The axiom goes that the difference between high-performing enterprises and lower-performing businesses is that the former maximizes their data and the latter doesn’t. But most businesses probably still live somewhere between those two worlds. That means a lot of companies are still working hard to get to the next level for IT-supported business initiatives including […]
Top Priorities for the Cloud Center of Excellence
Click to learn more about author Jay Chapel. One of the terms we have been hearing used more often when talking to prospects and customers alike is Cloud Center of Excellence (CCoE). DevOps, CloudOps, Infrastructure and Finance teams are joining together to create a cloud center to improve cloud operations in the enterprise. These are […]
The Complete Guide to Cloud Database Management and Migration
Click to learn more about author Gilad David Maayan. Cloud computing is the force behind many successful services, offering companies computing resources at scale. A veteran cloud service leveraged by many IT organizations is the Database as a Service (DBaaS). Database management can be a complex and expensive operation. Agile-minded and DevOps teams aren’t happy […]
Your Employees are Resilient, But What About Your Data and IT?
Click to learn more about author Steve Blow. Resilience has long been a quality to which people aspire, seeking adaptability in both themselves and as a characteristic in others. From Forbes to Harvard Business Review to Fast Company, the concept of cultivating individual employee and collective workplace cultural resilience has surfaced as top-of-mind in the […]
Handling Complex Data Storage with Blockchain and the Cloud
Blockchain technology, a distributed and secure database system, has been making significant advances since it first started gaining popularity a few years ago. It started out in the cryptocurrency world, but is also finding considerable usage in banking and finance, as well as asset settlement. But, can blockchain also be used for other use cases […]
The Future of Cloud Computing: Blockchain Will Have Its Day
Click to learn more about co-authors Harsh Arora and Archi Bhatia. The increase in the financial needs of the current generation has brought blockchain and cloud computing into the limelight, even though both have been in the technological arena for many years. The desire for transacting without any third-party involvement is the reason for the […]
Cloud Infrastructure Strategy: Laying the Foundations for Success
Click to learn more about author Lex Boost. Historically it was a heavy lift for many businesses to embrace cloud services. Obviously, that’s no longer the case – most businesses do not need convincing. In fact, users now require in-depth arguments why not to push everything into a flexible pool of resources. But an optimal […]
Cloud Security Alliance Debuts Internet of Things (IoT) Controls Framework
According to a new press release, “The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), the world’s leading organization dedicated to defining and raising awareness of best practices to help ensure a secure cloud computing environment, today announced the release of the CSA IoT Controls Framework, its first such framework for IoT which introduces the base-level security controls required […]
Where Does the Data Live?
Click to learn more about author William Peterson. Where does the data live? A simple question that can have a very complex answer. But the reality may be that with a data fabric the answer doesn’t matter. Why? As we pointed out in the first blog in this series: “The next generation of Data Management will […]
Data Strategy Not Working? Grab a Cloud or Two or Three
Click to learn more about author Ingo Fuchs. Cloud has become a critical element of today’s IT strategies. You may not want to, but you have to consider how to best take advantage of cloud. Is your organization focusing on an IT Agenda? Is it focusing on a Transformation Agenda? If you answered yes to […]