By Tyler Affolter In the mix of places to store enterprise data, given the non-trivial maintenance costs of on-prem, does on-prem make sense to keep in your mix today? What about in two years? Given that most enterprises have multiple cloud environments, does it make sense to use each of them differently, perhaps one fine-tuned…
Good backups are critical for business continuity. Ninety-four percent of companies suffering from a catastrophic data loss do not survive, and without backups, data loss is inevitable. Need more justification for backup? We’re dealing with exponential data growth. From 2010 to 2020, the amount of data in the world increased from 1.2 trillion gigabytes (1,200…
By Milan Shetti, CEO Rocket Software Podcasts can be valuable resources for learning new skills, staying on top of trends in your industry or just keeping busy while you’re at the gym or in the car. But with over 2 million active podcasts and more than 48 million podcast episodes out there, it’s difficult to…
Jim Chappell, Global Head of AI and Advanced Analytics at AVEVA Artificial intelligence (AI) has already changed our lives in many ways. Applications of the science are visible in smartphone assistants, helpful search engines that seem to predict your thoughts, automated financial advisors, and even automobiles that warn of potential traffic hazards. In the industrial…
Good APIs are an essential part of good code. They’re the boundaries that developers draw when we split up projects, create libraries, and share our work. As Robert Frost said long ago, “Good fences make good neighbors.” If he were alive today, he would be writing this poem about APIs. Increasingly, good APIs are also…
IBM’s grand plan to sell itself by the slice continues. On January 21, 2022, IBM said it will hand health care data and analytics assets from its Watson Health business to private equity firm Francisco Partners in a deal reportedly worth around $1 billion. Last November saw the high-profile spinoff of its global services division…
It is now a given that companies need to automate offerings and operations to optimize existing processes and generate better experiences and value for customers. But businesses do not gain maximum value and efficiency simply by adding automation. Your level of maturity is what matters. Knowing your maturity level will help you identify opportunities for…
Risk. Do you think of it as something negative – or as an opportunity? What if you could quantify risks in dollar terms – and manage them precisely? It might make you think about them more opportunistically – as something you had more control over and could leverage strategically. That’s the promise of risk quantification…
André Mendes, CIO at the U.S. Department of Commerce, joins Maryfran Johnson for this CIO Leadership Live interview, which is jointly produced by CIO.com and the CIO Executive Council. They discuss battling cyber risk, advancing AI success, hybrid work challenges and more. Watch this episode: Listen to this episode: Read More from This Article:…
Two years ago, the pandemic brought on a rapid shift to remote work. Organizations accelerated digital transformation timelines to meet the new needs of both customers and employees, not knowing how long the new normal would last. In 2022, working from home is no longer a temporary solution. To ensure your teams have everything they…