Sweat the small stuff: Data protection in the age of AI

As concerns about AI security, risk, and compliance continue to escalate, practical solutions remain elusive. While NIST released NIST-AI-600-1, Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework: Generative Artificial Intelligence Profile on July 26, 2024, most organizations are just beginning to digest and implement its guidance, with the formation of internal AI Councils as a first step in…

Automating the entire DevOps toolchain end-to-end

As enterprise IT environments continue to grow in complexity, organizations are modernizing legacy applications and workloads, amongst other strategic IT initiatives, to address various IT and business challenges—including cost optimization, simplification, time to market, technical debt, scale and more. Along the way, they are adopting new technologies and infrastructure that have to be incorporated into…

Mainframe modernization that meets you where you are

Every business is unique in its approach to technology modernization. Likewise, the reasons behind initiating a modernization strategy will vary from business to business. However, a few key drivers have emerged as a common thread between businesses. In a recent Rocket Software survey, commissioned by Forrester Consulting, the top three drivers for IT modernization were…

Does SAP reward systematic bullying?

A senior SAP Signavio manager is alleged to have systematically bullied, sexually harassed and manipulated female employees. Despite various complaints, company management is said to have taken no action to stop him, and even promoted him. At least, that is what the allegations made by five female former employees of the Berlin-based BPM division of…

What is data architecture? A framework to manage data

Data architecture definition Data architecture describes the structure of an organization’s logical and physical data assets, and data management resources, according to The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF). It’s an offshoot of enterprise architecture that comprises the models, policies, rules, and standards that govern the collection, storage, arrangement, integration, and use of data in organizations.…