Cloud migration involves moving an organization’s data, applications, digital services, databases, and other IT resources to the cloud environment. A cloud migration strategy contains the blueprint for making this move happen. According to Gartner, more than 45% of IT spending will shift from traditional data-processing platforms to the cloud by 2024. This observation reaffirms the cloud platform’s popularity as […]
Cloud Architecture Mistakes: Inadequate Showback and Chargeback Options Escalate Costs
In this five-part series, I’m taking a hard look at the common – and costly – mistakes organizations typically make while building a cloud architecture. Part one explained how organizations can quickly lose visibility and control over their data processing,and detailed how to avoid that mistake. Part two looked at why a DIY approach often […]
Defying Data Gravity for a Better Cloud
Large enterprises with global operations can have employees scattered across the planet. Smaller companies can be distributed as well, particularly with many staffers sent home by COVID who have decided to stay put, finding it a better work-life balance than the traditional office. That said, a lot of business data is now being generated in […]
7 Essential Machine Learning Engineering Skills
Machine learning engineering is a specialized field that combines the principles of computer science, data science, and software engineering with the techniques and methodologies of machine learning. Machine learning engineers are responsible for designing, developing, and implementing machine learning models and systems to solve complex problems or make data-driven predictions and decisions. Machine learning engineering is crucial in various […]
What’s Driving the Increase in Cyberattacks?
According to my company’s State of the SIEM survey, 97% of security professionals report being confident in their ability to stop adversaries and cyberattacks. Yet, 83% of organizations suffered more than one data breach last year. It’s hard to be a security professional and not look at the glass half-empty. What’s causing the disconnect? Our survey has some of the […]
Structured vs. Unstructured Data: An Overview
Structured data and unstructured data are both forms of data, but the first uses a single standardized format for storage, and the second does not. Structured data must be appropriately formatted (or reformatted) to provide a standardized data format before being stored, which is not a necessary step when storing unstructured data. The relational database […]
In Tough Economic Times, Enterprises Need to Optimize Their Cloud with Automation
Enterprises are facing unprecedented challenges in the wake of a potential economic downturn. As a result, leaders are making difficult decisions about budgets and staffing, focusing on what and who is essential to the success of the organization. With over 108,000 workers laid off in 2023, many are turning to the cloud as a cost-cutting solution. Navigating Economic […]
Cost Optimization Top of Mind for CIOs in 2023
The last three years have been a rollercoaster for CIOs. Leading expansive digital transformation in 2020 so organizations could stay afloat during the pandemic, CIOs now face tough questions around budgets, SaaS sprawl, and security in 2023. The current focus on cost optimization by the C-suite reflects not only the current economic situation but also […]
5-Step Checklist for SaaS Businesses to Enhance Cloud Security
Most SaaS businesses leverage the cloud to manage and store their data, applications, and workloads. With appropriate cloud security measures, SaaS businesses can ensure device and user authentication, resource and data access control, and privacy. This can help protect cloud-based infrastructure from malware, unauthorized access, and cyberattacks. What’s shocking is, a recent survey by Oracle revealed that 92% of […]
How to Become an Enterprise Architect
The role of enterprise architect ranked as Glassdoor’s best job in America in 2022 in terms of salary, job satisfaction, and available positions. Yet enterprise architecture is among the most routinely misunderstood professions in the corporate world, straddling the divide between the business and IT. What does an enterprise architect do every day, and what skills and […]