Process automation continues to gain momentum across industries. The 2023 State of Process Orchestration report found that 96% of IT decision-makers consider it critical to their digital transformation goals, and in a 2022 Gartner survey, 80% of executives believed that automation can be applied to any business decision. Still, not all automation projects proceed as planned. The same […]
Understanding the Importance of Identity and Access Management in Data Protection
Companies today use a range of systems to transfer and store data, perform tasks, and, most importantly, manage their customers and staff members. With so many online and offline factors, good cybersecurity is a must. That’s where identity and access management (IAM) comes in to organize user identities and determine who accesses what. It’s an […]
Leveraging AI and Automation to Streamline Clinical Trial Data Management
Clinical trials are critical in developing and approving new medical treatments and technologies. These trials generate massive data that needs to be managed efficiently and accurately to ensure patient safety and successful research outcomes. The good news is that advances in AI and automation technology, such as AI-based data extraction, virtual clinical trials, and predictive analytics, […]
Adopting an Edge-to-Cloud Approach
Back in 2009, there was an enterprise technology with a lot of promise. But adoption, marred by questions about security and reliability, lagged. That technology – cloud computing – is now a $600 billion market. Edge computing technology has followed a similar trajectory to the cloud. It, too, was met with early cynicism and slow […]
AI and Privacy: Navigating the Intersection of Technology and Personal Data
The rapid adoption of generative AI in the business world is transforming the way we work and improving our ability to engage with customers, streamline internal processes, and drive cost savings while introducing unprecedented challenges to the protection of individual privacy. As AI technologies continue to evolve and permeate various aspects of our lives, concerns about data […]
OLTP Database Solutions for Today’s Transactions
Online transaction processing (OLTP) enables rapid, accurate data processing for most of today’s business transactions, such as through ATMs, online banking, e-commerce, and other types of daily services. With OLTP, the common, defining characteristic of any transaction is its atomicity, or indivisibility. A transaction either succeeds as a whole, fails, or is canceled. It cannot […]
Myth-Busting Cloud Repatriation: The Misunderstood Trend in Cloud Computing
The term “cloud repatriation” is appearing more often as organizations redefine their strategic approach to where they locate their apps and workloads. The storage location depends on each organization’s specific cloud goals, needs, and requirements. This “trend,” however, is nothing new, and can have profound business impacts for organizations. Cloud repatriation refers to migrating workloads […]
Why Embedded Innovation Is Key to Digital Transformation
“Digital transformation” is the hottest phrase of 2023, encapsulating everything from supply chain disruptions to the AI gold rush. It’s the challenge companies are undertaking to make sure they keep pace with today’s rapidly evolving technology and interconnected digital world. For business leaders, the biggest focus is on making sure their internal processes are intertwined […]
Mitigate Real Risks: Create Ethical, Responsible AI
AI is everywhere, and it is growing. In a 2022 edition of an annual global AI survey, a leading consulting firm found that adoption among enterprises had more than doubled in five years, with about 50% of respondents using it in at least one business unit or function. Thirty-two percent of enterprises reported cost savings […]
3 Ways to Up-Level First-Party Data Enrichment Efforts
Today’s consumers expect the companies they buy from to know their needs and preferences. However, as the advertising and privacy landscape evolves, marketers are facing impediments that limit their understanding of their customers beyond their brand walls. Marketers know that their first-party data has never been more important. But they also know it’s not enough on […]