Click to learn more about author Sowmya Tejha Kandregula. While the terms “Data Security” and “Data Breach” have been around for a long time, they acquired a lot of traction a few years ago with the proposed implementation of data privacy regulations like the General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR) and California Customer Protection Act (CCPA). By […]
Transforming Leadership Style to Succeed During the Crisis
Click to learn more about author Tom Allen. The rise of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, has affected more than 31 million across 188 countries globally. Amidst such grave pandemic situations, corporate leaders are subjected to intense pressure. While they need to ensure the business is not negatively affected by people working […]
Converting Pirates to Paying Customers: Layered Software License Compliance
Click to learn more about author Victor DeMarines. Revenue leakage is detrimental to any business, even in the best of times. During challenging market conditions, as seen today when companies of all types are adjusting to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, shoring up that outflow is particularly important. Within the commercial software industry, piracy and […]
Case Study: Data Protection and HCI for Carrs Tool Data Architecture Upgrade
“Existing conditions” is a term for conditions that don’t last very long. Amazon changed the face of retail. Google democratized access to information. Facebook and pretty much every social media site has changed the way we interact with each other. Change came to Carrs Tool Steels, too. The U.K. supplier of tool steel and high-strength […]
Managing IT Infrastructure Shock
Click to learn more about author Eran Brown. The COVID-19 pandemic has created shockwaves around the world. Businesses are working hard to overcome supply shock, demand shock, and credit shock — in whatever order they experience them. Many businesses are also facing IT infrastructure shock, the sudden and immense challenge of having to create and […]
Wrangle Your Technology Sprawl by Adopting a DevOps Mentality
Click to learn more about author Rob Chapman. If you’re part of an IT team supporting a lot of retail locations, you’ve likely felt the burden of technology sprawl. Businesses that once had just a few servers and a small IT shop are suddenly dealing with dozens, hundreds, or maybe even thousands of systems. Unfortunately, […]
What Is a Data Mart?
A data mart is a subset of a data warehouse designed to service a specific business line or purpose. Data warehousing pioneer Ralph Kimball conceived of data marts to “begin with the most important business aspects or departments.” This bottom-up dimensional approach creates a user-friendly, flexible data scheme that delivers reports rapidly, without having to […]
How to Fight Back Against the Risks of Ransomware: Seven Data Security Steps
Click to learn more about author Charles Burger. Of all the cybersecurity threats out there, being attacked by ransomware is among the most devastating. It spreads quickly throughout the network, is a nightmare to remove, and makes any encrypted files inaccessible until the ransom is paid to a “darknet” site before the decryption key is […]
Press Release: Agenda Announced and Registration Open for the 2020 Enterprise Analytics Online Event
September 22, 2020 — DATAVERSITY® announced the agenda and opened registration today for the fourth-annual Enterprise Analytics Online (EAO), which will be presented live on November 18th, 2020, from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time. Details and free registration for this event can be found at https://eanalyticsonline.com. One of several online conferences hosted by DATAVERSITY, EAO is […]
Steering Clear of the Data Compliance Scavenger Hunt
Click to learn more about author Balaji Ganesan. As the song goes, “…the more things change, the more they stay the same;” the same holds true for the IT industry. Data warehouses began to appear on the IT scene in the late 1980s as a decision support system used for reporting and data analysis. These […]