To counter current economic pressures such as inflation, scarce talent, and supply constraints, 80% of companies are increasing investments in digital technology, according to a report by Gartner. Driving these initiatives are IT leaders, who – depending on the industry they work in – are increasingly doing so in operational environments like factories, production sites, and even […]
Four Steps to Ensure a Smooth Cloud Migration
When it comes to cloud migration, there’s a lot to consider – which workloads should be migrated, how much storage space is needed, which cloud provider is best for your workloads, not to mention how much it will cost. But the biggest mistake that organizations can make when migrating to the cloud is not asking these questions […]
Data Security Posture Management (DSPM): A Technical Explainer
Data is growing on a massive scale – it spreads across geographies, systems, networks, SaaS applications, and multi-cloud. Similarly, data security breaches are following suit and increasing in number (and sophistication) every year. Organizations must modernize their approach to cybersecurity and start giving equal attention to data and infrastructure. Here, data security posture management (DSPM) comes into the […]
Vendor-Agnostic Multi-Cloud Management Is a True Game Changer
Global spending on public cloud in 2023 will grow by an estimated 20.7% to $591.8 billion, according to Gartner. The benefits of cloud migration are well known. Inherent variable cost structures enable businesses to evolve away from the traditional fixed-cost methods of managing IT infrastructure, adopting cloud-first models that are controllable, agile, and secure; enable operations to readily scale as needed; and optimize […]
You Are Overspending on Cloud and SaaS: Here’s Why and What to Do
The shift to public cloud, private cloud, and SaaS is ubiquitous and occurring at an accelerating pace. The benefits of well-known cloud services and infrastructure are easier to deploy and manage and, typically, are cheaper and more efficient than operating a data center. Those same benefits, however, also introduce the potential for overspending, orphaned resources, and duplicate […]
Cloud Architecture Mistakes: Organizations Need Shorter Mean Time to Recovery
A common complaint about cloud computing is that the costs of operating in the cloud can get very expensive. In this five-part series, I’ve examined the costly cloud architecture mistakes organizations often make that contribute to those costs, and how an independent cloud platform can solve those problems. Part one explained how organizations can quickly […]
Are Data Scientists Needed in the Self-Service Analytics World?
As the world becomes increasingly data-driven, businesses are turning to self-service analytics to enable business users to perform their own data analysis tasks. In self-service analytics, business users can access and analyze data without assistance or support from IT personnel or data scientists. Direct access to ML-powered analytics platforms allows them to make better business […]
Adopting an Edge-to-Cloud Approach
Back in 2009, there was an enterprise technology with a lot of promise. But adoption, marred by questions about security and reliability, lagged. That technology – cloud computing – is now a $600 billion market. Edge computing technology has followed a similar trajectory to the cloud. It, too, was met with early cynicism and slow […]
OLTP Database Solutions for Today’s Transactions
Online transaction processing (OLTP) enables rapid, accurate data processing for most of today’s business transactions, such as through ATMs, online banking, e-commerce, and other types of daily services. With OLTP, the common, defining characteristic of any transaction is its atomicity, or indivisibility. A transaction either succeeds as a whole, fails, or is canceled. It cannot […]
Myth-Busting Cloud Repatriation: The Misunderstood Trend in Cloud Computing
The term “cloud repatriation” is appearing more often as organizations redefine their strategic approach to where they locate their apps and workloads. The storage location depends on each organization’s specific cloud goals, needs, and requirements. This “trend,” however, is nothing new, and can have profound business impacts for organizations. Cloud repatriation refers to migrating workloads […]