Rigorous decarbonization goals have run up against the realities of running businesses. Companies are falling short of targets, as a 2022 study by the CDP (Climate Disclosure Project) revealed a mere 0.4% of disclosing organizations had credible climate transition plans, with 13% making progress. We’ve made progress in regulations, investments, and technologies; and learned a lot about the […]
Data’s Dangerous Journey: Protecting Information from Source to Destination
Given that data is the lifeblood of modern enterprises, the specter of data breaches looms large. The 2024 Snowflake data breach sent shockwaves through the tech industry, serving as a stark reminder of the ever-present threats in data management. While the cause of the breach came down to a combination of an aggressive hacking campaign […]
Reshaping Business Agility in the Cloud with Intelligent Automation
With approximately 96% of companies now utilizing public cloud services, businesses across industries are leveraging the flexibility, scalability, and cost-efficiency of the cloud. Yet, despite these clear advantages, many organizations encounter obstacles during their cloud migration journey. With the right approach, however, businesses can overcome these hurdles. From streamlining workflows to enabling data-driven decision-making, cloud-based intelligent automation (IA) […]
Data Is Not the New Oil: It’s More Like Uranium
In today’s digital world, data is the most critical enterprise asset. Data is required to run software, drive business intelligence, and deliver new functionality. Consequently, companies have tried to hoard as much data as possible. In fact, data has become known as “the new oil,” among many. This sentiment, however, is misleading. Data is not […]
The Legal Necessity of Secure Data Erasure in Preventing Data Breaches
A data breach is like the iceberg that sank the “unsinkable” Titanic – it can swiftly bring down even the most powerful organizations. In today’s data-driven world, as per IBM’s 2024 report, the cost of data breaches has skyrocketed to $4.88 million per incident globally, while in the United States, this figure is almost double at $9.36 million […]
DDoS Attacks on the Rise: Is Your Organization Prepared?
We live in a world where an organization’s reputation is critical to its bottom line, impacting everything from customer retention and loyalty to financial performance and its competitive edge. While leaders understand the importance of protecting the organization’s reputation, cybercriminals also see the value of compromising it. Through various methods to disrupt an organization’s daily […]
Metadata Management: The Critical Foundation for Data Leverage
We’ve all been there – searching for hours through a tangled mess of files, databases, and drives, trying to find a simple sales report from last quarter. The data exists somewhere, but good luck with trying to use it. This kind of data chaos throttles productivity every day across organizations. Valuable insights remain buried and […]
From Data Silos to Unified Insights: Transforming IT Asset Management
Like virtually every other function within the modern enterprise, IT asset management is powered by data. Specifically, IT asset management teams need data about which endpoints, applications, services, and other assets they are responsible for supporting. A common problem, however, is that there is no single source of truth for that data. Different teams tend […]
Demystifying the CDO: 6 Steps to Defining and Elevating the Role
The role of chief data officer (CDO) has existed for over two decades, but despite its establishment as a C-suite staple, the position still suffers from a lack of clear definition and understanding within organizations. A significant majority (73%) of CDOs feel their role is poorly understood compared to other C-level executives, stemming primarily from […]
Sustainable Data Centers: The Green Revolution in Data Management
With the rise of technology, data centers – the foundation of our internet-powered lives – are under increasing scrutiny for their overall environmental impact. These massive facilities consume vast amounts of energy and water, contributing significantly to carbon emissions. However, the tide is turning. A growing trend toward sustainability is reshaping the way data centers operate, […]