The term serverless computing immediately indicates an IT infrastructure where the business owner does not have to invest in a specialized or expensive hardware platform. The essence of serverless architecture and serverless computing lies in the provisioning of third-party services, which are also referred to as backend-as-a-service (BaaS) and a special code made available through […]
Press Release: Agenda Announced for Enterprise Analytics Online 2021
August 24, 2021 — DATAVERSITY announced the agenda and opened registration today for the fifth annual Enterprise Analytics Online (EAO). This free online event will be held at eanalyticsonline.com on October 20, 2021, from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Pacific Time. One of several online conferences hosted by DATAVERSITY, EAO is designed to teach anyone working with data […]
The Transition to Remote Work Makes Zero Trust More Important Than Ever
Click to learn more about author Rajesh Ganesan. The current corporate landscape is populated by remote workers, many of whom are using non-sanctioned devices to access corporate applications and services. This transition to remote work is placing many companies at risk. According to the 2021 Digital Readiness Survey, 83% of information technology professionals say that the recent […]
Four Things About Digital Transformation That Will Affect Business Team Members
Click to learn more about author Kartik Patel. If your business is trying to decide whether to launch a digital transformation initiative, you may be wondering how this effort will affect your team members. Will your team perceive this effort as adding work to their already heavy workload, or resent having to learn new systems […]
What Is Descriptive Analytics?
Descriptive analytics, or business intelligence, uses historical information to answer the question “What Happened?” Think of it as a rear-view mirror into business performance or a summary view of facts and figures in an understandable format to either inform or prepare data for further analysis. Observations, case studies, and surveys form the basis of descriptive analytics. Descriptive […]
The Future of AI: Assistance with Voice-to-Text Translation
Click to learn more about author Rachel Roumeliotis. Artificial intelligence (AI) is now powering conversational commerce in retail, increasingly using chatbots to streamline and improve customer service. This can help with everything from answering customer queries and resolving issues to helping sell more merchandise through product recommendations. Voice-to-text translation is a crucial part of this […]
Power Outages at Public Cloud Data Centers: How to Mitigate Risks
Click to learn more about author Ashok Sharma. A public cloud is a computing facility that makes resources accessible by service providers for the community through the internet. Resources include storage capabilities, applications, or virtual machines. Public cloud allows for scalability and sharing of resources that would be impossible for a single organization. Public cloud […]
Biden’s Greenhouse Emission Policy: The Role of AI in Tackling Climate Change
Click to learn more about author Pranay Agrawal. In a landmark move, earlier this year the Biden administration and other global leaders laid out ambitious pledges aimed at reducing emissions over the coming decades. The U.S. announced that it would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by the end of the decade, while other countries […]
What Is Data Virtualization?
Data virtualization is a special kind of data integration technology that provides access of data in real time, seamlessly all in one place. Think of it like a television guide which contains a listing of shows on a variety of channels, without having to be on that channel to see the content. In data virtualization, […]
Methods for Saving and Integrating Legacy Data
New digital technologies are designed for mobile devices, the cloud, and in-house databases. They offer a wide variety of opportunities for business today. Unfortunately, they are often completely incompatible with older, legacy database systems, and this incompatibility can make an organization slow and plodding, comparatively speaking, rather than efficient and useful. While new technologies can […]