As unstructured data continues to grow exponentially, it is creating an inflection point for IT leaders. The average enterprise IT organization is managing petabytes of file and object data. This has resulted in high costs for data storage and protection, growing security risks from shadow IT and too many data silos, and the desire to leverage […]
Life Sciences Need Scalable, Adaptable, and Flexible Data Management Systems
The life sciences industry has witnessed a surge in Data Management solution investments over the past few years. Despite these expenditures, however, these solutions all too often fail to keep pace with the latest technological advancements, leaving organizations struggling to address evolving pain points and integrate them with existing investments. Past Data Management systems, often […]
Data Analytics Platforms: Features and Benefits
Data analytics platforms offer a collection of powerful tools that enable organizations to make sense of the vast amount of data they generate and collect. These platforms offer a range of capabilities, including data integration, data cleansing, predictive modeling, and real-time reporting. The platforms usually provide a comprehensive suite of tools and techniques for analyzing […]
2024: Fewer Hallucinations, Private LLMs, and IP Challenges for GenAI Content
For those of us who have been in the AI field for a while, we’ve weathered at least two “AI winters,” interspersed with phases of rapid progress. However, 2023 stands out as a pivotal moment in the trajectory of AI. ChatGPT and other large language models (LLMs) have democratized AI for non-experts, offering immense utility, […]
Cloud Repatriation Is Cutting Costs and Shifting Data Management Plans
The great migration from the data center to the cloud began with the creation of Amazon Web Services in 2006. By 2021, 96% of companies had made the cloud part of their Data Management plan, leveraging cloud-based services to support their digital infrastructure. The cloud promised greater mobility, flexibility, scalability, and security, all of which businesses wanted. As a […]
7 Data Security Best Practices for Your Enterprise
When it comes to cybersecurity, some enterprises still take it with a grain of salt. But make no mistake about it: No one is safe. Companies such as BBC made it into the list of victims of the most significant data breaches in 2023, contributing to a staggering 5.3 billion total breached records. So, it’s safe […]
What to Expect in 2024: The Dominance of Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Architecture
In 2024, the IT landscape will continue to shift and evolve. Driven by the relentless advancement of cloud computing and the growing demand for hybrid and multi-cloud environments, the next year will be marked by several trends that will become more mainstream. From the dominance of cloud-native virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) solutions to the impact […]
What Are Data Products and Why Do They Matter?
Data products are software in the form of specialty tools and apps that are designed to support data used as a service. They may be as simple and straightforward as a program that converts a dataset into a visualization, or as complex as a machine learning system based on large language models (LLM), such as ChatGPT. […]
Forget p(Doom): Here’s How to Hold AI Accountable by Creating an Inference Economy
AI’s existential risk is no laughing matter: As much as the tech world tries to make sense of it all, nobody definitively knows whether the dystopian “control the world” hype is legit or just sci-fi. Before we even cross that bridge (real or not), however, we need to face a more immediate problem. We’re already […]
Data Management Trends in 2024
The trends in Data Management for 2024 can be expected to range from the impact of the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) package to new variations of ChatGPT focused on managing data. Data Management (DM) deals with the collection, processing, and storage of data, as well as the laws and regulations that protect people’s rights. Managing an […]