Click to learn more about author Brian Platz. From hackable medical devices to combating fake news, data provenance is growing in importance. In addition to enabling trust and security, data provenance creates efficiencies for data scientists and opens up new lines of business. In a business environment where online trust is low, regulations such as GDPR are forcing […]
So You Want to be a Cloud Engineer?
It has been predicted that “cloud engineer” will be among the top ten in-demand IT jobs in 2021. There is currently a great need for cloud engineers, primarily because a significant number of organizations are moving their business processes to the cloud. As more organizations shift to cloud data storage, the demand for cloud engineers […]
How Can a Service Mesh Improve Your Microservices Architecture?
Click to learn more about author Paolo Filippelli. A wealth of interesting technologies and methodologies has arisen in recent years under the “cloud-native” umbrella name, and their impact in our lives as developers has been very deep. We were once used to having big monolithic applications, hosted on enterprise application servers deployed on virtualized (and […]
How Do the CCPA and GDPR Affect Cookie Policy?
Click to learn more about author Anas Baig. Data regulations such as the CCPA and GDPR are encouraging organizations to be responsible custodians of consumer data. In order to do so, organizations need to keep track of all avenues through which a consumer’s data can be collected and store it in compliance with the CCPA and GDPR. One of […]
What Is a Wide Column Database?
Wide column databases, or column family databases, refers to a category of NoSQL databases that works well for storing enormous amounts of data that can be collected. Its architecture uses persistent, sparse matrix, multi-dimensional mapping (row-value, column-value, and timestamp) in a tabular format meant for massive scalability (over and above the petabyte scale). Column family […]
Case Study: Enterprise Metadata Repository Facilitates Change at the University of Washington
This past summer The University of Washington went live with Workday, a Software-as-a-Service human capital management solution. It replaced a decades-old HR/payroll (HR/P) system and represented the largest administrative transformation in the school’s history. Human resources personnel are affected by the change, of course, but so too is practically everyone else on campus. That’s to […]
How to Support Identity Governance with AI
Click to learn more about author Jackson Shaw. The software industry has hyped up the use of artificial intelligence (AI) for years, and security – especially the identity governance and administration (IGA) sector – is no exception. As such, the question then becomes not whether a software is AI-enabled, but rather, what value is it really providing […]
The Solution to Overcoming Cyber Threats in a 5G World and Beyond
Click to learn more about author Michael Abad-Santos. As 5G networks continue to roll out worldwide, the looming question of how we can overcome cyber threats continues to elude even the experts. In fact, it is for this very reason the National Security Agency (NSA) released unclassified 5G security guidance, which includes Potential Threat Vectors to 5G […]
Implementing a Cloud Data Strategy
At a time when most major companies are showing a long-range commitment to “data-driven culture,” data is considered the most prized asset. An Enterprise Data Strategy, along with aligned technology and business goals, can significantly contribute to the core performance metrics of a business. The underlying principles of an Enterprise Data Strategy comprise a multi-step […]
The Future of Digital Currencies and Data Management
Click to learn more about author Stuart Tarmy. Interest in digital currencies (and, more specifically, cryptocurrency) has risen in the last year, due in part to the interest in touch-free financial transactions caused by the pandemic, rising mainstream business interest in cryptocurrency potential, and the momentum of private initiatives like bitcoin and Facebook’s Diem (previously […]