4 key steps for optimizing your IT services portfolio

From the CEO’s perspective, an optimized IT services portfolio maximizes cost efficiency, flexibility, and scalability. It enables the organization to focus on its core business while managing risks and accelerating time-to-market for new products and services. From the CIO’s perspective, an optimized IT services portfolio ensures strategic alignment with business goals, enabling the organization to…

VMware Cross-Cloud Managed Services Unleash Partner Capabilities to Help Customers Become Cloud Smart

In a rapidly evolving business landscape, where innovation and cost efficiency are paramount, the launch of VMware Cross-Cloud managed services at VMware Explore 2023 Las Vegas is a pivotal moment. Announced in April at VMware’s Partner Leadership Summit, VMware Cross-Cloud managed services redefine the way organizations address the complexities of multi-cloud, offering unparalleled flexibility, scalability…

The big speed bump on the road to GenAI

It seems that every event I moderate, regardless of the topic, will devolve into a discussion of generative AI and the excitement of intelligent systems.  The enthusiasm for this innovative technology is irrepressible.  Ideas fly around, grandiose plans are discussed, and everyone can’t wait to get going.  However, as the discussion moves back to more…

DORA and its impact on data sovereignty

According to the European Commission, no less, ‘data is immensely valuable to all organisations, a significant resource for the digital economy and the ‘cornerstone of our EU industrial competitiveness’. Hardly surprising when you consider the data economy is projected to deliver more than €829b and nearly 11m jobs to the region by 2025. Capitalising on…

Why your CEO needs to watch a coding video

By Bryan Kirschner, Vice President, Strategy at DataStax As a software developer and coding instructor, Ania Kubow is always informative and engaging. But watching her 30-minute video on “Vector Embeddings for Beginners” will be time well-spent for many people who have no intention of ever doing hands-on- coding. Specifically, it’s a must-watch for anyone who…