Rekindling the thrill of programming

We humans are a funny lot.  How quickly we go from being humbled by the improbable feat of human flight to being irritated by how long it takes at the airport.  We are routinely antagonized by traffic, but only occasionally amazed by the existence of a thing called an automobile. One of the most prominent…

Moving beyond usernames and passwords

In recent months, you may have noticed an uptick in two-factor and multi-factor authentication prompts, which are being used to verify consumer and business accounts. These tools are gaining more traction to help consumers and businesses protect against identity fraud, data breaches, password skimming, and phishing/ransomware attacks. Recent stats from the Identity Theft Resource Center…

Top 15 data management platforms

A data management platform (DMP) is a group of tools designed to help organizations collect and manage data from a wide array of sources and to create reports that help explain what is happening in those data streams. Deploying a DMP can be a great way for companies to navigate a business world dominated by…

Realizing the promise of multi-cloud

Around the globe, multi-cloud adopters are realizing incredible results as they migrate from older environments.  SGB-SMIT, for example, is a leading independent European producer of transformers used for power generation, industrial manufacturing, transportation, and infrastructure. The company has integrated disparate IT environments, reduced management complexity, and streamlined business expansion as it builds a global multi-cloud…

The Role of Mainframe in Modern Business

By Milan Shetti, CEO Rocket Software When people hear the term mainframe they typically think of a tall, black computer in a storage closet or some 2000’s pop culture reference (e.g., The Matrix). In reality, people are engaging with technology that relies on the mainframe every day, like when they buy a concert ticket or…