to learn more about author Romi Stein. We now know the story of how, over the past decade, the CIO role has transformed to be that of a coach. IT has morphed into a democratized DevOps team, requiring a new model for leadership. A bevy of new coding practices, from DevSecOps to DataOps, has […]
2021 Predictions: As Cloud Adoption Accelerates, Governance and Security Become Critical
Click to learn more about author Keith Neilson. Digital transformation continues to skyrocket as enterprises shift operations to adapt to the new normal amid the COVID-19 pandemic. To power this digital-first strategy, enterprises are increasingly adopting cloud services to support remote workflows. As cloud initiatives continue to accelerate in 2021, enterprises must ensure they understand […]
How Do Data Leaders Go from Responding to Recovering from COVID-19?
Click to learn more about author Kyle McNabb. The pandemic is reaching an inflection point — or rather, the people affected by it are. While the future still feels uncertain, companies are no longer waiting in fear of the unknown. Senior leaders are ready to stop merely responding to the pandemic and start recovering from […]
Organizations Must Consider Cost and Security Before Moving to the Public Cloud
Click to learn more about author Jon Toor. About three to five years ago, organizations tended to view the public cloud as something of a panacea — an easy solution to the challenges associated with managing their data on-premises themselves. Recently, the COVID-19 pandemic has bolstered this attitude for many enterprises, with some CIOs convinced […]
Knowledge Graphs: A Single Source of Truth for the Enterprise
Click to learn more about author Dr. Jans Aasman. The notion of a “single source of truth” for the enterprise has been the proverbial moving goalpost for generations of CIOs, only to be waylaid by brittle technology and unending legacy systems. Truth-seeking visions rebuffed by technological trends have continuously confounded business units trying to achieve growth […]
Driving Good Data Management Across the Enterprise
Data Management develops in stages across the enterprise, according to the DATAVERSITY® Trends in Data Management Report. One or a few teams take the lead doing Data Management, ensuring successful data knowledge, protection, access, and value for projects or products. Then the good practices stay with that team or project, while others miss out on […]
Blueprint to the Boardroom: How Tech Pros Can Influence Business Strategy
Click to learn more about author Patrick Hubbard. If you feel like you can never find time in your day to move ahead or develop badly-needed skills, you aren’t alone. In fact, according to our recent IT Trends Report 2019, 79% of DevOps teams, developers, and web product managers (WPMs) say their day-to-day IT tasks extend […]