Business processes support virtually all aspects of an organization’s operations. They’re often categorized by their function; core processes directly create customer value, support processes increase departmental efficiency, and management processes drive strategic goals and compliance. Sometimes overlooked is a fourth category we might call “long-tail processes;” these are the ad hoc or custom workflows that…
The EU AI Act, the European Union’s artificial intelligence regulation, had worldwide impact when it entered force on August 1, 2024. But we’re only halfway through this act: another wave of its provisions take effect this weekend, with more to come next year. The act imposes prohibitions or conditions on AI systems depending on whether…
Ensuring smooth operations is no small feat, whether you’re in charge of application performance, IT infrastructure, or business processes. Chances are, you’re a seasoned expert who visualizes meticulously identified key metrics across several sophisticated charts. Your trained eye can interpret them at a glance, a skill that sets you apart. However, your responsibilities might change…
As enterprises embrace more distributed, multicloud, and applications-led environments, DevOps teams face growing operational, technological, and regulatory complexity, along with rising cyberthreats and increasingly demanding stakeholders. Meanwhile, cost reduction programs affect budgets, constrain technology investment, and inhibit innovation. While 77% of SME IT admins want a single tool to do their job, organizations continue to impose a…
DevOps and security teams managing today’s multicloud architectures and cloud-native applications are facing an avalanche of data. On average, organizations use 10 different tools to monitor applications, infrastructure, and user experiences across these environments. Such fragmented approaches fall short of giving teams the insights they need to run IT and site reliability engineering operations effectively. Indeed, around 85% of…
As a technology executive, you’re aware that observability has become an imperative for managing the health of cloud and IT services. You may not be aware of how much untapped value is waiting to be unlocked through the right observability platform. Data with context can improve your ability to deliver on your goals, modernize your…
Since ChatGPT was first introduced to the world three years ago, we’ve come to think about Generative AI as the digital mind equipped with all the public (and maybe not so public) information on the web. But despite regular comparisons to a stochastic parrot—systems that statistically mimic text without real understanding—AI must at least be…
Ah, the honeymoon phase of a relationship: sweaty palms, late-night talks, constant excitement and time that seems to fly. That’s exactly what a great product launch feels like, minus the touching, of course. The adrenaline, the passion and the willingness to work around the clock to bring something new into the world. That’s why we…
The journey of a medical specimen from collection to processing in a laboratory is complex, and maintaining the integrity of each one is pivotal. But across most hospital systems, this process is still conducted manually using analog technology. Such processes aren’t inherently bad, yet passing a specimen from one person to the next significantly increases…
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